News from AEGEE
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Dear AEGEEans,
we would like to welcome you to the last
newsletter for this year and invite you to have
a look at the latest happenings inside our
Network and
in the youth world in Europe and to present you
events and new initiatives in which you can
still take part.
Have a good reading!
Happy Holidays and a good start into 2013!
Yours,
Comité Directeur
To
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this newsletter online, click here.
Happy Holidays and a wonderful
New Year 2013!
The Europe on Track project is
ending on the 19th-20th December
 It has been a challenging and
intense experience for Reka and the two Europe
on Track teams, but Europe on Track is slowly
coming to an end. After meeting the Spanish
Youth Council in Madrid and the evaluation of
the current situation in Spain, Team Red will
spend the last days in Barcelona before leaving
home. As for Team Blue, the final stop will be
in Istanbul with discussions on visa regulations
and EU-Turkish relations with external speakers.
Stay tuned for the results of the project!
Read more: http://www.aegee.org/europeontrack/
http://www.facebook.com/EuropeOnTrack
Promote sustainable traveling:
win € 1250 for your local!
 We would like to invite you to
take part in a competition promoting
sustainability and environmental awareness in
which two lucky locals will win an award of
1250€, offered by our partner – InterRail!
The money is free for your use!
The topic of the competition is: “Promoting
Green Travelling – Sustainable Europe by 2020”.
Think about it: Do you care about a sustainable
future – and do you want others to get involved?
How would YOU promote sustainable travelling?
Submit your video, poster or picture!
All ideas will be published on the Europe on
Track page.
Deadline: 27th December 2012
Read More: http://www.aegee.org/promote-sustainable-travelling-win-e1250-for-your-local/
Open Call for IT Assistant of
Comité Directeur
 The Comité Directeur is
issuing an Open Call for IT Assistant who will
deal with the development of the Online
Membership System (OMS). The period of
time that the Assistant will work depends on the
availability of the Assistant. Ideally, the
assistant will come to live in Brussels for
three months.
The selected IT Assistant will be working on
developing the Online Membership System (OMS) of
AEGEE. The OMS uses a custom PHP framework
developed by AEGEE, and for the the data
storage, it uses LDAP & MySQL. The aim is to
launch the OMS during the mandate of the
assistant. More information about the system can
be found here: http://oms.aegee.org/wiki/index.php/OMS
Deadline: 10th January 2013
Read more: http://www.aegee.org/open-call-for-it-assistant-of-comite-directeur/
EBM Valletta
 The EBM application
phase has been closed, and now the selection
phase is ongoing. Soon the participants'
list will be announced. In the meanwhile
do not forget to check regularly the EBM website
(www.ebmvalletta.eu)
where more and more updates will be coming soon.
And get ready for this conference about "the
future of Europe" and the activities of AEGEE in
2013-14!
The participation of AEGEE in
the meeting of the European Year of Citizens
Alliance
 On 17th of December, AEGEE-Europe
was represented during the European Years of
Citizens Alliance, which gathers for now 51
European networks which will be working together
in the framework of the European Year of
Citizens 2013, proposed by the European
Commission.
AEGEE-Europe is board member of the European
Civic Forum, which is the network leading
the European Alliance. Members discussed the
implementation of the thematic working groups,
the National Alliance and the adoption
of the Manifesto of the Alliance.
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Beyond
AEGEE
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Vote16 TOOL BOX - getting
active is so easy!
 It is official! The Written
Declaration 0027/2012 on 'Lowering the
Voting Age to 16' has been launched at the
European Parliament.
Please visit the official campaign website and
look trough the TOOL BOX.
http://www.voteat16.eu/
Good news for the Erasmus
programme!
 The European Council
representing Member States and the European
Parliament have made an agreement on the
budget saving the Erasmus programme for 2013!
Thanks to the agreement, the Commission will be
able to provide around 280 000 Erasmus student
grants in the 2013-2014 academic year.
Read more: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/vassiliou/headlines/press-releases/2012/12/20121212-the-eu-averts-funding-crisis-for-erasmus_en.htm
Youth Guarantee
 One week ago, on Wednesday Dec 5th,
the EU Commissioner for Employment, Social
Affairs and Inclusion, Mr László Andor,
presented a new package of measures against
unemployment. The job market is severely
affected by the crisis, and the situation gets
worse every month.
Read more: http://www.aegee.org/welcoming-the-european-youth-guarantee/
What Does the Future Hold for
the EU Education and Youth Programmes?
Watch this video interview with Doris Pack, Member
of the European Parliamant and Chair of the EU
Committee on Culture and Education about the
future of the Euroepan Union (EU) education and
youth programmes.
European Youth Forum's Youth
Policy Watch
 In this issue of Youth Policy Watch
of 2012, read about the European Commission’s
communication on the youth employment package and
the Culture and Education (CULT) Committee vote on
the next generation of European Union exchange
programmes.
Read more: http://intranet.youthforum.org/newsletters/node/43785/ypw
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External
Oportunities
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Cash Prizes for Short Films
on European Citizenship
 The European
Economic and Social Committee invites creative
young people from 18 to 30 years old to join
this video competition and show what means to be
European and how it feels about being a citizen
of the European Union. This annual
challenge encourages video creativity and
the use of social networking, within youth
across the 28 member states in Europe
(including Croatia who will be joining the EU in
2013).
Participants have to create a short video clip,
between 30 seconds to 1 minute, on the theme
“”European citizens”.” The video can use
any EU language but should have English
subtitles.
Deadline: 20th January
2013
Read more: http://www.eesc.europa.eu/
European Charlemagne Youth
Prize
 The
European Parliament and the Foundation of the
International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen invite
young people from all the EU Member States to
participate in a competition on EU development,
integration and European identity issues.
The 'European Charlemagne Youth Prize' is
awarded to projects, which:
- promote the
European and international understanding,
- foster the
development of a shared sense of European
identity and integration,
- serve as a role
model for young people living in Europe and
offer practical examples of Europeans living
together as one community.
Applicants should be 16-30 years old.
The prize for
the best project is €5000, the second, €3000 and
the third, €2000.
Deadline: 28 January 2013
Read
more: http://www.charlemagneyouthprize.eu/view/en/rules.html
Traineeship European Railway
Agency
 The traineeship aims to give an
understanding of the Agency and its role within
the activities of the European Union, enables
them to acquire practical knowledge in one of
the ERA s fields of activity and to obtain
professional experience in the course of their
work.
The programme is mainly
addressed to young university graduates, without
excluding those who in the framework of
lifelong learning have recently obtained a
university diploma and are at the beginning of a
new professional career.
Deadline: 31 December 2012
Read more: http://www.era.europa.eu/The-Agency/Jobs/Pages/Traineeship.aspx
The Entrepreneurship Winter
School
 The Entrepreneurship Winter
School (EWS) is being launched to provide young
Europeans the opportunity to learn about core
business values. It moved away from the
traditional classroom style of learning to a
more practical hands on approach aimed at
providing an intense course.
The Entrepreneurship Winter
School provides participants' with valuable
business knowledge passed by experts from the
field. High profiled speakers are interviewed by
participants' which is then put together for a
final presentation.
We provide participants' with the opportunity to
visit the European Parliament and engage in
debates with MEP's.
25% discount available for AEGEE members!
More information: http://www.entrepreneurshipwinterschool.com/
Generation Europe Foundation
(GEF) is looking for young volunteers
 GEF is a Brussels-based NGO aiming
to educate and empower young people to be better
informed of their rights and responsibilities as
European citizens in a fast-changing world. In
return for their involvement, the Ambassadors have
the opportunity to participate in GEF events(in
Brussels or elsewhere) and meet with policy-makers
and stakeholders, network with other Ambassadors
and enjoy better visibility through our website.
If you have a strong interest in youth-related
issues, are a good communicator and come from/live
in the following countries, please send your
application (CV and a short introductory letter
explaining your motivation) to [log in to unmask].
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Breaking
stereotypes!
30.12.2012 - 08.01.2013
SAMARA, RUSSIA
Russian banya, holiday on the central square of
Samara, trips to the winter forest, city parks,
attractions, entertainment places as well as to
places which not everybody knows very well
about. You will know about
All
over cartOOns
06.02.2013 - 17.02.2013
SAINT-PETERSBURG, SUZDAL, MOSCOW
We invite you to watch our favorite cartoons
together, to create our own cartoon, to
experience RUSSIAn winter and crazy spirit, to
enjoy the beauty of two russian capitals and
first time in AEGEE history to visit an ancient
folk town Suzdal !!! And, of course, to PARTY
cOOl and hard :D
Conflict
Resolution Meeting
07.02.2013 - 11.02.2013
BAKU, GANJA
Young Europeans will come together to discuss
conflicts in the Region and come up with ideas
how to resolve these issues. They will have
challenge to make changes in minds and start new
productive negotiations among young people from
conflict zones.
Tsangala&gogona
07.02.2013 - 14.02.2013
GUDAURI
Be the first AEGEEAN who discovers winter in
Georgia , write the first chapter in AEGEE
Tbilisi’s winter university history , spread
European echoes in Georgian mountains and feel
good aura in Gudauri , Singing + skiing =
skinging! Try out new sport with AEGEE-Tbilisi
Rock
the Boat
18.02.2013 - 22.02.2013
AMSTERDAM
In a world full of work and rationalism it's
time to break free! On the Boat of ARTS we will
flow on the creative Sea. We set our sails to
discover the art of enjoying life. Join us now
and learn how to be the Pirate of your Life!
EBM
Valletta 2013
28.02.2013 - 03.03.2013
VALLETTA, MALTA
FALLAS
2013!! KEEP CALM... AND GO OUT WITH THE
BANGGGGGGG!!!!
15.03.2013 - 20.03.2013
VALENCIA
If you want to know a spanish festival in its
deeeeepest way, you have to come to Valencia in
March. You will discover one of the most famous
festivals in Europe, the Fallas!!!
Spring
Agora Rhein Neckar 2013
02.04.2013 - 07.04.2013
MANHEIM, GERMANY
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Seminar on "Educational
Quality"
26.05.2013 -
31.05.2013
Costa da Caparica - Lisbon
Are you an educational
leader or involved in educational
innovationfor primary, secondary or adult
education?
Would you be interested in further
developing your leadership competencies?
Workshop on recognition of non-formal
learning in volunteering
18-22 March 2013
Huissen, Netherland
Expected outputs: Awareness of
competences that the participants develop by
volunteering. Knowledge how to get external
recognition for these competences. Proposals how
to transfer the acquired knowledge to the own
organisation.
Get Involved! A Training Course on Youth Democracy
Projects Development
15-20 January 2013
Bucharest, Romania
A course to explore the concept ofyouth participation,
learn about theYouth in
Action programme and learn how to set up a YouthDemocracy
project.
Eye Opener
21-26 January 2013
Vila Da Marmeleira, Santarem, Portuga
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EYE Opener is a training for
newcomers in Youth Exchanges,
where youth workers
and young people participate in teams. The aim
is to motivate and to empower participants in
developing youthexchange
projects.
Green Urban Living -
sustainable lifestyles in an urban
environment
17.01. -
23.01. 2013
Manchester, UK
It can be both
challenging and de-motivating to keep your green
habits & lobby for change to bring in new
initiatives in the big urban cities. This
training course will bring together people
concerned about the environment in urban areas
across Europe.
European Citizenship
in Youth Work
Training Course in Portugal
13.05. -19.05.
2013
Portugal
This training
course will encourage the development of a
critical, democratic and EuropeanCitizenship and in
doing so, supporting youth worker
in the implementation of youth projects
with a European Citizenship
dimension.
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