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Dear AEGEEans,
Happy Birthday! 28 years ago, the first EGEE
conference took place in Paris. Today, we have developed into one of the main
stakeholders of student interests in Europe, a
big provider of intercultural experiences, and a
big family of 13000 Europeans!
In this birthday edition, you will find updates
from the perfectly organised Agora
Rhein-Neckar (we are still impressed by
Alex and his (Hard)Core Team), our project Health
for Youth, and the results of the European
Boards' Meeting Valletta.
Also, you will find new opportunities for your local
to take part in our thematic world through the Y Vote 2014 and
Youth (un)Employment projects.
Enjoy your read!
Yours,
Comité Directeur
To
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| News from AEGEE |
Happy 28th
Birthday AEGEE-Europe / European Students'
Forum
Last week, our General
Assembly took place in
Mannheim, and was the fruit of the
collaboration among 7 German locals, which
proved that "together, everything is possible".
For 5 days, the Agora gathered 600 members to
make important decisions regarding the future of
our organisation, to discuss the latest
achievements of our projects, and to update our
members about what is happening in our
organisation!
In our General Assembly, members voted for the
people who will represent them next year and discussed Education
policies and the future EU 2014
Elections! It was also the time to talk
about future development of the organisation,
e.g. the new planning cycle which will start in
2014. Lots of things have happened during the
Agora, and of course, we had the chance to
meet again with our friends from all over
Europe!
Voting and elections results
Spring Agora Rhein Neckar 2013
Network Commission
Newly elected members of
Network Commission: Antonija Parat, Meltem
Darakci, Patricia Anthony, Dominique Lenssen,
Anna Moricz and Vira Kakhnych.
Secretary of the Agora
Elena Antova is elected as Secretary of the
Agora
Juridical Commission
Diana Tupchienko and Atanas Nachkov,
are elected to the Juridical Commission. Diana is
elected President of Juridical Commission.
Comité Directeur
Beata Matuszka, Kathrin Renner, Miguel Gallardo
and Pavel Zbornik are elected members of
the Comité Directeur for 2013/2014.
Financial Director of AEGEE-Europe
Anna Gots is elected as Financial Director
of AEGEE-Europe
Secretary General of AEGEE-Europe
Lucille Rieux is elected as Secretary
General of AEGEE-Europe
President of AEGEE-Europe
Luis Alvarado Martinez is elected as
President of AEGEE-Europe.
The document with all results of votings of the Agora ca be found on this link:
http://www.intranet.aegee.org/group_file/view/2/4022
Health4Youth Project of
AEGEE-Europe included in the Best Practice Guide
of Youth Coalition of the WHO of UN
 Our Health4Youth Project has been
included in the Best Practice Guide of the
European Environment and Health Youth Coalition
(EEHYC) of the World Health Organization
(WHO) of United Nations
The Document will serve as a
repository of examples of projects implemented
by youth in different European countries (53
Member States of European Region). This is meant
to give greater importance to and facilitate
youth involvement in the decision making process
on Environment and Health at a European level.
At the same time it will be used to spread the
word about youth projects and inspire other
young people worldwide to take action.
Read more about the EEHYC: http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/environment-and-health/european-process-on-environment-and-health/governance/youth-coalition-for-environment-and-health-launched
Action Agenda and EBM
Recommendations
 The recommendations of EBM
Valletta were presented and approved at
Agora Rhein- Neckar. This means that now they are
ready to be put forward by our organisation in our
advocacy and policy work in Europe.
You can find them here:
http://www.intranet.aegee.org/member_file/download/2506/112361
The Action Agenda for the year 2013-14 was
drafted by the EBM in Valletta and approved by
Agora Rhein-Neckar with small improvements. You
can download it already to prepare and plan the
activities for your local or project after the
summer. Soon you will also receive a full pack of
possible activties to be implemented in your local
to achieve the objectives of the Action Agenda.
Please contact [log in to unmask]" target="_blank">[log in to unmask]
or your Network Commissioner in case you need
support.
You can find it here:
http://www.intranet.aegee.org/member_file/download/2506/115002/Action%20Agenda%202013-14.pdf
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| AEGEE Open Calls |
Open call for hosting locals
of thematic conferences of Y Vote 2014 - It's up to You(th)
Do you want to take part in
the biggest and the most visible project of
AEGEE network of 2014? Do you want to have an
impact on young people in your city? Do you
imagine youth’s voice being heard in Europe? Do
you want others in your society to become active
European citizens?
If your answer is ‘yes’, then this open call is
for you!
The topics of the 4 first conferences taking
place in 2013 are the following:
- Kick off conference on 'Youth and
political participation': around the
end of September
- Youth conference on 'Youth
(Un)employment': in November
- Youth conference on 'Enlargement and EU
Neighbourhood Policy': in November
- Youth conference on 'Education,
research and mobility': in the
beginning of December
Application deadline: April 20th 2013
Open Call for hosting local
- Training for multipliers - Y Vote 2014 - It's
up to You(th)
One essential aspect of the
success of this project will be the involvement
of the locals and the fact that YOU, in your own
antennas, take action and organise local
activities!
To make this happen, we want to organise a “ training
course for multipliers”, which will gather
members who want their locals to take an active
part in Y Vote, and want to gain skills and
understanding about how to carry out local
activities and local workshops about the
European Parliamentary Elections in their
cities!
During the event, participants will come up with
creative and inspiring ideas which will be
developed later in their locals and will improve
their training skills in order to be able to act
as multipliers in their cities!
Deadline: April 20th 2013
European School of
Entrepreneurship is looking for partners
Youth Unemployment
will organize the third edition of European
School of Entrepreneurship in November 2013.
We are applying for Youth in Action grant
(Action 4.3) and now we are looking for a
partners for our project. We will appreciate if
you could support us and our idea. The following
countries are especially invited to apply: Czech
Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
What is ESE? It is a project
established in order to increase youth
employability, stimulate the motivation of youth
and their active participation in society. It is
a 7 days training that will gather about 20
young Europeans: students or graduates from
different countries who wish to use effectively
their skills and ideas to get into enterprise
and succeed in life. ESE consists workshops and
practical case studies that will be held by
training experts, speakers, and current
successful entrepreneurs.
If you are interested please request and fill in
the partners identification form by April 22,
2013 and send it to [log in to unmask]" target="_blank">[log in to unmask]
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| The AEGEEan Section |
Video Promotion for AEGEE
 Recently it has become
more and more popular in AEGEE to record high
quality videos and make them go viral on the
internet. Two antennae that are good in that
matter are AEGEE-Napoli and AEGEE-Kyiv, and they
are therefore both nominated for The AEGEEans
Choice Awards 2013.
Fresh, local, seasonal, and
cheap?
 Monday afternoon, the
first class of the week is over. Lauren leaves
the lecture hall and crosses the street to
another university building. She’s excited,
because today she will pick up her first
vegetable bag. Like hundreds of students in
Antwerpen and other cities, she can’t wait to
discover what vegetables will be on the table
this week. Will it be celeriac or spring onions,
turnips or carrots? But she’s sure of one thing:
they will be fresh, locally grown, seasonal, and
organic. And they will be cheap.
Human rights – a fashionable
term or the real issue?
 A few weeks ago, policy
officers spammed our mailing lists demanding the
members to fill in the surveys for their
thematic researches. Now is the time to reflect
on their results. The survey on human rights
recognition, launched within the topic of social
inclusion, revealed surprising results. In
AEGEE, we state in our principles that we stand
for human rights. Do we know what are we
referring to?
Read more: http://www.zeus.aegee.org/magazine/2013/03/25/human-rights-a-fashionable-term-or-the-real-issue/
Move it for AEGEE
 Last time The AEGEEan
introduced the International Day Against
Homophobia (IDAHO) to you it was in connection
with the first planning meeting between the
Sports Working Group (SWG) and Policy Officer
Eline De Graaf. The fourth planning meeting will
take place in Agora Rhein-Neckar, however an
extensive promotion campaign has already been
started.
Read more: http://www.zeus.aegee.org/magazine/2013/04/01/move-it-for-aegee/
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| Beyond AEGEE |
YFJ - Youth Policy Watch
 In this Issue, read about the
recent statistics on youth unemployment in
Europe, the Bali Youth Multi Stakeholder Meeting
and the new Directive on Visa. Read also about
the International Day of Remembrance for the
Victims of Slavery.
Read more:
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/643298/8b72e21b51/286453933/a80c9a7db4/
YO! FEST 2013 // MAKE YOUR
CHOICE!
 The new edition of the
Yo Fest, organised by the European Youth
Forum is set!
Don't miss this opportunity,
They will have a succession of debates,
competitions, games, screenings, discussions and
of course some music… and more! There will also
be stands, a hall of mirrors, a circus tent and
some flying objects!
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| External Opportunities |
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Sustainable Thinking
Platform Competition
 The Sustainable
Thinking Platform has launched a new, more
exciting photo competition aimed at people aged
18-30 years old from all around the world.
Participants are allowed to submit a maximum of
3 pictures.
This edition will run from 1
February until 30 April 2013 and all entries
must address the following question “Smart,
sustainable and inclusive growth for Europe
and beyond. How do we make it happen? All
pictures must include a short explanatory text –
of minimum 500 characters – addressing this
particular question and indicating how we can
make this happen. ou will have the chance to win
an iPad mini.
Read more: http://www.sustainablethinking.eu/competitions/picture/706
International Advocacy and
Fundraising Positions
 GVN is currently
recruiting our 2013 International Interns. The
role of International Interns is to represent
the GVN Foundation and raise awareness
of the Eat So They Can campaign in their region.
Eat So They Can inspires people around the world
to take action to bring an end to hunger. The
funds raised through the campaign are used to
improve the nutrition of children and women in
Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Deadline: 6 May 2013
Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.com/2013/04/10/international-advocacy-and-fundraising-positions/#ixzz2Qe8h8YGE
Traineeships in the European
Parliament
 Parliament offers
several options for traineeships within its
Secretariat, to provide opportunities for
vocational training and for learning more about
what the European Parliament is and does.
The traineeships may be paid
or unpaid and are of the following types: a
general option, a journalism option and
traineeships for translators.
When applying online, you
have a maximum of 30 minutes to complete each
page of the application form.
Application period: 15 March – 15 May
(midnight)
Read more: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/aboutparliament/en/007cecd1cc/Periodos-de-pr%E1cticas.html
Internship at the Barcelona
Royal Cercle of Arts
 The organisation Libertas
International in cooperation with the Barcelona
Royal Cercle of arts have open a call for
5 young people interested in doing an internship
related to culture and arts. The centre which is
based in a rural house very close to the beach
lets interns to have fun and enjoy the beauty of
the seaside. The interns will come for 2 or 3
weeks and will work 5-6 hours per day. The
internship will take place during the months of
July and August 2013
Deadline: 15 June 2013
Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.com/2013/04/03/internship-at-the-barcelona-royal-cercle-of-arts/#ixzz2Qe9HtOja
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| Upcoming Events |
AEGEE
Napoli 20th Anniversary
23.05.2013 - 27.05.2013
NAPOLI
50 Energetic, Funny, Crazy and Open-minded participants will discover the past, present and
future of AEGEE and Europe, through AEGEE-Napoli's
experience and through an event in pure AEGEE
style!
AEGEE
Model of United Nations in Kraków
24.05.2013 - 26.05.2013
KRAKÓW
AEGEE Model of United Nations in Kraków is an
international conference during which the
participants will play the role of UN Member
States delegates generating a common approach on
major issues of international politics.
NWM
Passau: Pride and Prejudice - Dealing with
cultural differences!
24.05.2013 - 27.05.2013
PASSAU
Discussion, meetings, network sessions and thematic
workshops on the topic of intercultural
communication and stereotypes.
AEGEE-Canakkale
10th Anniversary
08.06.2013 - 10.06.2013
CANAKKALE
We will have different activities, workshops and
on the 8th of June, we will celebrate our 10th
year anniversary altogether.
Let's
play with our tongues: promoting the diversity
of languages
21.06.2013 - 30.06.2013
TOULOUSE
Do you want to learn how to communicate with
people who don’t speak the same language as you ?
Would you like to know how to communicate without
even speaking? Are you interested in exploring
how languages are the reflection of our cultures,
our differences, our similarities ?
Model
European Union Mainz
03.07.2013 - 07.07.2013
MAINZ/GERMANY
Model European Union Mainz (MEUM) is a simulation
of European politics organized by the Department
of Political Science at the University of Mainz,
AEGEE Mainz/Wiesbaden and Bringing Europeans
Together Association (BETA). For the application
go to http://www.meumainz.eu/
Back
to the Childhood
15.09.2013 - 20.09.2013
ÇANAKKALE
As AEGEE-Çanakkale we are organizing an event that
will be pretty different. This event will be a
chance for all of you to discover yourself in a
different way. Altogether, we will see the
importance of those years through workshops and
experience through simulations. We are waiting for
you!
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| External Events |
Find
Your Place. Empowering Youth for Active
Participation through Nature Experience
8-14 June 2013
Training course on empowering
young people to take initiative and
responsibility for themselves and their
community by using outdoor experiences,
nature-based education and activities within the
local community.
Capital
Europe
28 May - 2 June 2013
Cluj Napoca, Romania
A networking event aiming to
enhance activities related to European Youth
Capitals concept in general and to develop
partnerships for the next two years (2014 and
2015). Connections with the European Capitals of
Culture concept will be also tackled.
4th
University Scholars Leadership Symposium
1-7 August 2013
SMX Convention Centre, PHILIPPINES
The University Scholars
Leadership Symposium aims to train young leaders
to do their own Humanitarian Work in their own
local communities.
TC
Ability - raise your ability to work with
disability
13-18 May 2013
Bragança, Portugal
A course to get a better
understanding of disability and develop youth
worker competencies, tools and confidence to
work with disability. Reach out to young people
with disability and focus on ability rather than
disability. Gain professional skills.
Yes
Learning - self-directed learning and the
Youthpass process in Youth in Action projects
9-14 June 2013
Oberwesel, Germany
Exploring and developing the
competence to facilitate and support the
Youthpass process /self-directed learning in
Youth in Action projects
European
Projects design, management and funding: how to
develop a good learning project and get the
funds – Bologna
3-9 November 2013
Bologna, Italy
This structured intense
course aims to improve participants’ practical
skills in the design, management and funding of
European projects related to adult learning and
education (intending for adults those above 18
years old)
Practicing
Coaching Training
30 April - 6 May 2013
Ommen, Netherlands
This training can be
described as a coaching session that lasts for
seven days, where you have the opportunity to be
coached on getting what you want, while coaching
others towards their own desires and wanted
results.
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