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Dear Network,

Welcome to the latest edition of the newsletter! You can find many information and opportunities, so don't miss them out!
Your Comité Directeur 2012-2014
 
News from AEGEE

AEGEE-Europe in the World Youth Conference in Sri Lanka 

AEGEE-Europe was present in the World Youth Conference in Sri Lanka, with the participation of our Liaison Officer towards the European Youth Forum, Marko Grdosic, and liaison officer towards United Nations, Laia Garcia working on young people's involvement and participation in the post 2015 MDG process of the UN. During the 1 week conference, representatives from all the Governments in the world (both Government Official from each of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and youth representatives from each of the National Youth Councils) together with international youth prepresentatives from the biggest  International Youth Networks in the world, met and dived into hard and heated discussions and negotiations, on what should be the worldwide position from young people, to be sent to Mr Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations for the upcomming process of the Post 2015 Millenium Development Goals Agenda. 

Results of the European Parliamentary Elections

The result of the European Parliamentary Elections finally came out on the night of the 26th of May 2014, after the European Citizens had been called to cast their vote for electing their representatives. Especially feared, was the participation rate, which in the end surprisingly kept stable with a light increase comparing to 2009. AEGEE-Europe's reaction on the results of the elections can be found here and Y Vote 2014 together with Europe on Track also invite you to tell us how you feel about the outcome of the EP elections on this webpage:   http://www.zeus.aegee.org/ep2014wall/

AEGEE at the European Youth Event

From the 9th-11th of May, a group of AEGEEans represented AEGEE, Y Vote 2014 and Europe on Track at the European Youth Event in Strasbourg.
The European Youth Event was organised by the European Parliament in cooperation with the European Youth Forum and other partners. More than 5000 young people came together in and around the European Parliament building for 3 days for workshops, panel debates, fairs, idea labs, concerts, shows, and many other activities. It was a huge festival around youth activism and active citizenship.
AEGEE ran a booth at the YoFest, were youth organisations had the chance to present themselves to the 5000 young participants. We also organised two workshops in the European Parliament to inform young people about their choices in the European Parliamentary Elections 2014. The Europe on Track team was present as winners of the Charlemagne Youth Prize 2013, presenting the results of the project. A shining moment for our two big projects this year!
The AEGEEan Section

Democracy in Practice: a new project about Civic Education

This weekend the CD house in Brussels was bursting with ideas from a very motivated group of people. They travelled from Athina, Groningen, London, and Sofia to set up AEGEE’s newest project: Democracy in Practice.

The idea of Democracy in Practice was built around some central questions: how does one practice democracy? What are the ingredients of a healthy and sustainable democracy?
Read more here: 
 http://www.zeus.aegee.org/magazine/2014/06/11/democracy-in-practice-a-new-project-about-civic-education/

 

The Fantastic Five of Summer Universities

This year, a total of 3312 SU applicants made their choice amongst the 80 available Summer Universities. Among those, five of them stood out, having far more than 100 applications. It won’t be a surprise that we are talking about AEGEE-Cagliari & AEGEE-Napoli’s ‘La vita è bella: Mediterranean coast to coast’ managed to gather 184 applications, but AEGEE-Peiraias’ ‘Sea Wars: The Port strikes again!’, AEGEE-Catania’s ‘The treasure island vol. III – The origins of the crew’, AEGEE-Helsinki & AEGEE-Tartu’s ‘FinEst Way to Push your Limits’ and last but not least AEGEE-Tarragona & AEGEE-Valencia’s ‘Touch the Sky Under the Mediterranean Fire’ did a great job too! The AEGEEan spoke to the organising teams of this Fantastic Five to find out more about their methods.
You can find the article here!

Kicking off the 2014 FIFA World Cup with AEGEE

32 national teams from different nations are arriving in Brazil these days, ready to play football in the samba loving country. The AEGEEan – AEGEE’s Online Magazine together with the Sports Working Group (SWG) is anxiously awaiting the tournaments to commence on June 12th  and have created an online initiative to gather AEGEE members interested in the World Cup.
Read the article here!

#SerbiaFloods – AEGEE-Beograd Takes Action by Fundraising and Creating Awareness

Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and eastern Croatia have been hit the past days by a record flooding, and the state of emergency has been declared in some parts of both countries. More than 100,000 homes have been evacuated so far, and it has become one of the biggest natural disasters in the region.

Whereas the media from outside the Balkans have paid little attention to the devastating floods in the region, our AEGEE members in the area have been actively involved in awareness-creating and fundraising for the cause. They are sharing information on social media to raise awareness and spending their days volunteering and getting supplies for those affected. The AEGEEan has talked to the president of AEGEE-Beograd, Jelena Stanković, about the actions they are carrying and how can AEGEE members from all over the Network contribute.
Read more: 
http://www.zeus.aegee.org/magazine/2014/05/19/serbiafloods-aegee-beograd-takes-action/
Beyond AEGEE

European elections 2014 

From 22nd to 25th May, European citizens went to the polls (or at least 43,9% of them) to elect the 751 members of the European Parliament. The first predictions showed a slight victory of the European People Party ahead the Socialists. Unfortunately, the big winners of this election were the far right and Eurosceptic parties, such as the Front National in France, the UKIP in the UK and the list goes on including parties in Denmark and Austria. 
Read more:
http://intranet.youthforum.org/newsletters/node/79427
External Opportunities

Share your ideas about the future of aid!

Inside the Black Box (a joint initiative of e.g. the United Nations and the World Bank) invites you to express your own view (in 1000words) on this topic. The central question is: ‘How to make Official Development Assistance more effective?’ Your efforts can be rewarded with an iPad and a €1000 donation to an NGO of your choice. The 25 top essays will be compiled and shared amongst senior decision-makers. This in a unique chance to share your view!

More information can be found on the website http://blackbox.merit.unu.edu/. The deadline for this essay competition is June 30, 2014.

Spring IFISO meeting 2014

 The spring meeting of the Informal Forum of International Student Organisations (IFISO) took place between 29th of May and 1st of June in Utrecht. It was hosted by the local group International Veterinarian Students' Association (IVSA) and it had one of the highest number of participation of the member organisations. The aim of the forum and the meeting is best practice and knowledge sharing on several topics, involving Alumni system, expansion of the networks, corporate fundraising, knowledge management and so forth.  During the meeting the next Management Team and the next host locals for the Autumn and Spring meetings were also voted upon. One of our new CD member, Ivan Bielik was elected as the member of the Management Team and AEGEE-Budapest will be the host local of the Spring IFISO meeting in 2015.

School of Diplomatic Skills

The School of Diplomatic Skills is comprised of 2 week-long programs at different levels of diplomatic skills. The first program, from the 7th-11th of July, is the School of Fundamental Diplomatic Skills which offers participants over 30 intensive hours of simulations, workshops and lectures, covering public speaking, bilateral negotiations, fundamentals of leadership, diplomatic protocol, and savoir - vivre. The second program is the Advanced School of Diplomatic Skills, held on 14 -18 of July which offers participants an expanded set of topics in 34-hours of simulations, workshops and lectures that are designed to further prepare for the challenges and rigors of diplomacy, international business and working in multinational organizations in the 21st century.
More info: 
http://diplomats.pl/en/international-programs/sds-.html

Diasporic and Migrant Identities Conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

 

Ever since the 60s, the migration of Bosniaks has been directed towards Western countries, especially European ones. Even more so after the signing of framework agreements allowing Yugoslav workers to find temporary jobs in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Scandinavian countries, but also North America and Australia. During 1990`s the horrors of war in B&H resulted in forced migrations of Bosnian population. Now the Institute for Islamic Tradition of Bosniaks is organizing a conference under the topic of social, cultural, political, religious and spiritual aspects of the migration of Bosnian population. Economic, political and forced migration has been present for quite some time in the reality of Balkan Muslims. Wherever they went, they carried the experience of their lives lived at the crossroad of different worlds. So far the focus has been more on economic and political dimensions of migrant experience and life, and less so on the social, cultural and religious dimensions.
Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/blog/2014/06/13/diasporic-and-migrant-identities-conference-in-sarajevo-bosnia-herzegovina/

 

Traineeships in the Council of the European Union
 

The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union offers around 100 paid traineeships a year to EU nationals who have completed at least the first part of their university studies, and have obtained a degree certificate.

Traineeships are split into two different periods, each lasting five months:

1 February to 30 June
1 September to 31 January
Trainees will be assigned to a department where they will work as part of the team. They may be required to attend meetings of working parties (and possibly Coreper and Council meetings), draft minutes, translate documents or carry out preparatory work and research on a particular subject. Trainees will also be invited to participate in a study programme that includes visits and conferences at other EU institutions in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg.
Read more: 
http://www.mladiinfo.eu/blog/2014/06/09/traineeships-in-the-council-of-the-european-union/
 

Study International – The Ultimate Guide to Studying Abroad

Our friends at Study International are running a special competition. If you sign up for the free emagazine you will also be entered to win an iPhone 5s. Study International is a free guide for students who are thinking about studying abroad. The new edition includes sections about studying in London, Scotland, the USA and Asia. The magazine also provides students with the opportunity to get their work published. Click here.
Upcoming Events

The Summer ROMAnce

Roma,
27.07.2014 - 01.08.2014

 
Have you always wanted to visit the "eternal city"? Would you like to discover something about its habits and particular language & gesture? Are you interested in taste local food and wine? This is the event for you!
 

Global Adventure MEeting

Novi Sad (Serbia), Budva (Montenegro)
08.07.2014 - 17.07.2014


Be part of a historic event, for the first time organized together by AEGEE-Novi Sad and Exit Festival! Attend many interesting workshops about social media, Balkan culture and adventurism, AND party at one of the best music festivals in Europe. Ready for your GLOBAL ADVENTURE? Read on!
External Events

CULTIVATING CAPACITIES FOR QUALITY PEER TRAINING : QUALITY PEER TRAINING FOR WELL-BEING

Training Course
24-30 August 2014 | Wexford, Ireland

 A 5-day thematic training focusing on 3 main aspects: romaphobia, confronting discrimination and taking social action. The aim of this training is to improve the quality and strengthen the social impact of peer education methods against discriminations.
More info here!

You(th)r work and Erasmus+? 

Seminar / Conference
11-18 October 2014 | Szeged, Hungary

 
Seminar on sharing good practices and challenges concerning local and international youth work through voluntary activities.
 

MPOWERING U2 LEAD UTH! A training course on Leadership, Self-development and Project Management within Erasmus+ projects


Training Course
14-22 August 2014 | Mollina (Málaga) , Spain

 
This new edition aims to develop the potential of participants to become aware of their leadership capacity, working on their self-development in order to empower them to be effective leaders when working with young people in a non-formal environment. 
Training overview:  http://trainings.salto-youth.net/4307
 

Youth Work and Youth Participation projects at local level in Morocco

Study Visit
15-20 September 2014 | Morocco

 
Welcome to this short description of the upcoming study visit on Youth Work and Youth Participation projects at local level in Morocco organised by SALTO EuroMed, Italian National Agency of Eramsus + Youth in Action and Regional Capacity Building and Support on EuroMed Youth Program IV (RCBS).
Training overview: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/4258!

Give Power to Empower

Training Course
14-21 September 2014 | Cyprus

 
This is a motivational TC designed to empower youth workers in the specific reality of project based–youth work.This TC enhances particular competences & provides practical tools & methods for a sustainable youth work & long lasting impact on young people.
Training overview: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/4318!

Euro-Heart Beats for Healthy Habits 

Seminar / Conference
2-9 October 2014 | Kratovo, Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of

This is a Seminar with the title “Euro-Heart Beats for Healthy Habits” that will be hosted in Macedonia, in October 2014, gathering together 32 youth workers, youth leaders, activists and volunteers from 15 partner organizations belonging to EU and SEE.
Training overview: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/4287!
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