Dear
Network,
This
edition has a
lot of news
from AEGEE
from
expressing
your opinions
on the new
Action Agenda
draft until
the list of
Summer
Universities
2015. Read,
think, engage
and
participate!
We hope you
enjoy reading.
Your Comité
Directeur
2014-2015
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| News
from AEGEE |
Drafting
the Action
Agenda
2015-2016
During
the European
Planning
Meeting
(EPM) in
Burgos, Spain
the first
version of
the Action
Agenda
2015-2016 was
drafted. Here
is a chance
for everyone
in the network
a chance to
contribute to
the creation
of the
document which
defines our
thematic focus
for one year.
Come
express your
thoughts,
opinions and
suggestions on
the drafted AA
15-16 in the Forum. Consultation is open until 10th
of March 23:59
CET.
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Watch
the official
recruitment video
of AEGEE
We
are happy to
share with you
the official
recruitment
video of AEGEE. With the youthful aspect of the video you can
attract new
potential
members during
the
recruitment
times of your
local.
Note:
Youtube video
is unlisted,
as the video
serves an
internal
purpose. Save
the link or
remember the
location on
the Members
Portal.
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30
years of AEGEE
- Join the
Main
Conference
AEGEE is
celebrating
its 30th
Anniversary
this year and
there is
something big
in Brussels
going on! Join
the Main
Conference of
the
anniversary
celebrations
from 7th
- 10th of May
in Brussels
together
with over a
hundred fellow
AEGEEans and
members of Les
Anciens in the
heart of
Europe.
More
information
about the
conference and
how to apply
can be found here.
Follow '30
years of
AEGEE' on Facebook.
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Join
the Spreading
Europtimism
project team
Last
week an open
call for the
project team
on the topic
of Spreading
Europtimism
was issued. Read
more here
and see which
positions are
available.
In order to
apply, please
fill in the
following application
form before
5 March, 23:59
CET.
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Join
World Water
Day with
Health4Youth
project
On
the 22nd
of March
world
celebrates the
World Water
Day.
Health4Youth
project in
cooperation
with United
Nations Water
invites you to
take part of
the day by
taking actions
in your
city: organizing
a one/half day
event with
workshop or
discussion on
one/all these
topics;
flashmob on
your local
cities on the
importance of
water. If
you're
interested,
send an email
to [log in to unmask].
Follow
Health4Youth
Project on Facebook and
join
the event.
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Yet
another
successful
election
observation
mission
Yesterday
Election
Observation
Project had a
successful
mission to
Estonia
to observe
their
Government
(Riigikogu)
elections.
Read their
election
report here.
Follow the
Election
Observation
Project on Facebook
to keep
yourself up to
date.
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AEGEE's
consultation
on the Visa
requirements
and Visa
obstacles
In
order to
assess the
exact needs
for support
for AEGEEans
regarding
Visas we set
up a Visa
survey, which
you can find here
Please
take 3 minutes
in order to
fill out the
survey until
22nd of March
23:59 CET.
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Monthly
Activity
Report of
Network
Commission
The
Network
Commission
would like to
inform you
that now you
can find their
Monthly
Activity
Reports
in the Members Portal
instead of the
mailing list
NetCom-L.
For latest
updates follow
NetCom via Facebook.
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New
partnership
with
Transferwise
We
are glad to
announce that
we
have established
a partnership
with TransferWise.
TransferWise
is a
peer-to-peer
transfer
service that
helps its
users to save
money when
they send
money abroad,
as they
exchange
currency at
the real
mid-market
rate.
Register
via this
link
to get free
transfers.
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Check
out the Summer
Universities
of 2015
The
list of Summer
Universities
2015
is online!
Here are some
numbers for
the curious
followers of
the project.
This year
there will be 70
SUs organised
and 103
locals are
involved.
There are six
GREEN SU's
and another
six is
available for
disabled
members.
Applications
are open from
1st of March
till 25th of
April.
Get latest
news from SUCT
via Facebook.
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| The
AEGEEan
Section |
ACTive
Local of the
Month -
AEGEE-Amsterdam
Last
January
AEGEE-Amsterdam
has been
honoured with
the 'ACTive
Local of the
Month' award
for their
contribution
to the Action
Agenda
2014-15.
Contact your
ACTie to find
out more about
the award and
follow this
link to
read the story
of
AEGEE-Amsterdam.
Find out more
about ACT here and
follow them on
Facebook.
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Visa
Directive
proposal – the
EU Council
forgot the
volunteers
The
Council of the
European Union
published its
proposal for a
Directive of
the European
Parliament on
the conditions
of entry and
residence of
third-country
nationals for
the purposes
of studies,
work and
volunteering.
But, the same
proposal,
raised some
concerns.
Read the full
article here.
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AEGEE
goes to
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Several
new contact
were recently
established in
the United
Kingdom. One
of them is in
Newcastle upon
Tyne where
three girls
got together
and started
working on the
paper works to
become an
antenna. Find
out more about
the freshly
established
contact here.
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AEGEE-Dresden
hugs for
Ukraine
After
officially
being
upgraded,
AEGEE-Dresden
went on the
streets to
raise
awareness of
the current
happening in
Ukraine. How?
Giving free
hugs to
people. Read
more about
their quest here.
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| Beyond
AEGEE |
Participate
in the Idea
Challenge of
'Advocate
Europe'
Advocate
Europe is
pleased to
announce the launch
of an idea
challenge
“Advocate Europe”.
They invite
you to apply
with
your project
idea and
secure funding
of up to €
50,000.
Non-profit
projects and
initiatives
from the
fields of
civic
education,
arts and
culture,
democracy and
participation,
social
innovation or
advocacy will
be funded.
Find a short
video here and
more
information here.
“Advocate
Europe” is an
annual idea
challenge for
innovative
European
initiatives
and projects
initiated and
realised by
Stiftung
Mercator,
MitOst e.V.
and Liquid
Democracy
e.V.
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| External
Opportunities |
Join
the Future
Leaders
Programme
The
European Union
announced 2015
as the European
Year for
Development -
the first time
a European
Year
is focused on
the European
Union's
international
development
policy.
Between 3-4
June European
Development
Days will take
place in
Brussels.
Apply to the Future
Leaders
Programme
to be selected
to come to
European
Development
Days 2015 and
share your
story, how you
are helping
your
community.
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| Upcoming
Events |
Celebrate 30
years of AEGEE
by participating
in this
legendary event
of Night of 7
antennae.
No. of
participants: 40
Fee: 30 EUR
Deadline:
11.03.2015
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Network Meeting
on AgorAsturias
follow-up and
personal
development.
No. of
participants: 30
Fee: 50 EUR
Deadline:
20.03.2015
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Network Meeting
where you can
get to
know AEGEE-Europe's
newest
initiatives,
meet other
AEGEEans and
share good
practices.
No. of
participants: 30
Fee: 40 EUR
Deadline:
23.03.2015
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Network Meeting
on the topics of
FR and Erasmus+.
No. of
participants: 25
Fee: 50 EUR
Deadline:
25.03.2015
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Network Meeting
where to share
best practices
and engage in
discussions.
No. of
participants:
100
Fee: 35 EUR
Deadline:
29.03.2015
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YereWonderful
NWM
30.04.2015
- 03.05.2015
Yerevan,
Armenia
Network Meeting
where you can
learn about
AEGEE and share
best practices.
No. of
participants: 30
Fee: 45 EUR
Deadline:
31.03.2015
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Play it again, AEGEE
27.03.2015
- 31.03.2015
Barcelona,
Spain
Thematic
pre-event for
Spring
AgorAsturias on
the topic of
cinema.
No. of
participants: 30
Fee: 80 EUR
Deadline:
04.03.2015
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| External
Events |
Training course
to strengthen
confidence in
using English to
develop European
projects.
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Training course
with a focus on
exploring the
importance and
contribution of
the Erasmus+
programme
concerning to
skills and
competences that
empowered
participants to
their access in
the labour
market.
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Study Visit to
UN-Vienna. You
will visit
UN-building,
meet UN-staff,
see how UN
works, learn
more about the
organization.
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The
essence of
coaching
06.05.2015
- 09.05.2015
Arnhem, The
Netherlands
A 3-days
training for
youth workers
and EVS mentors
who are involved
in Erasmus+
Youth non-formal
education
projects.
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