Dear AEGEEans! Here is the bi-weekly newsletter of AEGEE-Europe, full of news, opportunities and AEGEE Spirit!

Dear AEGEEans, it's a pleasure to introduce you to AEGEE Discounts: the platform for discounts for AEGEEans.

You forgot the link of the FlixBus discounts? Can't remember where to get the 5€ codes of N26 or can't find the way to support AEGEE-Europe through EDUopinions? Shipping something but don't know the code for Eurosender? Just go to aegee.org/discounts and enjoy all the discounts for AEGEEans. It will keep updating with every new partnership that benefits AEGEEans

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Now you can! We have created this form to submit anything you would like us to post in the channel, so you can announce something interesting, share news with the whole network or send an open call! 
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OPEN CALLS

AEGEE Election Observation Mission to the European Parliament elections
AEGEE Election Observation will organise a mission to observe the European Parliament elections.

We are currently looking for three Mission Coordinators to join our team. If you are interested in elections and you are an experienced organiser, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

You can find our Call for Mission Coordinators on our website. The application deadline is 6 December.

Christmas Postcrossing - 7th edition

Can't you wait for Christmas time of sharing the love with family and friends?✨ Don't limit yourself, share love with a your Christmas postcrossing - mate! Check more info on Christmas Postcrossing event! This year is a 7th edition, and fall in love with postcrossing magic! 

[APPLY NOW!] Summer University Project School - February 2019
Learn how to make a budget and a cool programme, how to work great in a team, what is fundraising, how to communicate online, how to speak in public - and also enjoy the Case Study, where you will create your own SU from scratches!

Classic SUPS Ankara, Feb 1st - 4th 2019, 50€
Classic SUPS Lviv, Feb 15th - 18th 2019, 50€
Classic SUPS Valladolid, Feb 22nd - 25th 2019, 50€

Apply here!

 

OPEN CALL: Training New Trainers AND Training the Advanced Trainers
When: 15.-20.1.2019
Where: Bamberg, Germany
Fee: 60€ and up to 100€ of travel reimbursement!
Deadline to apply: 2.12.2018 11:59

What would AEGEE be without trainings and without sharing gained knowledge among each other? If you feel like you have enough knowledge and experience to be forwarded on less experienced members or if you feel like you simply want to add to your AEGEE membership another level - then apply and become a trainer!

This time we are not only offering to 8 motivated AEGEEans to become trainers, we are also offering another 8 motivated trainers to deepen their knowledge especially on experience-based-learning and group dynamics in training!

On this 5 days long and very professional training course provided by real experts in the field (cooperation with AIESEC and Neuland) you will learn about training designs and methods, you will be able to reflect on yourself as a trainer and you will experience trainings from another perspective!

More info about Training New Trainers you can find here.
More info about Training the Advanced Trainersyou can find here.

AEGEE NEWS

🎊NEW TEAM, NEW SPIRIT, NEW PLANS🎊

The Equal Rights Working Group is happy to announce our new structure of the team:

Please welcome our newest member Paulina from Aachen.
Furthermore we congratulate Antonia from Dresden for being chosen as our new Policy Officer and Saramijn from Leiden as our fresh, new Coordinator.

Voting should be easy - with our app it is!
Do you know how you can vote for the European Parliament elections? Our app will let you find out - with just 2 simple questions.

Because voting should be easy.

Download it for iOS and Android and tell your friends!

POLICY SPOTLIGHT

Equal Rights News

  • International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25: A campaign by UN women will last until Human Rights Day, December 10th. Check here.
  • Scotland to mandate LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum across all public schools: As a world’s first the scottish government will implement a curriculum that willteach students of different age groups lessons about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex equality, inclusion and history. Read more.
  • European Parliament’s proposal for Humanitarian Visas was rejected and will be reviewed: Read more.


 

Youth Development news

  1. EU ministers approved the renewed EU Youth Strategy for the years 2019-2027. Read more.

  2. ''Health at a Glance: Europe'' highlights mental health issues' personal and social impact. Read more.

  3. The Council agreed on its position on the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) for 2021-2027. Read more.

PARTNERSHIPS
We would like to introduce you to the newest partner of AEGEE-Europe: Booking.com!

We've partnered up with Booking.com to offer AEGEEans an automatic Genius update when booking short-term accommodation (hotel, hostels and private housing as well)! The Genius status grants you 10% discount in all the "Genius" marked locations in Booking.com, and also some other perks ranging from a free snack or cocktail on arrival, to free shuttles to the airport.
Simply go to the link and sign up with your @aegee.org email. Don’t have one? Follow the instructions under "Booking.com" in www.aegee.org/discounts to get an @aegee.org email address!
Catchbox — The World’s First Throwable Microphone provided AEGEE-Europe with 4 catchboxes! AEGEE-Europe already successfully tested them out in European Planning Meeting in Yerevan and Smart Cities Conference in Thessaloniki. Catchbox is great to efficiently interact with your audience, by throwing the microphones. If you would like to lend one for your conference/big event, contact [log in to unmask] asking with at least 1 month in advance! 
We've partnered up with N26 because it can be highly beneficial for many AEGEEans.

In 2018 we are having EPM in Yerevan, and Agorae in Krakow and Istanbul, and most people will need to exchange money. Well, with N26, you don't have any fees for paying in a different currency, and it's exchanged at the best rate, you don't have any fees for signing up or for transferring money. Basically the bank with #nobullshit

We are launching together a special limited promotion for AEGEEan. If you make your new bank account, you will get 5€ for FREE!

What to do:
1.- Download the app from this link
2.- During the setup of the account, introduce the 5€ code that you get from: www.aegee.org/N26
3.- Once you set up your account, send at least 0,01€ to it, and you will automatically get the 5€!

The number of codes for this limited promotion is 200, so hurry up! Every AEGEEan can get only 1, and it's valid only for NEW accounts.

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