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

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OPEN CALLS

What are you doing early February? If there’s one event you should consider attending, it’s the 20^thedition of the EU Studies Fair, Europe’s largest EU Studies Education event, is happening next February and you sure don’t want to miss it!
This is your chance to meet over 50 prestigious universities, to network with EU professionals, to visit the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions, but not only. The event also features a careers’ seminar focused on working in the EU institutions.
The event is free of charge and will take place in Brussels on February 8-9, 2019. For more information, visit our website. Make sure to mention AEGEE while registering on how did you know about the Fair!

Winter University
Where: Baku,Sheki, Gakh, Guba, Gusar
When: 03.02.2019 - 11.02.2019
How much: 250 €
Apply here

If you want to live the adventure with full of Caucasus spirit in the country where old Eastern traditions meet with European modernization, JOIN US! Help AEGEE-Bakı to feel cold in CaucAEGEEan Mountains.

***ERASMUS+, REIMBURSED TRAININGS ON MIGRATION AND INTEGRATION***

You want to participate to a reimbursed Erasmus+ training on the topic of #Migration, #Refugees and #Integration?

The Migration Interest Group of AEGEE reminds you to follow the instructions contained in the followed graphics and links to join the trainings proposed by SALTO-Youth Participation & Information and apply on behalf of your association / NGO / AEGEE local for the period of January-February and March 2019 :)

Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy, Germany and Slovakia are the included destinations. Hurry up to apply! Deadlines are approaching!

Erasmus Vote Power - Call for Ambassadors

Are you currently in exchange for study or work? Are you doing a EVS? Are you residing abroad? You can be the Ambassador of your hosting country for GaragErasmus European elections campaign!
GaragErasmus wants to engage with the Erasmus Generation to raise awareness on the upcoming European Parliament elections, especially focusing on how people currently in mobility can cast their vote for the elections from their host countries. [More information here]
Become an Ambassador [link here] and you will have the chance to: take part in a training event organised inside the European Parliament in Brussels on the 8th of February; receive promotional material on the European elections and how to vote from abroad; act like and Ambassador and organise your own event in your host-country to spread information.

OPEN CALL Youth In Progress: Skill Up Now

As Einstein once said, a ship is always safe at the shore but that is not what it’s made for! ;)

So are YOU ready for the job market? Do you think that you don’t have the experience? Do you want to take a step up your skills? Do you think that just your academic backround is not enough to get the job?
If you answered yes above, then You(th) in progress: Skill up now! is made for you!
The ultimate training can bring you closer to the job of your dreams! Team building, problem- solving, public speaking, emotional intelligence and leadership are just some of the skills that you are going to practice!

This event is organised by AEGEE-Thessaloniki in cooperation with the YDWG. More informationcan be found here and you can apply here.

We are Europe Citizens' Agora

In the context of raising populism in Europe, where civil society actors operate in hostile political environments when democracy and rule of law are endangered, and 6 months prior the European Parliament elections, this We are Europe Agora in Budapest aims to stimulate and organise a reflection and debate on these issuesand their future of Europe involving civil society actors and political representatives from European Union member states and particular from the Visegrad countries. The event will gather 60 participants from different European countries and activists and representatives from civil society, politics and academia from Hungary.
More information here.

How can the European Parliament better interact with youth organisations? How can we communicate better with young people? What do youth organisations and the public they represent need and want from the EP?
Have your say in what the EP should do for youthis the event organised on 7 March 2019 by the Youth Outreach Unit of the European Parliament.
During this event, organised in a fully participatory format, we invite youth organisations from all EU countries to tell us what the EP could do for them and the public they represent. The most concrete and realistic ideas resulting from the event will become part of the Youth Outreach Unit annual programme.
Would you like to attend? Then hurry up and apply here!
50 participants will be selected and we will fund their travel and accommodation. The language of the event is English.
Deadline for applications is 23 January, 23:00 CET.
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Sustainability Debating Competition at the EPM Izmir
Do you like debating? Would you like to win an Interrail ticket? Here is your chance! Apply for the Sustainability Debating Competition organized by the CEWG at the EPM Izmir! The topic of the competition will be sustainability and the two best debaters will be awarded an Interrail ticket. Fill the Application Form by 07.02.2018 12:00 local time. More info in the event and on the Members Portal.

Cooperate with the Working Groups to make your amazing SU!

Do you want to have a specific focus for you SU? Do you want to design the schedule and content together? Do you want the working group to help you/provide you the content? Then cooperate with us! Make your SU an opportunity full of learning and fun for your participants. Please send us an email if you are interested/if you have any questions.

Deadline: 21-01-2019

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AEGEE NEWS

New assistant for Financial Director!

Since the 10th of January we have in the headoffice a new assistant for the Financial Director, Elitsa Hadzhieva from AEGEE-Sofia!
We hope for a nice cooperation and for a fruitful term with her!

Organize an activity for the Youth Development Month in February

In February 2019 the next Action Month of the Youth Development Working Group will take place. We would like to ask you to organise an activity in your local during this month which is connected to Youth Development. In the bookletyou can find ideas and instructions for activities on many different topics (such as mental health, the job market and much more) and different time requirements so there is an option for every local!

If you have any question, if you need some help or if you are organizing an activity: please contact us at [log in to unmask]. We are looking forward to see many Youth Development activities #YDMonth19

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!

Get Sustainable! SDGs AEGEE Challenge
Are your ready to get sustainable in 2019? The Civic Education Working Group has prepared you an SDGs AEGEE Challenge 2019! We have collected many ideas that you and your local can do for our planet every day connected to 8 Sustainable Development Goals. Let's start with #SDG13: Climate Action in January! Check out the Booklet, join us and share stories the event! #GetCivic #GetSustainable

YDWG@LinkedIn
We, the Youth Development Working Group of AEGEE, have our own LinkedIn page! Here you can find nice articles and we also share job opportunities. Like our page to find out more!

30 Years of SU Booklet
The 2018 Summer University anniversay year has come to an end. What happened in those 30 years, what makes SUs unique and what's up for the future?
You can now download or read online the 30 years of Summer University booklet.
Ready to share it with your future sponsors, institutional partners or new members! Show them how amazing the SU project is and make them become part of it!
Special thanks to the booklet team and all authors who contributed to it!

POLICY SPOTLIGHT

Youth Development News

Mental Health Europe launched an interactive map on which you can find information on helpline and other resources for young people regarding mental health. More information here.
The new budget of the EU for 2019 has been approved. The focus on young people continues and this can be seen by for example the increased amount of money Erasmus+, The Youth Employment Initiative and the European Solidarity Corps. More info here and here.
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training published "Skills forecast: trends and chalenges to 2030". A forecast about the European Labour market and its changing skills supply and demand. More info here.

Equal Rights news

Germany adopts third gender to include intersex people: From January 1st onwards, people born with not clear male or female reproductive organs can apply to have “diverse” set as their gender in official documents. Read more.
California adopts self-ID gender recognition law: Transgender people can now update their gender to “non-binary”, without a medicalised application process. Read more.
Canada’s top court ruled that LGBTQ+ rights come before religious beliefs: A christian law school made students promise not to have extra-marital or gay sex. The Supreme Court found that protecting LGBT students from discrimination trumped religious freedom. 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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