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.

Did you forget the link to the FlixBus discounts? 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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OPEN CALLS
What are the skills you are missing in your daily life? What are companies looking for? And how could you, a potential employee, impress them? Maybe you want to improve your public speaking. Maybe your time management could be better. And maybe you still want to master the right body language while talking in front of a crowd or gain the self-confidence to improvise in an unknown situation. If you struggle with any of these, don’t yet know where life is taking you, but are determined to be as prepared and skilled as possible - “Develop Yourself 6” will take you there! Get what all enterprises look for and develop yourself together with a great team of people from all over the world and a set of excellent trainers.

Apply and become one of the 20 lucky participants of Develop Yourself 6!

When: 28th November - 1st December
Where: Dresden, Germany
Fee: 20€ 

Find the application form and contact address for more details here!

The application deadline is the 16th of October!

Are you interested in joining the Mediation Commission? They are still looking for some motivated candidates for the upcoming term!

As a MedCommie you work behind the scenes to resolve conflicts and help people work together.

Do you want to know more about what the Mediation Commission does and how they work? Contact them at [log in to unmask]!

Are you ready to apply? Fill in your application here!
 

 

Besides, do not forget that you can still candidate for other commissions at Agora Salerno! 
  • Audit Commission
  • Network Commission
  • Data Privacy Commission
Please check the booklet P.6. for detailed information!

Become the next star on the AEGEE horizon and bring the association to the next level!
AEGEE NEWS

As Youth Development Working Group, we would like to remind you of our objectives of the current action agenda, in case you are planning your activity plan or figuring out what you want to do next in your local! 

There is one common objective for all the working groups:

Organise one conference or training event on the field of expertise of the Working Group.

Our specific objectives are: 
 

  • Raise awareness on mental health issues affecting young people, by empowering locals to organise 25 related activities.
  •  Support locals in organising 50 activities related to the physical health of young people. Activities related to physical health involve at least one of the following: Practicing Sports or Fitness - Workshops on Healthy Habits and a Healthy Lifestyle. 
  • Support locals in organising 3 European events, except RTCs and European Schools, having at least 4 tuition hours per day on skills.
  • Empower locals to organise 25 activities with the purpose of easing the access to the job market for young people and/or of contributing to their professional development.


If you have questions, comments or you would like to cooperate with us for anything, feel free to contact us at [log in to unmask] and we would be happy to support you!

Visa Research Task Force is launching a survey about visa issues among AEGEEans and possible ways to ease visa procedures. It takes 5 minutes to fill it up and you'd help them a lot by doing it! 

Fill in the form, if you…

  • ...have ever applied for a visa.
  • ...have ever helped anyone to get visa to your country.
  • ...have never dealt with visas at all.

You can find the form here! 

If you have questions, please contact [log in to unmask]! 

POLICY SPOTLIGHT

Youth Development News 

  • Read more here on why it is problematic that the new European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen dropped topics of particular relevance like culture and education.
     
  • Following a seat left vacant in the European Commission by the British, members are calling for the creation of an EU "citizens commissioner". Read more here on how members plan on prioritizing the role of civil society and active citizenship.
     
  • On the 5th of September, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership Initiative. Despite celebrating success stories, members agreed that more needs to be done in order to reach acceptable standards in terms of democratization. Read more about the Eastern Partnership Initiative and its anniversary here.
     
  • A recent study requested by CULT, the European Parliament`s Committee on Culture and Education, presented the newly approved EU Youth Strategy (EUYS) which emphasizes the need for equal education opportunities for young people. It recognizes that education, and particularly initiatives that motivate young people are crucial when trying to include young people into society and active citizenship. Read more here about the policy implications following this research.
     
  • A delegation of the Council of Europe was visiting Georgia to advise the newly created Youth Agency on creating participatory youth policy. In addition, they advocated for including youth in developing these policies as well as ensuring meaningful youth participation. Read more about their visit here.
PARTNERSHIPS
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Student.com: Student housing made easy, in 400+ cities worldwide. 
Check their website here and book accommodation with them through that link to get a special discount!  

AEGEE / European Students' Forum has signed another partnership! This time with A&O HOTELS and HOSTELS! a&o is the largest hostel chain in Europe. A new take on the famed accommodation has created a perfect environment for both short and long-term relocations for students and young professionals.  Stay with like-minded people as part of AEGEE’s membership, with a 10% discount on all our locations, including Europe’s top cities Amsterdam, Berlin & Venice. Contact us to get your discount code at  [log in to unmask] 

Are you a group bigger than 9 persons from AEGEE? Tell them that you are part of our organization and you will get great discounts! 

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 a 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" at www.aegee.org/discounts to get an @aegee.org email address!
Catchbox — The World’s First Throwable Microphone provided AEGEE-Europe with 4 catch-boxes! 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 at least 1 month in advance! 

Dear AEGEEans,

AEGEE-Europe has signed a partnership with Sharing Academy, the first platform of peer-tutoring between university students from Spain.

Sharing Academy is the new resource that can be useful for your studies: peer-tutoring from your colleagues from higher levels that can help you to understand everything and to improve your marks.

Find your ideal teacher

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