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Did you forget the link to the FlixBus discounts? You want to ship something but don't know the discount code for Eurosender? Just go to MyAEGEE and enjoy all the discounts that are for AEGEEans!

OPEN CALLS

Are You Interested In The Topic Of Mental Health? 

AEGEE-Leiden is honored to host the Final Conference of Europe on Track 7 from the 16th to the 19th of April. The theme of this year’s edition of Europe on Track is ‘Social Inclusion: From Gender Equality to Mental Health’. The Europe on Track ambassadors will be traveling through Europe to visit different locals for interesting workshops, sessions and surveys regarding this theme.

The final conference of this amazing project will take place in Leiden and will be aimed mainly towards Mental Health, but of course, the themes of Gender Equality and inclusivity will be implemented too. The ambassadors will present the results of their journey during the event. On top of that, lots of interesting sessions and workshops will take place in collaboration with the Youth Development Working Group as well as with other external professional organizations.

Do you want to learn more about Mental Health? This event is aimed at providing knowledge and raising awareness about Mental Health issues, which will be addressed from different perspectives and angles. By doing so, we hope to be able to undermine persistent taboos together with all participants – let’s Break The Psycle together!

What do we offer?

  • Accommodation in a gym;
  • Three meals a day;
  • 40 new friends;
  • Presentation of the results of Europe on Track Ambassadors;
  • Interesting workshops, (panel)discussions, trainings and lectures on Mental Health;
  • Interactive yoga/mindfulness sessions to shake things up;
  • Social program!

When? 16-19 April 2020
Where? Leiden
Fee? 60€
Application form? Here!
Deadline? 1st of March 23:59 CET!

INFA2020: Feel The Power Of Flame!

This year AEGEE-Bakı has prepared for you the most interesting event for the celebration of the Nowruz holiday. Two cities and lots of activities will be waiting for you during this unforgettable adventure!

INFA (International Nowruz Festival in Azerbaijan) is an exclusive event organized by AEGEE-Bakı every year to make others feel the spirit of flame! Are you ready to dive into the insane spring festival?

This festival has a great history and lots of traditions. And this year, we want to share with YOU our holiday and traditions! A lot of new feelings and AEGEE-Spirit is waiting for you here!

Apply now through MyAEGEE!

The deadline to apply is the 20th of February!

Open Call For AEGEE Day Activities - European Bodies' Proposals!

AEGEE Day’s Project Team proudly presents the open call for the next AEGEE Day activities proposed by you, European Bodies! 

This year, we want to do things in a little bit different way. 

You can either propose:

  • Thematic Activities connected with Time Travel topic, where you can reflect the changes happened in society/your topic of your European Body/Europe in general in the last 35 years, from 1985 till 2020;
     
  • Generic Activities connected with the Celebrations AEGEE Day do stand for, like typical activities to improve the locals’ life and make them celebrate AEGEE-Europe’s 35th anniversary, possibly connected with a Celebration/Reunion point of view.

How to do it?
By applying through the below-mentioned form, till February 27th, 2020 at 11:59 PM CET.

We can’t wait to see what you can propose to us, and what we can offer you back! :)

You can find the application form here!

Deadline: February 27th  - 11:59 PM CET!

AEGEE NEWS

EPM Barcelona 2020 Is Over!

This year's European Planning Meeting, EPM Barcelona 2020 took place between the 5th - 9th of February with 180 participants from all over Europe! We spent intensive days in drafting the Action Agenda of our new Focus Areas for the next year and enjoyed discussions about the topics, Social Inclusion and Mental Health during the thematic part of the event!

The first day started with a panel discussion about the "Different Faces of Social Inclusion" followed by several parallel sessions focusing on Mental Health, Youth Inclusion, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion.

On the second day, after having parallel sessions and the World Cafe. Afterward, with the leadership of the Strategy Committee of AEGEE-Europe, all the participants started drafting the Action Agenda of the new Strategic Plan (2020-2023) which includes the new focus areas: Climate Emergency, Mental Health, Political Activism and Social Equity. Everyone worked very hard to find the vision, actions and indicators till the following day when we had the final presentations.

We would like to thank first, AEGEE-Barcelona for hosting this amazing event, as well as Content Managers and Strategy Committee of AEGEE-Europe for their contentful hard work, and then to all of the participants for their pro-activeness and contribution on the way to shaping the future of Europe!

Study Session: Colors Of Human Diversity!

Are you interested in ⁣deepening your knowledge and raising awareness on intersectionality, human rights and social inclusion? We have a perfect opportunity for you! 

Check out our study session, which is coordinated together with European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) Youth Network, in co-operation with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. ⠀

The study session will take place in Strasbourg, France from the 21st to 28th of June 2020! You can find more info and the application form here! 

Click here to see more details and the application form!

Eastern Partnership+ Has A New Project!

EaP+ is looking for you!

Ukrainian cities are full of motivated and inspired people who are eager to create something new and we are here to unlock their potential. A motivated team of people from different places and bodies is already on it.

What is happening?

Ukraine, a big country within Europe with little AEGEE representation. Do you want to change it?
Perfect, so do we! We are here to unlock their potential. In this project we want to send a team of AEGEEans as ambassadors to different cities throughout the country. We want to bring the AEGEE spirit to these cities to found new contacts there. For this we search for a team willing to organise the project itself.

Who are we looking for? For someone who is ready to...

  • Have regular skype calls with the whole team
  • Identify potential places for new contacts
  • Get in touch with universities, other organizations and partners
  • Identify potential funding for the project
  • Help to find the final team going to Ukraine (or even to go by yourself)
  • Assist the traveling ambassadors as well as the local contacts in the respective cities during the whole trip, the preparation and the aftermath

We are looking forward to hearing from you! 

Don't just be part of AEGEE - shape it!

If you are interested please fill in the following form here!

POLICY SPOTLIGHT

Youth Participation News 

  • On 23 January 2020, the Council of Europe launched a new Youth Strategy. The new strategy places youth at the core of the organization and is designed to react to political shifts. The strategy provides policy guidance and will shape the programming of the Council of Europe’s youth funding for the next five years. Read more here.
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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 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.eu email!
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AEGEE-Europe already successfully tested them out in 7 different conferences/big events. 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! 
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