Another significant step
forward for AEGEE
On the 22-26th of October the European
Students' Forum AEGEE held its biannual General Assembly in Zaragoza, Spain.
Almost 800 delegates and envoys from all over Europe gathered together again in
order to make another important step forward regarding the Association's future.
Subjects of discussion centered around AEGEE's policy plan,
projects and activities for the coming months. Delegates voted upon position
papers, project proposals as well as elected their European representatives:
members of commissions, working group boards and the European Board of Directors
(Comite Directeur).
The new board consists of:
Mr Adrian Pintilie - President
Ms Wiebke Hahn - Secretary General
Mr Nicola Rega - Treasurer
Ms Ewa
Solarczyk - Vice-President and Director for Public Relations
Mr Horea Crisan
- Director for External Relations
Ms Karolina Wysocka - Director for Internal
Education and Network Development
Ms Risana Shitou - Projects
Director
Newly elected President, Adrian Pintilie expressed his
enthusiastic outlook on working with the new team. "I am confident that the new
CD will will bring a fresh vibe to the activities of the AEGEE
network".
The Agora of AEGEE Europe is a biannual assembly which focuses
on long-term planning and the future development of the Association. The
outcomes of our projects are intended to influence the decision-making processes
in the fields of our four pillars of action - peace and stability, cultural
exchange, higher education and active citizenship.
The next General
Assembly will take place in Skopje, Macedonia, at the end of April 2004.
AEGEE is one of Europe's largest interdisciplinary and voluntary student
associations, operating without being linked to any political party, promoting a
unified Europe, cross-border co-operation, communication and integration in
academic environment, and at the same time striving to create an open and
tolerant society of tomorrow. It is represented in 271 university cities, in 40
countries all around Europe and has about 17 000 members.
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