"AEGEE is a way of living for me. The spirit of AEGEE inspires me every day! Young people have the chance to travel around Europe and really become European citizens by understanding the culture-spirit of all countries. I like that people so different in many aspects have something in common, AEGEE!!!"

Nicholas Sakellarios (AEGEE-Rodos) on www.aegee.org

>> About AEGEE-Europe

AEGEE is one of the biggest interdisciplinary student associations in Europe; it is represented by 15.000 students, active in 241 academic cities, in 40 countries all around Europe, presenting an amazing cultural variety. AEGEE is a secular, non-profit organization, not linked to any political party. All projects and activities are based on voluntary work of its members (READ MORE on the history of AEGEE-Europe) .

Aims of AEGEE-Europe:

  • To promote a unified Europe without prejudices

  • To strive for creating an open and tolerant society of today and tomorrow

  • To foster democracy, human rights, tolerance, cross-boarder co-operation, mobility and a European dimension in education

 

AEGEE-Europe's formal Fields of Action:

  • Cultural Exchange

  • Active Citizenship

  • Higher Education

  • Peace & Stability

 

Sorts of activities:

Action Days At the same time, all over Europe AEGEE locals carry out various activities, which deal with one topic and together provide a great and complex composition of results, e.g.: Socrates Action Day, European Day of Languages or Dance Action Day
 
Case Study Trips Research trips aiming to increase the knowledge on a specific topic ( like democracy, youth issues, standards of living and study, nationalism and minority issues) concerning a specific area.
 
Projects Every year, during the General Assembly (AGORA), AEGEE members decide on a Yearplan Topic -the tematic frame for projects involving whole Network, e.g. “Youth & Globalization” -2003, “European Identity” -2004 and “Tolerance - Acceptance - Peace” –2005. Moreover AEGEE organizes various conferences, seminars and smaller projects on local and European level.
 
Summer Universities Unique international summer courses, successfully carried out by AEGEE already for 18 years! Every year, in around 100 places all over Europe, multicultural groups of 20-50 young people, enjoy together the wonders of cultural variety. They can focus on: art, history, languages, nature or sports.
 
Trainings AEGEE offers to its members a professional Internal Education System with about 8 international trainings (different kinds of "European Schools") and many Local Training Courses per year. Trainings are based on a balanced combination between theory and practice in the formula of lectures followed by casework. Trainings are a tool of knowledge transfer within the organization, help members to develop their personal skills and complement education with lifetime experiences.


Structure – no national level:

In order to really promote international co-operation and avoid creating any physical or mental borders AEGEE does not recognize any national level or national administration in its unique organizational structure, which is based on:

Local level – where people from the 235 autonomic AEGEE locals directly implement AEGEE aims in a way that serves best the needs of their local community
European level – which gives the great common frame and direction for all local activities and provides a platform for international co-operation in multicultural teams

Members from local level can directly get involved in the European Working Groups, Project Teams and Commissions.