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Our Projects

 

"We inspire new ideas and do our best to put them into force"
 


    Projects are the way AEGEE implements his aims. Each project his managed by a project team. Every year, thousands of young people across Europe participate in the projects created by our members. All projects are related to AEGEE four main fields of action:
 

- Active Citizenship
- Cultural Exchange
- Higher Education
- Peace & Stability

 

Our Current projects:


Active Citizenship:

 Youth and Globalisation is a series of events dealing with the impact of globalisation on modern society. It aims to empower young adults to initiate projects ameliorating the negative impacts of globalisation on their communities.


 The Bridge: connecting mobility and disability is a project that deals with the mobility problems of young adults with disabilities. The project’s main aim is to enable this group to actively participate in creating and developing civil society by joining events and other activities.


 Take Control: Ways to Democracy in Europe  This project consists of a series of training events, conferences, political campaigns, educational and media activities all intended to increase the involvement and engagement of young people in the (European) political process. The project focuses on informing young citizens about the European Union and how they can influence European decisions, as well as providing them with the skills to do so and encouraging positive attitudes to participation.
 

Caucasus Project aims to foster cooperation and cultural-exchange between young people from Georgia and Azerbaijan and the other parts of Europe. We are determined to overcome the geographical distance, economical and political differences, with desire to enjoy together our European cultural heritage and develop open civil society all over Europe by strengthening youth NGOs.

 

Democratic Ukraine-with EU or Russia The project objective is to offer insights into the future relations between Ukraine, EU and Russia, not only at the government level, but also at our own – that of young people living in each place.

 

 

Cultural Exchange: 

 

Summer Universities More than 5000 students every summer go for an adventure somewhere in Europe, to learn about the language and culture of another country for two whole weeks. This project is the longest-running in AEGEE, starting in 1988. More than 130 local branches organise around 100 courses.

 


EuroIslam is a project dealing with the theory of a modernized way of living the Islam in harmony with democratic structures. It aims at providing knowledge of religions and the differences between religion and tradition; fostering intercultural dialogue between all religions, especially Muslims and Christians.

 

 

Find Europe is a culture-oriented long-term project with the aim of bringing young people together at high quality cultural exchange events across Europe. These events take place throughout the whole year, and focus on an in-depth exploration of the culture of the hosting country or region.
 


Higher Education:


Education for Democracy This is a programme of full one-year scholarships for studies in EU member countries, for students from the Western Balkans and Southern Caucasus. The project includes a regular academic course at the university, and regular seminars on conflict resolution and related issues.

 

 

European Day of Languages since 2001, AEGEE has organised language-related activities all over Europe every year. Besides that, this project also ran sub-projects such as organising language courses at the beginning of each AEGEE Statutory Meeting.

Other projects:
• Aegee TV

• Address Book
• Gazette
• Internal Education Projects (in cooperation with the Academy Working Group)
• Key to Europe
• News bulletin magazine
• One Europe Magazine
• Shooting Europe! The european short film festival
• YNTERACT

    Moreover every year, during the general assembly (AGORA), members decide on a YearPlan Topic according with the Long Term Programme. A specific thematic frame for projects and the focal points of action e.g. “Youth & Globalization” -2003, “European Identity” -2004 and “Tolerance - Acceptance - Peace” - 2005.
AEGEE’s Yearplan topic for 2006 is ‘Democracy in Europe,’ dealing with the development of democracy in Eastern Europe, the democratic legitimacy of the European Institutions, and the role of the media in building and sustaining healthy democracies.

    Further information about AEGEE’s Projects can be found at http://www.aegee.org/projects