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Aims:

    • 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 European dimension in education

Fields of action:

    • Cultural Exchange
    • Active Citizenship
    • Higher Education
    • Peace & Stability
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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 a 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 “Hotspots –Stability through Conflicts Understanding” –2005. Moreover AEGEE organizes various conferences, seminars and smaller projects on local and European level.
    • Summer Universitiesunique international summer courses, successfully carried out by AEGEE already for 17 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
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