AEGEE (Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l’Europe / European Students’ Forum) is a student organisation that promotes co-operation, communication and integration amongst young people in Europe. As a non-governmental, politically independent and non-profit organisation AEGEE is open to students and young people from all faculties and disciplines – today it counts 13.000 members, active in more than 200 university cities in 40 European countries, making it the biggest interdisciplinary student association in Europe. See the website.

Aims:

» to promote a unified Europe without prejudice

» 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

Our Vision

We strive for:

» An open and integrated Europe, with a sense of common identity, defined and united by shared values, taking diversity as its source of strength

» A society where all young people are provided with diverse learning opportunities, to become competent professionals in international settings.

» An ever-active role of citizens, from a young age, where personal and professional well-being is as important as responsibility towards social prosperity

» A diverse network of young people; based on trust and mutual understanding, where they join and enrich each others’ interest and work together for the interest of the society

Our Mission

We work as:

» Non Formal Learning platform for personal and professional development

» Network for active citizenship initiatives at both grassroots and European level in all fields of society

» Provider of intercultural experience for young people, through cross-border and cross-cultural activities