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AEGEE is one of the biggest interdisciplinary student associations in Europe; it is represented by 15.000 students, active in 232 academic cities, in 43 countries all around Europe, which presents amazing culture variety. AEGEE is a secular, non-profit organization, not linked to any political party. All projects and activities are based on voluntarily work of its members.

Aims:

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  • 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:

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

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  • Action Days -at the same time, all over Europe AEGEE localscarry 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, “Tolerance - Acceptance - Peace” –2005 and "Take Control. Ways to Democracy in Europe" - 2006. Moreover AEGEE organizes various conferences, seminars and smaller projects on local and European level.
  • Summer Universities – uniqueinternational 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:

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  • Local level – where people from the 241 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