Working Groups' Monthly Newsletter. January 2012 by AEGEE-Europe

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WORKING GROUPS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Issue 1 – January 2012

Index CWG: Have a cultural new year!

EWG: Education can be fun!

EnWG: It’s time to be sustainable!

IPWG: Students’ voice is all around!

VFWG: No Visa: Europe is our home! 8 ACA:

The ACA re-evolution is here!

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Issue 1 – January 2012

Culture Working Group

DISCOVER ALTERNATIVE CULTURAL CHOICES

Have a cultural new year! by Dóra Mészáros

Hello AEGEE people all over Europe (and beyond). Join us to dgdfgsdgsdfgsdfg experience what is like to belong to a culturally sparkling team!

Topics of the month We’ve already had two meetings since the new board was elected. Apart from organizational issues we tackled the cultural alternatives for CWG’s 15th anniversary event in the first part of February-“AEGEE Capital of Culture” (stay tuned!) Besides a new fantastic Culture Action Day took place in AEGEEYerevan.

What have we done this month? As we had elections in December, we finished the knowledge transfer in the first part of January.

Now we after dividing our tasks we are working on having contacts from all over Europe for organizing common Summer Universities and want to renew the image of the working group, having a new logo and mascot. We also organised a Skype meeting for all CWG members which will be held on 29th January. This will be for getting more CWG members involved in the actions and tasks of CWG and for motivating people. Regarding the EBM, we are organizing the Cultural European Night for EBM (find the Open Call in Announce-L). We want to see your dances, dance your music and taste your delights.

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In the world… Did you know that the European Capital of Culture in 2012 is Maribor together with Guimarães? Check it out!

Our members We have two new members: Martina Puskarova from AEGEE-Bratislava and Koray Küçükoğlu from AEGEE-Ankara.

Besides, Dasha Onohova from AEGEE-Moskva. She is a new and already very active member. She has been having great ideas of activities and has an interesting concept of the design of our mascot.

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Education Working Group

ERASMUS FOR ALL. NEW FUNDING PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Education can be fun! by Liliya Buyukliyska

We in Education Working group do

discussion of what means NonFormal Education for us.

are searching for many interesting opportunities that Mobility programs give and do believe Non-Formal education is useful tool for changing the prejudice, us, labour market or even the world.

What have we done this month?

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Topics of the month We have started to discuss about the future of Youth in Action program and its possible future inside the new initiative of the European Commission "Erasmus for All". We have been consulted by the CD about this topic and we sent an application for a workshop with this topic for EBM. In January we plan to continue our research and discussion about the topic and to continue preparing the workshop for EBM. Moreover, we plan to re-start with the

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In the world… This month one of the hot topics, connected with education was the project “Erasmus for all” which you can explore on its own website or on Salto site.

Our members

We had elections this month. We had four motivated and excited candidates and they were all elected so new board of EWG consist of Jorge Miguel as speaker, Ani Khachatryan as secretary, Ana Koridze as HR and Liliya Buyukliyska as PR. We are also building the plan for the whole year and preparing a real meeting in Brussels and dividing the tasks among group members and start the preparation of many topical discussions and contribution, as well as Mobility training school coming up soon.

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Iana Iatsun is our new member from AEGEE-Kyiv, but currently she is doing PhD in Poitiers, France. She is engineer, and even though her study is connected with "video quality assessment" in Kiev she has been organiser of local training project (AEGEE Training Camp). For her EWG is a new exciting challenge. 5

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Environmental Working Group

RIO+20, BE PART OF THE LARGEST UN CONFERENCE

It’s time to be sustainable! by Hans-Peter Bretz

Dear Network, we are proud to part can send an email to the present our first monthly board enwg.aegee@gmail.com. dgdfgsdgsdfgsdfg newsletter. Related to the green actions, the Green SU awards were given. Topics of the month Congratulations again to AEGEEApart from our bi-weekly board Cluj-Napoca and AEGEE-Sibiu as meetings, we introduced an well as AEGEE-Las Palmas and additional open Skype meeting for AEGEE-Tenerife. everyone interested in the EnWG Now we are planning a and its work. In these meetings, we collaboration with Prof. James discussed topics for our EBM Skelly who teaches on the topic of workshop and possibilities for Global Conversation and would members to get more involved, e.g. give interested EnWG members in the European Environmental the possibility to take part in his Days (EDE) or through workshops. online seminar. If interested contact our HR responsible What have we done this Karolina Mazėtytė month? (k.mazetyte@gmail.com). Davide Lo Presti was chosen as Soon, at EBM Izmir, you’ll listen coordinator for the European Day more from us: we will have a of Environment (EDE). All workshop about Rio+20. antennae interested in taking ENWG.AEGEE@GMAIL.COM – TWITTER: @AEGEE_ENWG JOIN US AND SUBSCRIBE TO ENVIRONMENT-L

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In the world… Join AEGEE4Rio, a new project on sustainable development! Contact: aegee4rio@gmail.com

Become a Green SU Assistant! If interested, contact Green SU Resp. Miguel (kaveri_miguel@yahoo.es)

Our members

Annika Lüdeking from AEGEE-Heidelberg wants to support the EnWG by creating workshops on renewable energy.

Even our dear Alfredo Sellitti (CD) joined the EnWG. Welcome Mr. President!

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International Politics Working Group

BE PART OF THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD

Students’ voice is all around! by Sofía Zafeíri

IPWG is determined to have within AEGEE a loud impact about the world International Politics. We all hope this will be an active political year for all of us, where the students of Europe will prove once again that their voice is louder and their motivation for participation endless! And do remember: “Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you” – Pericles.

Topics of the month Find an interesting analysis from one of the corners of our network: South Caucasus Conflicts. And the Top 5 ranking of the most relevant happenings of 2011. Do you remember them all? And in February an Online Debate will take place, where members of

the IPWG will discuss over a significant Political issue.

What have we done this month? This January IPWG had the online elections, after the resignation of its Speaker last September. We are hoping and striving for an active year with all of you. After the extraordinary help of the PRC ,we are ready to present soon our new updated logo. We will also collaborate with a TSU and one of our sub-groups will start working and promoting the International Politics Awareness Day (IPAD) project. Besides, now you can follow us via the mobile application of IPWG for Android that has been released some days ago!

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In the world… Be updated about the crisis in Syria and the issues around Russian elections.

Our members Christos Gkagkas (AEGEEPátra) is interested in politics and is seeking for a chance to work on different thematic concerning this issue .According to him AEGEE is to establish Democracy in Europe and the European Idea. Nevena Popovic (AEGEEBeograd) joined the group as she wants to participate actively in the political challenges in her country. Also IPWG will help her to deepen her knowledge and the skills for active engagement in policy, both in international and in national level. 7

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Visa Freedom Working Group

SOMEDAY ALL OF US WILL JUST NEED A SUITCASE AND A PASSPORT

No Visa: Europe is our home! by Belén Moreno Hurtado

Imaging not being able to attend an Agora, EBM, NWM, LTC, SU… dgdfgsdgsdfgsdfg because of no reasons, just because your country of origin. Join us in order to help AEGEE members; your own friends from countries who still have high walls to cross when travelling around Europe, our home.

Topics of the month Have you read our last articles? Have a look at the latest updates.

What have we done this month? Little time ago we had new elections. Check out our web page to get to know who is on the wavelength! Now we are organizing our first VFWG event.

AEGEE-Lviv will be the host for this YiA project (that will be held in October 2012) where VFWG will offer the content. Apart from that we have some new and fresh ideas: Visa-Responsible Network. Do you need any help with your visa? Visa Facilitation Agreement (VFA) Initiative is a project which aim is to analyse why, in same conditions, some members get visas easily and why others cannot. Apart from that we are starting a Cooperation Project with ESN and IFISO. Alone we may run fast, but together we will definitely run further. We want to learn from experience and share knowledge!

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In the world… German Schengen Visa for Turkish citizens under 25 with no fee for cultural events! The EU has started negotiations with Armenia and Azerbaijan to ease the visa application procedures.

Our members

Alberto Lenza from AEGEEFirenze has a degree on Art History, loves to travel with no borders. He feels very committed with the visa problems that some people sadly have, and that is why he wrote us a motivation letter full of energy after attending the VFWG Workshop at the past Agora Skopje. Do you feel yourself free to travel? Help your friends to be so!

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AEGEE-Academy

SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE APPOINTED CD MEMBER (FIRST FROM LEFT)

The ACA re-evolution is here! by Luis Alvarado Martínez

Here they are back again! The AEGEE-Academy board is more dgdfgsdgsdfgsdfg motivated and active than ever and has decided to give the AEGEEAcademy (ACA) a 180º turn in order to ensure its correct functioning and maximum contribution to AEGEE’s network. With the aim of bringing ACA closer to the network and making the most of AEGEE’s potential, its board decided to meet in order to draft the strategy for the upcoming months.

Topics of the month Board meeting in the CD house Although the board was formed in Agora-Skopje, January was the best moment to meet. News about Summer University Project School - Kraków 2011

What have we done this month? We have been discussing about our structure as it has been a long time that Academy needed a new format. The first step it is being a proper update in the trainers database. We also agreed upon re-starting a new cycle of ProTrain, mentorship system by experienced ACA trainers. Similarly, we are also dividing the tasks among us to work effectively and prepare future events, such as ESSUs, mix of European School 1 and Summer Universities or HRES (Human Resources European School), held in Kyiv in April.

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In the world… Do you want to know more about trainings? Have a look at some external ones in: http://www.salto-youth.net/

Our members AEGEE-Academy has 3 new trainers.

Katja Behrendt (AEGEE-Aachen)

Milica Luković (AEGEE-Beograd)

Ramón Martínez (AEGEE-Oviedo)

Get to know them better by clicking here!