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HISTORY OF AEGEE Regional Board Meeting Groningen, 6th of March 2004

HISTORY OF AEGEE Regional Board Meeting Groningen, 6th of March 2004. Lecture by: Koen G. Berden. QUOTES. “People who don’t know their history are condemned to repeat it” (Napoleon) “Look at the past to understand the present and to plan the future” (Winston Churchill)

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HISTORY OF AEGEE Regional Board Meeting Groningen, 6th of March 2004

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  1. HISTORY OF AEGEE Regional Board Meeting Groningen, 6th of March 2004 Lecture by: Koen G. Berden

  2. QUOTES “People who don’t know their history are condemned to repeat it” (Napoleon) “Look at the past to understand the present and to plan the future” (Winston Churchill) “Smile, tomorrow can be worse !” (Murphy)

  3. The Network FROM FINLAND TO RUSSIA FROM PORTUGAL TO TURKEY

  4. 1985 • EGEE I in Paris - the beginning (16-22 April 1985) Conference of 400 students organised by 5 Grandes Ecoles + Sorbonne + Bureau des Eleves • Creation of the statutes: CIA (July) • Strong support from European Capitals (eg. Thatcher, Andreotti, Lubbers) • Six founding locals • : Paris, London, Leiden, Milano, Madrid, Munchen

  5. Who is this? Franck Biancheri First President of AEGEE-Europe (1985 – 1988)

  6. 1986 • The European Nights - video-links between 7 cities all-over Europe Loss of 80.000 ecu - resolved • EGEE II – first General Assembly (Agora) in München (April) • Adoption of the structure • First democratically elected European Board (CD)

  7. 1987 • CD has lunch with François Mitterrand France convinced of necessity of Erasmus-programme (March 18th) • Euromanagers conference in Köln  EMDS • Agora – Sevilla (November) • Affirmation that AEGEE is political although not linked to any political party • Creation of the Juridical Commission and Audit Commission

  8. 1988 • Presidents’ Meeting in Louvain-la-Neuve First Presidents’ Meeting preparing an Agora (February) • EGEE IV – Agora in Milano (April) • EGEE becomes AEGEE • Vieri Bracco succeeds Frank Biancheri as president • First project “Summer University” (11 cities) • IDE – Initiative for a Democratic Europe Severe conflict of role AEGEE in party politics. Result: AEGEE insists on being politically independent

  9. 1989 • Agora in Salamanca (April) First News Bulletin (by AEGEE-Amsterdam) • Moot Court (October - Firenze) • Agora in Salerno (November) • AEGEE opens up towards Central Europe • CD reduced to 16 people • Leipzig first AEGEE Contact beyond the former “Iron Curtain” • East West Working Group founded

  10. 1990 • AEGEE-Turku/Åbo first Contact in Nordic Countries • PM in Munchen (March) The criteria for Contacts, Contact Antennae and Antennae were set • Agora in Bonn (November) • AEGEE opens up to the USSR • Quo Vadis : AEGEE non-EU as well or not? • TEAM

  11. 1991 • PM in Groningen (February) • AEGEE searches for possibilities to move to Brussels • AEGEE starts to discuss about E-mail • Summer University Coordination Team moves from Maastricht to Milano • First European School in Madrid (July) • Agora in Budapest (November) Opened with a big panel-discussion about the United Europe

  12. 1992 • AGORA in Kós, organised by AEGEE-Athina • AEGEE expands partly to Turkey • First Year Plan was presented • First ‘Key to Europe’ was presented • AEGEE gets consultative status at OSCE

  13. 1993 • AEGEE gets consultative status at the Council of Europe (March) • The first “Case Study Trip” (to Albania) • AGORA in Praha (April) • Pavel Miladinovic becomes the first non-EU-Citizen as President of AEGEE-Europe • AGORA in Utrecht (November) • Zsuzsa Kigyós becomes the first female President of AEGEE-Europe

  14. 1994 • YP: Europe against Discrimination • AEGEE-Europe gets its first Website • Agora Montpellier • Dorian Selz resigns as president • Quality vs. quantity • Human Rights Working Group founded

  15. 1995 • 10th Anniversary AEGEE • 10th Anniversary Book is presented (May) • Agora in Amsterdam (April) • The whole of Turkey included into the AEGEE-network • AEGEE includes both Bosnian and Serbian Students • Discussion over political statements

  16. 1996 • Round Table on the Euro (January) • YP: Find Your Way to and within an Open Society • European Project “AEGEE and the ICG” • AEGEE-Europe moves to Brussels • AGORA Athina (November) • reduction of the number of CD members • split up the vote on the President and Secretary • introduction of the Network Commission

  17. 1996

  18. 1997 • YP: Europe and Euro (€40.000 profit) • David Stulík becomes the Young European of the Year (June) • First Socrates Action Day (November)

  19. 1998 • Agora in Maastricht (April) • African students invited official in plenary • All moral reports rejected • Agora in Hamburg (October) • Big panel-discussion about Education in Europe • The whole of Cyprus included into the AEGEE-network • Task Force • AEGEE became member of the European Youth Forum

  20. 1999 • PM in Novi Sad (2 weeks before the war started) • First AEGEE conference in European Parliament “Education for 2020” (March) • Specialization in Internal Education • PR European School • IT European School • European School II • Agora Barcelona (Coup d’Etat)

  21. 2000 • 15th Anniversary Year • Partnership agreement between AEGEE and UNESCO • Peace Summit • Newropeans Case • Conference in the European Parliament (June) • YP: Borderless Europe

  22. 2001 • White Paper on youth policy • First Planning Meeting Katowice • YP: Quo Vadis Europe • AGORA Constanta • Strategy Plan adopted • AGORA Ankara • Two presidential candidates

  23. 2002 • YP: EURECA • Project Global Employee (after Euro-Managers and TEAM of 1987 & 1990) • AGORA Amsterdam (May) • Moral Report rejection; CD resignation • Main fields of action, Strategy Plan, Yearplan • AGORA Athina (November) • Find Europe Co-ordination Team

  24. 2002

  25. 2003 • YP: Youth & Globalisation • AGORA Bucuresti & Zaragoza • Financial difficulties AEGEE-Europe • Discussion: Aims of AEGEE? Still relevant? • Voyager Working Group founded • Foundation AEGEE Trust Fund (FATF) • For 2004: European Identity

  26. AEGEE STRUCTURE How does it look? • Locals / Members • Agora • Comite Directeur (9 members) • Commissions: JC, AC, MemCom, NetCom, Chair • Planning Meeting (Think, Action) • SUCT / Find Europe • Working Groups

  27. AEGEE ACTIVITIES ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP SERVICES ?

  28. AEGEE MEMBERS IDEALISTIC FUN CAREER

  29. FUTURE ? • What will be the future of AEGEE ? • What will be YOUR future in AEGEE ?

  30. And … Now its your turn to add to AEGEE and its history and continue the sparkle! Thanks a lot for your attention! 

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