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The Working Groups (WG)

The Working Groups (WG). Presented by Natalie Kolbe & Stefan Hauk Regional Meeting Lund, November 2003. The Working Groups (WG). The Working Groups. The Working Groups are the places where YOU can become active on European level and join AEGEE members who are interested in specific issues.

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The Working Groups (WG)

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  1. The Working Groups (WG) Presented by Natalie Kolbe & Stefan Hauk Regional Meeting Lund, November 2003

  2. The Working Groups (WG) The Working Groups • The Working Groups are the places where YOU can become active on European level and join AEGEE members who are interested in specific issues. • They organise events, edit publications, conduct discussions, give support to AEGEE-Europe, etc.

  3. The Working Groups (WG)Communication tools The Working Groups • Mailing lists: http://lists.aegee.org • Tiki – shared editing of documents … soon to come !

  4. The Working Groups (WG) The Working Groups • There are three kinds of Working Groups: • AEGEE Working Groups • Thematic Working Groups • Supporting Working Groups

  5. AEGEE Working Groups • They have the same status as an Antenna, i.e. they are registered as associations, have statutes, have delegates and voting rights at the Agora. AEGEE Working Groups

  6. AEGEE Working Groups • The AEGEE Working Groups: • AEGEE-Academy • Cultural Working Group • Education Working Group • Human Rights Working Group • International Politics Working Group • Dance Working Group AEGEE Working Groups

  7. Human Resources Working Group Founded in 1999 as supporting WG Since Agora Bucuresti AEGEE-WG Aim: enable and support internal education in co-operation with the HR Responsible in the CD. Focussed on developping the Human Resources of AEGEE. • AEGEE-Academy AEGEE Working Groups

  8. Running a database on Internal Education material. www.aegee.org office internal education • Organises Internal Education events F Contact: www.aegee.org/academy, academy-board-l@aegee.org • AEGEE-Academy AEGEE Working Groups T4T

  9. Cultural Working Group Aim: enhance the knowledge, understanding and respect of the wide variety of cultures in Europe. Hopes to act for a natural development of cultural and artistic diversity Wants to help in the conceptualization of a common peace culture for humanity. AEGEE Working Groups

  10. Cultural Working Group Activities: AEGEE-Live Magazine Artistic and cultural mazine www.aegee.org/live, aegee-live@yahoogroups.com Cultural Fair During the Agora Bucuresti, traditional clothes, food, drinks and other national objects were presented Theatre School Planned for September 2004 Contact:http://www.aegee.org/wg/cwg/, CWG-BOARD-L@aegee.org AEGEE Working Groups

  11. Education Working Group For students who are interested in European integration in the field of Higher Education and who would like to contribute to its development. Publication: Erasmus Manual Provides Erasmus Responsibles of AEGEE and International Offices of universities with useful information for the daily work of those who take care of in- and outgoing exchange students. http://www.aegee.org/erasmusmanual/ AEGEE Working Groups

  12. Education Working Group Activities: Bologna Process Creation of similar educational systems all over Europe, the recognition of studies abroad, etc. European Day of Languages Information about languages, raise awareness of their importance and motivation to learn a new language Socrates on the Move Spread information about the Socrates II programme Socrates Action Week Campaign to evaluate and promote the Socrates programme Contact:www.aegee.org/wg/ewg/, ewg-board-l@aegee.org AEGEE Working Groups

  13. Human Rights Working Group Represents the conscience of AEGEE andbrings human rights violations into public notice. Its topics of activities cover Balkan matters, visa issues, immigration, crimes against humanity and more. Activities: Workshops at Agoras and PMs On the Move: the Migration Project tackling the topic of Migration within the European context Next Conference: Human Resources – Human Import, 27.-30.11.2003, Passau Contact:www.aegee.org/wg/hrwg, hrwg-board-l@aegee.org AEGEE Working Groups

  14. International Politics Working Group Forum for students interested in international politics Activities: PIE (Palestinians, Israelis, Europeans) Project supports and encourages intercultural dialogue between Palestinians, Israelis and Europeans Europe‘s (torn?) Identity, conference, Lubljana, October 2003 Diplomatic Seminar, Bucuresti, May 2003 Contact:www.aegee.org/wg/ipwg/, ipwg-board-l@aegee.org AEGEE Working Groups

  15. Thematic Working Groups • They are a platform for discussion and knowledge on specific topics. They do not have voting rights at the Agora. • Thematic Working Groups: • East-West Working Group • Dance Working Group Thematic Working Groups

  16. East-West Working Group • First established Working Group in 1988 • Aims: Informing AEGEE and the outside world on East-West relations and related topics • Supporting the development of the AEGEE-network in Central and Eastern Europe. • Activities: • Case Study Trips (Albania ´94, Ukraine ´95, Former Yugoslavia ´96, Caucasus 2003) • Contact: www.aegee.org/wg/ewwg/ewwg.html, ewwg-board-l@aegee.org Thematic Working Groups

  17. Dance Working Group Dance Working Group is not an all-too-serious working group. New members can get a glimpse of the AEGEE Spirit and start becoming more active Activities: Dance Around Europe" 10 events over the course of the year Closing event: Music Voyagers-A journey beyond noise!, Athens, 20-23.11.2003 Contact: www.aegee.org/wg/dwg , dwg-board-l@aegee.org Thematic Working Groups

  18. Supporting Working Groups • They deal with a specific task to support the CD and the locals. • The Supporting Working Groups: • Public Relations Working Group • IT Working Group • Visa Freedom Fighters • Bobigosa Working Group • Voyager Working Group Supporting Working Groups

  19. Public Relation Working Group Supports the work of the CD in the field of PR Strives to find and develop innovative communication technologies to maintain, and improve the image and visibility of AEGEE Activities: Organising PRES Publishing twice a year the PR-ezine Supporting new locals Contact: www.aegee.org/wg/prwg/, prwg-board-l@aegee.org The Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Supporting Working Groups Supporting Working Groups Working Group portal

  20. IT Working Group Deals with all kinds of Information Technology related topics within AEGEE. Group of AEGEE-members, who have expertises in different fields of Information Technology. Areas of work: Maintenance of IT infrastructure, Internal Education about IT, Software Development Contact: http://aegee.student.utwente.nl/~itwg/, itwg-board-l@aegee.org The Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Supporting Working Groups Supporting Working Groups Working Group portal

  21. Visa Freedom Fighter Strive for the abolition of visas in Europe and aim at removing all borders to persons' mobility on our continent. Activities: Publishing an on-line booklet on visa regulations, trie to make it easier for AEGEE members to receive their visa. Contact: www.aegee.org/visabooklet/, visa-board-l@aegee.org The Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Supporting Working Groups Supporting Working Groups Working Group portal

  22. Bobigosa Working Group A thematical, virtual square, where people with common ideals meet for creating new and useful proposals Spread their own visions of what AEGEE should be but is not yet. Irony and sarcasm are used as main tools. Contact: davidecalenda@tin.it The Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Supporting Working Groups Supporting Working Groups Working Group portal

  23. Voyage Working Group Last created Working Group: Agora Zaragoza Aim: collect information about cheapest travel possibilities and share them with the network Enable AEGEE members to travel more often due to lower travel costs Stay tuned… …more information coming soon …. Contact: Norman Kummer normannus@WEB.DE The Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Supporting Working Groups Supporting Working Groups

  24. Working Group Portal • Got interested? You are motivated to join a Working Group? 1. go to www.aegee.org/wg 2. click on the WG you want to join 3. click the „join“ button 4. fill in your AEGEE username and password 5. fill in the online form Working Group portal • PS.: soon WG board elections will take place online, through the Working Group Portal 

  25. Step1: www.aegee.org/wg • Step2: click WG you want to join Working Group portal

  26. Step3: click “join” Working Group portal

  27. Step4: fill in your AEGEE username and password Working Group portal

  28. Step5: fill in the online form Working Group portal

  29. Step6: Congratulation! Your application was sent to the WG board for approval. • You will soon be subscribed to the WG’s mailing list of your choice  Working Group portal

  30. Thank you very much for your attention !For any question, don’t hesitate to contact us: stefan.hauk@aegee.orgacademy_is_cool@freenet.de

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