Incoming AEGEE-Valletta executive board sworn into office
Graduation, now what? Careers in Europe

If you are in your final year of studies or simply would like to know more about what type of employments/opportunities are being offered, we encourage you to join us. At the end of the session you will also have the opportunity to ask questions to the panel.
Also if you would like to know more about AEGEE-Valletta and the international opportunities we offer, we kindly invite you to visit the stand at the University Quadrangle between Monday, 19th April and Friday 23rd April 2010 as part of AEGEE week.
If you require more info about the info. session or simply about AEGEE-Valletta in general, kindly email us on info@aegee-valletta.org
Happy Easter

..and the journey starts here AEGEE 25: Celebrating Legacies !!

25 years ago, a group of people led by Franck Biancheri in Paris all with ideas of a unified Europe founded EGEE I initiating a European legacy of youth ideals…
A silent city sits on top of a hill…Medina was its name…Full of noblemen houses and families this old capital city was sitting there enjoying the view for more than 5000 years…the nobility legacy started
20 years ago, AEGEE embraced its ideals and opened its doors to students in Central and Eastern Europe directed by the Quo Vadis Group…this legacy has extended up to the western slopes of the Ural Mountains…
On March 28th 1566, the Grandmaster La Vallette laid the first stone of the new capital City Valletta “a city built by gentlemen for gentlemen”… a legacy of Knights, commerce and festivities still lives in the walls of our Capital city for all to view…
14 years ago AEGEE’s Headquarters moved to Brussels…the capital of the EU…from there the legacy became bigger and more serious and huge projects were organised like “find Your Way” project in 1996.
The 1st of May 2004, was the day in which Maltese and Gozitan citizens became citizens of the European Union. This opening of a new chapter brought a legacy of change and advancement in Malta
Today, the AEGEE network has grown rapidly with a legacy active in more than 240 university cities in 43 European countries, making it the biggest European Association ever…
So let’s join these legacies of cultural richness, mind blowing quests and dates to remember and let’s celebrate in Maltese and AEGEEAN style the years of success which made us who we are. Let’s party down AEGEE’s 25 years on sandy beaches in Malta, or explore these years whilst walking down the Gozitan bastions of Cittadella or basking in the sun next to the Blue Lagoon…one may either dream of sunburnt legacies, majestic architectural achievements or else live them by joining us this summer for yet another AEGEE-Valletta unforgettable event.
March Newsletter is out !!
AEGEE Week 2010
Photography Made Easy - International Opportunity
- Basic Course: Deals with History of Photography, types and main technical characteristics of modern cameras, and the fundamentals of composition. Workshop is conducted by Yuri Artyukh, member of the Union of Photographers in Ukraine
- Landscape and Nature Photography: Basic technique for landscape photography and photography in extreme conditions. The speaker is Vladimir Ogloblin, member of the Union of Photo Artists of Russia and Ukraine
- Portrait Photography: Types of portrait: classic portrait, business portrait, children portrait, family portrait, group portrait, and usage of light in studio portrait photography. The workshop will be delivered by Vladimir Lelyuk, who has been in photography for over 25 years.
- Advertising and Still Life Photography: Types and equipment for still life photography, how to create a photo studio at your home using expedient means, and a creative approach to still life photography. The speaker is Gennady Udovychenko.
- Photojournalism and Editorial Photography: The historical importance of photojournalism, technique for field photography, media laws and the rights of a photographer. The workshop will be conducted by Sergei Kozlov, a reporter.
It's time to GET MOVING !

So see you all this Sunday ! It's gonna be an event with a difference, but the usual AEGEE-Valletta fun is guaranteed ! :)
More info? info@aegee-valletta.org :)
Meet AEGEE

- AEGEE was founded in 1985 in Paris
- AEGEE has lobbied for the initiation of ERASMUS programme in 1987 in Paris
- AEGEE is the biggest interdisciplinary students’ association in Europe The structure and the people
- Today AEGEE has approximately 15.000 members in currently 224 local groups spread all over Europe in 43 countries
- AEGEE’s main pillars are Active Citizenship, Peace and Stability, Higher Education and
- AEGEE aims to promote European co-operation and integration among young people, especially those in the student world
- AEGEE is a secular, non-profit, financially and ideologically independent organisation
- AEGEE is not linked to any political party, but it carries out pro-European projects with an aim - European integration - that have direct influence on European policies.
- AEGEE has six Focus Areas: three Thematical and three Organisational
- AEGEE members organise and participate in a wide range of activities such as conferences, seminars, exchanges, training courses, case study trips and street actions, as well as various other types of meetings and the well known Summer Universities
- AEGEE members from local level can get directly involved in the European Working Groups, Project Teams and Commissions.
AEGEE-Valletta February Newsletter
Summer Universities

Student Forum Maastricht

Magical AEGEE moments
Back from the travelling life
Hey
Here I am again ! Finally, phew, exams are over ! It’s been hardly 20 hours since I heaved a huge sigh of relief as I wrote the final full stop of my last exam for this semester. And I still can’t believe it. From my side, I must say that I did quite well. I hope the same goes for all those of you reading this blog :))
I must say I’m in love with the post-exams feeling. That feeling of being able to wake up late after so many weeks of waking up to the horrible sound of the alarm clock early morning. Or of waking up to the smell of coffee to try and get your brain working again in the early hours when half the world is still asleep. I’m in love with the feeling of being able to wake up at any hour without feeling guilty. Of finally being able to go out without any time restrictions or thoughts of the pile of scribbled-on papers waiting for you at home. Of actually devoting some time to yourself to feel and look great. And of finally being able to devote myself fully to AEGEE-Valletta. Yes, I simply love it.
Yet this time round, the post-exam period for me is even greater than ever before. Tomorrow, Friday 5th, barely 36 hours after my last exam, I’ll be on my way to Russia on an AEGEE event !! To be quite frank, I’m viewing it more as a challenge than as a normal ‘holiday’ !! With temperatures currently around -25 degrees in Russia, I think the best thing that can happen in this event is the feeling of satisfaction of having survived through such, well inhumane I must say, temperatures and coming back to Malta alive :))
But of course, I also can’t wait to have a great time not only with the other participants from all over Europe [around 15 countries according to the organisers ], but also with the other 3 AEGEE-Valletta members [Liz - current President, Pierre - ex President, Andrew - Active member] who will all be on their way to Russia in less than 24 hours !!
I will definitely keep you updated with the progress of the Maltese group in Russia ! Goodluck with any remaining exams you might have!
If you’re jealous that I’ll be going to Russia, don’t be. Just check out www.aegee.org/events and you too could be on your way to a great European city sometime soon
Keep well !
Jeanella
TGI Friday !
Wow. I’ve just realised. It’s Thursday !!! I can’t believe another week is nearly over. Phew.
Anyone in his right senses will agree with me that the weekend, in itself, is something to look forward to. Even if there’s nothing planned. Just waking up that tad bit later (or VERY late in my case ) makes one realise that the best things in life really ARE free.
But this weekend for us AEGEEans is special. Tomorrow for the first time we will be celebrating the birthday of someone very very special to all of us - AEGEE-Valletta itself !!! On 2 November AEGEE-Valletta in fact turned 12, and we’ll be celebrating this very special day tomorrow, together the AEGEE-Valletta Alumni who have worked a lot in the past years to make AEGEE-Valletta what it is today!
Mmmm.. can’t wait !!
Jeanella
Trying to get used to the world of blogging !!
Ok, I must admit, I’m totally new to this new blogging era. I never quite got the point of it all; with Facebook taking up a lot of my time (especially during study periods, of course. . ) I always preferred to simply update my status, comment on his and her album or simply read every single status of my 500 or so friends and then gossip about them later !!
So what takes me to the world of blogging? Getting bored of Facebook? Maybe. . or Possibly, rather ! Want you AEGEE-Valletta members to get to know us better? Definitely.
Over the years (not that I’ve been in AEGEE for a decade, so perhaps saying ‘in the 2 years I’ve been in AEGEE’ would be more accurate . . I’ve noticed that communication between the PEOPLE in the board (cos we are real people after all, not mere ‘President’ and ‘Human Resources Responsible’) and the PEOPLE who also happen to be AEGEE-Valletta members (we understand you are real people too
has not been quite optimal, to put it nicely. I therefore seriously hope that this blog will help you get to know us just a little bit better, at least.
And after writing these 2 paragraphs or so, I’ve realised that I’m actually starting to enjoy the ‘world’ of blogging !!!
Well I seriously hope this blog will serve the purpose of helping you get to know us better; perhaps we can also keep you company in those never-ending days and weeks just before exams
That’s all for now; I promise I’ll be back soon !!
Happy new blogger,
Jeanella
a couple of hours later.. the result.. my 2nd press release :D
Is it heaven? Is it hell? Where should I go? And the credits, what about them? Are they really transferred? And what about the credits my colleagues will do whilst I am abroad?! And then there is the funding problem: Will they be enough?? Is it safe to go alone, in a country I have never visited before? And for so long?! Sure it will be fun but what if I get lonely?? And the language.. Will I cope if I don’t even speak their language? If you ever thought about ERASMUS, these thoughts have probably crossed your mind… and not just once!
If you are thinking about going for ERASMUS, are simply interested or have already been on an ERASMUS programme, then AEGEE-Valletta would like to invite you for a debate, entitled “Exploring ERASMUS”. Since its foundation, in 1985, AEGEE still considers the foundation of ERASMUS programme in 1987 as one of its largest achievements. As it lobbied for the initiation of the programme back in 1987, AEGEE still fights for the rights of ERASMUS students today.
Hence, this debate was chosen as one of our main events during University of Malta’s Organisation’s week. The debate will be held on Wednesday 11thNovember at 10am at the University Quadrangle. Whilst being chaired by Ms. Anna Abela, the debate’s panel will include 2 students, one who is currently on an ERASMUS programme in Malta, and another Maltese student who has been on an ERASMUS programme in the past, UOM international Office representatives and Parliament Secretary of Sport Youth and Culture Hon Clyde Puli. Other tentative speakers include representatives from EUPA.
Thus, if you have questions about ERASMUS running through your mind, don’t let them bother you any longer. On the 11th of November, make sure you will be at the quadrangle at 10am. With people who have experienced ERASMUS and also representatives from the main organisations in charge of the programme, this is the best place to get your answers.
In addition to “Exploring Erasmus”, during Organisation’s week AEGEE-Valletta will also be organising an International night and two info meetings (where you can learn what AEGEE is all about). For further information about AEGEE, and the types of local and international events we organise, please email us on info@aegee-valletta.org.
Nella
just warming up my fingers…
hello everyone.. mm nice to see we have our own blog haha.. some other place for me to write on between press releases, news letters, work reports etc etc hahaha (AEGEE really does get me back in the university spirit. lol )..
anyway, acccidently in the middle of thinking about this thing I have to write and the other… and dreaming about my next flight (which will take me to the Netherlands) the following thought crossed my mind.. esp to liz.. did you realize that the initials PR stand also for Press Release??????
Ps: looking forward for this evening’s interview liz.. i get to take out all my nerves on you.. be prepared.. not all questions are easy :P you guys will get to read them in november’s newsletter
sorry i just needed to get in writing mode before starting some serious stuff.. hehehe
TC all you luvly ppl (with or without, flowers in your hair).. cu tonight
Nella