It's all about networking!

In the eve of the new term we welcomed European boards of our fellow international student associations based in Brussels - ESN, BEST, ELSA, JADE, IAAS and EPSA. Just as in our case all of them have fresh, newly elected teams ready for new partnerships and joint successes. We will keep you posted about further cooperation - both the parties and the serious work :-)

Team building Luxembourg

My personal highlight of the knowledge transfer period: three days in Luxembourg to get to know each other a little better in informal setting, explore one of the European capitals, and recharge our batteries for the last week of knowledge transfer and strategic planning. Special thanks to AEGEE-Luxembourg-member Giselle who showed us the hotspots of the city's nightlife.

Team building efficiency: 100% :-)

Our Great European Bodies in Brussels

Strategic Planning Meeting - the final stage in 5 months long consultations for the drafting of the Strategic Plan 2009 - 2011 - brought together members of the old and new CD, and representatives of the Academy, IPWG, HRWG, PRWG, Netcom, SUCT, EnWG, LO, LA, SuFu... 22 in total! During three long days (August 15 - 17) they discussed the history and organization of AEGEE, current developments in the world, revised vision, mission and values statements for organization's identity and started defining new focus areas for next three years. The nights were as much exiting with floral carpet exhibition at Grand Place (showcased only once every 2 years) and Miljan's and Tena's marvelous guitar concerts ;-) Big thanks to everybody!

Arrival of the new Comite Directeur in Brussels

Three months after their election at the Agora in Ljubljana (AEGEE's general assembly), the six new members of the Comite Directeur 2008-2009 joined Dragan in the Brussels' Headoffice for a one month training and knowledge transfer period. During this first week, the individual CD members spent several days with their successors guiding them through the Headoffice infrastructures, taking them to meetings with potential sponsors and explaining the ins and outs of their task. Day to day life at Rue Nestor de Tiere 15 also got some deserved attention when the new residents rolled up their sleeves to transform the garden and polish the bathroom.

Stay tuned :)