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AEGEE is excited to join the YOUTHreach project coordinated by Maastricht University in partnership with 14 leading research institutions (including the London School of Economics, University of Birmingham, University of Barcelona). YOUTHreach’s goal is to help the young people across Europe during a time when mental health problems in the 12-25 age group are skyrocketing. For this project, researchers designed a suite of youth-centred tools and interventions. Over a period of five years, the project evaluates the cost-effectiveness, safety and scalability of three pre-existing mental health solutions: -          Walk-in centres offering anonymous and personalised mental health [...]

AEGEE-Europe participated in a Study Session in co-operation with Council of Europe’s Youth Department (YD).  The Study Session, entitled Regenerate (YOU)th: Cultivating Circular Economy Solutions in Youth Work,  aimed to foster the quality development of youth work by enhancing youth workers’ competencies in circular economy and project management in order to create a sustainable project management model framework for youth organisations.   The Study Session provided the space to accomplish the following objectives: Increase 25 youth workers’ understanding of circular economy principles and their application within youth work, using non-formal education methods; Enhance 25 youth workers’ project management skills with [...]

Girls Go Circular is one of the ongoing initiatives supported by the European Commission under the Digital Education Action Plan. AEGEE-Europe is proud to be one of the partners contributing to this project, with many other actors led by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Girls Go Circular aims at empowering girls and young women aged 14 to 19 to develop digital and entrepreneurial skills through an innovative online learning programme focused on the circular economy. The project aims to close the gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) by giving participants the tools and knowledge [...]

The project “Let’s Break the Erasmus Bubble” is one of the recently funded projects. It is an Erasmus+ project under Key Action 2. AEGEE-Europe is honoured to be a partner organisation and to work collaboratively with the Consortium to accomplish the project’s goal, namely supporting international students in host countries. Many foreign students encounter difficulties with administrative procedures as well as challenges regarding the social integration in the local communities. Therefore, this project seeks to smoothen the arrival process and make a positive impact on the overall international experience of students. The project has the following target groups: international students [...]