External Projects

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 [...]

  YOUTHreach: A New EU-Wide Project to Tackle Youth Mental Health Challenges YOUTHreach, an EU-funded Horizon project, is officially launching with a mission to address the growing mental health challenges faced by young people across Europe. Operating across 9 countries and involving 14 research institutions, this 5-year, €8.5 million initiative is focused on evaluating and scaling three promising youth mental health interventions. The project will assess whether these interventions are cost-effective, safe, and applicable to other populations:   Walk-in Centre: A safe, anonymous, youth-friendly space, free of charge. App-Based Training: Designed to empower young people to manage their mental health. [...]

CESCY (Circular Economy- Sustainable Competences for Youth) is one of the current Erasmus+ funded projects of AEGEE. It is coordinated by Lowmerism OÜ in cooperation with  Common Gold, Zink Asturias, Mentes Emprendedoras and Associazione Redu Rete Educare Ai Diritti Humani.  With this project we aim to bring together different stakeholders with a specific knowledge set, who all contribute to the overall aim of the project: to create the competence framework for youth work on circular economy and sustainability. The framework would include an overview of which knowledge, skills and attitudes young people (and beyond) would need to ensure sustainable practices [...]

ECMA is one of the most recent Erasmus+ funded projects of AEGEE. It is coordinated by OBESSU in cooperation with AEGEE-Europe, AEGEE-Bamberg, AEGEE-Budapest, AEGEE-Tartu & AEGEE-Zagreb, as well as Youth for Exchange and Understanding, Impossible Foundation, ARCI Liguria and ISSU. ECMA empowers young people to become change makers in their own community and beyond. Throughout the project 6 experienced community leaders from the youth field (Change Ambassadors) will mentor 30 motivated young people that want to make a difference in their local communities (Change Makers). By participating in a series of online meetings, study visits, events, trainings and a Massive [...]

InclusiON NOW! Development of Inclusive Youth Work in the Eastern Partnership countries Equality, inclusion and diversity are core values of youth work in Europe. Many vulnerable young people in the Eastern Partnership countries have limited access to the four major aspects of inclusion: education, healthcare, employment and civic participation. The youth inclusion gaps in the Eastern Partnership countries are covering a broad spectrum of dimensions, from gender rights to the rights of people with disabilities. Given this context, a European consortium of youth organizations implements a project - “InclusiON NOW! Development of Inclusive Youth Work in the Eastern Partnership countries”. [...]

In 2020 AEGEE has launched a new project, called HerMainY, that focuses on Gender Mainstreaming in the field of Communication. This project is funded by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe and it is the ideal continuation of the GENDERS project: it addresses youth organisations on the topic of gender mainstreaming and aims to disseminate knowledge on gender mainstreaming and sharing best practices.  The final output of this annual work plan is a handbook of quality and easy-to-use resources on how to implement gender mainstreaming in youth activities. HerMainY aims at providing youth organisations with this handbook [...]

Since Autumn 2018, AEGEE / European Students’ Forum has been raising awareness on the topic of Mental Health within the organization. In Autumn 2019, thanks to the support of the European Youth Foundation (Council of Europe), AEGEE launched a project titled MINT: Mental health In Non-formal education and Training. This project includes a live meeting (February 2020, Brussels) and an 8-day long training event (April 2020). The training event will be hosted by and organized in cooperation with AEGEE-Tartu (Estonia). During this training event 16 participants will learn about Mental Health and how to apply this in their trainings. These [...]