1. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal Presented by Natalie Kolbe & Stefan Hauk Regional Meeting Lund, November 2003 The Working Groups (WG)

2. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal The Working Groups (WG) 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. The Working Groups

3. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal The Working Groups (WG) Communication tools Mailing lists: http://lists.aegee.org Tiki – shared editing of documents … soon to come ! The Working Groups

4. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal The Working Groups (WG) There are three kinds of Working Groups: AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Supporting Working Groups The Working Groups

5. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal 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. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal 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. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal AEGEE-Academy 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 Working Groups

8. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal AEGEE-Academy AEGEE Working Groups  Running a database on Internal Education material. www.aegee.org office internal education www.aegee.org  Organises Internal Education events Contact: www.aegee.org/academy, www.aegee.org/academy academy-board-l@aegee.org T4TT4TT4TT4TF

9. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal AEGEE Working Groups 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.

10. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal AEGEE Working Groups Cultural Working Group Activities: AEGEE-Live Magazine Artistic and cultural mazine www.aegee.org/live, aegee-live@yahoogroups.com www.aegee.org/liveaegee-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/, http://www.aegee.org/wg/cwg/ CWG-BOARD-L@aegee.org

11. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal AEGEE Working Groups 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/ Education Working Group

12. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal AEGEE Working Groups 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 www.aegee.org/wg/ewg/ ewg-board-l@aegee.org

13. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal AEGEE Working Groups Human Rights Working Group Represents the conscience of AEGEE and brings 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 www.aegee.org/wg/hrwghrwg-board-l@aegee.org

14. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal AEGEE Working Groups 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 www.aegee.org/wg/ipwg /ipwg-board-l@aegee.org

15. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal 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. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal 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, www.aegee.org/wg/ewwg/ewwg.html ewwg-board-l@aegee.org Thematic Working Groups

17. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal 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, www.aegee.org/wg/dwg dwg-board-l@aegee.org Dance Working Group Thematic Working Groups

18. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal 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. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal Supporting Working Groups 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/, www.aegee.org/wg/prwg/ prwg-board-l@aegee.org

20. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal Supporting Working Groups 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/, http://aegee.student.utwente.nl/~itwg/ itwg-board-l@aegee.org IT Working Group

21. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal Supporting Working Groups 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/, www.aegee.org/visabooklet/ visa-board-l@aegee.org

22. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal Supporting Working Groups 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.itdavidecalenda@tin.it

23. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Supporting Working Groups 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.DEnormannus@WEB.DE

24. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal 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 PS.: soon WG board elections will take place online, through the Working Group Portal Working Group portal

25. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal Step1: www.aegee.org/wgwww.aegee.org/wg Step2: click WG you want to join Working Group portal

26. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal Step3: click “join” Working Group portal

27. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal Step4: fill in your AEGEE username and password Working Group portal

28. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal Step5: fill in the online form Working Group portal

29. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal 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. Created by Natalie Kolbe for RM Lund, November 2003 Working Groups in AEGEE- Europe The Working Groups Supporting Working Groups AEGEE Working Groups Thematic Working Groups Working Group portal Thank you very much for your attention ! For any question, don’t hesitate to contact us: stefan.hauk@aegee.org academy_is_cool@freenet.de