The Summer University applications are open for all AEGEE-Valletta members. The deadline is Friday via the official Summer University website: www.aegee.org/su. All interested youths and students between the ages of 18 to 35 years can contact AEGEE-Valletta for further information and assistance on the application procedure.
A Summer University is usually a two-week event organised by an AEGEE antenna involving about 20 to 60 students from all over Europe. Summer Universities are organised by young volunteering people for young people. The activities carried out during a Summer University range from academic activities such as classes of foreign languages, different courses on technical themes to multicultural activities such as summer student parties and sport activities.
It is the largest volunteer-based mobility programme in Europe exerting its influence in Europe for 20 years now and involves more than 6,000 youths from 40 European countries outstretching from Portugal to Azerbaijan, and Finland to Malta. Born in 1988, the Summer University Project (SU) has been developed by AEGEE-Europe as the chief tool in promoting European integration among young citizens. The year 2007 marks the 20th anniversary of the Summer University, making it the longest-lasting project in AEGEE history as well as the largest volunteer-based one in Europe.
A multicultural perspective is the crux of the project opening such a dimension to the participants providing a wide spectrum of events. Promoting the rich cultural heritage and fostering mutual understanding among different language communities with a special focus on young people is what the Summer University Project is about. Summer Universities are meant to promote cultural exchange, mutual understanding, language skills (and their importance in personal development) and active citizenship by removing national divisions, overcoming prejudices and upholding a European feeling.
Indeed the project has been several times nominated as a clear example of student mobility across Europe.
This year, the 20th anniversary of this great initiative is to be celebrated in Istanbul in the beginning of November.
Students will be able to apply to participate in this congress which aims among others at reviewing the history of the project and its achievements to date, and discussing its future development.
As is apt, the mobility of young people in Europe will be the main topic of this anniversary event.
All interested youths and students who would like to experience cultural exchange at its best are kindly requested to email AEGEE-Valletta on: [email protected]