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| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Type | Student organization |
| Focus | Cultural diplomacy Internationalism Pan-Europeanism Pro-Europeanism |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Location | |
| Origins | Paris, France |
Area served | Armenia |
| Affiliations | European Students' Forum |
| Revenue | Non-profit organization |
| Website | www.aegee.org/ |
AEGEE Yerevan (Armenian:AEGEE Երևան) is theArmenian branch of theEuropean Students' Forum (AEGEE-Europe). AEGEE Yerevan was founded in 2010 as anon-profitstudent organization and is headquartered inYerevan.[1]
AEGEE Yerevan was founded in 2010 as an official chapter of theEuropean Students' Forum in Armenia.[2] AEGEE is one ofEurope's biggestinterdisciplinary student organizations. AEGEE is anon-governmental and politically independent organization open to students and young people across 42 European countries.[3]
AEGEE Yerevan supports the development of closerArmenia–European Union relations, the continuedEuropean integration of Armenia, and the development of ademocratic and diverse society which is politically and socially integrated.[4] AEGEE Yerevan also supports the promotion of a moreunified Europe, fighting intolerance and discrimination, protection ofhuman rights andequality, and advocating for cross-border co-operation and mobility for young Europeans and students.[5] AEGEE Yerevan organizes several youth programs, workshops, and volunteer projects across Armenia. AEGEE-Yerevan also seeks to boost participation and involvement of Armenian youth in European youth initiatives and to inform Armenian youth about European formal and non-formal educational programs.[6][7][8]
On 24 February 2012, AEGEE Yerevan, theErasmus Mundus programme, andYerevan State University organized the "Mobility Action Day" in collaboration with theEU'sEastern Partnership. The aim of the event was to spread information about the Erasmus Mundus programme.[9] Specialists from theBritish Council were in attendance.
On 1 December 2014, AEGEE Yerevan organized a model EU conference known as the "Armenia Model European Union" (AMEU) for the fourth year in a row. The political simulation included 140 participants from 16 countries. The event was sponsored by theDelegation of the European Union to Armenia and funded by theEuropean Commission. Topics centered around the development and sustainability of democratic societies on the European continent.[4] Representatives of Armeniancivil society, theCouncil of Europe and former EU Ambassador to Armenia Traian Hristea attended. The AMEU is held annually each autumn.
In 2017, AEGEE held a large conference for 250 students. The conference was attended by EU officials including theDirectorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Christian Danielsson.[10]
Between 8–12 March 2018, AEGEE Yerevan hosted the "European Planning Meeting" (EPM). EPM Yerevan 2018 was the largest European youth event ever organized in Armenia and AEGEE.[10] It was also the first time that an AEGEE meeting was held in theSouth Caucasus.[11] Topics included cooperation between Armenia and the EU, EU relations withEastern Partnership members, visa free travel within theSchengen Area, and youth participation in theErasmus Programme.[12] The slogan for EPM Yerevan 2018 wasBorderless Europe.
In June 2020, AEGEE Yerevan hosted the first ever onlineAgora (General Assembly). The event was held virtually due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[13] Over 500 young leaders from around 40 European countries participated.[14]
