AEGEE stands for “Association des Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l’Europe”.
It takes its name from the birthplaces of democracy – the Aegean Sea and the first parliament established at the dawn of the French Revolution, Les Etats Généraux.
Being the biggest interdisciplinary student association in Europe, it is represented in 260 academic cities, 42 countries and by 17.000 students. Our activity, not linked to any political party, is characterized by voluntarism, non-profitability and secular status of our projects.
AEGEE promotes a unified Europe without prejudices, striving for creating an open and tolerant society of today and tomorrow by involving students and young graduates in valuable projects and discussions over the topics of importance for the societies young people find themselves in. It promotes communication and integration in academic environments across Europe and at the same time creates the network of European friends.

What makes AEGEE truly European is that it does not recognize the national level and does not use the national administrative structures. The two levels officially recognized in AEGEE structure are the local level (providing the core for all activities and an opportunity for regular social meetings) and European (making the basis for intercultural knowledge sharing by involvement in working groups and international project teams). This organisational structure itself does not allow a creation of physical and tries to erase the existence of mental borders between students coming from all parts of Europe.

Last but not least, AEGEE is made of incredibly motivated young people, who work for what they believe in. In return they get personal satisfaction, hope that they have influenced the course of things they have touched and what they think and say really matters. The European minded find in AEGEE a perfect environment to learn and act as a European citizen.