History
In 1987, students from the universities of Warsaw, Barcelona and Utrecht met and had the idea to start an association to exchange their geographical knowledge between several countries in Europe. One year later, in 1988 it was getting official by launching a foundation with chair in Utrecht. EGEA has grown until 2011 from its initial three entities to a current number of 80 entities in 34 different European countries. The year 1996 gives an initial change for the organization, due to the fact that the first homepage was established. At the General Assembly 2009 in Heeg a change of organization was decided. Since then EGEA is working as an Association.
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