At the closing cremony of the 108th World Congress of Esperanto in Turin, the distribution of 12 diplomas – for Outstanding Performance or Outstanding Artistic Performance for the year 2023 – was announced. The diplomas for Outstanding Performance have been awarded by the Board of UEA since the year 2007. The Australian Esperanto Association received a Diploma of Outstanding Performance for its long-term holding of summer schools with participants and leaders from various countries and continents, and for its ongoing […]

In 2023, AEA encourages Australian Esperantists to participate in CEFR exams. The CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) exam system was created to provide a common basis for describing levels of language proficiency and to improve the ease of comparison of language qualifications across different countries and educational systems. You can take exams at levels B1, B2, and C1, in written, oral, or both parts. This year, the exams will take place in June (online) or August (physically […]

The Australian Esperanto Association (AEA) announces an exciting event for the Australian Esperanto movement: the launch of Rompitaj Labirintoj / Bung Mazes, a book of poetry in Esperanto and English, published by AEA, with the opening of an art exhibition by the author, the famous Australian poet, Kit Kelen. Sunday, 27 November, 2–5pm at Shop-Gallery, 112 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW There will be two short launch speeches: • one in English (by Jonathan Shaw), and • one in Esperanto […]

When? 8–12 January 2022 Specifically: Saturday, 8 January, 11am – Wednesday, 12 January, 9pm All times are NSW (UTC+11). How? Online, using Zoom Full program See the full program (mostly in Esperanto), with links to videos in YouTube. How much did it cost? AEA and NZEA members: free (however donations were much appreciated) Non-members: recommended donation of $75.00 for the whole congress, or $20.00 per day Summer school There were formal classes (with world-famous instructor Alexander Vaughn Miller) at an intermediate […]

Registrations for the Australia and New Zealand Virtual Esperanto Congress and Summer School 2022 are now open.

In its first session during the 104th World Congress, the Committee of UEA (Universala Esperanto-Asocio = World Esperanto Association) elected a new Board to lead the Association for the next three-year period. In the presence of 35 members of Committee A, representing the affiliated national and specialist associations, and 5 members of Committee B, elected by the individual members, the Committee firstly completed itself by the election of 9 members of Committee C: Duncan Charters, Andreas Diemel, Mark Fettes, Trezoro […]