AIESEC
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AIESEC is an organisation that works to place new graduates from one country into short term traineeship positions in another country. It aims to help young people to discover and develop their potential to have a positive impact on society. Present in over 800 universities in 92 countries and territories, AIESEC provides young people the opportunity to work abroad, develop leadership, build a personal network, and explore the direction and ambition of their future. As of 2004, the network has 18000 members and places over 3500 graduates annually.Template:Inote
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History
After World War II, in 1946, students from 9 universities in six countries met in Liège, Belgium, with the aim to build up a new form of cooperation. They created the ‘‘Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales’’ (AIESEC). Its mission was to create relations between student organisations and so provide exchange opportunities.
Jaroslav Zich, a young Czech, was elected president. The new association was first headquartered in Prague, Czechoslovakia but had to leave the country within a year in order to stay politically neutral after the communists gained power. Its headquarters moved to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where they remain.
In 1949 a second congress was hold in Stockholm. Seven countries attended it: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. The representatives signed the association's foundation document.
The name ‘‘Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales’’ was supplanted by the acronym AIESEC because its members belonged to other studies as well.
AIESEC Today
AIESEC is an international, non-political, non-profit, student-run, independent, educational foundation. It is comprised of students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education who are interested in economics and management. AIESEC does not discriminate on the basis of race, colours, sex, sexual orientation, creed, Religion, national or ethnic origin. It aims to realise its vision of peace and the fulfilment of humankind's potential.
To fulfill its mission, AIESEC focuses on facilitating international traineeship exchanges and supporting activities that provide practical learning experiences for their trainees and that facilitate the learning of the members and other stakeholders.
The AIESEC Values are:
- Activating Leadership
- Demonstrating Integrity
- Enjoying Participation
- Living Diversity
- Striving for Excellence
- Acting Sustainably
External Links and AIESEC Countries
- AIESEC International (http://www.aiesec.org)
Africa
- AIESEC in Botswana (http://www.bw.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Cameroon (http://www.cm.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Cote d'Ivoire (http://www.ci.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Egypt (http://www.eg.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Ghana (http://www.gh.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Kenya (http://www.ke.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Liberia (http://www.lr.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Morocco (http://www.ma.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Mozambique
- AIESEC in Nigeria (http://www.ng.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Senegal
- AIESEC in South Africa (http://www.za.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Togo (http://www.tg.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Tunisia
- AIESEC in Uganda (http://www.ug.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Zimbabwe (http://www.zw.aiesec.org)
America
- AIESEC in Argentina (http://www.ar.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Bolivia (http://www.bo.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Brazil (http://www.aiesec.org.br)
- AIESEC in Canada (http://www.ca.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Chile (http://www.cl.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Colombia (http://www.co.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Costa Rica (http://www.cr.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in the Dominican Republic (http://www.do.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Ecuador (http://www.ec.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in El Salvador (http://www.sv.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Guatemala (http://www.gt.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Mexico (http://www.mx.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Panama (http://www.pa.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Peru (http://www.pe.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Puerto Rico (http://www.pr.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in United States (http://www.us.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Uruguay (http://www.uy.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Venezuela (http://www.ve.aiesec.org)
Asia-Pacific
- AIESEC in Australia (http://www.aiesec.org/australia/)
- AIESEC in Bangladesh (http://www.bd.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in People's Republic of China (http://www.cn.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Hong Kong (http://www.hk.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in India (http://www.in.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Indonesia (http://www.id.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Japan (http://www.aiesec.jp)
- AIESEC in Korea (http://www.kr.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Malaysia (http://www.my.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in New Zealand (http://www.aiesec.org.nz)
- AIESEC in The Philippines (http://www.ph.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Singapore (http://www.aiesec.org.sg)
- AIESEC in Sri Lanka (http://www.lk.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Taiwan (http://www.tw.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Thailand (http://www.th.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in United Arab Emirates (http://www.ae.aiesec.org)
Europe
- AIESEC in Armenia (http://www.am.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Austria (http://www.au.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Belgium (http://www.aiesec.be)
- AIESEC in Bosnia - Herzegovina (http://www.ba.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Bulgaria (http://www.bg.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Croatia (http://www.hr.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in the Czech Republic (http://www.cz.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Denmark (http://www.aiesec.org/denmark)
- AIESEC in Estonia (http://www.aiesec.ee)
- AIESEC in Finland (http://www.aiesec.fi)
- AIESEC in France (http://www.fr.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Germany (http://www.aiesec.de)
- AIESEC in Greece (http://www.aiesec.gr)
- AIESEC in Hungary (http://www.hu.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Iceland (http://www.is.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Italy (http://www.aiesec.it)
- AIESEC in Ireland (http://www.ie.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Latvia (http://www.lv.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Lithuania (http://www.aiesec.lt)
- AIESEC in the Republic of Macedonia (http://www.mk.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Malta (http://www.mt.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in the Netherlands (http://www.aiesec.nl)
- AIESEC in Norway (http://www.aiesec.no)
- AIESEC in Poland (http://www.aiesec.pl)
- AIESEC in Portugal (http://www.aiesec.pt)
- AIESEC in Romania (http://www.aiesec.ro)
- AIESEC in Russia (http://www.ru.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Slovakia (http://www.aiesec.sk)
- AIESEC in Slovenia (http://www.si.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Spain (http://www.es.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Sweden (http://www.se.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in Switzerland (http://www.aiesec.ch)
- AIESEC in Turkey (http://www.aiesec.org.tr)
- AIESEC in Ukraine (http://www.ua.aiesec.org)
- AIESEC in the United Kingdom (http://www.aiesec.co.uk)
- AIESEC in Yugoslavia (http://www.yu.aiesec.org)
References
- AIESEC Home Page (2004) (http://www.aiesec.org/index.html) Retrieved May 16 2005be:AIESEC