"Since its inception in 1948, AIESEC has contributed to the development of society by serving as an agent of positive change through education and cultural exchange.

In an area of globalisation, your programmes have helped young people around the world to develop a broader understanding of cultural, socio-economic and business management issues."

Kofi Annan, 
Secetary General, United Nations

AIESEC Values

Activating Leadership

Demonstrating Integrity

Living Diversity

Enjoying Participation

Striving for Excellence

Acting Sustainably

- Activating Leadership

We lead by example and inspire leadership through actions and results. We take full responsibility for developing the potential of other people.

- Demonstrating Integrity

We are consistent and transparent in our decisions and actions. We fulfil our commitments and conduct ourselves in a way that is true to our ideals.

- Living Diversity

We seek to learn from the different ways of life and opinions represented in our multicultural environment. We respect and actively encourage the contribution of every individual.

- Enjoying Participation

We have a dynamic environment created by active and enthusiastic involvement of individuals. We enjoy being involved in AIESEC.



- Striving for Excellence

We aim to deliver the highest quality performance in everything we do. Through creativity and innovation we seek to continuously improve our results.

- Acting Sustainably

We act in a way that is sustainable for our organisation and society. Our decisions take into account the needs of future generations.

Glossary

AIESEC has its own vocabulary – here are a few basic terms. Knowing them will make it easier for EBBF members to access the AIESEC world

AI: AIESEC international – the international governing body of AIESEC, a team of students or recent graduates from all countries, elected for one year. There are various positions such as Vice-President External Relations or Regional Director.

Exchange: AIESEC runs various exchange programmes enabling students and recent graduates to live and work in a different country for several months. Students can choose between management internships at companies or development internships with NGOs. AIESEC is looking for organisations interested in hosting foreign interns.

LC: Local Committee – the local AIESEC chapters at over 1100 Universities worldwide.

MC: Member Committee – each national governing body of AIESEC in about 100 countries. MCs are teams of about 4-6 students or recent graduates serving part-time or full-time for one year. Many of them choose to serve in a foreign country. The contact person for EBBF will usually be the VP External Relations.

The AIESEC calendar

The “AIESEC year” begins each year on July 1 when the new AIESEC International team takes charge.

Here is an overview of the main international AIESEC events:

Global Conferences

- International Presidents Meeting, 18th-27th February 2009, Rome, Italy

- International Congress, 20th-28th August 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

- International trainers Conference, April 2009, Prague, Czech Republic

Regional Conferences

5 Regional Leadership Events, March 2009, Romania, Hong-Kong, Uganda, Guatelama, Egypt