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AIESEC Experience and Products As part of the strategy within 2020, AIESEC refreshed the product portfolio that we offer to young people and our partners. The AIESEC Experience consists of three phases, which are: Engagement with AIESEC, Experiential Leadership Development and Lifelong Connection. In each phase, we facilitate the development of one or more Leadership Qualities within youth.
YouthSpeak Forum YouthSpeak Forum powered by AIESEC is an event run by youth for youth, that brings together both young and senior leaders to form a diverse cross-sector and multigenerational space for inspiring conversations around pressing global, national and local issues. Through these forums, we constantly strive to shape what we do around what the world needs at the local, national and global level. Global Volunteer Global Volunteer is the cross-cultural volunteer experience for young people who seek to develop themselves and the world by working on social impact projects with NGOs and organizations that contribute to any of the Sustainable Development Goals. Global Talent Global Talent provides a global internship opportunity for young people who seek to develop their career in a multi-cultural setting. AIESEC partners with organizations and companies of all sizes from diverse sectors and industries in order to create opportunities for young people from all backgrounds. Global Entrepreneur Global Entrepreneur offers an opportunity to young people interested in developing their entrepreneurial outlook to undergo a professional development experience in a start-up. This program also makes AIESEC’s talent available to and affordable for start-up organisations.
In the term 2015-2016, we re-branded, strengthened and launched following set of products to the
The AIESEC Experience is comprised of these products, yet is not limited to them. In term 20152016, we also created a framework for new product development in order to easily correspond to new trends and opportunities by designing new products for each phase.
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AIESEC Membership AIESEC by nature is independent and youth-run, implying that it is the members of AIESEC that make the organization run and grow each year across organizational levels. The majority of the 50 000 members through their own leadership development journey. Our Membership volunteer their time to create a ripple effect on others by supporting young people in all exchange related processes as well as creating spaces for those people to develop their leadership. Thanks to that, they are equipped in customer service attitude, project management skills and much more. Every year, thousands of young and highly talented people are shaped by AIESEC after intense team and leadership experiences, after which they move forward in their professional careers as they continue living the AIESEC values. The Environment Which We Create Local Volunteer To enable a greater number of people to be engaged by AIESEC and live a short-term AIESEC experience, Local Volunteer was initiated globally this year to give a “sneak peek” into what a Global Volunteer experience looks like by allowing local youth to volunteer on a project or inside an NGO alongside Global Volunteer participants.
For our membership, we follow certain standards to ensure they are able to develop themselves in the best way. Each single member of the organization needs to be a part of a team, which has a goal and plan for how to achieve it. The job description of the member contributing to this plan, alongside with functional training, are an essential part of the environment. We as well ensure that there is a system of tracking and evaluation in place and each member has a space for his/her own leadership development.