About AIESEC | AIESEC United States

About AIESEC United States

AIESEC United States, Inc. was founded in 1956 in New York City as a 503(c)(3) not-for-profit to promote cultural understanding and international co-operation. It is a completely student or recent graduate run and managed organization that is overseen by the AIESEC US Board of Directors and governed by the National Plenary which consists of the Local Committee Presidents of AIESEC US.

About AIESEC Internationally

AIESEC is the world's largest student run organization and is the international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential so as to have a positive impact on society.

AIESEC is present in over 107 countries and territories, providing over 7,700 leadership positions and delivering over 470 conferences to our membership of over 35,000 students in over 1700 universities throughout the world. AIESEC also runs an exchange program that affords over 5,500 students and recent graduates the opportunity to live and work in another country.

We attract and cultivate young people with global mindsets while giving organizations an incredible opportunity to interact and access young people from all corners of the globe. We partner with a wide variety of organizations, from multinational to small business, non-profit to government and even the UN.

"The United Nations has long recognised that the imagination, ideals and enrgies of young men and women are vital for the continuing development of the socities in which they live. And since its inception in 1948, AIESEC has contributed to this development by serving as an agent of positive change through education and cultural exchange. In understanding of cultural, socio-economic and business management issues.“

Kofi Annan, United Nations

AIESEC History

What began in 1948 as an organization to help develope "friendly relations" between member countries is now a global association with activities in more than 107 countries and territories. The founding members of AIESEC started to build the organization between 1946 - 1948, with a clear identity being defined in 1948 and later in 1949 at the Stockholm Congress. 89 students participated in the Exchange Program in 1949 at which point, exchange was defined s the core activity of the organization.

In the coming years more and more countries joined the network and AIESEC became global in a very short period of time, eventually becoming present on all continents.

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Our Approach

The AIESEC approach to enabling young people to explore and develope their leadership potential is a full experience with several stages that are based on a few key principles. This approach, which comes through the AIESEC Platform, helps build young people that have the desire and capacity to have a positive impact in society -- the AIESEC Difference.... (Continue Reading)

Our Platform

The AIESEC platform consists of a number of different opportunities through which an individual creates their own AIESEC experience. This same platform also serves to connect our partner organizations to the talented young people within AIESEC. The main opportunities of the platform are working abroad, learning networks, leadership experience, conferences, and supported self-discovery.

Together with the principles of the AIESEC Approach, this platform is how we give young peopel the desire and capactiy to have a positive impact on society - that is the AIESEC Difference.

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The AIESEC Difference

Our innovative approach to develop young people focuses on taking a proactive role, developing self-awareness and a personal vision, building networks, and developing capacity to drive change.

We do this through our international platform that allows individuals to craft their own experience through available opportunities. The result is typically a 1-5 year experience... (Continue Reading)

Our Network

One of AIESEC’s great strengths is its ability to bring together young people and partner organizations from all over the world through exchange, conferences, and virtual tools.

The base of our network is a volunteer membership base of approximately 35,000 individuals in over 1,700 universities in 107 countries and territories. The national and international offices are managed by students on... (Continue Reading)

The AIESEC Way

Many organizations are working to make a positive impact in our society, as we do. Each one of them has its own approach. We also have our unique way to make that impact... The AIESEC Way!!

The AIESEC Way is not only a description of the way (manner) we aim to make a positive impact on society, but also describes the way (road) we are taking to achieve what we envision.

What is AIESEC? AIESEC is a global, non-political, independent, not-for-profit organization run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. Its members are interested in world issues, leadership and management. AIESEC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, creed, religion, national or social origin.

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