Exchange:introduction to

Opportunity

AIESEC Induction SeminarOutgoing Exchange team15.05.2010.

Agenda

• Basics of Exchange• How to become Exchange Participant• Current trends in the database• Riga’s Exchange participants abroad• Your questions, our answers

Exchange

Internship

Traineeship

Part of the core activities of AIESEC the opportunity to live and work in a foreign country

duration between 6 and 78 weeks

the most intense learning experienceavailable for students and recent graduates, the latest two years after obtaining the degree but not older than 30 years

Types of internships

Managementadministration, finance, accounting, marketing,

project management and Human Resources, etc.

Developmentusually with NGOs or AIESEC itself,

mostly relate to issues in community development

Technicalmanagement and development in web,

software, networks, and databases, plus some engineering

Educationcurriculum development, teaching, and

counseling in education sector, usually languages

AIESEC FranceManagement traineeship at Delphi France S.A.S. Trainee will assist in the management of cross-border Intercompany loan transactions.Salary: $1110 / monthDuration – up to 52 weeks, starting 1st June 2010.  

AIESEC Cote D-IvoireDevelopment traineeship  Intern will deliver sessions to High school students about HIV/AIDS.6-13 weeks, starting in June.  

AIESEC TURKEYDevelopment traineeship Teaching English on various levels of knowledge to small children.6 weeks, starting in may/june 

AIESEC PHILIPPINESDevelopment traineeship in „He Cares Foundation” (non-profit organization that helps extremely poor street children in Metro Manila). Main tasks – fundraising, promotion of the organization, leading a team of local volunteers who work in the area. 6-9 weeks, starting in July.

AIESEC Moldova, Development traineeship in a project “Discover myWorld”.During the internship, the intern will work in 3 different cities of Moldova, 10 days in each of them.Main tasks: delivering trainings about Cultural Knowledge, Cultural Sensitivity, Cross-Country Cooperation, Positive Thinking and Proactivity; preparing social activities such as art, drama, music, sports.10 June - 28 July 2010Food and accommodation provided.

AIESEC Indonesia, Development traineeshipMain tasks: doing research about rural areas condition, make a concept and run the project for rural development; empower local youth to grow as a better individual in the society; help in teaching basic English by using songs, dance and stories to underprivileged children.Accomodation provided. 30 July – 27 September 2010

How does it happen?

Meeting placeExchange

Participant

Traineeship Nominee

Sending Local Committee

Receiving Local Committee

MYAIESEC.NETDATABASE

How to get to exchange?

1. Introduction2. Being part of a team

Leading a team3. Going on Exchange4. Back to AIESEC

Exchange stage• Contract

– Between AIESEC Latvia and Exchange Participant– Valid for one year (you can go on several

eXchanges during this year)

• Fees– Management and Technical: 200Ls– Educational and Development: 100Ls

• Be aware of other costs– Flight, visa, 1st month apartment (MT, TT, ET) or extra expenses (DT)

What do you get in return?• Exclusive access to hundreds of internships on all

continents – Currently 6260 offers available– New offers updated every day (300-1000 per month)

• Cultural and administrative preparation– Outgoing Preparation seminar

• Constant support in finding your internship – Outgoing Exchange team– National board– AIESEC buddy

What else do you get in return?• Receptional and integrative activities

– Receiving LC (from visa to apartment & parties)

• Evaluation and keeping in touch– Sending LC– AIESEC International

• Standards and issue solving procedures– AIESEC International Exchange Quality Standards

• Reintegration– Returning back as AIESEC member or– Heading 4 the future

How to match faster?

• Currently 6260 TN forms and 10197 EP forms

Top 10 Most Demanded Backgrounds Social work

Project ManagementBilingual and cross cultural education

Linguistics / LanguagesIntroductory Education

Training and developmentIntroductory Development Studies

International Education Market Evaluation and Research

Advertising + Public Relations

Database is changing every hour, BUT take into account the statistics

Top 12 countries by available forms1. INDIA 2. MAINLAND CHINA 3. RUSSIA 4. UKRAINE 5. NIGERIA 6. TURKEY 7. POLAND 8. INDONESIA 9. MALAYSIA 10. THE PHILIPPINES11. BRAZIL 12. GERMANY

Perfect Exchange Participant:• Flexibility

– Duration, region, job description

• Language knowledge– English as official, BUT be ready to learn new ones

• Getting out of comfort zone• Development traineeship as first choice• This is Experience, not career placement or gold

mines• MOTIVATION AND ACTIVITY!

it’s up to you!

Recent Exchange destinationsLC Riga

Term 2009/2010

Since June 2009 17 EP’s have gone to 12 countries.

Meet our eXchange participants:

• Netherlands – Aivars – TT, Jun 09-Jun 10• Moldova – Baiba – MT, Dec 09-Apr 10• Bulgaria – Inna & Karīna – DT, since Mar 10• Turkey – Zane, Jolanta, Lana – DT, Feb 10-Apr10• Armenia – Evija – DT, since Feb 10• Kazakhstan – Eva – MT, Jan 10-May 11; Guntis – DT, Jan 10-Mar10 • India – Ivans – MT, Nov 09-May10; Kristīne – MT – Dec 09-Apr10 • Malaysia – Diana – DT, Jun 09-Jul 09 • Vietnam – Erik – MT, Sept 09-Sept10• Columbia – Linda – ET, Aug 09-Jun 10• Peru – Madara – MT, Jan 10-Apr 10• Italy – Anete – DT, Mar 10-May 10

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore. Dream. Discover.Mark Twain