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Going on an exchange with Aiesec.

AIESEC provides its members with an integrated development experience comprised of leadershipopportunities, international internships, and participation in a global learning environment.

We realize that a series of different experiences, when put together (AIESEC Experience), can lead

to powerful change within an individual. The greatest of all the experiences we offer is the

international exchange opportunity that we give to over 4000 young people every year, placing

leading students into a position lasting up to eighteen months in progressive organizations, ngo's, in

projects in every sector business, public or civil society. The International Exchange Program is

the core program of AIESEC; it offers Belgian students and recent graduates the opportunity to go

an internship abroad for a period of 8 weeks to 78 weeks, and foreign students to work in Belgium.

Just like the other 4000 students from all over the world, you can be one of the people taking theopportunity to develop yourself personally through the Exchange Program. By exchanging high

potential interns, our Work Abroad Program contributes towards international understanding and

goodwill. As you see above, the Work Abroad phase is only one part of the AIESEC Experience that

our organisation is offering to students.

The features of our Exchange Program

Possibility of going to over 90 countries within the AIESEC network

Paid, full time positions that are arranged and secured before you leave the country

Year round business positions that last from 6 weeks to 78 weeks

Cultural preparation before leaving and re-integration upon your return

A comprehensive reception program providing logistical support, as well as cultural and social

integration

Students can also go on a summer internship and do a 'vacation job abroad'!

AIESEC provides 4 different types of exchange experiences

Development internship

The intern has a direct interaction or working on the development of an unprivileged group of

persons or community. The intern spends the majority of his/her time working in areas related to

community development issues. Students or graduates participating in this type of internship should

gain skills and experience in development related issues, community issues, management and

cultural adaptability. (Volonteering work, you have to pay your flight to and back, accomodation

and meals will be provided for you).

Education internship

The intern's job description involves either teaching a language or teaching a subject i.e. all aspects

of education including curriculum development, character education, career counseling, cultural

interaction and perspective promotion in academic fields and sectors. The intern must have theacademic and working backgrounds in the field of education or training. (Everything is paid+ intern

receives a salary).

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Management internship

The intern has the opportunity to work in a company, NGO, government, university or other

organization and will spend the majority of his/her time working in areas related to management.

These areas may include business, administration, finance, accounting, marketing, project

management, organizational management or human resources. (Everything is paid+ intern receives

a salary).

Technical internship

A technical internship is one in which the intern spends the majority of his/her time working in

areas related to information technology or engineering. These areas may include web development

and management, software development and programming, system analysis and design, network

management, database management and engineering. (Everything is paid+ intern receives a salary).

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Exchange Process Overview

STEP 1: Presentation and Application

Information Sessions and promotion are done in the universities where an AIESEC local committee

is present. Applications usually open throughout the months October, November, January, February

and March.

The applications will be closed latest 2 weeks before the Review Board (part of the next step in the

Exchange Process Overview). When a potential intern applies, we suppose that the candidate has

knowledge of all the conditions of the parties involved.

Deadline for submitting CV (1 page) and motivation letter (500 words on 'why you

want to go abroad on an internship with Aiesec') is the 28 October toanat.beberashvili@gmail.com.

Everyone should register as well on www.myaiesec.net, subscribe as member for LC ULB. Then on

the right side you should go to option 'take responsability' phase/, next you have to fill in a

questionnaire. When you're approved you should go through the same progress for the option go to

'exchange phase'.

Once your in the exchange phase, you should go to option 'exchange' (on the left-side), and then

you'll find some options on the right. You will have to 'add EP-form' and submit the form on

www.myaiesec.net.

There's an myaiesec.net training the 11thof March.

STEP 2: Selection

Applications are screened for suitability for AIESEC's Exchange Program. This part is divided intotwo, a preselection, and a Review Board. In the preselection, the online application form, the

curriculum vitae (CV) and the motivation letter will be reviewed. The preselection will take place

the 8thand 9thof April. If you passed the preselection, you will be invited to the Review Board.

The Review Board consists of a Case Study and of a panel of interview of approximately 20

minutes or more which lasts one afternoon and an evening. The Review Board will be held the 9 th

and the 10thof April.

An AIESEC review board is an integral part of the exchange process. The purpose of the Review

Board Interview is to provide an unbiased opinion on the candidate.

The selection criteria for AIESEC's International Exchange Program are among other things:

Understanding the Purpose of Exchange

Knowledge of AIESEC

Personality, adaptability, awareness and maturity

Matchability

Academic qualifications pertaining to their course of study.

Interest and Motivation

STEP 3: Outgoing Preperation Seminar

A preparation seminar is organized by AIESEC in Belgium where the selected students are trained

on how to deal with culture shocks, dimensions of culture, and so on. We also provide the

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participant with advice for the practical preparations abroad, such as travel and living arrangements.

AIESEC in Belgium provides you, the intern, with a preparation seminar. It will take place at least

two times per year. At the moment we organize an Outgoing Preparation Seminar from the 8thtill

the 10thof November.

STEP 4: Matching and acceptance

The student will be provided the necessary information and trainings to be able to look for his/her

own internship in the online database on www.myaiesec.netand to match his self/her self with a

suitable company/ngo/project/etcetera. Of course the student will be assigned to a personal

consultant who will help him/her in the process.

AIESEC in Belgium has sent students / young graduates to: Switzerland, Togo, Bulgaria, Sweden,

Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Egypt, India, the Philippines, China, Mexico, Brasil, Denmark, Poland,

Botswana, Spain, Romania, Italy, the UK, Canada, Germany, Russia, Slovakia, and more.

The following criteria must be met before the student will be able to 'match' him/herself with the

internship abroad he/she will attend: The Exchange Participant (EP) must have passed the Review Board. The internship fee must be paid (DT: 150 euro's, ET, MT, and TT: 220 euro) The EP must have attended an Outgoing Preperation Seminar. An contract must be signed between the student and Aiesec. The EP must have an account on myaiesec.net, submitted his EP-form online, so he/she can start

to match.

The matching progress is commonly done online with the tools that myaiesec.net offers. The goal isto find the perfect internship for you. The matching progress consists of the following logic:

The Trainee Nominee (the joboffer to an intern) has a TN-form online in a huge database of TN's,

and the EP has his EP-form online with CV and motivation letter. The EP can search according to

different criteria in the four internship pouls (DT, ET, TT, MT) for an adequate TN. When the EP

finds something he likes he can 'apply' online for the TN. Then your EP-form will be offline for 10

days, while the TN-manager contacts the one responsible for the joboffer, and they have 10 days to

contact the EP back to let the EP know if he/she is eldigable for the joboffer. Then the matching can

start...

Contact your VP exchange if you need help with the matching process.

STEP 5: Arrival in host-country

AIESEC also offers reception in the country you're going to fulfill your internship. The AIESEC

members in the hosting country are responsible for pick up at the airport, getting accommodation

and making sure the intern is comfortable in their country. Apart from this they will take care of

organizing activities to integrate the intern in their culture and way of living. Via this way the intern

discovers the country as no one else.

STEP 6: Arrival Back Home

The intern will get the opportunity of sharing his/her experiences with the Belgian consultant, of

giving feedback on the exchange process based on his/her own experience, of giving improvement

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points in order to prepare the next generation of interns for such a life-changing experience.