AIESEC

Curtin

Issue No. 6

19th

May 2012

Distributed by

AIESEC Curtin

Marketing and Communication Portfolio

For any questions, feedbacks and

suggestions, please contact

ricky.yeung@aiesec.net

Exchange promotion at Murdoch Careers Fair

Letter from editor

LCP corner

Recap - Exchange promotion at Murdoch

Portfolio corner – OGX

End of Semester Feast

Exchange experience sharing

Exam Study Tips

Letter from the editor

Hello guys, it’s the last week of university. I am very happy to see so much had

happened in AIESEC Curtin in last semester. And I enjoyed a lot in all the events.

Also I learnt a lot from different members in AIESEC. For example in last week MAC

and OGX team and other members went to Murdoch University Careers Fair. I was

there on that day, and it’s so exciting to meet different people and talked to them.

In the last issue I introduced the portfolio corner to you. OGX and oversea

exchange will be the focus in this issue. Therefore I invited different members to write

more about their own exchange experience. Hopefully you will understand more about

AIESEC exchange.

I am very happy to say that this is the last issue of internal newsletter in semester 1,

2012. In the last issue I received some useful feedbacks. Thank you very much again

for reading this newsletter. This means so much to me. The AIESEC experience in

the last three months had made me a better person. At last I hope you all have a good

study week and good luck in exams!

See you in next semester!

In Curtin AIESEC we all rock! And one day we will rock Australia and the world!

Ricky Yeung Internal relationship manager AIESEC Curtin University Based in Perth, Australia Mobile: +61 430662216 Email: khyeung00@gmail.com Web: www.aiesec.org

I am a big advocate of the AIESEC

Global Community Development

Program because of my own personal

experience on one. I started my

experience in Bandung, Indonesia on

the 10th of December and left on the

30th of January. I spent Christmas, New

Years and my 20th Birthday in another

country. I had never been taken out of

Australia by my family when I was

younger, so this was the first time I was

leaving the ‘Lucky’ country, and I was

doing it by myself. If you want to see

what I got up to on my internship, take a

look at the blog I wrote:

http://whereinbandung.blogspot.com.au/.

I came away with so many learning

experiences from what I saw, felt, ate

and participated in. However the major

thing I took away was the chance to re-

group and reflect by myself without any

input from friends or family. I was able

to come up with my own opinions about

myself and my own ideas of where I

wanted to go with my life. In the end I

came back from my internship focused

and with direction, I understood who I

was, and what my values and beliefs

were. This was the biggest gift I

received from my AIESEC internship to

Indonesia.

I hope everyone can embark on an

international AIESEC program, however

realistically this isn’t the case. Maybe an

international AIESEC program isn’t for

you, however there is other ways you

can explore the globe via AIESEC. For

instance did you know right now, you

can register for a Conference in Hong

Kong? Have you heard of CEED, and

how you can get involved? What about

virtual teams, have you explored this

possibility? Your AIESEC experience

can be more than just a team

experience/ team leader experience at

AIESEC Curtin and then an

International AIESEC Program. Start

gathering information by reading and

subscribing to the AIESEC International

Global Newsletter :

http://www.myaiesec.net/content/viewne

ws.do?contentid=10215651 !!!

It is fast approaching the end of

semester, exams and major

assignments are upon us. AIESEC

activity will stop to accommodate your

exams on the 25th of May. AIESEC

Activity will resume with a rewards and

recognition night after the two week

exam period. Also throughout the study

week there will be a catch up event to

take a break from your studies and see

how your fellow AIESEC-ers are going

with their exams. Also organized will be

a few study groups to keep us motivated

throughout the study week and exam

periods. If I could give you one tip that’s

gotten me through my 3 years at

university, don’t study blindly, what’s the

main point in every lecture? Hope that

helps!

Good Luck!

Xo Shez

LCP corner

Exchange promotion in Murdoch

On last Thursday we went to Murdoch

careers fair to promote our Global

Community Development projects available

for students. We had lovely poster, flyers

and billboard showing the GCDP

experience. It’s lovely for AIESEC Curtin

members to meet the Murdoch students,

other employers. At last we had 38

students sign up. So thanks a lot to the

members who came on that day!

Portfolio corner: Outgoing Exchange

Good day to you fellow AIESECers! Now that exams and assignments are piling up,

thanks for spearing some time to read this newsletter. Ricky has asked me to write about

the functions and realities of the Outgoing Exchange (OGX) portfolio. So, first things first,

what is your perceptions on OGX?

Outgoing Exchange(OGX) functions

Perhaps many of you haven’t heard much regarding OGX activities compared to the

other portfolios, but OGX has always been working hard behind the scenes towards our

AIESEC goals. OGX is one of AIESEC’s exchange portfolios, and it is our responsibility to

deliver the Exchange Participants (EPs) to their designated countries and exchange

experience. We provide two main internship programmes: Global Community Development

Programme (GCDP) and Global Internship Programme (GIP). We do so by facilitating the

selection process to screen out the top quality EPs through conducting expectation

interviews and organizing Member Review Boards (MRBs), these are the informal and

formal interviews respectively to determine the best candidates for an AIESEC Internship.

OGX works with other portfolio

Additionally, OGX members also act as the mediator between the EPs and the

Traineeship Nominees (TNs)/internships. We link and connect AIESEC Curtin with the other

international LCs around the world to better the matching process; where the EPs are

matched to their preferred and compatible internships via LC-to-LC Internship Partnerships

and Matching Interviews, such as our winter GCDP partnerships with Malaysia, Ukraine and

Romania. Furthermore, we too provide Cultural Training to the departing EPs by organizing

Outgoing Preparation Seminars (OPS) which briefed the EPs on culture shock and what to

prepare prior to their departure to ensure a smoother transition in their internships.

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OGX’s objectives and goals

OGX KPIs are 50 RAISE, 50 MATCH and 50 REALIZE, which is tied to one of

AIESEC Curtin’s MOS – 50 EPs Exchange Realizations. Our main exchange realization

peak period is during the November – December months; therefore, OGX is moving a bit

slow right now, because most applicants wanted to go for their internships during the

summer rather than the winter break. But, we are laying the foundations now, so that our

team of twelve will be prepared when the rush and hustle of the end-of-year matching and

realizing is upon us in the Semester 2. Even so, the upcoming month is also important to us,

as we are aiming to REALIZE 5 EPs this coming winter break. So, do support us in our

endeavours!

Lastly, I would like to say that although going on an AIESEC internship test you

physically and mentally, but those experiences will serve very well in your future career path.

Not only you’ll be impacting the global communities, but looking back, you’ll also have

undergone a journey of self-discovery and find that you’ve already grown as an individual.

By then, perhaps you will be able to see your future path with a different perspective. When

that time comes, you’ll have our full support!

“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

Whitney Lim International Relations Director Phone: +61425666187 Email: whitney.lim@aiesec.net Web: www.aiesec.org

Portfolio corner: Out Going Exchange

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End of Semester feast

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It’s the end of semester and AIESEC want

to celebrate with Curtin Students. On

Wednesday afternoon we set up a stall near

the library. We provided free coffee, Milo

and candy snakes to students. It was so

excited to see people enjoying free drinks

with our AIESEC exchange experience.

Also we met some AIESEC alumni who

cheered us up. It was such a successful

event and thank you everyone who came to

the stall :D

Yep, when someone asked me about the exchange program I had in Malaysia, I would

always say that it was AWESOME! The people there, the internship itself and most

importantly for me personally, the food there are all fantastic and unforgettable.

Last summer break, along with one of my friend, Christine, we two girls started out

journey to Malaysia from Perth though AIESEC Curtin. However, the worst ever choice I

have never made before was choosing Tiger Airline (No Offence) and it took us around 24

hours to get the destination, because it stopped in Singapore. After the miserable and

extremely long time of flight (isn’t it a kind of tough situation but we still need to work it out),

our beautiful exchange started, the flat we lived at was very nice and there is a famous Café

nearby, so that café became one of our daily routine.

In terms of the internship itself, personally, I really enjoy it! Before I went on exchange, I

have already known a bit about the intern, and set my own and proper expectation, which

was to gain networking skills, experience the different culture environment, and challenge

my independent living ability. Yes, I worked in a Church and mainly in charge of teaching

those children basic English and Mandarin. This group of children they are really special

and honestly speaking, unfortunate kids. Some of them are homeless, and some of them

suffered childhood shadow. God bless

As first, I found it’s really hard to communicate with these children, actually, I’m not that

good at socialization but I tried to learn and tried to make friends with them, and also,

learned something from them, like say, realized that there are always a group of kids they

need help and support from the society, and that will always make me feel motivated

because we need to change, we need to be ready to help them. That kind of feeling loved

by a group of pure kids is really hard to describe, but I would like to say I will go back

Malaysia to visit them, definitely.

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Exchange experience sharing

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Besides the main work, Christine and I had also been assigned tasks to do, such as to

organize and participate the sales carnival. So, generally, it was also a good opportunity for

me to develop some sales related skills, which is very important and helpful for future

career.

For the part of leisure activities, we still got plenty of free time that we can arrange our

own traveling plans, we went to Genting Highland, Singapore and sightsee around Kuala

Lumpur during the internship period. But always keep in mind is that traveling is not my

main part of this great AIESEC Journey.

Lastly, I would like to say the internship was good, the internship in Malaysia is great and

the internship in Malaysia through AIESEC is AWESOME!!

Chloe Zhou

Exam study tips Exams are coming and sometimes it’s

hard to focus and study. So in this part I just

want to share some exam studying tips.

These are all my own study tips. It may not

fit for everyone. But I hope these tips will

help you eventually :D.

1. Plan your study

It’s hard to study when you have four

units at the same time and tons of

information for each unit. Plan your study

and make a timetable. It would be more

systematic and effective when you have

a good plan.

2. Study properly

Find a comfortable place yourself for

studying. Distraction is not a good thing for

your study. For example I love to study

silently alone. But it’s different for everyone.

The most important thing is finding a good

way to concentrate your mind on study.

3. Don’t be panic!

When you are sitting in the exam hall, it’s

so easy to feel scared and nervous.

Remember, Don’t Panic! The ten minutes of

the reading time is a good chance to relax

yourself and plan your next move. Time

management is very very important in exam.

Good Luck for your exams and enjoy your holiday!