INDUCTION BOOKLET

AIESEC in

HONG KONG

NATIONAL TRAINERS TEAM 12 - 13

Welcome!Dear newbie,

If you’re reading this… CONGRATULATIONS! You’repart of AIESEC in HKU!

We hope your this journey you’re about to begin isfull of experiences, new friends and chellenges.full of experiences, new friends and chellenges.

This guide will explain all the basic information youshould know about AIESEC.

Enjoy! And wish you the best of luck in thisexperience.

Truly yours,

NATIONAL TRAINERS TEAM 12 - 13

1. What is AIESEC?2. AIESEC in Hong Kong History3. Our Vision4. Our Values5. AIESEC Structure

CONTENT

5. AIESEC Structure6. AIESEC Global7. Growth Network8. AIESEC eXPerience9. LCs in AIESEC Hong Kong10. Your LC11. AIESEC Dictionary

1. AIESECAIESEC is a French acronym for Association Internationaledes Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales(Eng. International Association of Student in Economics andManagement) and is a global, non-political, independent, non-profit organization run by students and recent graduates ofinstitutions of higher education. Its members are interested inworld issues, leadership and management. AIESEC does notdiscriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, sexualorientation, creed and religion, national, ethnic or social origin.

It was created after World War II in 1948 by a French youth -It was created after World War II in 1948 by a French youth -Erik Malson, who had experienced the painful price of the warand wanted a way to develop friendly relations betweenEuropean nations.

Erik Malson gathered six other students from all over Europeand founded AIESEC in Stockholm, Sweden. It began in 1948as an organisation to help develop “friendly relations” betweenmember countries. At the time, the mission was “to expand theunderstanding of a nation by expanding the understanding ofthe individuals, changing the world one person at a time.” Thiswas achieved through exchange programs betweenparticipating countries. Soon, AIESEC became popular and bythe end of 1960, 2467 exchanges were reported.

2. AIESEC Hong Kong History

• 1976 The first out-town study tour, headed by Professor Hsia wasdispatched from Hong Kong to Japan in August 1976.

• 1980 AIESEC in Hong Kong hosted the 7th Asian Congress inDecember with 50 delegates from 10 Asian Countries. SeminarTraineeship Program with the theme of ‘Post-was EconomicDevelopment in China’, which comprised a series of seminars as wellas a 5-day study tour into Mainland China, won the ‘AIESECInternational Best Project Award’.

• 1983 AIESEC in Hong Kong hosted the 6th Asia-Pacific Leadership• 1983 AIESEC in Hong Kong hosted the 6th Asia-Pacific LeadershipDevelopment Seminar (APLDS) in August in the campus of theChinese University of Hong Kong.

• 1984 1st National leadership Development Seminar was began in1984.

• 1985 1st National Conference was held in October, 1985

• 1986 3rd Local Committee was established at Hong Kong BaptistCollege.

• 1987 10th Asian-Pacific Leadership Development Seminar was held.

• 1990 International President Meeting’1990 was conducted by AIESEC in Hong Kong

• 1990 4th Local Committee was established at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

• 1992 The project 'Time for Awakening', with the theme of environmental projection won the 1992 'Asia-Pacific Best Project Award‘

• 1994 Project RICH with the theme of "Development of Education towards the Asia Pacific Era" won the 1994 "AIESC International Best Publication Award"

• 1997 5th Local Committee was established at Lingnan University in the • 1997 5th Local Committee was established at Lingnan University in the 30th Anniversary Dinner of AIESEC in Hong Kong

• 1998 AIESEC HK became more exchange focused

• 2005 6th Local Committee was established at Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• 2006 AIESEC HK won the UBS award of Asia Pacific

• 2009 AIESEC HK organized the Asia Pacific Exchange and Leadership Development Seminar themed "Dreading Today for a Bringer Future“

• 2010 AIESEC HK incorporated into a limited company

AIESEC Hong Kong History

“Peace and fulfillment of humankind’s potential trough

empowering young people”

3. OurVision

4. Our ValuesOur six values provide a way for AIESEC to encourage common behavior across our global network, and for our members to set a LEAD AS LEAD AS LEAD AS LEAD AS example.:

Living DiversityWe seek to learn from the different ways of life and opinions represented in our multicultural environment. We respect and actively encourage the contribution of every individual.

Enjoying ParticipationWe create a dynamic environment created by ac-tive and enthusiastic participation of individuals. We enjoy being involved in AIESEC.

Activating LeadershipWe lead by example and inspire leadership through our activities. We take full responsibility for developing the youth leadership potential of

our members. Demonstrating Integrity

We are consistent and transparent in our decisions and actions. We fulfill our commitments and conduct ourselves in a way that is

true to our ideals.

Acting SustainablyWe act in a way that is sustainable for our organisation and society. Our decisions take into account the needs of future generations.

Striving for ExcellenceWe aim to deliver the highest quality performance in everything we

do. Through creativity and innovation we seek to continuously improve.

5. AIESEC Structure

Lead AIESEC network onGlobal Level

AIESEC INTERNATIONAL

Lead AIESEC in Hong Kong & Connect to the

AIESEC (National) Kong & Connect to the

Global Network(National)MEMBER

COMMITTEE

Lead AIESEC at Local Level. Delivery of our

Program locally

AIESEC LOCAL

COMMITTEES

AIESEC is present in over 110 countries and territories with over 60,000 members. What makes AIESEC unique is the youth driven impactful experience that it offers to its

members. AIESEC is run by young people for young people, enabling a strong experience to all its stakeholders.

Our membership base consists of more than 60,000 young people in over 2,100 universities in 110 countries and territories. Local, National and International offices are

managed by students or recent graduates. AIESEC is run by youth, for youth.

Together, the network manages relationships with well over 4,000 partners, facilitates more than 16,000 exchanges and 20,000 leadership roles, and organizes over 470 conferences

each year.

6. AIESEC Global

7. Growth NetworkTherefore, AIESEC has united its Member Committees in 6 regional growth networks

(Africa, Asia Pacific, Central & Eastern Europe, Iberian-America, Middle-East, and Western Europe & North America) to enlarge the range of opportunities for the young

people’s involvement in its activities and to increase its global influence. These groups are formed according to the common market, economic and social realities, and the possibilities

for cooperation.

AFRICAASIA

PACIFIC

CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE

IBEROAMERICA

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

WESTERN EUROPE &

NORTH AMERICA

BotswanaCameroonIvory Coast

GabonGhanaKenyaNigeriaRuandaSenegal

South AfricaTanzaniaTogo

AfghanistanAustralia

BangladeshChina

Hong KongIndia

IndonesiaJapan

MalaysiaNew

ArmeniaAzerbaijanBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCzech

RepublicEstoniaGeorgiaHungary

Kazakhstan

ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChile

ColombiaCosta RicaDominicanRepublicEcuador

El SalvadorGuatemalaMexico

BahrainEgyptJordanMoroccoQatarTunisiaOAE

AustriaBelgiumCanadaDenmarkFinlandFrance

GermanyGreeceIcelandIrelandItalyMalta

7. Growth Network

TogoUganda

Zimbabwe

New ZeelandPakistan

PhilippinesSingapore

South KoreaSheri Lanka

TaiwanThailandVietnam

KazakhstanKirgizstanLatvia

LithuaniaF.Y.R

MacedoniaMoldovaPolandRomaniaRussiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaTajikistanTurkeyUkraine

Uzbekistan

MexicoPanamaPeru

Puerto RicoSpain

UruguayVenezuela

MaltaThe

NetherlandsNorwayPortugalSweden

SwitzerlandUKUSA

The AIESEC Experience represents the main tool which ourglobal organization is using for the development andinvolvement of members, young people and organizationsthat interact with AIESEC. It is designed to fulfill the mainoutcomes that AIESEC wants to achieve, thus reachingcloser to our vision in the same time:

8. AIESEC EXPerience

• Our experience will makeus the most diverse andus the most diverse andcredible Global Youth Voice.

• Our experience will makeus the First Choice Partneracross sectors.

• Our experience will make us create a cross-generationalpositive impact on society. The AIESEC Experience isorganized in three phases which address different needs ofyoung people interested in their development and making achange through their active involvement in the community:

1. Engagement with AIESECIn this phase, young people are introduced with AIESEC activitiesthrough different engagement channels: direct participation inprojects, trainings, events etc. If you consider joining theorganization later, this is where you can learn about the WHY, HOWand WHAT of AIESEC.

9. AIESEC EXPerience

2. Experiential Leadership DevelopmentThe main programmes of the organization are delivered in theExperiential Leadership Development phase. This is the leadershipdevelopment centre where the members can learn and gaineverything from the global leadership network of AIESEC. The fourprogrammes are separate products that we offer to young peopleand organizations for their further development and contributionto society, and can be completed in any order:

Global Internship ProgrammeIn this programme you have the opportunity togain directly professional experience. You canwork in a country abroad and create a very bignetwork. You can make your CV more attractiveand live a multi-cultural experience. And ofcourse all this will happen with the support ofyour AIESEC country and the AIESEC countryyou will go to. Last but not least we can promiseyou that from this experience you will gainLEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT!

Team Leader ProgrammeThis experience will culminate in your personaland professionaldevelopment through the concept of teambuilding and management. You get toexperience leading other members and guidingthem in their work, thus becoming a crucial partof their development.

9. AIESEC EXPerience

of their development.

Team Member ProgrammeIt is one of the most crucial ways in which you canstart on your path towards leadershipdevelopment.In this phase you will be introduced to a practicalteam experience, gain access to a global networkand engage in practical hard skills development.

Global Community Development ProgrammeInternational internships are the most intense learningexperience we offer and link together our globalnetwork. This programme encompasses cross-culturalpositive impact through working abroad for social andcommunity development projects that lead to selfdevelopment and skill enhancement for the memberundertaking the programme.

CityU HKBU HKU HKUST Lingnan PolyU CUHK

9. LCs in AIESEC in Hong Kong

Member CommitteeAIESEC in Hong Kong

10. And… This is the structureof your LC

Imformation Management

Talent Management

Outgoing Exchange

Communications

Finance

Incoming Exchange

General Abbreviations

@ XP AIESEC ExperienceGCM Global Competency ModelBoA Board of AdvisorsML Motivation LetterLFP Local Finance PolicyJD Job DescriptionGV Global village

Growth Network

CEE Central and Eastern Europe CAC Central Asia and Caucasus Region WENA Western Europe and North America MENA Middle East and North Africa

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MENA Middle East and North Africa IA IberoamericaAfrica AfricaSSGN Spanish Speaking Growing Network AP Asia Pacific

Structure Abbreviations

AI AIESEC International PAI President of AIESEC International MC Member Committee (National Committee) MCP Member Committee PresidentLC Local CommitteeLCP Local Committee PresidentEB Executive BoardVP Vice-presidentOCP Organizational Committee PresidentOC Organizational CommitteeTM Talent Management Comm CommunicationsER External RelationsX Exchange

ICX Incoming ExchangesOGX Outgoing ExchangesFin FinanceLCC Local committee ConferenceIM Information ManagementLCM Local Committee meetingOCM Organizing committee meeting

Functional abbreviations

PBoX Project based on Exchange EP Exchange ParticipantTN Traineeship NomineeAN Acceptance Note IXPQS (XPP) International Exchange Policies and Quality Standards

eXchange program policyTMP Team Member ProgrammeTLP Team Leader ProgrammeGCDP Global Community Development Program GIP Global Internship ProgramCSR Corporate Social ResponsibilityIn-kind Products provided for free as a sponsorship GEP Global Exchange PartnerQ Quarter. There are 4 Quarters in AIESEC year PR Public RelationsBrand XP Brand ExperienceRA raised EP/TN RE realized EP/TN QET Quality evaluation tool

Conferences

IC International congressFaci FacilitatorCM Conference manager AM Agenda manager TtT Train the trainer conference

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