intern buddy: aiesec experience

The AIESEC Experience

Phase One: Engagement with AIESEC (EwA)

Engagement with AIESEC

An opportunity for a young person to be introduced and interact with AIESEC, without having joined or experienced one of AIESEC’s ELD programmes. !In this phase, you will be introduced to the world of AIESEC and the different programs you can be part off in order to gain an integrated international leadership experience.

You will learn about the WHY , HOW and WHAT of AIESEC and it will empower you to pick your path/program to kick

start your AIESEC XP.

Engagement with AIESEC

In this phase they become aware of and experience the following: !

the WHY, HOW and WHAT of AIESEC !

the value propositions of AIESEC’s value based platform !

interaction with AIESEC around topics of leadership, management and global issues !

AIESEC’s values and brand experience

and then…

THIS HAPPENS!

Phase Two: Experiential Leadership Development

Team Member Programme

“It is one of the most crucial ways in which you can start on your path towards leadership development.

In this phase you will be introduced to a practical team experience, gain access to a global network and engage in practical hard skills development projects”


Team Member Programme

A Team Member Programme (TMP) experience is an opportunity for a young person to develop entrepreneurial and responsible leadership by living a practical team experience at a local, national, regional or global level.

How do we run this programme? We provide a practical learning and development experience to a young person, who takes part in a team and takes responsibilities towards managing AIESEC’s performance and the delivery of its experiences.

What can a young person gain through this programme? With this programme, a young person gains access to AIESEC’s value-based platform, and he or she experiences:

▪A practical team experience ▪Practical hard and soft skills development ▪Access to a global network ▪An entrepreneurial and responsible attitude towards being a better leader !TMP participants can have different types of practical team experiences, such being a part of a project team, a functional team, the organising committee of an event, or an executive team of a an entity.

Duration of a Team Member experience: 8-78 weeks


Team Leader Programme

This experience will culminate in your personal and professional development through the concept of team building and management.

You get to experience directing other members and guiding them in their work, thus becoming a crucial part of their development.


A Team Leader Programme (TLP) experience is an opportunity for a young person to develop entrepreneurial and responsible leadership through leading and guiding others in their work and experience at a local, national, regional or global level.

How do we run this programme? We provide practical learning and development to a young person through the experience of managing a team. Team Leader Programme participants contribute to the development of others while ensuring AIESEC’s performance and the delivery of its experiences.


▪A practical team leader or executive leadership body experience ▪Personal and professional development ▪Practical hard and soft skills development ▪Activities which develop an entrepreneurial and responsible attitude towards being a better leader !TLP participants can have different types of team-based leadership experiences such as leading a team or acting as a part of the executive leadership body of an entity.

Duration of a Team Leader experience: 8-78 weeks

Team Leader Programme


Global Internship Programme

This programme offers internships that contribute to the professional development of a member and assist them to specialize in a certain field of work.

They are normally long term in nature and involve working on diverse business projects and organizations.


A Global Internship Programme (GIP) experience is an opportunity for a young person to develop entrepreneurial and responsible leadership by living a cross-cultural professional development experience.

How do we run this programme? We provide an internship in a host organisation, through which a young person contributes to the goals of the organisation, completes a job description requiring special expertise or skills, and receives supervision and evaluation on his or her professional development.

!What can a young person gain through this programme? With this programme, a young person gains access to AIESEC’s value-based platform, and he or she experiences:

▪A professional development experience ▪A cross-cultural living and working experience !GIP participants can have different types of internship experiences as long as their role and supervision clearly contribute to their professional development.

Duration of a GIP experience: 6-78 weeks

Global Internship Programme


and now the program you will

be directly contributing to…

Global Community Development Programme

International internships are the most intense learning experience we offer and links together our global network.

This programme encompasses cross-cultural positive impact through working abroad for social and community development projects that lead to self development and skill enhancement for the member undertaking the programme.


A Global Community Development Programme (GCDP) experience is an opportunity for young people to develop entrepreneurial and responsible leadership by creating direct positive impact through an international volunteer experience.

How do we run this programme? We provide international volunteer experiences through which young people develop themselves while empowering individuals, communities or organisations. We focus on areas and issues with the need for direct social impact and sustainable solutions.


▪A cross-cultural living and working experience ▪The opportunity to create positive societal impact ▪Personal development !GCDP participants can have different types of volunteer experiences. They may work with organisations or in projects which focus on community development, as long as their experience contributes to their personal development and positive impact on society.

Duration of a GCDP experience: 6-78 weeks

Global Community Development Programme


and then people will look

for the path forward…

Life Long Connection A life long connection will ensure the essence of positive change throughout an AIESEC members life.

In this way, AIESEC presents each of its alumni a platform for continuous growth

thus enabling them to make a constant positive impact on society.

Phase Three: Life Long Connection

and that’s the AIESEC experience!

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