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<ul><li>AIESEC </li></ul><ul><li>Countries </li></ul><ul><li>Projects </li></ul><ul><li>Application procedure </li></ul><ul><li>Project time line </li></ul>AIESEC MAASTRICHT is sponsored by:

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Introduction to AIESEC <ul><li>Founded in 1948 </li></ul><ul><li>Over 100 member countries </li></ul><ul><li>Leadership opportunities </li></ul><ul><li>Career week </li></ul><ul><li>EXCHANGE! </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Do you want to discover the world? </li></ul><ul><li>Gain international work experience? </li></ul><ul><li>Bring your study into practice in an adventurous way? </li></ul><ul><li>Experience how you will behave in a new culture? </li></ul><ul><li>Test your own entrepreneurship? </li></ul>

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Why AIESEC? <ul><li>We promote: </li></ul><ul><li>Cultural understanding </li></ul><ul><li>A positive learning </li></ul><ul><li>Experience </li></ul><ul><li>Practical skills </li></ul><ul><li>Preparation for the future </li></ul>

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International Internship Program <ul><li>Management Internships </li></ul><ul><li>Development Internships </li></ul><ul><li>P-Box </li></ul>

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Management Internship <ul><li>Provided by a: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Company </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>NGO (Non Governmental Organization) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Government </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>University </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Work may relate to finance, accounting, marketing, project management, public relations, organizational management or human resources </li></ul>

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Management Internship <ul><li>Min. 120 ECTS </li></ul><ul><li>Combination of professional internship and exchange experience </li></ul><ul><li>Salary provided </li></ul><ul><li>Amazing experience in foreign business life </li></ul><ul><li>Possibility to obtain ECTS! </li></ul>

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A few of our global partners

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Development Internship <ul><li>Provided mainly by NGOs and </li></ul><ul><li>government institutions </li></ul><ul><li>Type of work is very diverse. </li></ul><ul><ul><li>e.g.: Teaching, Health care, </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Local Business Projects etc. </li></ul></ul>

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Development Internship <ul><li>Min. 60 ECTS </li></ul><ul><li>Combination of developmental </li></ul><ul><li>work and exchange experience </li></ul><ul><li>Mostly no salary provided </li></ul><ul><li>Amazing cultural experience </li></ul>

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P-Box (Projects Based on Exchange) <ul><li>Project-based internships </li></ul><ul><li>8 Weeks </li></ul><ul><li>Team-work with international students </li></ul><ul><li>Both Management and Development </li></ul><ul><li>Great opportunity for a free block or summer holidays </li></ul>

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Africa project?

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Countries <ul><li>2010: Togo, Kenya and Cameroon </li></ul><ul><li>2011: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ghana </li></ul>

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ASK project <ul><li>Answers, Solutions and Knowledge around HIV/AIDS Issues </li></ul>Ask project partners:

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What is it about? <ul><li>EAP (Empowering Africa Program) </li></ul><ul><li>Raising HIV/AIDS peer educators among Junior and Senior High students </li></ul><ul><li>Create constant awareness on their campuses </li></ul>

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Project objectives <ul><li>To develop emissaries and champions of HIV/AIDS prevention </li></ul><ul><li>Offer open space for discussion </li></ul><ul><li>Create awareness and synthesize a good environment </li></ul>

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YES project <ul><li>Help equip young people with skills needed to become more independent as job innovators and not seekers </li></ul>Project partners:

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What is it about? <ul><li>EAP (Empowering Africa Program) </li></ul><ul><li>African GN (Growth Network) of AIESEC seeks to help combat poverty </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Formal: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Organising pre-seminars around entrepreneurship issues </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Preparation for Business Plan Competition </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Informal: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Motivating youth to join vocational institutions to polish their talents to establish businesses that can earn them a living </li></ul></ul>

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Project objectives <ul><li>Developing African young entrepreneurs </li></ul><ul><li>Providing learning experience </li></ul><ul><li>Enable students to use technological innovations </li></ul>

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Switch Project

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What is it about? <ul><li>IT literacy is a critical skill for enhancing economic progress </li></ul><ul><li>Enables high school students to gain IT skills </li></ul><ul><li>Training in information and communication learning clubs </li></ul>

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Project objective <ul><li>Provide information technology knowledge </li></ul><ul><li>Gaining computer skills while learning about different cultures and leadership skills </li></ul><ul><li>Train 4000 children and establish two ICT centres by the end of year </li></ul>

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ALL GREEN 114 children die every minute due to environmental disorder

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What is it about? <ul><li>Environmental project aimed at reducing global warming and pollution </li></ul><ul><li>Reducing the effects of global warming and pollution </li></ul>

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Project objectives <ul><li>Educate students </li></ul><ul><li>Engage them in green activities </li></ul><ul><li>Communicate the importance of recycling </li></ul>

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Biashara Business Bus Campaign <ul><li>Microfinance and entrepreneurship project </li></ul><ul><li>Educational bus campaign moving around the country to different regions of Uganda </li></ul>

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What is it about? <ul><li>Counteract failure of small businesses </li></ul><ul><li>Seek opportunities and transform them into profitable businesses </li></ul><ul><li>Travel throughout the country </li></ul>

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Project objectives <ul><li>Improving levels of entrepreneurship as well as financial literacy </li></ul><ul><li>Address business sustainability and challenges related to microfinance </li></ul>

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ILUMINA 1.0 <ul><li>Project meant to inspire young people (10 to 14 year olds) to embrace reading culture </li></ul><ul><li>Target is about 7000 primary school children in 12 schools </li></ul>

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Project objectives <ul><li>Inspire young people to embrace reading culture </li></ul><ul><li>Motivate and inspire opportunities </li></ul><ul><li>Improve the students’ literature skills </li></ul>

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Africa project

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Application procedure <ul><li>Deadline 10 th February </li></ul><ul><li>Motivation letter </li></ul><ul><li>CV </li></ul><ul><li>List of grades </li></ul><ul><li>Application form (receive at information meeting or by e-mail) </li></ul><ul><li>[email_address] </li></ul>

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Matching

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Selection process

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Costs

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