By youth, for youth

AIESEC is a community of young people, passionately driven by one cause: peace and fulfilment of humankind’s potential.

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100+

Countries & Territories

5,000+

Partner Organizations

30,000+

Experiences Every Year

Our Story

AIESEC's story started in 1948, 76 years ago.

  • 1948
    AIESEC was established

    AIESEC was established in 1948 after World War II, where seven youth across seven countries had a dream of building cross-cultural understanding across nations. They hoped to change the world, one person and one internship at a time.

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  • 1977
    Spread across 6 continents

    By 1977, AIESEC was present in 50 countries across six continents! To this date, over 40,000 young people around the world had participated in a leadership development experience.

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  • 2010
    Over 10,000 experiences that year

    In 2010, AIESEC crosses 10,000 experiences delivered in one year alone for the first time. By now, over 230,000 experiences have been provided, all facilitated by youth for youth.

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  • 2015
    Implementing the SDGs

    In 2015, AIESEC’s youth leaders from 126 countries and territories in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth gathered at the United Nations Headquarters to promote and drive youth participation in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The relevance and contribution of AIESEC is clearer than ever.

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  • 2024
    Youth leadership movement

    In sum, AIESEC is a global network of people that simply believe that youth leadership is not an option, but our responsibility.

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We create value-driven leaders

AIESEC enables you to develop the values we believe leaders should live by.

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Demonstrating Integrity

By doing what's right over what's easy, you develop leadership that demonstrates integrity.

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Striving for Excellence

By taking up challenging opportunities with AIESEC, you get to continuously grow through creativity and innovation.

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Enjoying Participation

At AIESEC, you get to celebrate and enjoy the way we are and put your youthful energy and enthusiasm in everything you do.

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Acting Sustainably

In various leadership roles at AIESEC, you get to make long-term decisions that build your mindset to also think of your future generations and live sustainably.

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Activating Leadership

At AIESEC, you get to lead by example and with empathy by taking responsibility of inspiring others to lead as well.

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Living Diversity

You get to work in inclusive spaces that allow you to truly be yourself and embrace each others' differences as a strength.

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