INFORMATION BOOKLET

AIESEC in Chulalongkorn University 2013-2014

More Info: Auraya Lertwatchara

auraya.l@aiesec.net

WHAT IS AIESEC

Present in over 124 countries and territories and with over 86,000 members, AIESEC

is the world's largest student-run organization. Focused on providing a platform for

youth leadership development, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to be

global citizens, to change the world, and to get experience and skills that matter today.

AIESEC in Numbers 124 Countries and territories

780 Local Offices

2,400 Universities

86,000 Members

20,000 International Internships

24,000 Leadership Roles

8,000 Partners/sponsors

500 Conferences annually

1,000,000 Alumni

65 years of experience

PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

Taking up a cultural internship, or Global Community Development Programme, is the

most intense learning experience that AIESEC offers and links together our global

network. Each year we provide over 60,000 AIESEC members the challenging

opportunity to live and work in a foreign country in areas of Community Development.

To increase youth impact in the world, we see that society needs leaders who are

entrepreneurial, culturally sensitive, and socially responsible and take an active part in

their own learning. To gain a holistic experience AIESEC offers you the opportunity to

take on a leadership role before or after your Global Community Development

Programme. Learn how to lead a team, manage large projects and run a local or

national organization along with people from all over the world!

One of the best ways to develop what it takes to be a leader is to take up one of 20,000

leadership roles involved in running AIESEC at local, national, regional and global

scale, as well as trainings in soft skills and functional areas in over 470 conferences

and thousands of activities each year.

Global Community Development Programme

Global Community Development Programme is an international Programme for

Internship in Social Project or NGOs with 63 years of experience. Last year over

16.000 students and recent graduates had the opportunity to choose an internship in

our global network.

The participants have the opportunity to work within an NGO, in a social

project or educational institutions. The scepter of activities includes:

• To deliver trainings on soft skills • To deliver presentations about your home country • To work with kids • To teach English for pupils or students

In Global Community Development Programme, the exchange participants usually will

work voluntarily with Local NGOs and Communities, internships usually relate to a

wide variety of issues in community development. During the Global Community

Development Programme, participants are working in mixed teams up to 10 young

people from different countries and the language of communication is English.

The participants have the opportunity to choose the project, time and duration of the

Global Community Development Programme. The duration of the Global Community

Development Programme can be chosen depending on the university schedule but

the most required and available periods are summer and winter holidays. The

internships last from 6 weeks to 8 weeks. Accommodation mostly covered by the

country where the participant goes (except for several countries).

General information Duration Global Community Development

Programme is usually 1.5 - 3 months

(6-12 weeks).

Salary Global Community Development

Programme usually does not offer

salaries/allowance but accommodation

is mostly provided.

Starting date Global Community Development

Programme is available during whole year.

Countries Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Indonesia,

The Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam,

Cambodia, Mainland of China, Taiwan,

Turkey, India, Mauritius, Kenya, Egypt,

Lebanon, Brazil, Italy, and other developing

countries

Languages Good English required.

Intern profile Undergraduate Student / Master

Degree / Doctoral Degree Students or

Graduated Students (Not older than 30

years)

Time for preparation We recommend contacting AIESEC

about 4-6 months before the start date

of your Global Community

Development Programme. Finding an

internship and Visa Process will take

about 2-3 months.

Program Fee Global Community Development

Programme: 10.500 Baht. These fees

cover the Document Application and

Interview Selection, Induction to

AIESEC and Program, Rights as

AIESEC Members and Outgoing

Preparation Seminar (OPS). Please

keep in mind that THE FLIGHT

TICKET, and Legal Documents (Visa,

Insurance, etc) should be covered by

the Exchange Participant itself.

ReintegrationExchangePreparation Camp

Raise& Match

Sign Contract

InterviewApplicationInfo

Session

PROGRAMME PROCESS

1. Contact the AIESEC Committee To go on Global Community Development Programme you have to get in contact with

the AIESEC Committee In their University (AIESEC exists in Assumption University,

Thammasat University, Chulalongkorn University, and Bangkok University) to get the

application form.

And if they/you are a student outside those universities / there's no AIESEC In your

university, you can contact auraya.l@aiesec.net or register yourself in our online

registration in http://bit.ly/AIESECCUXchange2013 Once you got the application

form, you have to fill it and submit it.

2. Selection and Application

After joining and understanding AIESEC, you can enter a review process to assess

your experiences and motivation for going on an AIESEC exchange. This is a physical

process consisting of Application/Documents and interview selection. The selection

process aims to ensure that everyone participating in an AIESEC exchange is suitable

and will have a positive experience while on exchange. It is comprised of at least 1

stage: Selection Review Board - a board that will interview you to assess your

suitability to become an exchange participant in several areas. The interview will be

held in English and they have to pay for the Registration Fee (total 500 Baht).

3. Sign Contract, Preparation and AIESEC Involvement

Once you passed the interview selection, you have to sign the contract and you have

to pay 10.000 Baht in the sign contract. Once you already signed the contract, they

officially become the AIESEC Member. This step happens before leaving for your

exchange experience and actually starts before you have matched yourself to a

suitable project. It consists of areas such as:

Logistics preparation - Ensuring that you are physically prepared to work in another

country. Professional / Community Development Involvement - To help you gain an

understanding of issues facing the world and your own community. Cultural and Direct Country preparation - Preparation on the country you will be

going to and also how to cope with the pressures of living in a foreign culture. AIESEC preparation - Providing you with knowledge about the exchange

programme and the roles of various entities.

The preparation step is critically important to ensure that you are ready to make the

most out of your experience in a personal and professional sense. We also see it as

an important part in ensuring that the people participating in the exchange programme

understand their responsibilities and the role that they play in fulfilling AIESEC's vision.

4. Matching / Find the suitable project

By this stage you have been through the selection process and have become an

official AIESEC exchange participant (EP). Now you are able to start being matched

to a suitable internship. You will be assisted to find the suitable project/internship

opportunities. The more flexible you are in terms of geographical preferences the

better.

5. Global Community Development Programme Experience

The most fulfilling step from here is experiencing the actual GCDP itself. AIESEC will

provide you with much more information on what to expect during your internship

experience and what kind of involvement you can have with AIESEC and the local

environment while you are on your exchange experience in a new country. AIESEC

members in your host chapter provide support in receiving you, getting setup while

providing opportunities for cultural and social activities.

6. Re-Integration

AIESEC supports you in making the readjustment process when you return home. We

hope that your experience opens up a world of opportunities to create a better society

for us all. Also, if you're interested to continue your AIESEC career, you can try the

leadership opportunities available for you in your country.

PROGRAMME TESTIMONIAL

Global Community Development Programme Returnee My exchange with AIESEC brought me to the city of Bandung in West Java where I

met many different, interesting and inspiring people whether in Rumah Cemara and in

AIESEC. My coming here has been very eye opening and definitely ―an unforgettable

and life changing experience‖—just as AIESEC had promised.

With my line of work, I’ve come to understand another facet of life very misunderstood

from the general public—me included: the lives of injecting drug users and people

living with HIV, all of whom are stigmatized and discriminated

against due to their social status. I’ve come to discover that these are actually very

nice and respectable people, even more inspiring than many ―normal people‖. My

time with Rumah Cemara has certainly opened a window into a different world in which

I hope to explore deeper and develop further in my future career.

Natnaree Uriyapongson Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University Global Community Development Programme To Bandung, Indonesia

After coming back to Thailand,

I realized that I learnt a lot from the

project that I joined. For example, I

experienced teaching kids English,

managing classes on my own and

dealing with Polish children. I really

enjoyed my work because of my colleagues. Besides, the most worthy thing that I got from this project

was FRIENDSHIP!

From April until June 2011 I was an exchange participant for a project called ―World

Kindergarten‖ of AIESEC Wroclaw LC UE. During this internship I got such

experiences which I could never ever forget. I learnt to be a more open-minded person

because I had to work with foreigners who have totally different cultural background

from me. Not only being more open-minded did I change myself, but also I got cross-

cultural understanding.

What is cross-cultural understanding? For me it means that to know how to react

properly to foreigners, and you definitely need to know what you can or you cannot do

or say. I did not make friends with only local people, but also people from all over the

world such as Brazilian, Singaporean, Filipino, Chinese, Taiwanese (also Thai) etc.

The most incredible thing is friendship will never die! ―The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.‖ – St. Augustine.

For those who have never been abroad before, you will see the other side of the world,

and AIESEC is here to offer us such a great opportunity to discover the world. It’s worth it!!

Nichakan Buason

Student of German Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University

Global Community Development Programme To Wroclaw, Poland

This project is one of the greatest

projects that I have ever participated.

There are many factors that made this

project as one of my memorable and

worthwhile moment in my life. Firstly, it is

the staffs or the AIESECers in Poland.

They sacrificed and spent a lot of their

times with all the interns which are very

impressive. Every day, at least 2 of the AIESECers will come and visit us in the apartment. During the time of visiting, we have

exchanged so many stuffs such as culture, life, funny stuff and etc. Also, sometimes,

we went out together, having fun and exploring the city. I learnt a lot of their culture

through these kinds of activities. Apart from the AIESECers, another factor that is so

worthwhile to me is the teaching activity. I could see my own development of

presenting and communicating skills, day by day. Part of my development has to thank

to all of my colleagues or interns because by watching them presented, I learnt and

adapted their way of teaching the kids to my own presentation. Moreover, I have to

say that the level of my English skill is lower than most of the interns but that is not the

problem or obstacle of my staying or teaching there. Fortunately, my colleagues are

so nice that they helped and explained me some of the words that I couldn’t

understand. I found out that this is something very interesting and useful for me and

those who really want to improve their English skill.

Apart from my developments, it’s the Polish kids that made me enjoying more and

even more with this project. They are such good kids and behaving very well in the

class. Also, the presentation of our country seems to be interested by them as at the

end of each topic, they asked a lot of question based on our country. Lastly, interns

coming from multiple countries gave me some difficult time of living together with them

but after for a while, me and the rest of the interns figure out the way to live with each

other peacefully. However, the difficulty of living is not a big deal if comparing to what

I learn from this project. I’m glad that I have chosen this project

and I certainly got so many worthwhile and good experiences, especially the friendship

among all the interns and the Polish AIESECers. And also I have to thank to Mandy

who is an AIESECer from Assumption University of Thailand because she helped me

a lot in order for me to apply for this project.

Kiartikarn Sitthi-ampai Student of Business Administration, Assumption University of

Thailand Global Community Development Programme to Poland

One of the most

memorable

summers of my life

is having an

internship with

AIESEC in Taiwan.

To promote tourism

in Taiwan is the

main purpose of

my project. My

partners were from Poland, Austria, Switzerland and Vietnam. We worked. We played. We had fun

together. We are completely different but we were the perfect working partners, perfect

friends ever.

Kulnataporn Theeraratstit

Students of Chinese Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University

Global Community Development Programme to Taiwan