Real youth leadership experiences since 1948.
AIESEC is a global platform for young people to explore and develop their leadership potential. It is a community created by youth for youth.
Our story
AIESEC's story started in 1948, 77 years ago.
1977
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.
Spread across 6 continents
2015
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.
Implementing the SDGs
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.
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.
2025
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.
Our values
Activating Leadership —> We lead by example and inspire leadership through actions and results
Acting Sustainably —> Our decisions take into account the needs of future generations
Striving for Excellence —> We strive to deliver the highest quality performance in everything we do
Living Diversity —> We actively learn from different ways of life and opinions
Enjoying Participation —> We celebrate and enjoy the way we are and what we represent in society considering the role of youth in the world
Demonstrating Integrity —> We fulfil our commitments and conduct ourselves in a way aligned with what we envision
AIESEC is present in 100+ countries and territories
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