AIESEC’s Exchange Program was created over 50 years ago for the purpose of leadership development and improving international understanding. Today those two objectives are still encompassed in our unique Exchange Process which is designed for each trainee.

Many exchange programs are very good at facilitating the logistics of your work abroad; HOWEVER, most leave out the important step of ensuring the traineeship is good learning experience in your personal development.

Preparation

AIESEC provides an extensive Preparation program for trainees prior to departure, ensuring you are ready for the challenge of living and working abroad. In some countries, this includes reciprocal organizational preparation programs for you and your employer. We also assist in obtaining all necessary travel documentation, insurance and visas. On arrival, we ensure a smooth transition in your new environment, assisting in the acquisition of accommodation and financial services, and providing a basic orientation program.

Reception & Integration

Reception is one of the key characteristics that makes AIESEC’s Exchange Program stand out among the many work abroad programs available today. Reception ensures that during your traineeship you can not only gain a great degree of practical experience but also learn to understand a new culture and its people. Reception in AIESEC’s Exchange Program means active involvement and interaction with the AIESEC members in your host community. It is our network of active members on the ground that enables our exchanges to become intense learning and personal development experiences not simply a job away from home.

Re-Integration

The hardest part about going on exchange is the re-adjustment process when you have to return home. Sometimes after your traineeship your home can seem like the foreign land. In AIESEC’s Exchange Program, leaving your home country, living and working abroad, and returning home are part of the one learning process. AIESEC supports you with re-integration upon returning home helping to make your entire experience not just a time when you worked abroad but a life changing experience. The Re-integration step of our exchange process is an important one for AIESEC as you have the opportunity become involved sharing your experience to preparing future trainees before they go abroad.