Aiesec Malaysia Gep Booklet

AIESEC MALAYSIA GO EXCHANGE! INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME INFORMATION BOOKLET

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CONTENT 1.0 ABOUT AIESEC 2.0 GO EXCHANGE! OVERVIEW 3.0 .0 GO EXCHANGE! PROGRAMMES 4.0 TESTIMONIALS: WHAT DO THEY SAY? 5.0 APPLICATION PROCESS 6.0 OK, GREAT! NOW WHAT? 7.0 FAQ

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[1.0 ABOUT AIESEC] What is AIESEC? AIESEC is a global, non-political, political, independent, not-for-profit not profit organization run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. Its members are interested in world issues, leadership and management. management. AIESEC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, creed, religion, national, ethnic or social origin.

Our Vision Our vision for the world is reflected in a simple statement which unites and motivates us: “Peace and fulfillment of Humankind’s Potential.” Potential

Our Impact Our international platform enables young people to explore and develop their leadership potential for them to have a positive impact in society.

The Way We Do It AIESEC provides its members with an integrated development experience (The AIESEC Experience) comprised of leadership opportunities, international internships and participation in a global learning environment.

Our Values 6 important values which guide our actions and operations are: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi.

Activating Leadership Demonstrating Integrity Living Diversity Enjoying Participation Striving for Excellence Acting Sustainably

For more information: www.aiesec.org www.aiesec.my

AIESEC in Numbers • • • • • • • • • •

Founded in 1948 35000 members 107 countries 1700 universities 470 conferences annually 5500 exchanges annually 4000 global partners 7700 leadership opportunities 800 000 alumni 800 Local Committee’s

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What is AIESEC Malaysia? AIESEC Malaysia was started in 1968 and currently has 7 local chapters nationwide in in: •

Universiti Malaya

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Universiti Sains Malaysia

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Universiti Utara Malaysia

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Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Universiti versiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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Taylor's University College

We are currently actively expanding to other campuses, with the initial presence in Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Lim Kok Weng University of Creative and technology and Nottingham University. The network of campuses forms an active membership base of over 500 students.. AIESEC Malaysia aims to create greater awareness amongst Malaysians about the importance of equipping our youth with practical experience and and leadership skills, to have a positive impact on our society.

AIESEC Malaysia provides its members the opportunity to participate in a 6 -78 weeks internship in one of the 107 countries in the AIESEC network, enabling young people to discover and develop their leadership potential, participating in a global learning environment in order to have a positive impact on the society.

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[2.0 GO EXCHANGE! OVERVIEW]

“AIESEC Malaysia Go Exchange! Programme (GEP) is designed for students and recent graduates from Malaysia and 107 other countries and territories from across the globe. GEP organized by AIESEC, the largest student run organization, gives each year more than 5000 students and recent graduates an opportunity to go abroad and live the life changing experience, where cultural understanding and professional experience come together.”

weeks The intern might work in one of An internship can last from 6 up to 78 weeks. the four areas: •

Development Internship: Volunteering on issues such as cultural differences, child rights, environment education, HIV/AIDS education, youth development, rural area development (duration: 6-12 6 weeks);

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Management Internship:: Having an internship in business administration, economics, marketing, HR, finance and other management related issues (duration: 3 3-18 months);

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Technical Internship: Being an Information Technology intern (duration: 6-18 months);

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Educational Internship: Serving as an intern and teaching in school (duration: 6-12 months).

An intern is provided with accommodation and/or food, or allowance enough to cover all those expenses. You have nothing to lose and an entire world to gain!

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[3.0 GO EXCHANGE! PROGRAMMES]

A total of 6 highly dynamic Go Exchange! Programmes are designed to fulfil your need! From volunteering in social issues to working in multinational companies, we have it all!

Go China!

Go to the new world of next centuries! China is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, zation, and an awakening dragon! Step into o one of the world’s most historical and fastest growing country! You will be amazed by the breadth and depth a country with 5000 years civilisation can show you! Be Be part of a diverse and dy dynamic team aiming to make a difference in areas such as HIV/AIDS, environmental sustainability, entrepreneurship, cultural cultural understanding, and much more! The exchange opportunity in China is as diverse and as colourful as its history. Experience the fastest fastestgrowing economics the world has witnessed in recent years by living there yourself.

Go India! Potentially the world largest and most diverse cultural melting pot, India is where you can write a journal of eye opening and breath taking exchange experience! Just like its awesomely diverse culture and population, The Go India! Programme encompasses a wide spectrum of internship! You get your choice of working with multinational companies such as TATA Consultancy Services or to contribute various arious social development programmes! Don’t forget to see the Taj Mahal while supporting the community as a volunteer or an intern in one of the numerous companies.

Explore Asia Pacific!

Why not start nearby our blessed Asia? Explore Asia Pacific countries such as Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam,, Cambodia, for 6-12 weeks to make a stance in alerting social issues such as child rights, environment, education, HIV/AIDS, youth development develop and rural area development. Lend a helping hand to better improve the e quality of life in this region and at the same time, learn about the differences of our neighbouring countries! You will be amazed they are so near yet so far!

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Explore Europe!

Dream big and want to start afar? Look no further! Explore Europe! Is an international nternational volunteer programme in European countries at the other end of the world such h as Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey.. You get the opportunity not only to travel Europe but to contribute to social development in this beautiful region - on issues such as HIV/AIDS, social entrepreneurship, cultural understanding, sustain sustainable development, and many more! P/s: Do you know that the capital of Hungary, Budapest had the first underg underground railway network in Europe?

Teach a language! Education is the solutions to virtually all problems! Play your part in education for the betterment of tomorrow. Be empowered in drafting and delivering learning syllabus for educational institutions and universities or teach your favourite languages like English, Malay, Chinese, C Spanish and many others! Share your knowledge abroad be warned to be overwhelmed by the rich and intense experience along your Go Exchange! journey.

Information Technology! What is the greatest blessing for a tech lover if not the opportunity to handle and solve highly challenging technical assignments? Find yourself an invaluable 1 to 1.5 year technical internship and go abroad to work on it through AIESEC. A life-changing changing e experience xperience like you’d never imagine before, propelling you further in your career as a globally connected IT professional.

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[4.0 TESTIMONIALS: WHAT DO THEY SAY?] (AIESEC facilitates over 7000 exchanges every year and these are only FEW of the “I’m an exchange participant” stories!)

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Article: AIESEC Internships Foster Understanding and Improve Students' Marketability Source: http://www.collegerecruiter.com/internships/2009/09/aiesec_internships_foster_unde.php

Because the current job market is filled to overflowing with talented talented entry level job seekers, it has become increasingly necessary for candidates to find ways to stand out in a positive way from their competition. One way to do that is by participating in an international internship. Organizations like AIESEC (pronounced eye-sik) sik) can facilitate a student's efforts to find an internship oversees. Though not the only one of its kind, AIESEC is the largest student student-run global internship organization with 35,000 student members in 107 countries, including the United States. Established stablished in 1948, AIESEC, which was once an anagram of a French phrase that roughly translated into International Association of Students in Economics and Commerce, believed that helping people from different cultures to gain a better understanding of ea each other would decrease the likelihood of the recurrence of world war. Unlike other international internship programs, AIESEC allows students to become fully immersed in the culture of their host country, learning not only the language, but the customs and business practices as well. "The internship program is only one stage of the development process they're trying to take students through," said Andrew King, an alumnus of the AIESEC program who works full time in the organization's business developmen developmentt office. King works with companies to create internship programs for AIESEC's student members. Some of the companies that currently participate in AIESEC are Microsoft, DHL, UBS, HSBC and InBev, the international beverage company that recently acquired Anheuser Anheuser-Busch. It encourages students to become "change agents," to "make a positive impact on society," said King, who spent a year in Beijing, China, during what would have been his junior year of college, in 2006. Because the program is structured, st students udents receive a higher level of service than they might if they found their international internship through their campus career services office. For example, when King went to China, his counterparts in Beijing had been responsible for developing his internship, meeting him at the airport when he arrived, showing him around the city and helping him to gain a better understanding of Chinese people, their culture and their society. society... Click here to continue reading reading...

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[5.0 APPLICATION PROCESS PROCESS]

The 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.

Preparation

AIESEC provides resources, training and support to prepare you to live and work in another country. This includes visa processing.

Matching

You will be given access to use our on-line on line database of opportunities opportunities, an AIESEC member will support the process of looking for an internship for you. you The more re flexible you are the better.

Integration

AIESEC members in your host chapter provide support and assistance in getting setup in your new environment while providing opportunities for cultural and social activities.

Re-Integration

AIESEC supports you in making the readjustment process when you return home after your internship internship.

[6.0 OK, GREAT! NOW WHAT?] Click on
http://tinyurl.com/yaa4k6d and fill in the inquiry! Your inquiry will be responded within 2-4 4 working days. We will recommend and introduce you to your nearest AIESEC local chapter to kick start your Go Exchange! journey!

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[8.0 Find us!] Drop us an email at [email protected] or buzz us at (+60) 379 609007 from 10 am - 6 pm every weekdays. And how do we live without Facebook? Find us on facebook and our blog!

www.facebook.com/AIESECinMalaysia

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[7.0 FAQ]

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How does AIESEC differ from other providers of internships? AIESEC does not define itself as provider of internships only. Rather, AIESEC offers you many different opportunities to explore and develop your leadership potential. Although an internship abroad is an essential part of the experience you can gain in AIESEC, it is closely linked to other experiences rather than separated from them. Those who only want to do an internship to develop professionally will most probably find d a more suitable offer elsewhere.

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What does the AIESEC EC Go Exchange! Programme offer? offer The AIESEC Go Exchange! Programme offers you the possibility to have an intense cultural experience in one of its 107 member countries. Concretely, AIESEC in Malaysia prepares you for the internship, while the section in the host country helps you apply for visa and work permit and organizes your accommodation. In addition, they take care of you as soon as you are there, make you familiar with their culture and organize events where you get to know other interns.

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What does AIESEC NOT offer? AIESEC does not provide internships, which will: - provide you with a very high salary – all interns get an allowance high enough to cover the cost of living in particular country; - support you in getting permanent residence in host country - give you opportunity to travel (and nothing more) – we want our interns to contribute to the society and meanwhile develop themselves pe personally and professionally; - contain only simple tasks like e.g. preparing coffee and doing the photocopies of documents – the definition of an internship in AIESEC says that it has to be a learning experience for both: intern and the company

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Can I specify a company I would like to have an internship in? It is better when a candidate is open for new opportunities, than focused on one company or country. We want to provide you with the best learning experience, which

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sometimes means that we will offer you an internship in a country, you have never ever thought about. But at the end of the day you will realize that it was the best experience of your life! The more flexible you are (in terms of starting and ending dates, duration, destination) ination) the bigger will be pool of internships for you to apply for!

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Will ill I receive a salary during my internship? It is usual for management, technical and education internship to be paid in a manner that allows you to cover the living costs in the destination country country. For the development internship you will be usually provided with accommodation and/or food or an allowance enough to cover all those expenses.

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How much do I have to pay for such an internship? According to the Go Exchange! package you choose, the exchange p participation fee is RM 300-400 400 for a development internship and RM 400-600 600 for a management, management technical and education internship. internship The fee includes: • Cost of one time Exchange participant review board • Administration fee occurs during your matching process and preparation process The fee does not include: • Your passport • Your visa and emigration related fee (varies depending on destination) • Flight ticket • Travel cost

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What kind of contract will I have to sign? There will be an exchange participant contract that you are obligated to. For further information about the contract, please contact us.

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Do I receive a refund if I cannot find a suitable internship? If you are a bit flexible concerning place, time and job description, there should not be a problem in finding an interesting internship. However, if you cannot find any, refunding is subjected to term and condition in the exchange participant contract. Those who accept an internship and cancel without giving strong reasons are excluded from our program without any refund. Such a regulation is necessary if we want to be fair towards everyone and because the organization or company concerned was prepared to receive the intern.

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What is an exchange participant review board (EPRB)? The EPRB RB is an interview during which we want to find out whether you are suitable to our program, how you perceive of foreign countries, and whether your English skills are sufficient. This is important because we guarantee a certain quality and certain competencies ncies when we send students to work in our partner companies.

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Who will help me in my host country? All the internships are based on a local committee nearby, which is there to help you during your internship. More concretely, the members of this local committee organize your accommodation, pick you up from the airport / station, show you around in the city ity and accompany you to work on your first day. In addition, they will integrate you into their activities, organize events for you and the other interns and help you get to know the people and culture of your host country. There is always one to help you should there be any problems, if not in the host then certainly in the home country. We will keep in contact with you and support you in every possible way.

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