aiesec values and uniqueness

2 Contact 4 Our Background 5 Societal Impact 6 A Holistic Approach to Learning 7 People Oriented Organization 8 Global Juxtaposition of Ideas 9 Quality, not Quantity 10 For Youth, By Youth 11 Strong, Smart, Savvy, Fast 12 Closing the Gen Y Gap 13 Our Operations

AIESEC Hong Kong

40 years of being an integral part of Hong Kong’s Society

How AIESEC Hong Kong has been backstage, shaping socially responsible citizens since 1967

Contents

AIESEC Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong Head Office President Victor Wong [email protected] Director of Global Talent Program Daphne Wong [email protected] Director of Talent Management Andy Sin [email protected] Director of Information Management, Finance, & Legal Samuel Chan [email protected] Director of Business Development Hamilton Le [email protected]

University Local Committee Presidents University of Hong Kong Whitney Chan [email protected] Chinese University of Hong Kong John Li [email protected] Lingnan University Cathy Wong [email protected] Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Pooja Jhaveri [email protected] Baptist University Winnie Yiu [email protected] Polytechnic University Qven Wong [email protected]

Contacts

AIESEC International Global Headquarters Rotterdam, Netherlands Global Marketing & Sales Manager Tristan Watkins [email protected]

AIESEC Hong Kong Limited | www.aiesec.hk | E-mail: [email protected] | Fax: +852 3103 5311 | Add: GPO Box No.656, Central, HK

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“Too many leaders act as if the sheep.. their people.. are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep”

Ken Blanchard




4 AIESEC Hong Kong: A Call for Support

Initiated in 1948, AIESEC has been developing the world’s youth for over 60 years.

By giving our members a set of tools and intense experiences to personally and professionally grow, we are able to see immense changes in their in-ward thinking, as well as their day-to-day outlook.

Utilizing their acquired skills and knowledge from their time in AIESEC, our organization has enjoyed proven results from our alumni’s impact around the world.

Scattered across private sectors, non-profit organizations, and governmental institutions, past AIESEC members continue to make a difference in their communities.

Our Background Who we are and what we have done?


Societal Impact

Globally, our former AIESEC members have successfully tackled the world’s problems, from business solutions in in-ternational financial hubs, to negotiating peace treaty meetings in the most re-mote places on Earth.

Peter Wuffli Former CEO UBS

Director Credit Suisse AIESEC Switzerland

Israel B. Skosana Director Kapela Investment Holdings,

South Africa AIESEC South Africa

Percy Barnevik Former CEO ABB AIESEC Sweden

Gunter Pauli President & Founder of ZERI

AIESEC Belgium

John Neill CEO Unipart

AIESEC England

Koosum Kalayan General Manager of Shell

AIESEC South Africa

Dr. Robert Metcalfe Co-Founder 3Com

AIESEC United States

Janez Drnovsek Former Prime Minister of Slovenia

AIESEC Slovenia

Micheline Calmy Rey Federal Council of Switzerland AIESEC Switzerland Helmut Kohl Former German Chancellor AIESEC Germany Cavaco Silva President of Portugal AIESEC Portugal Junichiro Koizumi Former Prime Minister of Japan AIESEC Japan Cesar Gaviria Former President Colombia AIESEC Colombia Martti Ahtisaari Former President of Finland Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2008 AIESEC Finland Bill Clinton Former President of the United States AIESEC United States Aleksander Kwasniewski Former President of Poland AIESEC Poland




A Holistic Approach to Learning

During your educational career, how many times have you heard “Is this go-ing to be on the test?” In AIESEC, we believe that developing youth by intrinsic motivation is the healthiest path to life-long learning. With a constant practice and review process in AIESEC , our members inde-pendently seek out ways to improve themselves and ultimately, become bet-ter in what they’re doing.

“The United Nations has long recognised that the imagination, ideals and energies of young men and women are vital for the continuing development of the societies in which they live. AIESEC has contribuited to this development by serving as an agent of positive change through education and cultural exchange to develop a broader understanding of cultural, socio-economic and business man-agement issues.”

Kofi A.Annan Secretary General The United Nations





People Oriented Organization

To make it clear, members and employ-ees of AIESEC, are the same people. AIESEC is a concept that adds value to everyone it interacts with, whether it be a university student, a strategic partner, or a corporate executive. How we make sure that AIESEC affects its stakeholders in a comprehensive and in-depth way, is by the values and well-defined processes AIESEC has devel-oped over the past 60 years. AIESEC uses a global competency model and a standardized 360* feed-backing tool to facilitate our members development through a clear and sys-tematic method.

“AIESEC: One of the most efficient and productive efforts to create better mutual under-standing among people of the world and to train better future leaders”

Robert Kennedy U.S Attorney General ‘61-64

United States of America



Global Juxtaposition of Ideas

With clear communication channels and the collaborative support of our global network, AIESEC is allowed the ability to construct one great idea, on top of an-other great idea. This practice gives our members an in-tercultural understanding of the world’s varying viewpoints that cannot be sub-stituted. As a massive thinktank, our ideas have gone on to solve problems on the world’s largest stages, as well as the poorest of homes.


“Over the years, AIESEC, to-gether with partner organiza-tions all over the world, has been fostering the formation of a meaningful and common vision among the young genera-tions. I sincerely believe that their efforts will secure better chance of peace and harmony in the world.”

C. Y. Leung

Convenor of Non-official Members of the

Executive Council




Quality, not Quantity

In a world of mass production and su-perficial results, AIESEC differentiates it-self by focusing on the qualitative growth of each and every member. Even though personal development can never be measured, AIESEC Hong Kong solely values the excellence of its pro-gram. We wholeheartedly believe that the time and effort put into enhancing our organization is always well spent. While some may ask why don’t we gen-erate ten times more AIESEC members, we respond with, “Having one great em-ployee, is worth more than ten good em-ployees.”


“AIESEC is, I know, committed to management education in an international context and the development of contacts be-tween students and employers at home and abroad. This commitment, together with your effort to improve links between industry and education, ensures that AIESEC is making an im-portant contribution towards meeting the needs of industry. The work of AIESEC is valuable and worthwhile. I am happy to have this opportunity to send you my best wishes for your continuing success in the fu-ture.”

John Major Prime Minister ‘90-97

United Kingdom


For Youth, By Youth

Youth developing youth: A beautiful and progressive concept. This new-age organizational structure is an embodiment of the cohesive world that’s necessary for tomorrow’s chal-lenges. Only when we confront difficul-ties together, will we be able to solve hu-manity’s disparities.





Strong, Smart, Savvy, Fast

The youth that we acquire in AIESEC are the world’s next leaders. This is why from the very beginning, we aim to at-tract high potential and curious individu-als who have already showcased ambi-tion in their future direction. We nurture these promising individuals by providing skills and opportunities that normally, would only be learned 10 years down the line in their careers. AIESEC is basically a fast-track develop-ment tool for those who aim high and would like to achieve societal impact at their earliest stages in life.


“I am convinced that AIESEC is our most direct link to tomor-row’s business leaders. These training opportunities will be-come a stepping stone for bright, ‘can-do’ people to join DHL and learn, advance, and one day lead."

Uwe Doerken Chief Executive Officer

DHL Worldwide Express


Closing the Gen Y Gap

According to leading human re-source experts, the difference between a Gen Y employee and a Gen X employee is tremen-dous. From their expectations and communication style, to their technological knowledge and passion, Gen Y employees want, and most importantly need, a different approach of professional growth. By nature of the organization, AIESEC is continually pushing itself to stay externally relevant, therefore making our members more aware of HR trends and needed traits of ideal Gen Y em-ployees.


By actively researching and sharing this information both in-ternally and externally through conferences and reports, AIE-SEC strives to educate the youth as a whole, instead of just within AIESEC. We enjoy our vision of indirect impact for the greater good of society, rather than trying to at-tract the largest share of a mar-ket. This outward vision, combined with our daily purpose of creat-ing a generation of change agents, will inherently inspire more young leaders in their communities.

"[AIESEC] is an effective advo-cate for young people and their aspirations for the future of their communities. As a student NGO, it has an important voice in the debate on the mission of higher education in the 21st century. It helps form responsi-ble citizens with a worldwide vision. Its members are inter-ested in actively participating, as future leaders in the economic world, in building a better soci-ety, helping identify and address issues that affect the well-being of communities and global society."

Federico Mayor Deputy Director-General’87-99

UNESCO




Our Operations What we do and how do we do it?

1) At this first stage, we orient new members to AIESEC, it’s values,

vision, and how we are able to achieve our impact

2) Members start volunteering for AIESEC, whether it’s facilitating the

exchange process, creating student opportunities, or researching issues

to organize conferences around

3) The most crucial and intense stage, where members go on intern-

ships abroad to widen their worldly perspectives and/or manage teams

to keep the organization afloat

4) Returning home, members reflect on their prior experiences and use them to mentally grow, as well as

think about how they will apply these newly acquired skills in the

future, personally and professionally

5) The saying is, “Once an AIESECer, always an AIESECer.” Our members

go on to have fulfilling professional careers, yet always referring back to

their embedded AIESEC values of being socially responsible

Change Agent

Heading for the Future (H4TF)

Exchange (X)

Taking Responsibility (TR)

Introduction to AIESEC (I2A)

Leadership Role (LR)

- Role Modeling to other Youth - Societal Impact through programs & projects - Knowledge building through conferences - Building society’s awareness of global issues

While our organization’s model serves the purpose of developing

our own members, the result of our work fulfills the potholes of

society in an indirect, yet much-needed way



Enriching Environments...



...Professional Pursuits.

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