THE AIESEC WORK ABROAD PROGRAMME

AIESEC offers young people professional work experience abroad. You have the opportunity to work in one of the more than 100 countries all over the world!

AIESEC Work Abroad Programme Application Process

Types of Internships:

Development  – internships usually relate to wide variety of issues in community development within non-governmental organizations.

Technical   – internships related to management and development in web, software, networks, and databases, plus some engineering.

Management  – internships related to administration, finance, accounting, marketing, project management and human resources.

Education   – internships related to promotion, curriculum development, teaching and counseling in the education sector.

How to apply?

-          the applicant must be under 30 years old

-          the applicant is studying a degree in a Finnish University or University of Applied Sciences

-          the applicant has 120 study credits or 60 if he/she is studying in a master’s degree program

-          the applicant must attend all the application process stages to be selected in to the AIESEC Work Abroad program

-          the applicant pays an administration fee  to his/her local AIESEC committee after which the applicant is granted access to the AIESEC online internship database

-          the applicant provides language certificates of all the languages he/she marks excellent or good in the application (local AIESEC committee can assist in this matter)

2.       There is one application deadline set for the autumn 2010. It's 12.10.2010 

1.      The applicant fills in the online application AND sends his/her CV and study records to National Exchange responsible.

2.       The applications will be evaluated and the pre-selected applicants will be called to an interview. The interviews (Review Boards) will be held in the local AIESEC committees.

3.       After the applicant has passed the interviews he/she is required to attend one of the Work Abroad preparation seminars.  At least one of the seminars will be held in Helsinki.

4.       When the applicant has paid the administration fee and provided adequate language certificates to his/her local AIESEC committee, the applicant is granted access to the AIESEC online internship database where he/she can start to look for suitable internship places for him/herself. The internship place should be found within two months of searching. Therefore it is very important that the applicant asks for information about the AIESEC Work Abroad programme from the local committee's exchange responsible. Contact infos of each local comittee can be found from the main page (upper right-hand side corner).

      Should you have any further questions concerning the work abroad programme please  contact our Vice President of Outgoing Exchange in AIESEC in Finland,       

      Kira Anttila at kira.anttila@aiesec.net .