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Then you might
be interested in
AIESEC’s
Summer Overseas Do something different this summer... What
is AIESEC’s Summer Overseas? AIESEC’s
Summer Overseas is an exchange program that aims to provide young
people from
New South Wales with personal and professional development
opportunities. The
program provides you with the opportunity to gain skills around
leadership and
management while studying at university, and then apply those skills
by participating
in AIESEC’s international exchange program. Quite simply, the
program consists
of three steps. Step One: This requires you to
complete an
online application form, which can be found on this website. More about
the
application process, and a link to our application form, can be found
by clicking here. Step Two: Will see you become a
member of
AIESEC at your university. You’ll become a proactive member of a
team, and will
be provided with opportunities to develop leadership and management
skills. Step Three: During semester, AIESEC
will help
match you up with an available internship overseas. Then, once your
exams are
over, you will fly off to complete your fantastic Summer Overseas
experience. How
long will my exchange experience last? AIESEC’s Summer Overseas program offers international internships that you can complete during your summer break.
This means you can leave Australia after your exams are over, and come back home before the start of Semester 1, 2010. At
which
universities does the program run? AIESEC
New South Wales is currently operating at 4 universities. They are: ·
Macquarie
University ·
University
of New South Wales ·
University
of Sydney ·
University
of Technology, Sydney If
you do not attend one of these universities, but are interested in
participating in AIESEC’s Summer Overseas program, please contact
benjamin.miller@aiesec.net Where
can I go, and what kind of internships are available? Each
of the four universities mentioned above will offer different exchange
opportunities. You can find out about these by clicking on the
“Where can I go”
tab. AIESEC’s
Summer Overseas program offers a wide variety of internships, but most
of them
can be broadly categorised by the following characteristics ·
There
are no internships in highly developed countries, such as America,
France,
England or New Zealand ·
Most
internships will be found in the following geographic areas: Asia,
Africa, the
Middle East and Eastern Europe · All internships will allow you to have a positive impact in the community in which you work. Sometimes this means ‘volunteer work,’ such as providing education on HIV/Aids to children in Africa. However, this can also mean working as a marketing manager for a not-for-profit in India. For more specific information regarding the internships available through your university, please see the “Where can I go” tab.Will I get paid? Different internships offer different financial compensation. Often, one of the following will happen: A) You will receive a small wage that covers basic costs, such as food, transport and accomodation or
B) You will receive little/no
wage, but free accomodation, free food and free transport to and from
work Essentially, you will not receive a large salary while on exchange. However, you will have basic needs provided for. You can find out more information about specific internships by clicking on the "Where can I go" tab. AIESEC can also provide you with much more information once you have completed the application form for the Summer Overseas program, which can be found here What
are the benefits of AIESEC’s Summer Overseas program? 1) Experience
a new culture – you will be living in a different country
and
working with
locals, allowing you to experience a new culture and, maybe, giving you
different perspective on the world. And, while you're at it, you might
also have
some fun! 2) Personal
and professional development – participating in
AIESEC’s
Summer Overseas
program will provide you with two unique opportunities to develop a
range of
personal and professional skills. First, working with AIESEC at your
university, and then later while on exchange, you will be working in
challenging environments, working in teams and gaining valuable
leadership and
management experience. 3) Differentiate
yourself – stand out from the crowd by doing something
different,
and gaining a
unique set of skills in the process. 4) Have
a positive impact – all of the internships offered
through the
Summer Overseas
program will, in some way, allow you to have a positive impact on the
community/communities in which you work. The nature of this impact is
determined
by the internship you take on. What
will AIESEC do to support me? ·
Provides
you with a list of specific overseas internship opportunities to chose
from ·
Help
you with Visa application ·
Provide
on-the-ground support once you get overseas ·
Provide
you with cultural preparation for the country you are going to ·
Helps
you develop some skills before you leave that will allow you be
effective in
your role What
if I want to go on an AIESEC exchange, but I’m not interested in
any of the internships
offered by the
‘Summer Overseas’ program? One of the key points of
AIESEC’s Summer Overseas
program is that it offers you access to
a specific set of internship opportunities. However, these
opportunities may not
be
right for you. If you would like
information about other exchange opportunities within AIESEC, you can
email the
following people. ·
University
of Sydney: robert.pfeiffer@aiesec.net ·
Macquarie University: ronan.chander@aiesec.net ·
University of New South
Wales: kai.foo@aiesec.net ·
University of Technology,
Sydney: albert.nguyen@aiesec.net
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