AIESEC
 Logo of AIESEC
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| Motto | "Empowering Young People for Peace and Fulfillment of Humankind's Potential" |
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| Formation | 1948 |
| Type | Not-for-profit |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Leadership development |
| Headquarters | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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Membership
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70,000 |
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Official language
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English |
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President of AIESEC International (PAI)
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Niels Caszo |
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Main organ
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Global Plenary |
| Website | www |
| Remarks | The world's largest youth-run organization |
AIESEC is the world's largest non-profit student-run organization. It is an international non-governmental not-for-profit organization that provides young people with leadership development and cross-cultural global internship and volunteer exchange experiences across the globe, with a focus to empower young people so they can make a positive impact on society. The AIESEC network includes approximately 70,000 members in 127 countries and territories. It is the largest youth-run organization in the world.
AIESEC is a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is affiliated with the UN DPI and UN's Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, member of ICMYO, and is recognized by UNESCO. AIESEC's international headquarters are in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
AIESEC was originally a French acronym for Association internationale des étudiants en sciences économiques et commerciales (English: International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences); however, the full name is no longer officially used as members can now come from any university background.
The idea behind AIESEC started in 1938, when representatives from schools across Europe exchanged information about various programs and schools that specialized in business and economics. Students were carrying out internships in other countries. Mostly on their own initiative but it came to a standstill with the onslaught of World War II.
In 1944, the neutral Scandinavian countries were still exchanging students. In , Bertil Hedberg, an official at the , and students Jaroslav Zich (of Czechoslovakia), Jean Choplin (of France) and Stanislas Callens (of Belgium) founded AIESEC. This was the predecessor of AIESEC, which was officially founded in 1948. At the time, the organization's stated mission was “to expand the understanding of a nation by expanding the understanding of the individuals, changing the world one person at a time.”
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