The Sign up for Leadership seminar is extended to Monday 22nd! Please sign up here: http://www.aiesec.fi/nlw/sign-up/ 

For more information on the timetable and the speakers of the event at http://www.aiesec.fi/nlw/ as well as the previous Blog post!

Welcome!

Are you interested in leadership? Do you want to become a leader of tomorrow?

Welcome to National Leadership Weeks 2010, an event to be held the first time by AIESEC  with the cooperation of EBBF in Finland! With inspiring speakers, engaging discussion as well as motivating case-studies, National Leadership Weeks will engage you to the fascinating and current topic about the role of leadership in the society and business life.

As a part of the National Leadership Weeks, AIESEC will host Leadership Seminar in Helsinki on the 23rd of February. With speakers from companies such as KONE, Veikkaus, Providentia and EBBF the event will provide you with versatile insights to leadership.

Time and place: 23.2.2010 klo: 12-19 Hanken Festsal ( Arkadiankatu 22)

Leadership Seminar is meant to all students of higher education in Finland. To participate the event a small entrance fee of 3 euros (5 euros with lunch) is to be paid on site.  The event will be held in English.

For more information on the timetable and the speakers of the event go to http://www.aiesec.fi/nlw/.
To sign up to the event, go to: http://www.aiesec.fi/nlw/sign-up/ -Remember to act quickly as there are limited number of seats to the event! (sign up deadline Sunday 21st)

Should you have any further questions, feel free to contact us at aiesec.nlw@gmail.com

Welcome and see you in  Leadership Seminar!

During the General Meeting on Thursday, 16.4. we elected the new Executive Board 2009/2010. After each applicant hold a 5 minutes speech and faced the brain twisting questions of the audience, we voted for:

Janne – as LCP

Milos – as VP ER

Maria – as VP OGX

Jurica – as VP IM and Comm

Here are the  lucky candidates:

The positions VP TM and VP IXC are still open to be filled. If you are interested, send an application to us stating which position you would be interested in and why you fulfil the position’s requirements.

After the transition period in May, the new EB will start its term in June until April 2010. We wish them all the best.

We are very proud to announce that our local office, AIESEC Ky, was awarded with even two prizes on this year’s SUCCESS conference.

The first award was given for our achievements in recruiting more participants for the work abroad program than any other local office within Finland. This year we selected 9 people for the program, who have now the opportunity to spend  some months in a high quality internship in a variety of companies, including Siemens, Electrolux, Kraft Foods, DHL, GE Money, Accenture as well as smaller companies and organisations.

The second award was achieved through our constant and close cooperation with the local office of HANKEN. This cooperation is, so far, unique among the Finnish AIESEC offices, and shall serve as an example to achieve even greater success when working together.

The award ceremony was held on this year’s national conference SUCCESS. The conference was arranged under the topic significance and success in which awarding and recognizing the achievements of the last 10 months plays a crucial role. Furthermore, the new members and leaders for the upcoming term received development and training sessions to integrate and prepare them for the future role within AIESEC. This training and development was, for instance, arranged by AIESEC’s partner companies Mercuri and Accenture, which offered trainings in team management and sales training.

However, these two prizes would have been never possible without the active support of all AIESEC members in Ky. Therefore, thanks a lot to everyone who made these achievements possible. Lets celebrate the past success and future achievements in our upcoming General Assembly…

Here some updated events for the upcoming week, which you should not miss:

Tuesday, 10th Feb at 18.00 – 2. Info Evening
KY building, 3rd floor, Pohjoinen Rautatienkatu 21B (door next to KY Klubi)

Wednesday, 11th Feb at 18.00 – Work Abroad Evening
Casa Academica, Cafe Niord, 2nd floor, Hietaniemenkatu 7A

Thursday, 12th Feb at 18.00 – Work Abroad Evening with HY
Cajsa at New Student House, entrance next to a health food shop, 4th floor, Mannerheimintie 5B

Thursday, 12th Feb at 19.30 – Be a Change Project! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125804220253&ref=share

Friday 13th(!!) Feb at 18.00 – Welcome Evening
KY building, downstairs, Pohjoinen Rautatienkatu 21B (door next to KY Klubi)

For further instructions contact us by mail.

Please remember that the deadline to apply for work abroad is on February 24th. It is advisable to join these events if you’re interested in working abroad this summer.

Are you interested in…
…learning about entrepreneurship and how it can solve societal issues?
…developing skills that benefit your career?
…enjoying an unforgettable teamwork experience?
…saving the world?
…meeting other people from different backgrounds and interested in the same things?

Come to see what opportunities there are for you in the organizing committee of Be a Change 2009!

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009
Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm (right after work abroad info in the same place)
Location: Meeting room Cajsa at New Student House, entrance next to a health food shop, 4th floor
Street: Mannerheimintie 5B
City/Town: Helsinki, Finland

Be a Change is an innovation competition for new innovations that are socially relevant. The purpose of the competition is to advance social entrepreneurship. AIESEC and Feelovation organized it first time in 2008. Awarded innovations were branding agency for social entrepreneurs, open money system and communal retirement home.

Be a Change 2009 is going to shake the world for even better through awarding innovations in three categories:
1) awareness and understanding
2) equal access to well-being
3) climate change

Warm up for the meeting by checking how Be a Change 2008 went!
http://beachange.org/discussion/press-release

Invite your friends at Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125804220253#/event.php?eid=125804220253

Are you looking for international placements and other global exchange opportunities? Come and join our info evenings and check out what possibilities AIESEC can give you… 28. Jan            Come and visit our stand in the lobby of HSE’s main building

2. Feb             Info Session at 18.00 in Iso Puoli (KY building, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21B, 3.floor)  

10. Feb           Info Session at 18.00 in Iso Puoli for those that could not attend the first one 

13. Feb           Find out more about AIESEC and join our WELCOMING PARTY

See you on one of these occasions

The contact and recruitment event Contact Forum will take place at the Dipoli conference centre in Espoo on 29 January from 10 am till 5 pm. Contact Forum enables you to get to know more than 70 employers by visiting their stands and having discussions with the company
representatives. Furthermore, you can get to know many interesting companies better by visiting the company presentations. This is an
opportunity not to be missed!

Find out more at www.contactforum.fi

This is the last chance to apply for AIESEC work abroad programme (spring/summer/fall 2008). Online application is here: http://www.parkkis.net/hnd/aiesec_wa/index.html.

Once approved you will gain access to our database with jobs in over 90 countries: management, development, technical, education – you name it. You have 6 months to find the perfect job for you. AIESEC members will help you with practicalities here and abroad. Internships last 2-18 months and you get a salary (except for development traineeships). Our database includes jobs from various companies, such as Siemens, Electrolux, Kraft Foods, DHL, GE Money, Accenture plus smaller companies and organisations.

Many AIESEC trainees who have come to work in Finland have stayed here longer than they thought because they like it so much. You never know what kind of experiences are waiting for you. Now’s the time to apply.

How about…

Relevant work experience abroad?

100 different countries to choose from?

4 different types of internship possibilities?

Duration of internship from 2 to 18 months?

Ready social networks and support all the way?

Got interested? This is AIESEC Exchange…

What is AIESEC Exchange? How does it work?

AIESEC Exchange is a unique work abroad program, which offers the AIESEC members high quality internships. What you need is an open mind, 120 study points and an age under 30 years old.

The basic idea is that the AIESEC committees in each country raise jobs for the AIESEC members coming from other countries. The jobs are collected in an international database, limited to the use of AIESEC trainees and the people involved in the process. Once you have been accepted to the program you have 6 months to find yourself a place.

The internships

The program offers you 4 different types of work opportunities, depending on your field of study and previous experience:

Management Internship provides the opportunity to work in areas related to management, such as finance, accounting, marketing, project management, organizational management or human resources.

Development Internship provides the opportunity to work in areas related to community development issues, such as children’s rights, environmental issues, education, rural development and entrepreneurship.

Technical Internship provides the opportunity to work in areas related to information technology or engineering projects. Technical skills, experience and expertise are required to participate in this type of internship.

Education Internship provides the opportunity to work in areas related to education, such as teaching a language, teaching a subject, curriculum development, character development, career counseling, cultural interaction and perspective promotion in academic fields or sectors. You must have academic and working backgrounds in the field of education.

The Support

AIESEC as an organization is there to support you throughout your experience. In Finland you will take part in a preparation seminar. We will help you in the application process, in the general preparations and in finding the suitable job.

In your destination you will be welcomed by AIESEC members, who will help you with the local procedures. You don’t have to worry about spending your time alone; the AIESEC members are there for you. Besides the social network, the local AIESEC may prove very valuable in case you ran into any problems at your destination, which of course is unwished for…

And once you come back to Finland, you have naturally the opportunity to go through and share your experience with your own local AIESEC committee. This will help you to complete your AIESEC Experience.

What makes the program so unique?

The Variety: The program offers altogether thousands of possibilities for internationally orientated young people. The classification of internships makes it easier to find the job just for you.

The Quality: The internships raised by AIESEC are actual jobs and provide relevant work experience. The application process ensures mutual benefit for the trainees as well as the employers.

The Support: AIESEC guarantees you support from the moment you apply to the moment you return from your internship. Besides the actual support, the social network provided by the local AIESEC members at the destination has proven incredibly valuable to the about 4.000 AIESEC trainees, who go through the program every year.

The Cost: 150 €. AIESEC is an organization completely voluntarily ran by students and this keeps the costs low.

The Salary: You will receive a salary for each internship, except for the Development Internship. The salary depends on the job.

The Requirements

You need to…

- be under 30 years old

- have 120 study points (80 study weeks)

- pay a 150 € fee

- be fluent in English

- be open minded, flexible and internationally orientated!

The Application Process

1. Join AIESEC (the exchange program is restricted to members)

2. Apply for internship (the deadline is 4.3. and you will find the application form online)

3. Get pre-selected -> Participate in the Review Board 12.3. (a two phase interview)

4. Get selected -> start looking for an internship place in our database.

5. Participate in the Preparation Seminar (SUCCESS 28.-30.3. in Helsinki)

6. Match yourself with a place and get ready to go!

Important Deadlines

4.3. Deadline for Applications

12.3. The Review Board Interview

28.-30.3. SUCCESS Preparation Seminar, Helsinki