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1946 |
A precursor to AIESEC, called AIESE, is formed at an international meeting of students in Liege, Belgium
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| 1949 | Official statutes of AIESEC adopted at Stockholm Congress | |
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| 1951 | First international study tour (Scandinavia) | |
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1953 | Co-operation established with International Chamber of Commerce and UNESCO |
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| 1955 | Traineeships break the 1000 mark | |
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1957 | United States joins as first non-European country |
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1958 | First International Presidents’ Meeting
South Africa joins AIESEC as first African country and Venezuela as first in South America |
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| 1961 | Establishment of permanent secretariat in Geneva | |
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1963 | First Congress in North America, Princeton 1963, ends with
White House reception by President Kennedy
AIESEC extends to Asia with the inclusion of Korea and Japan |
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| 1964 | Pope Paul VI receives the delegates of the 16th International Congress in Rome | |
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1965 | With Australia joining, AIESEC is now on all inhabited
continents.
Czechoslovakia joins as first country behind the "Iron Curtain" |
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| 1966 | Co-operation with Swiss Bank Corporation starts
AIESEC co-sponsors "Education for International Business" conference in Switzerland, forerunner for the International Theme Programme |
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| 1967 | First Seminar Traineeship Programme is held | |
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1969 | First time a computer is used to exchange students
ITOMS (International Transfer of Management Skills) world conference is held in Turin, Italy |
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1970 | Lufthansa joins AIESEC International as official carrier |
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| 1972 | "Extension and Consolidation" programmes begin as aid from developed to developing countries in AIESEC | |
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| 1974 | Minimum allowable length on AIESEC traineeships is increased to six weeks to ensure quality | |
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| 1976 | "Management Education in the 80's" is adopted as the first International theme for 1976-78 | |
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| 1977 | Concept of the "Leadership Development Seminar"
is formulated
First "Export Mission" is undertaken by France |
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| 1980 | Theme of "Energy: A Factor in the World Economy" is chosen at the World Conference in 1980 | |
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| 1982 | "Meeting the Challenges of the Information Age" is chosen as international theme for 1982-1984 | |
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1985 | AIESEC decides to improve the relationship with the
People's Republic of China
"Services: a Dynamic Forces in Tomorrow's Economy" chosen as international theme 1985-87 |
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| 1986 | Refusal by the Swedish authorities to grant visa for the
South African delegation to International Congress feeds debate on
non-political nature of AIESEC
1st AIESEC Alumni congress held in Hungary. |
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| 1987 | International theme - "Towards a global economy: The Challenge of co-operation" chosen for the years 1987 to 89. | |
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| 1988 | Launch of AIESEC Global Seminar Series( AGSS) under theme of "Our common future: The challenge of co-operation" | |
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| 1990 | Launch of the first "Global Theme Programme" with theme "Entrepreneurship and Corporate Responsibility" | |
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| 1991 | New global logo is introduced
"Youth Action Guide on Sustainable Development" is published |
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1992 | The Global Theme for the year 1992-1994 is adopted:
"Education towards International and Cultural Understanding"
AIESEC sends a delegation to the Earth Summit in Brazil (UNCED) |
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| 1993 | "Corporate Responsibility & Entrepreneurship, A Youth Insight" is published | |
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| 1994 | "Education and the 21st Century Citizen - A Youth Action Guide" is published | |
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1995 | AIESEC attends the World Social Summit (WSSD) in Copenhagen |
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1996 | Lufthansa sponsors an exclusive flight for over 300
delegates to travel for Congress in Warsaw, Poland
First paperless matching of traineeships Global Theme is adopted: "Interdependence–Learning and Acting for a Shared Future" AIESEC attends Habitat II meeting in Istanbul |
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1997 | Matching of traineeships goes online with launch of "Insight" global information system |
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| 1998 | AIESEC International relocates to Rotterdam
Launch of AIESEC Learning Tool |
