History of AIESEC
AIESEC was established in 1948
AIESEC was established in 1948 after World War II, where seven youth across seven countries had a dream of building cross-cultural understanding across nations. They hoped to change the world, one person and one internship at a time.
1977 - Spread across 6 continents
By 1977, AIESEC was present in 50 countries across six continents! To this date, over 40,000 young people around the world had participated in a leadership development experience.
2010 - Over 10,000 experiences
2015 - Implementing SDGs
In 2015, AIESEC’s youth leaders from 126 countries and territories in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth gathered at the United Nations Headquarters to promote and drive youth participation in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The relevance and contribution of AIESEC is clearer than ever.
2025 - Youth Leadership Movement
In sum, AIESEC is a global network of people that simply believe that youth leadership is not an option, but our responsibility.
AIESEC in Thailand Story
We create value-driven leaders.
AIESEC enables you to develop the values we believe leaders should live by.
Activating Leadership
At AIESEC, you get to lead by example and with empathy by taking responsibility of inspiring others to lead as well.
Acting Sustainability
In various leadership roles at AIESEC, you get to make long-term decisions that build your mindset to also think of your future generations and live sustainably.
Striving for Excellence
By taking up challenging opportunities with AIESEC, you get to continuously grow through creativity and innovation.
Living Diversity
You get to work in inclusive spaces that allow you to truly be yourself and embrace each others' differences as a strength.
Enjoying Participation
At AIESEC, you get to celebrate and enjoy the way we are and put your youthful energy and enthusiasm in everything you do.
Demonstrating Integrity
By doing what's right over what's easy, you develop leadership that demonstrates integrity.
The Rise of AIESEC in Thailand
2000s - 2007
By the early 2000s, AIESEC Thailand had expanded to include four local committees and two expansion offices. In 2003, it was officially registered as a non-profit organization with the National Culture Mission Bureau.
Efforts to establish an alumni network began in 2007, leading to the celebration of AIESEC Thailand’s 40th anniversary and AIESEC International’s 60th anniversary in 2008 at the Tawanna Ramada Hotel in Bangkok.
Numbers Speak For Themselves!
Explore our programs
We aim to develop leadership qualities and capabilities in young people with these programs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Need some clarity on something? Maybe our frequently asked questions could help you out.
AIESEC is a global platform for young people to explore and develop their leadership potential. We are a non-political, independent, not-for-profit organization run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. Its members are interested in world issues, leadership and management. AIESEC does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion or national/social origin.
Since we were founded, we have engaged and developed over 1,000,000 young people who have been through an AIESEC experience. The impact of our organization can be seen through our alumni who represent business, NGO and world leaders, including one Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Martti Ahtisaari of Finland.
- Sign up at aiesec.org and complete your profile
- Browse projects: Filter by SDGs, countries, duration (6–8 weeks typical duration)
- Apply to your top picks (recommended to limit to ~5, though you can apply to up to 20)