by aiesec | Apr 23, 2021 | Behind the Scenes, Culture, Global Volunteer
Back in 2007, a group of AIESECers from Groningen decided to set up the Nour Project. 14 years later, the Nour Project still exists. The Nour Project is a product powered by AIESEC that aims to bridge the gap between European and Arab cultures. Participants of the...
by aiesec | Apr 13, 2021 | Culture, Experience Stories, Personal Development
“Isn’t it dangerous, for a girl, alone?” Any time I told friends, family or strangers I would solo-travel anywhere, the main response often revolves around the lines of ‘By yourself?’, ‘Isn’t that dangerous?’, ‘Shouldn’t you ask a friend, preferably a man, to join...
by aiesec | Mar 26, 2021 | Culture, Personal Development
Intelligence and culture From a young age till the time we graduate from University, we are evaluated and ranked in our school system based on your IQ; your Intelligence Quotient. At a later age, I got familiar with the concept of EQ; Emotional Quotient, or...
by Jesler van Houdt Jesler | Apr 25, 2020 | Culture, Experience Stories, Global Talent, Internships
An Austrian Adventure My AIESEC experience, an internship with a startup company in the city Graz in the southeast of Austria, started with the longest Flixbus ride I had ever taken. While sitting in the bus I had plenty of time to imagine how my experience was going...
by Jesler van Houdt Jesler | Apr 2, 2020 | Behind the Scenes, Culture, Leadership, Personal Development
“Cultural diversity is beautiful and can enhance your organization or your team!” Every organization or company has its own typical culture. A culture can be described as tacit knowledge, which means that it is context-specific, and not easy to transfer...
by Jesler van Houdt Jesler | Mar 30, 2020 | Culture, Leadership, Personal Development
A couple of years ago, my mother asked me if I wanted tutor Simon, a boy living across the street. His mother had approached mine because this little boy has had 6 different tutors that year alone already, but none of them were able to explain math to him. Curious as...
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