Throughout our over 50 year history, AIESEC has continually expanded the reach of its network, bringing a unique youth leadership development platform to countries and regions where such a concept is most relevant. 

From our extension to Latin America and Africa in the 1960's, our operations in communist Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia during the Cold War and most recently, our rapid expansion into the former Soviet Union countries in the 1990's, AIESEC has continuously expanded to the places where its platform is most in demand.

In 2005, AIESEC has launched an international initiative, focusing on expanding our activities to two major regions of the world where AIESEC is needed - The Middle East and North Africa, and Central Asia.

Expansion Target Countries
Middle East And North Africa
Algeria, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon
 
Central Asia
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia

Expansion Envoys
Experienced AIESEC leadership from member countries will work on the ground in each new country, establishing relationships with universities, business, government and students, laying the foundations for the official opening of AIESEC committees.

Recruiting Leadership
In the chosen universities, expansion envoys and local students will promote AIESEC to university students, recruiting the group of students who will establish a functioning AIESEC Local Committee.

Foundation Conferences
Newly established Local Committees will host introductory conferences, open to all university students, where the concept of AIESEC and its purpose and activities are explained to potential new members.

Pioneer Exchanges
The newly opened committees will receive international interns to work in local partner organizations, and will send members on international internships in partner countries.