IAESTE (The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience)
The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) is an independent, non-profit and non-political student exchange organisation. It provides students in technical degrees (primarily Science, Engineering and the applied arts) with paid, course-related, training abroad and employers with highly skilled, highly motivated trainees, for long or short term projects. With over 80 countries involved and exchanging over 4000 traineeships each year worldwide, it is the largest organisation of its kind in the world.
The Association was founded in January 1948 at Imperial College, London, where representatives from ten European countries agreed on the initiative. The geographical coverage soon spread to include exchange in over 80 countries on all continents, and IAESTE became a registered body according to Luxembourg law in 2005. Since its inception, IAESTE has exchanged more than 350,000 students worldwide, playing a key role in the development of young engineers and scientists.
Aims and Mission
Aims
- To provide students in higher education with technical experience relevant to their studies
- To offer employers well-qualified and motivated trainees
- To be a source of cultural enrichment for trainees and their host communities
- To operate a high quality practical training exchange program between members in order to enhance technical and professional development
- To promote international understanding, co-operation and trust amongst students, academic institutions, employers and the wider community
- To operate irrespective of race, colour, gender, culture, religious or political beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. To promote non-discriminatory practices.
Mission
Object
The core activity of the Association is the exchange of trainees for technical experience on a bilateral or multilateral basis and the further development of these services.
The Association is an independent, non-political and non-governmental body.
IAESTE maintains consultative or operational relationships with various agencies of the United Nations including UNESCO andUNIDO.
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