• The association is an organization for the exchange of students at institutions of higher education wishing to obtain technical experience abroad relative to their studies in the broadest sense.

• It shall promote international understanding and good will amongst the students of all nations, irrespective of race, colour, creed or gender.

• The association operates an exchange programme for the benefits of students, academic   institutions, industrial and other organizations offering traineeships.

The IAESTE Structure

The Association is a confederation of National Committees. Each one is responsible for the administration of the exchange in its own country. Membership is given after the establishment of a National Committee in accordance with the statutes of IAESTE, together with a responsible permanent secretariat.

There are two types of IAESTE countries, student and professor administrated. We hope to start a new student run committee, such as in e.g. Norway, Croatia, Germany and Greece.

The International Exchange

The exchange of offers of training is conducted at the annual General Conference. Prior to the conference, each member country collects offers from firms willing to receive students from abroad for a training period related to the student's study. The offering companies or organizations are expected to pay students a wage sufficient to cover their cost of living during the actual training periods.

These offers are exchanged with other members one by one at the General Conference. Through their affiliated universities and colleges, national secretariats select qualified students according to employer's requirements as stated on the training offers.

Receiving countries arrange the necessary permits, lodging, and - in many cases - social and cultural programs during the training period.

Eligibility

Participation in the IAESTE exchange is open to all students attending courses at universities, institutes of technology and similar institutions of higher education.

Most Traineeships take place during major vacations and last for 8-12 weeks, some even up

to a year and a half. The majority of training offers are made to students of Engineering and Technology, who also represent the majority of the applicants. Technical experience is used in its broadest sense by IAESTE and is not restricted to industrial disciplines.

Advantages of the Organization

• Universities can exchange students from different countries specially for research purposes and this shall allow the university to identify different technologies, cultures and ideas to uplift the current educational system.

• Students will be more preferred entering universities, having an IAESTE involvement.

• Industries can recruit students from different countries who have different knowledge, which can be helpful to identify various means of improvement.

• Industry can also give the opportunity to the local students to go abroad and get new experiences that will be helpful when they are applied in the country.

• Students have opportunity to go abroad for the industrial training and expose to different technologies; management styles, cultures and achieve more knowledge.

• Foreign experience may help the students to apply for good jobs when they are graduated.

How to support IAESTE?

• University can support IAESTE by providing office space and communication facilities.
• They can also assist by giving research opportunities to foreign students.
• Industries can help by offering industrial opportunities for students all over the world.
• Another help may be financial support.
• Students could contribute by joining IAESTE committee and help its various activities.