ISIC Event 2011 - Interview with AIESEC President Hugo Pereira

Interview with the ISIC Award Winner, President of AIESEC Hugo Pereira at the KUMU Museum in Tallinn, Estonia during the ISIC Event 2011.

The ISIC Association elected AIESEC as the winner of the 2011 ISIC Award, the official award on behalf of the International Student Identity Card (ISIC) Association. The ISIC Award aims to recognize and reward organisations that have successfully increased access to higher education.

AIESEC is the world's largest youth-run organization. Focused on providing a platform for youth leadership development, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to participate in international internships, experience leadership and participate in a global learning environment. What makes AIESEC unique is the youth driven impactful experience that it offers to its members. AIESEC is run by young people for young people, enabling a strong experience to all its stakeholders.

Martijn van de Veen, ISIC General Manager explains: "AIESEC is the deserved winner of the 2011 ISIC Award. The AIESEC organisation has a long history of successful projects aimed at opportunities for youth to engage in education and leadership projects around the world. Even more impressive is the fact that AIESEC is completely run by youth and students for youth and students. In addition there are many parallels between our organisations -- in addition to the similar sound of the acronyms 'ISIC' and 'AIESEC': both organisations were founded shortly after the second world war and have been around for an approximate 60 years, with representation in more than 100 countries and focusing on the international youth and student population."

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