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For weeks they had been preparing for this, and when it finally happened AIESEC members shared their journey with us. Celebrating its 60 years, ‘the world’s largest student organization’ had a special treat for its members, alumni and supporters. Shivalikview’s banquet hall played host to the anniversary celebrations on November 19 evening, AIESEC Chandigarh too marked its 20 years on the occasion. “The Annual Partner’s Dinner is an event where AIESEC aims at celebrating successes, learning from failures, and ensuring that together we all take this unique movement called AIESEC to greater heights in the coming years,” said Manveer Grewal, President, AIESEC Chandigarh.
The event had the gathering of people from different arenas, from managing directors and chief executive officers of local companies, vice presidents and directors of MNCs, to budding entrepreneurs, AIESEC’s International Exchange participants, University heads and representatives from the education sector, NGO heads and AIESEC Chandigarh’s alumni.
Taking us through the journey, AIESEC members tell us that the student organisation started with a vision of peace, right after the second world war. “But now it has become a social organisation!” comments Vivek Atray whose shares a long association with the organisation. While Harman Singh Sidhu of the NGO Arrive Safe says,” In AIESEC we have found what we were looking for, young enthusiastic people who are not afraid to take charge and make a difference.” Pancham Prashar, AIESEC alumnus adds, “ The learning you get through the organizations more than an MBA, you get wonderful exposure at such an early age that it prepares you well for life. I may have forgotten my school lessons but what I have learnt at AIESEC, I use it everyday!” Robin Aggarwal, the oldest alumnus present at the occasion shares that AIESEC helped him connect with a lot of people, “in times when internet had just happened. It’s a wonderful platform to broaden one’s horizons.” Join in the spirit.
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