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In this Issue

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Goals

Actual

Incoming Exchange Outgoing Exchange

140 80

41 13

Introduction Day Emergence Day First AIESEC Gathering

Total

220

54

Universiti Utara Malaysia 24th Convocation Karri Takki, Our Beloved Intern Projects Our PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

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Introduction Day
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Introduction Day is the day which allows newbies to know more on AIESEC and is the first ever step for newbies to engage on AIESEC. This time, we make the Introduction Day into two days, which is on 15th and 17th September due to all newbies cannot attend on the same day. During Introduction Day, we let the newbies know about AIESEC history, AIESEC programmes, AIESEC way, and sharing from our return EP. On 15th, we have an Alumni haring session , thanks to our two Alumni which is Darren Ho and Kong Phui San for coming from far away to give an inspiring speech for our newbies and we were very appreciate your advices and hard works.

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Emergence Day
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Information is the seed for an idea, and only grows when it's watered. Heinz. V Bergen.
Information is the most important fundamental for development. Before you can proceed with your goals that can link with AIESEC; you have to know what AIESEC provide and which pathway you can step on. AIESEC Emergence Day was held to convey information about AIESEC in more details to potential members and also to provide activities for members that are being recruited to interact with each other. Briefly introduction about the departments available was presented by each Vice President respectively and simulation for certain department was shown for clearer picture. The best part of this event was all of the new recruited members were playing the AIESEC Game which is a team building game that relates on every department in AIESEC and how the departments are working together to build and sustain on our organization. After this event has ended, we officially opened the application for the Leadership Opportunity to our newly recruited members.

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First AIESEC Gathering
It was our first ever AIESEC Gathering for the term 2011/12. It was also our first time ever to record such high number of participants attended in the AIESEC Gathering. We were grateful to have our current and new AIESECers attended this event. In this event as well, we started to mix around between each other in this session called the EDDIE FM. We were having a several current world and national issues to discuss in small group and afterwards shared their opinion regarding these issues to everyone. In this gathering as well, all of us were writing on our short and long term goals that wanted be achieved in future in a piece of paper. Writing it down making it more realistic and defined our goals clearer. Whether our goals can be achieved or not, it all depend on our own! After that, all the papers were collected and will be returned to them by the end of the semester for them to review on their own goals set by themselves in the beginning of the semester. Afterwards, we were having the rewards and recognition to our Member of the Month for the month of July and August. For the month of July, it was rewarded to Chin Ee Mei, Organizing Committee President of RED Wave Initiative through her amazing contribution to our AIESEC in UUM for the month of July. Meanwhile, for the month of August, it was rewarded to Lim Han Wei, Manager of Non-Corporate Relations for her excellent performance in the month of August and shown a great supporting to her team during the semester break. Lastly, the most exciting slot for the AIESEC Gathering was the announcement for the Team Member Programme results. We had 75 applicants applied for the positions in the Team Member Programme and it was a tough decision for us to select 43 applicants into the positions. Our Executive Board members were very excited and curious to work with the new faces that were freshly selected. Volume 3 | Issue 4

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Universiti Utara Malaysia 24th Convocation

Happy Graduation to all alumni. Wish you all a best of luck in your future undertakings. Here are the photos of our alumni graduation from 1st October until 6th October 2011.

Carrise Khoo

Carol Liew

Catherine Yap

Chan Yeen Chia

Cheah Ai Jia

Darren Looi

Derek Loh

Gan Siew Hong

Lim Chin Hong

Maggie Yow

Nicholas Yeoh

Nicole Lee

Pei Yun Keng

Raymond Gan

Sin Wan Mine

Tan Hooi Leng

Andy Quah

Michelle Lee

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Karri Takki, Our Beloved Intern
Karri Takki was our first intern for Berjaya University College of Hospitality in Kuala Lumpur. He started his internship in Malaysia from May 2010 until May 2011. Here is his testimonial after his one year internship in Malaysia. 1. Your working experience in BERJAYA UCH (what was your responsibilities) I was working at BERJAYA University College of Hospitality (BERJAYA UCH) as a trainee in the Marketing Department. My work included; managing the front desk, arranging campus tours and events, assisting in administrative tasks, attending road shows and educational exhibitions in Kuala Lumpur and all over the Malaysia. I also had chance to coordinate one Corporate Social Responsibility project together with my immediate superior. Volume 3 | Issue 4

2. The working culture in BERJAYA UCH Working at BERJAYA UCH was a very interesting experience. The Marketing team where I worked with was like a small familywhere everyone was considered more or less an equal. My colleagues were very funny people and it was easy to get along with them. Even sometimes on the road shows or at exhibitions days were long, we still kept joking and laughing together.

The Director of Marketing and Sales was very open to hear ideas and opinions from anyone. Sometimes the Director would come to me and ask for my opinion on advertisement posters or ideas for marketing strategies. I was surprised how easy it was to approach the Management. I felt totally free to express my ideas and opinions: Also dealing with the rest of the Senior Management was easier than I expected based what I knew about Asian working culture and hierarchy in companies. The culture in the BERJAYA UCH was totally opposite compared to what I had expected from Asian corporations. I expected conservative and hierarchic environment, but I experienced a very dynamic, professional and relaxed environment to work in. Even the Chief Operating Officer was very warm and easy to approach person and my immediate Supervisor became such a close friend to me that we were able to have open conversations and make very personal jokes of each other. Who

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would expect to work as a trainee in an Asian company and say to your immediate supervisor Your idea totally sucks! (and not getting fired after that!). 3. What you enjoyed about working at BERJAYA UCH Definitely the people and chance to travel all over the Malaysia for e xhibitions and schools visits! Volume 3 | Issue 4

4. What you liked about Malaysia Malaysia is a multicultural country where many Asian cultures are cohabiting. In Malaysia I liked the chance to experience all the different cultures. I also loved the location of Kuala Lumpur, middle of Southeast Asia which made it easy to travel around on my free time.

5. Why did you choose BERJAYA UCH (through AIESEC) to do your internship. I chose AIESEC as it was my next obvious step in my @XP. After four years in AIESEC; two years as a member in HR team, one year as Vice President of Talent Management and one year as a Local Committee President, my options was to continue my @XP and either apply for Member Committee or go for an exchange programme.

I chose the internship programme, as I expected it to be more useful for my career path. I was offered place at BERJAYA UCH by AIESEC Malaysia, but I was in doubt as the job description stated that they require someone with in the hospitality background and is able to speak Mandarin or Indonesian. I didnt have either one of these skills, but after talking with TN manager from AIESEC Malaysia, I decided to pursue this option. Though I was coming from a very different educational background with my engineering studies (Industrial Marketing, International Business Management and Energy Technology), I thought that working in a very different industry like in hospitality education could be a very good learning experience for me. And it was a good experience overall! Sekarang saya bercakap sedikit bahasa! (Translation: I can now speak a little bit of Malay language!) AIESEC in UUM, thanks Karri for his job well done throughout his one year internship in Malaysia. We wish him all the best in his future undertakings. You will be always in our hearts.

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Projects
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C.U.T.E. Workshop
Our Cultural Understanding Through Exchange (C.U.T.E.) interns were having their first ever workshop in Universiti Utara Malaysia on 22nd of September 2011. Their first ever workshop was held in DKG 1/3 from 7.30 pm until 10.00 pm and their topic for their workshop was "General Facts" about Poland, Germany and Russia. While their second workshop is on 29th of September 2011 in DKG 2/4 from 8.00pm until 10.00pm. The topic of the second workshop was "Foods and Traditions".

RED Wave Initiative Workshop

Another 150 students of Universiti Utara Malaysia had been educated with HIV knowledge today in a Sports Science class. They were very proactive during the session and we were glad that everyone of them actually helped out very much in raising fund for Community AIDS Service Penang.

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Our PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
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The Official Exchange Partner Agro-Industrial Supplies Sdn Bhd www.agro-indus.com

The Official Exchange Partner Berjaya Resort, Langkawi www.berjayahotel.com/ langkawi

The Official Exchange Partner Berjaya University College of Hospitality www.berjaya.edu.my

The Official Exchange Partner Cellnique Paramedical my.cellnique.com

The Official Project Partner Han Chiang College www.hju.edu.my

The Official Project Partner Han Chiang High School www.hchs.edu.my

The Official Printing Partner KOOP Photocopy Centre

The Official Exchange Partner Love & Shine Special Needs Children Development

The Official Media Partner Management Systems Magazine Community www.ms-asia.org

The Official Exchange Partner Menara Alor Star

www.menaraalorstar.com.my

The Official Event Partner PenExpo www.penexpo.com.my

The Official Exchange Partner RBC Dexia Investor Services www.rbcdexia.com

The Official Exchange Partner Science of Life Systems 24/7 www.sols247.org

The Official Exchange Partner Teow Soon Huat Holdings Sdn Bhd www.tshbhd.com

The Official Exchange Partner The Andaman Resort www.theandaman.com

Supporter of AIESEC in UUM College of Business Universiti Utara Malaysia cob.uum.edu.my

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