AIESEC Norway history through the decades

MC transition 09-11

Globally

Norway – 1948 and the 50’s

• Info from:

• LCs:

• X total :

• TN:

• EP:

• Income:

• Own knowledge

• NHH is founder (unknow if there are others founded in the 50’s)

• ??? But they were study tours

• ?

Norway – 1948 and the 50’s

• Challenges:

• MC full-time

• MC paid:

• Other stuff:

• ? Probably traveling?

• No/no

• We know little about this period

Globally

Norway – 60’s

• Info from:

• LCs:

• X total :

• TN:

• EP:

• Income:

• Øivind Sørbrøden (MCP 67/68, PAI 68/69)

• 2 (NHH + UiO). BI started the conversations to become LC

• 100-180

• Ratio 1 TN / 1 EP

• Student fees and advertisements from companies in the Annual Report. “I have the Annual Report from 1967/68”

Norway – 60’s

• Challenges:

• MC full-time

• MC paid:

• Other stuff:

• Very active and no paid HR, had a lot to do! In 1969 we arranged the Presidents meeting in Bergen

• No/no

• In the 60’es Norway was not a very rich country. To get international experience was very important. AIESEC was a cheap and very nice way to get your first international experience

• PS: If the incoming NC wants to know more about the sixtieth I am willing to come and tell more about it.

Globally

Norway – 70’s

• Info from:

• LCs:

• X total :

• TN:

• EP:

• Income:

• Unfortunately I couldn’t get any info on this period

Globally

Norway – 80’s

• Info from:

• LCs:

• X total :

• TN:

• EP:

• Income:

• Astrid Giskegjerde (MCP 84/85, BoD until 2009)

• 4+1 ( NHH/Bergen, UiO/Oslo, BI/Oslo, Handelsakademiet/Oslo

(now part of BI), TØH approved as new LC)

• Around 250-400

• 180 TNs RA (80 by NHH)

• 160 EPs

• Ads on @leaflet + company fees

Norway – 80’s

• Challenges:

• MC full-time

• MC paid:

• Other stuff:

• South Africa issue / election procedure in student union.

• To take good care of all the incoming EPs - especially those working in other cities than Oslo/Bergen/Stavanger.

• No/no (but had the full time secretary)

• EPs in other citieis were quite lonely. But we arranged each year, end of summer a Norway in a nutshell tour that was very popular.

• We only accepted 10 new members each year to each LC - and the member really had to work hard. And they did because so many were not allowed in (+-50 applied).

Globally

Norway – 90’s

• Info from:

• LCs:

• X total :

• TN:

• EP:

• Income:

• Tor Johnny Flaa (MCP 93/94)

• 7 in 93-94. NHH (Bergen), BI (Oslo), UIO (Oslo), TØH

(Trondheim), HIB (Bodø), NMH (Oslo-new in 90), ADH (Kristiansand-new in 92)

• Varied: 20-90 • Varied: 12-45 (91/92 was “worst year ever”: 12 incoming.) • Varied around 10-20% more than TNs

• 92/93: Fundraising. • 93/94: Governmental support. Fundraising. TN

income.

Norway – 90’s

• Challenges:

• MC full-time

• MC paid:

• Other stuff:

• 2 main challenges in 92/93. Nearly bankrupt summer/autumn -92. Nearly no incoming students after year 91/92.

• 1 main in 93/94. Jobraising. Another important goal: Global Theme Programme and the final conference in Sao Paulo - Brazil.

• Yes/yes (from 91/92)

• 92/93: Moved the NC office from Bergen to Oslo. LC ADHs first year.

• 93/94: Got funding in 2 years from the Parlament (voted). One of the best delegation to GTP in Brazil. NRK journalist Haakon Børde and then Parliament member Thomas Nordhagen. In addition to Haagen Pettersen (VPEksternal) and myself (NCP).

• 100% increase in number of TNs raised.

Globally

Norway – 00’s

• Info from:

• LCs:

• X total :

• TN:

• EP:

• Income:

• Kristin Omreng (MCP 00/02), Marianne Reese Larsen (MCP 03/04),

• 4 (BI, UIO, NHH, TØH)

• 50+-

• 25-30+-

• 25-30+-

• Exchange (TN) + FK

Norway – 00’s

• Challenges:

• MC full-time

• MC paid:

• Other stuff:

• Member activity

• how to increase TN RA

• How to pass the 40-60 X barrier

• Yes/yes

• Big risk of going bankrupt after IT bubble burst (most income were TT TNs)

Late 2000’s

The random info we know from the top of our heads

MC 2007-2008: the dark year

– Members and EBs had no clue about AIESEC – 80.000 NOK loss in a conference (BI used Radison SAS

as sleeping venue) – Paying out bonuses to MC – Financial lack of control, especially with FK (leading to

a 500.000 NOK debt to FK that we are still trying to solve)

– Conference name were changed to Excel, Achieve and Unite (before they were NC1, NC2 and NC3)

– P&L look good in theory, but next MC had to absorve almost a million in lost claims from this term

– BoD is established in the end of this term because of Global membership criteria

2008-2009: Going bankrupt

• Financial crisis hit, most TN available are withdrawn and never get realized

• First time with VP Finance especific position • BoD first meeting

– MC realizes it’s going bankrupt because of lack of exchange performance (especially in TNs)

• Cash flow issues force MC to cut 2 salaries (VPF keeps working, VP Comm and ER decides to quit)

• Members and EBs are still a huge challenge in terms of performance

• In the last weeks of the term, a new financial model is approved (with a lot of fight) making the LCs paying part of the MC costs monthly

2009-2010: big bang!

• Financial model implemented, LCs start paying MC for part of MC costs

• Huge cut in membership numbers to address the challenge of lack of performance

• Besides membership cut, exchange numbers grow (a lot based on OGX, where RA records are broken)

• Salary cuts still happening, but not so much because of cash flow, but to go on profit

• Exchange and performance culture starts to get stronger

• Big challenge in the end of the year with leadership pipeline and lack of members

And what’s next?

Wherever you lead it!