Latvia is a small country located between Estonia and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. It has a variety of natural landscapes and all four seasons. Latvia has a combination of history and modernity, traditions and current culture. AIESEC Latvia aims to have a positive social impact by sharing Latvian culture internationally and continuing its successes in student exchange programs. They have had growing numbers of outgoing and incoming exchange participants working in various countries and organizations.

1. AIESEC Latvia Exchange

2. Latvia is ne i ther very large nor very small. It’s a country cosily nestled between Estonia and Lithuania on the shore of the Baltic Sea. Just as every person has a face, so every country and region has its countenance. On a map Latvia resembles a brownish green butterfly in flight, with blue river veins and sparkling “eyes”.

4. Although Latvia occupies only a small territory, the variety of its nature is large

6. We have all four seasons represented in Latvia

8. In Latvia we have combination of history and nowadays

10. Our traditions & habits

12. Our victories & happy moments

14. We in AIESEC Latvia are glad to have an opportunity to make a positive impact on society, share our traditions and culture with other nations and to continue our victories

15. Outgoing exchange

16. Raised EPs – performance by terms

17. Raised EPs – performance by terms relative growth in comparison with previous term (%)

18. Realised EPs – performance by terms

19. Realised EPs – performance by terms relative growth in comparison with previous term (%)

20. 2008/2009 term realised EPs by type of traineeship

21. During 2008/2009 term our EPs were involved in different projects and had a great opportunity to work in different organi z ations all around the world

22. Finland Morocco Indonesia Poland The Netherlands Turkey Malaysia Kazakhstan Germany India

24. Incoming exchange

25. Raised TNs – performance by terms

26. Raised TNs – performance by terms relative growth in comparison with previous term (%)

27. Realised TNs – performance by terms

28. Realised TNs – performance by terms relative growth in comparison with previous term (%)

29. AIESEC Latvia is warmly welcoming incoming EPs from all over the world.

30. Winter & Spring 2009. LC Riga organised PBoX “Tomorrow steps” about environmental sustainability.

31. In the Project participated 5 EPs from: Croatia India Moldova Singapore USA who

37. “ Better to see once than to hear three times” /an old Latvian proverb/