Laura Diaconescu, Presedinte AIESEC Romania
People realized long time before that "Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century". So I think this tells us what we should capitalize on in our days, what we should invest in. This is why I saw value and opportunity in the initiative of 'Dinu Patriciu' foundation.
Furthermore I’m part of the biggest youth organization in the world which aims to bring contribution to youth development. This and our values as an organization bring me closer to the cause supported by 'Gala Premiilor in Educatie'. I'm grateful to contribute to this initiative in appreciating individuals/organizations/institutions for constantly striving for excellence, leading new initiatives and trends in education.
Personally, i strongly believe, that this is what we should call 'smart investment': development of basic fields that will fundamentally add value to the society. For this cause I’m standing in this jury.
Biografie
At this point as President of AIESEC in ROMANIA, I represent the national chapter of the biggest youth organization in the world. AIESEC is present in over 100 countries in the world and in Romania we cover 13 cities with plans of expanding in two others in 2010.
My main responsibility is to support and coordinate the activity in the local chapters, all this by managing a team of 8 people that have management roles. AIESEC in ROMANIA has 1340 members and runs annually over 100 projects with an impact of over 50.000 students, 267 companies and other stakeholders like NGOs, institutions, associations.
Between 2007-2009 i had different roles in one of the local chapters, AIESEC Brasov, as: project manager, training coordinator, vice-president communication, president.
In terms of formal education, I am a graduate of 'Transilvania' University in Brasov majoring in International Affairs.