The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) is an independent, non-profit and non-political student exchange organization. It provides students in technical degrees (primarily Science, Engineering and the applied arts) with paid, course-related, training abroad and employers with highly skilled, highly motivated trainees, usually 6-12 weeks. With over 80 countries involved and exchanging over 4000 traineeships each year worldwide, it is the largest organization of its kind in the world.

IAESTE's Goals

• To provide students in higher education with technical experience relevant to their studies
• To offer employers well-qualified and motivated trainees
• To be a source of cultural enrichment for trainees and their host communities

Affiliation

IAESTE Hong Kong is currently affiliated with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
13 Departments are active employers of IAESTE trainees including

• Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
• Applied Biology and Chemical Technology
• Applied Mathematics
• Applied Physics
• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Computing
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• English and Communication
• Industrial System Engineering
• Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
• Mechanical Engineering
• School of Textiles and Clothing