A clearly demonstrable sense of social responsibility is an increasingly useful component on a CV these days.

To motivate future Chinese youth leaders to make a positive impact on society, the "Dragon in You" conference on charity was recently held by AIESEC, one of the world's largest student organizations.

Featuring workshops concerning microfinance, HIV and AIDS, children and social entrepreneurship, the conference also marked the launch of the partnership between Standard Charted Bank and AIESEC.

"It is a good cause and it is part of our Living With HIV program, which aims to increase awareness of protection and equip students with the knowledge to care for others," said Lyn Kok, SCB's China LWHIV ambassador. "We would like to extend this peer education program to one million people over the next three years."

The conference started with a local HIV and AIDS expert's lecture on the global and Chinese HIV and AIDS situation.

This covered the latest trends and risks to the youth population.

Top students from universities all over the country got an idea of what is being done and the importance of educating about infection protection.

A brainstorming session followed to inspire students to think about what they can do and to motivate them to learn as much as they can.

"University students are rarely concerned with doing charity work such as supporting HIV or AIDS patients. They often do not care too much for others," said Mei Yi, AIESEC's local committee president at Tsinghua University. "However, this workshop raised issues such as energy saving, AIDS and even seemingly small things such as not using plastic bags."

Daniel Miljevk, Shanghai director of AIESEC and host for the event, praised the students' performances during the conference.

"All of those young people are the best in their universities. Most likely they will become business leaders in the future and make a fortune," he said. "They have done a good job here.

"These are long-term issues we are dealing with, as well as short-term. We hold such events once every two months, providing students with opportunities to communicate about hot social issues with experts, professionals and talents from peer universities."