Education is a precious resource
Educating young people is crucial to the future of the human race – but also to the future of our company.
Education forms the basis for the future of every individual and is a never-ending task. The promotion of education is one of the United Nations’ millennium development goals – and rightly so. Investing in the education of young people, in particular, is the prerequisite for the development and sustainability of society. As a good corporate citizen, we too feel responsible for this social task.
Commitment to education has a long tradition at Siemens. With our extensive, long-term education program for gifted children, teenagers and young adults, we impart scientific and technical knowledge, and raise awareness for sustainability. Our aim is to inspire young people to become involved in technical professions, teach them key skills, and thus counteract the impending shortage of skilled workers.
We also help teachers stay on top of the latest developments in science and technology. Significant preschool activities that were formerly handled at the corporate level have been transferred to the Siemens Stiftung, founded in 2008, so that our educational projects now focus primarily on training at schools and universities. Our regional companies are active in both areas. At the corporate level we concentrate primarily on institutions of higher learning.
Our educational programs provide early support for talented young people in the sciences and technology.
A capable partner for universities
We work on a variety of levels with numerous universities all over the world. We have set ourselves the goal of discovering talented people early and encouraging them to develop. We maintain contact with hundreds of university-level institutions, and each year we participate in several thousand research cooperation projects. In joint research projects, we help transfer findings and developments from the academic sphere to practical use.
Our cooperation projects in research
We delegate staff to teach and give lectures at universities, thus presenting attractive examples of the many challenges in technical and scientific professions and arousing young people's interest in the associated courses of study. In tandem with practical assignments within our company, this gives students a broad view of fascinating tasks and issues. We explain opportunities for joining Siemens in personal conversations at in-house events, job fairs and a variety of other events.
Interdisciplinary networks build connections
We also provide material support, and thus actively contribute as a partner to social discourse on science, technology, research and education on many different levels.
We work especially closely with ten partner universities all over the world in our “Center of Knowledge Interchange (CKI)” program, which offers an opportunity to do research and work together on strategically significant issues with a long-term perspective.
Siemens Center of Knowledge Interchange
Finally, through assistance programs and fellowships, we aim to attract qualified students and graduates in the natural sciences and technology to join our company.
Assistance programs and fellowships
Today’s universities must provide training with an international perspective. Early discussions with peers and top scientists from other countries are important steps in helping students develop their own networks. For that reason, each year Siemens invites selected students and promising young scientists from all over the world to meet Nobel Prize Laureates in Lindau, providing an opportunity to talk with these leaders in their fields and to make contact with other young researchers.
Assistance for disadvantaged groups
We believe it’s important not just to support the development of especially outstanding next-generation workers, but also to seek out and support talent among disadvantaged groups. For example, we provide focused assistance in societies where ethnic groups have little or inadequate access to education. A good professional education is a crucial prerequisite for permanently overcoming social marginalization.
You can find a list of additional educational projects on the References page.
2011-Feb-23 | Author
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