Taipei, 22 February 2017 – UBS and the National University of Taiwan (NTU) today signed an agreement to launch the NTU-UBS Youth Talent Program. Targeting 100 students in their second and third years in the Department of Economics of NTU, the three-year sponsorship project, "The Practice of Financial Sector and Industry", is scheduled to begin in March 2017. It will be supported by members of UBS senior management.
The five-month program will cover asset management, international economics, investment banking and wealth management. Courses will be hosted by executives from across UBS's businesses, with office visits at the end of the program. Students participating in the course will also be eligible for UBS group's internships program.
"We are proud to be associated with one of the best universities globally, the National University of Taiwan1. The partnership underlines UBS's close-to-30-year commitment to Taiwan and to developing new talent to promote sustainability in the industry," said Dennis Chen, Group Managing Director and Country Head of UBS Taiwan.
"We are delighted to enter into a partnership with one of the world's leading providers of financial services. The program promises to bring the highest international standards and insight to the brightest young talent in Taiwan," said Professor Ming-Jen Lin, Department Chair and Professor of Economics of NTU.
"At UBS, we are passionate about supporting the communities in which we live and work. Apart from the benefits that will accrue to the students, the program will help UBS enhance staff engagement and bolster our ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility," said Hsin Chiao, Head of UBS Asset Management, Taiwan.
The NTU-UBS Youth Talent Program is one of a number of university programs in which UBS is involved in Asia Pacific and complements the UBS and Society initiative - a cross-divisional, umbrella platform which includes sustainable investing and community projects.
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