August 25, Specialty Chemicals LANXESS and Beijing Goethe-Institut successfully held the “LANXESS – PASCH Future Rallye” event. This is the third consecutive year that LANXESS has supported the event, which aims to provide workplace training camps for Chinese high school students aged 16-18 and help them learn about workplace life in advance. The event was also supported by the German Embassy in Beijing, DIHK Shanghai Representative Office, German Center Shanghai, Ladies Who Tech, NUDE by Korea and Instabil Studio.
Michael Rockel, President of LANXESS Greater China, welcomed the arrival of the students. He said: “It is very important for the growth and development of young people to understand the real working environment as early as possible. The project is one of our key education projects in China. Providing opportunities for high school students to get in touch with the real workplace and let them meet people who are working in these jobs can help them identify potential academic and career paths as early as possible, and help them formulate future plans. Personal career goals.”
Create a real workplace experience
This is the third consecutive year that LANXESS has opened the door to high school students for workplace experience. Since the event kicked off on May 20, students have explored issues such as workplace innovation and sustainable development. Their experience includes professional training, online business planning game “Start Your Own Company” and other activities.
On the day of the event, 18 high school students from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuxi and other places gathered in LANXESS Shanghai Office. LANXESS employee volunteers showed the students the working scene of a multinational company in an all-round way. In order to cultivate students’ professional thinking ability, creativity and communication ability, the project also specially designed the “product idea display” link. During the student presentation, judges from different fields, including LANXESS, listened carefully to their creative product and service solutions and provided them with professional feedback.
A student said: “This is the first time I have entered the office of a multinational company, and the interaction with LANXESS volunteers is an extremely valuable experience. I sincerely hope that in the future I will have the opportunity to Enter LANXESS again as an intern or even as an employee.”
Promoting Sino-German Educational Cooperation
As a German chemical company deeply involved in the Chinese local market, LANXESS has long been committed to promoting Sino-German educational cooperation. In 2011, LANXESS and the Goethe-Institut China launched the “LANXESS-Study Bridge (Stay in Germany)Bridge)” scholarship program to support outstanding students who study at Goethe partner schools and intend to go to Germany for further study. By 2013, the cooperation gave birth to another project: “LANXESS-PASCH Dream Career (Dream Career Program)”, which aims to In 2021, LANXESS and the Goethe-Institut deepened their cooperation again and launched the “LANXESS-PASCH Future Rallye (Future Rally)” project. This latest project leads the younger generation to explore diversified Help them clarify their future aspirations through professional training and company visits.
LANXESS unswervingly supports education. Since launching its global education initiative in 2008, LANXESS has been involved in more than 500 educational projects over the years and has invested approximately EUR 8 million in educational projects. These projects have had a positive impact on approximately 700,000 students.
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