As a global organization, we strive to improve people's lives, particularly in the communities where our company operates. We emphasize education, and have established signature programs for social investment.
Our Junior Achievement program in China, for example, encourages children and young people to pursue careers in technology. We provide international sponsorships for students who want to explore the scientific world outside their home country, and offer college scholarships for students looking to specialize in particular technologies, like nanoelectronics. For higher-level pursuits, our well-established and highly respected University Relations program provides a range of opportunities, including dedicated funding for research projects.
Within our company, we encourage volunteerism and support our employees who participate in outreach programs during working hours. We have dedicated programs in place, such as our Community Action Teams (CATs) in the US, that connect our employees with volunteer opportunities, and we continue to explore options for future initiatives.
Our volunteers are involved in a wide variety of community-based efforts, ranging from a blood-donor scheme in Malaysia called “Save One Life” to a project in France, called “Docteur Souris” (“Doctor Mouse”), that delivers computing solutions to children in the long-stay units of local hospitals.
Our employees have participated in relief operations in the Philippines, have restored an elderly woman's house in the northeastern US, have sponsored sporting events for children with special needs in California, and have donated food, clothing, and appliances to community-action programs in Hong Kong.
Research projects recently funded by our University Relations programs
- Energy-saving lighting applications (Tsinghua University, China)
- Improved communication software (University of Skopje, Macedonia)
- Ultra low-power designs (Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
- Cooperative development of a sensor network (Stanford University, USA)
- Technology scholarships (Technical University Hamburg-Harbug, Germany)