Blog
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- 11
- Oct
“We need to invest in young people!”
Anneli Sundström, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Nordic countries, Citi
Today’s youth have the ability and determination to tackle some of society’s most pressing problems, but need the guidance and support to help them on their way. This is where JA Europe’s Company Program comes in!
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- 05
- Oct
AT&T Helps Aspiring Young People Skill-Up for Career Opportunities in the Digital Age
Peter Daly, VP Global Service Management at AT&T
There’s a culture shift going on at AT&T as our business grows in technology, media, and telecommunications. It’s a culture of continuous learning to acquire new skills, so that we can create the talent needed to drive innovation across our company. We are investing in education and training to create a diverse and skilled workforce that will help power our company for the future. Through the AT&T Aspire initiative, we help provide access to the training young people need to get and keep good jobs.
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- 07
- Jul
My JA Story: Leading by example at all times is key to supporting young people
Laszlo Kremmer, CSC Budapest – Business Manager in Hungary
“Back in 2015, I was "University Relations Work stream Leader” at CSC Budapest for a year. I worked with college and university students to establish working relationships with students and to attract talent. That program brought me back to the world of schools and young students.
When I heard about the JAM (Junior Achievement Magyarország)-Citi program, I wanted to get involved and work with high school students, to help them by sharing my experience.
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- 04
- Jul
Together we can further inspire young people to believe in their own innate creativity
Jeff Archambault, Corporate Citizenship, The Walt Disney Company EMEA
Creativity is at the heart of everything we do at The Walt Disney Company – not only in our film and animation studios but throughout all of our businesses and organization. We believe that creativity is essential not only for artists and storytellers but also for business people and clearly for entrepreneurs.
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- 26
- Jun
Helping Romanian students become entrepreneurs
Mihaela VASILE, Corporate Engagement & Government Affairs Manager for Monsanto Romania
For the second year in a row, as Corporate Engagement & Government Relations Manager for Monsanto in Romania, I successfully supported our team to mentor more than 600 students from around the country. This was made possible by Monsanto’s partnership with the Junior Achievement (JA) Award — Europe’s largest provider of education programmes for entrepreneurship.