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• Press Release: https://www.ntu.edu.tw/spotlight/2022/2034_20220216.html 
• Photo Gallery: Facebook

In January 2022, the National Taiwan University (NTU) officially joined the ECCT and the chamber’s Low Carbon Initiative (LCI). Upon its membership, the NTU expects to build stronger collaboration with the ECCT. The NTU's Office of International Affairs (OIA) has therefore initiated the 2022 International Mentorship Program which the ECCT's Low Carbon Initiative (LCI) serves as the exclusive collaborator. 

On 20 January, the NTU OIA and the ECCT LCI arranged a partnership ceremony which ECCT Chairman H Henry Chang, on behalf of the ECCT, and NTU President Dr Kuan Chung-Ming, on behalf of NTU, signed a letter of intent to cultivate international talent, and foster deeper connections between industry, government, academia, and NGOs.
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                                                                                                         H. Henry Chang, Chairman of ECCT

                                                                                Kuan Chung-Ming, President of National Taiwan University

At the ceremony, both guests of honour spoke about bridging the gap between academia and industry. "There has always been a gap between formal academic studies and actual work, making it difficult for young people to adapt and for companies to train new employees with the requisite skills," the ECCT Chairman commented. Hoping to close this gap, the ECCT has partnered with several universities in the last few years. Voicing similar sentiments, President Kuan noted that for international students at NTU "it is often hard for them to make the initial connection from the classroom to the field." He expressed the view that this partnership will "foster new collaborations between industry and academia and offer international talent opportunities to make connections in both fields."

                                                                            Giuseppe Izzo, Vice Chairman of ECCT & Chair of ECCT LCI

                                               (L-R): Kuan Chung-Ming, President of National Taiwan University, Freddie Höglund, CEO of ECCT

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(L-R): Maggie Lin, Sales Manger of IKEA; Bruce Lee, Manager of IKEA; Clara Huang, Director of NPI; Irene Tsai HR Director of NPI; Sammy Su, Director of ECCT LCI; Kelly Kok, CEO of Jane Goodall Institute Taiwan
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Other guests of the ceremony included ECCT CEO Freddie Höglund, ECCT Vice Chairman Giuseppe Izzo and LCI Director Sammy Su. Many ECCT members were also present, including Allen Chang, OFA Business Line Manager of Atlas Copco, Emma Chang, Communication Specialist of Atlas Copco; Helen Hung, Managing Director of Bolloré Logistics Taiwan; Marilyn Su, CEO of Carrefour Foundation; Benjamin Lamberg, CEO of Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Taipei Branch; Bart Linssen, Managing Director of ENERCON Taiwan; Kelly Kok, CEO of Jane Goodall Institute Taiwan; John Lee, Managing Director of Merck Group in Taiwan; Alex Shih, President of Tonglit Logistics Co., Ltd., and Jennifer Wang, Managing Director of TÜV Rheinland Taiwan. Representing NTU alongside President Kuan was Vice President for International Affairs, Professor Yuan Hsiao-Wei, as well as Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Ding Shih-Torng.
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(L-R): Allen Chang, OFA Business Line Manager of Atlas Copco, Emma Chang, Communication Specialist of Atlas Copco, Helen Hung, Managing Director of Bolloré Logistics Taiwan; Kelly Kok, CEO of Jane Goodall Institute Taiwan; Marilyn Su, CEO of Carrefour Foundation; Benjamin Lamberg, CEO of Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

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(L-R): Bart Linssen, Managing Director of ENERCON Taiwan; Linda Chiang, HR Manager of Hitachi Energy; William Chen, Manager of Hitachi Energy; Irene Tsai HR Director of NPI; Clara Huang, Director of NPI
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(L-R): John Lee, Managing Director of Merck Group in Taiwan; Carly Ma, HR Manager of Porsche; Stacy Kuo, HR Director of RT-Mart International; Monica Chen, Head of Marketing of Signify

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(L-R): Jennifer Wang, MD of Managing Director of TÜV Rheinland Taiwan; Anson Tong, Director of THALES; Alex Shih, President of Tonglit Logistics Co., Ltd.; WeiWei Tseng, board member & Director of wpd

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The NTU-ECCT Partnership Ceremony also marks the launch of the NTU International Talent+ Programme, including the highly anticipated NTU International Mentorship Programme. This summer internship programme is tailormade for international students. It will not only provide crucial on-the-job experience to students to help prepare them for their professional careers but also involve hands-on mentorship of students by senior managers. By imparting some valuable lessons from the real world of business through these initiatives, European companies will be helping to bridge the academia-real world gap and enable students to leverage their knowledge to develop practical and innovative business solutions and become assets to their organisations. 24 ECCT members are participating in the programme as mentors this summer. 19 among the 24 are the members of the LCI.

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