HONG KONG, Nov. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Asia has joined
hands with the Jewellery Institute of Guangzhou Panyu Polytechnic
to set up the UBM Asia Scholarship and UBM Asia Grant for the
students. This School-Enterprise collaboration aims to recognise
students with outstanding academic achievement and to support
underprivileged students.
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As Asia's leading exhibition
organiser, UBM Asia is not only dedicated to developing trade
exhibitions and promoting international trade, but also takes an
active role in community services, such as charity, donation,
rehabilitation, environmental protection and volunteering
activities. This is the first time that UBM Asia has worked
together with an education organisation. Founded in 2001, the
Jewellery Institute has trained many thousands of students into
professionals of jewellery design, processing, identification and
marketing.
UBM Asia will fund Renminbi 80,000
yuan (US$13,000) annually:
50,000 yuan for the UBM Asia
Scholarship and 30,000 yuan for the
UBM Asia Grant. To ensure the equity and openness of the selection
process, UBM Asia management, teachers and student representatives
from the Jewellery Institute will form a vetting committee to
assess candidates for the scholarships and grants. Awardees will be
announced at the annual Awards Presentation Ceremony.
UBM Asia will also provide a special incentive programme
alongside the Scholarship and Grant. Students winning awards in
international and national jewellery competitions will be fully
funded by UBM Asia to visit the world's largest jewellery fair, the
September Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair organised by UBM Asia.
UBM Asia has a global portfolio of 18 jewellery events in
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Japan,
Singapore, Turkey and Germany.
The signing ceremony of the collaboration and the first UBM Asia
Scholarship and UBM Asia Grant presentation ceremony will be held
on 27 November 2012 at Guangzhou
Panyu Polytechnic. Mr. Li Guorong, Vice Director of Bureau of
Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangzhou Municipality,
representative from Guangzhou Education Bureau, Mr. Meng Yuanbei, Party Secretary of Guangzhou Panyu
Polytechnic, Mr. Liang Zhanxiong,
Chairman of Guangdong Gold and Silver Jewellery Association, Mr.
Pan Qingsong, Chairman of Guangdong Golden Jewellery and Jade
Industry Association, and Mr. Yang Huining, Secretary-General
of Gold Association of Guang Dong
Province will attend the ceremony to witness the signing of
the collaboration agreement between UBM Asia, represented by Mr.
Wolfram Diener, Senior Vice
President of UBM Asia, and Guangzhou Panyu Polytechnic, represented
by Mr. Wang Chang, Dean of Jewellery
Institute, followed by the presentation of scholarships and
grants.
For press enquiries, please contact:
Jennifer Law, Director of
Corporate Marketing & Communications, UBM Asia
Tel: +852 2516 1691
Fax: +852 3749 7342
Email: Jennifer.Law@ubm.com
Elsie Hui, Corporate Marketing
& Communications Executive, UBM Asia
Tel: +852 2516 1679
Fax: +852 3749 7342
Email: Elsie.Hui@ubm.com
Notes to Editors
1. About UBM Asia
(www.ubmasia.com)
Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, UBM Asia
operates in 19 market sectors with headquarters in Hong Kong and subsidiary companies across
Asia, including UBM China in
Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing. We have over 240 products including
trade fairs, conferences, trade publications, B2B/B2C portals and
virtual event services. As Asia's
leading exhibition organiser and the biggest commercial organiser
in China, India and Malaysia, we stage the leading events of their
kind across the region. Our 200 events, 24 publications and 16
vertical portals serve over 1,000,000 quality exhibitors, visitors,
conference delegates, advertisers and subscribers from all over the
world with high value face-to-face business-matching events,
quality and instant market news and industry trends, and
round-the-clock online trading networks and sourcing platforms. We
have over 1,100 staff in 21 major cities across Asia, stretching from Japan to Turkey.
2. About UBM plc (www.ubm.com)
UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform
markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at
events, online, in print and provide them with the information they
need to do business successfully. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30
countries are organised into specialist teams which serve
commercial and professional communities, helping them to do
business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
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