Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz; Datuk Hamidah Naziadin, group chief people officer, CIMB Group (far right) and Shahnaz Jammal, group chief financial officer, CIMB Group (far left) with the recipients of the third edition of the CIMB Asean Scholarship at the scholarship presentation ceremony held at Urban Hijau.
KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group
’s sustainability philosophy was further entrenched among Asean’s brightest when the banking group presented scholarship awards to 18 recipients from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.
CIMB said on Sunday the scholarship awards were officially presented at Urban Hijau, a social enterprise that promotes urban permaculture and sustainable living at its one-acre plot in Kuala Lumpur.
The theme of the scholarship award ceremony was “Planting a Sustainable Future”.
The bright CIMB scholars are headed for top-ranked, prestigious universities including Oxford, Cambridge, the London School of Economics, University of Warwick, University of Bristol, and University of Pennsylvania.
They will pursue their degrees in various disciplines such as computer science, actuarial science, law, civil engineering, and communications.
Now in its third edition, CIMB’s 2018 ASEAN Scholarship programme aims to not only equip the scholars academically but also instill the sustainability mindset for them to become well-rounded and highly aware individuals.
The scholarship programme also reaffirms CIMB’s commitment towards supporting talent growth in the region by continuously investing in the next generation.
Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz, Group CEO of CIMB Group presented the awards to the 18 deserving scholars, whom he described “represent Asean’s bright future”.
He said CIMB, as a leading Asean universal bank, has a strong regional footprint which represents “not just our strength, but also our responsibility to help shape the next generation through education and improvements in communities where we operate”.
Zafrul said by fusioning the scholarship award with the theme “Planting a Sustainable Future” was apt due to CIMB’s ongoing initiative to embed sustainability into all aspects of our operations Group-wide, which will be a key focus area in our next mid-term growth plan.”
To recap, on Aug 26, CIMB Group announced its official membership of the United Nations’ (UN) Environment Programme Finance Initiative Principles for Responsible Banking (UNEP-FI).
It is the only banking group in Malaysia and Asean to be a founding member of the sustainable initiative, together with 26 other leading banks to champion responsible banking globally.
The CIMB Asean Scholarship offers a secured career upon graduation, under CIMB’s the compete banker programme.
The two-year management training programme offers a comprehensive perspective of the banking industry, as well as the opportunity for cross-industry learning at startups or fintech companies to build a foundation in corporate leadership.
The scholars also benefit from a unique buddy programme, supported by The Complete Banker alumni; and a mentor programme, supported by key senior management staff, to guide the students and expose them to CIMB’s operations and culture.
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