UMG HOLDING START A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL LECTURES FOR GRADUATES OF KYIV SCHOOLS

The project's key task is the development of knowledge about occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics among senior pupils. In Ukraine, the initiator of the STEM Education Coalition is the Center for Corporate Social Responsibility Development. UMG Holding joined the STEM Education Coalition in September 2015. In Kyiv, STEM is organized in several stages. In the first one, members of the Coalition jointly selected 20 schools from the applicants to participate in the educational project. On March 4, pupils of the 10th and 11th grades of these schools had the first opportunity to meet the partner-companies in the project. UMG specialists talked to the future graduates about the specific features of the Holding's business and announced the upcoming practical classes. Classes in the form of workshops and practical seminars will be held as part of the next stage of the program, from March to May 2016. During this time, UMG experts will demonstrate examples of implementation of the Holding's new project to senior pupils. The company's specialists will also explain what professional competencies and education one needs to have to successfully launch new businesses in the raw materials industry. Overall, it will help senior pupils approach the question of selecting a future profession and university in a more informed way. Dmitry Anufriyev, Strategy Director at UMG Holding: "Studying and launch of new areas of business in raw materials processing is made possible by involving specialists with different professional skills: from investment analysts to experts in geology and engineering. Intensive development of the Holding has always required our active participation in the development of the potential of young specialists. The STEM Education Coalition helps us implement this task to the full extent. The project provides school graduates with a unique opportunity to evaluate the advantages of different specializations from the perspective of real business and target the development of the competencies that interest them." Reference: UMG is a Holding that operates in raw materials and trading. It was established in 2006 by SCM Group. The Holding operates in six major areas: clay extraction, limestone and dolomite extraction, processing and sales of by-products of TPPs, rare and technical gases, trading of mineral fertilizers and grain. The holding employs more than 4 thousand people. Products are supplied to 30 countries of the world. The Center for Corporate Social Responsibility Development is a leading independent expert organization in CSR in Ukraine that brings together 38 companies. The organization provides consultation on development of strategy, programs and communications in CSR, monitoring and evaluation of project efficiency, preparation, and verification of of non-financial reports. The Center has implemented more than 50 projects, prepared and issued more than 125 publications, held more than 200 public events, involving around 4,000 representatives of businesses, NGOs, and the mass media, and organized business labs for development of CSR competencies.

11.03.2016