Emerson (NYSE: EMR) awarded MBA scholarships to Billy Xiong and Tony Zhang from Tsinghua University at a ceremony held today at its Beijing corporate office, with Jennie Li, director of government & corporate relations of Emerson China presenting scholarship certificates.
At the ceremony, Jennie Li complimented on their outstanding academic achievements. She also shared that Emerson will continue to support the education in China and hoped that more talents can serve the community after their graduation with Emerson’s support.
Xiong and Zhang, who are 2008 MBA students of the
School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua
University, stood out after a series of interviews and appraisals on leadership, analytical skills, decision-making abilities and communication skills.
“Emerson is a leading multinational company. I am grateful for this opportunity, and it will definitely enhance my confidence, which can help the future career development,” Xiong said. Before pursuing the MBA degree, Zhang worked for 2 years in Emerson (Beijing) Instrument Co., Ltd., a division of Emerson. As a former employee, he has a strong bonding with Emerson. He wishes the company every success.
Emerson carried out comprehensive and diversified leadership training programs for talent development with leading China universities include several MBA scholarship programs, research sponsorships for PhD candidates and internships. Since June 1996, Emerson has set up research sponsorships for PhD candidates on electric; there have been 30 projects by now.
Besides the MBA scholarship in Tsinghua, Emerson also supports the orientation and promotion events, supporting MBA education in various aspects. In addition, Emerson also provides MBA scholarship in other leading Chinese universities such as Fudan and China Europe International Business School as of 1998.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2009 were $20.9 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
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