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2015 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT (CSR) COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY: SHARED INTERESTS

4.8 COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY: SHARED INTERESTS

4.8.1

DEVELOPING FUTURE TALENTS

International The Group is also increasingly undertaking initiatives with engineering schools and universities outside France, especially in the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany. In the United Kingdom, Assystem has entered into partnerships with a good number of universities. These include Bristol, Lancaster and the University of the West of England (UWE). The Group proactively recruits graduates and its aim is to design specific courses in conjunction with these universities. The Group is also a partner of the Royal Aeronautical Society and The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). In the United States, Assystem has partnerships in place with the Wichita State University (WSU) and the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) which are aimed at identifying and recruiting graduates for projects dedicated to the local market (20 graduates recruited in 2013). In Germany, contacts are being built up through visits to universities and the Group’s participation in forums (particularly with the Hochschule Esslingen ). Reinforcing the Group’s regional presence Assystem’s objective is to be a recognised and constructive player in territories where the Group operates. This is a particularly crucial aspect for Assystem when it has a strong presence in the local economy. Assystem is a services company providing intellectual services via its employees. Its main impact on a territory consists of the jobs it offers. It is a major recruiter, offering opportunities to young graduates and embedding a focus for economic and social development in the local employment area. Assystem conducts specific actions for job-seekers in certain countries (in France via its subsidiary Athos in Toulouse, in Germany in Hamburg and in Bavaria), consisting of vocational retraining programmes in partnership with local authorities. Finally, in Saudi Arabia, where it is a matter of national importance, the Radicon subsidiary aims to recruit more than 20% of Saudi nationals in its teams. Assystem also plans to contribute to territorial development in interaction with clusters and university centres. Assystem’s teams are firmly implanted locally and regularly take part in these clusters’ activities, contributing the Group’s key skills. Just to mention a few examples, this is the case for the Descartes/Efficacity cluster for sustainable cities, where Assystem participated in an “intermodal station”, the Burgundy nuclear cluster which labelled the Nuc-Track project, the Vallée de l’énergie cluster on energy efficiency, and the Ingéra cluster dedicated to engineering in the Rhône-Alpes region, of which Assystem is one of the founding members. 4.8.2 CONTRIBUTING TO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

In France In line with its long-standing commitment to help student engineers, Assystem has decided to support schools and universities by organising a range of different initiatives with a view to playing a role in the training of tomorrow’s engineers. Assystem has entered into a partnership with the INSA Group which is aimed at helping student engineers start their careers. The idea is to ensure that each and every student has a chance to succeed by providing support to the initiatives organised by the INSA foundations (in Lyon and Toulouse) to promote diversity and equal opportunities. In 2012, the Group signed up to the “ Cordées de la réussite Convention Diversité“ programme with the INSA foundation in Lyon. Through this programme student grants and mentoring schemes are put in place, and disabled students are given the opportunity to undertake work experience. INSA Lyon Assystem participated with INSA Lyon in two actions aimed at boosting “the engineer’s responsibilities to society”: a programme of conferences and case histories developed by INSA Lyon to help students/future managers behave in a socially responsible manner. And the second involved Assystem participating in conferences and round tables organised during the “Quinzaine du Handicap”, a two-week event aimed at raising awareness about disability in the workplace. INSA Toulouse Assystem is a benefactor member of the INSA foundation in Toulouse. As part of this commitment, the Group offers internships, apprenticeship contracts and jobs to students. In addition, specialists from the Group give classes and submit practical case studies and research and innovation projects to the students. In 2015, Assystem once again took part in the school’s “48 hours to innovate” initiative. INSA Rouen In 2013, an academic “Commissioning & Engineering” chair was created as both the Group and the school felt that it would help students meet market requirements. This chair focuses on the engineering skills required during the commissioning phase (including testing) which is a decisive stage in any industrial project. To complement the theoretical teaching given to the students concerned, Assystem also offers them opportunities to do internships in order to better prepare them for the reality of a career in engineering. 2015 NEWS ● ● ●

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