Hinrich Foundation Awards The Largest Number Of Global Trade Leader Scholarships Ever In Fall 2014

Twenty-eight scholars from nine countries to study trade related courses at eight accredited universities in Hong Kong SAR, Israel, the Philippines, Thailand and China Mainland. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) August 28, 2014 - HONG KONG - The non-profit Hinrich Foundation (http://www.hinrichfoundation.com) has awarded 28 Global Trade Leader Scholarships for academic year 2014-2015, the most ever for the Foundation. Every scholarship includes full tuition and living support, internships and an export trade related job upon graduation.

Five scholarships are jointly offered with VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC, http://www.vfc.com), a Fortune 250 apparel manufacturer and retailer, and Global Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL, http://www.globalsources.com) a leading B2B export trade facilitation company.

Scholars come from Vietnam, China, Myanmar, Laos, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines and the US. They will study at:
- Hong Kong SAR: Hong Kong Baptist University, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Polytechnic University;
- China Mainland: Tsinghua University;
- Philippines: De La Salle University and University of the Philippines Los Banos;
- Thailand: Chulalongkorn University, and;
- Israel: Tel Aviv University.

Courses of study are master of science in China business studies, development communication and industrial process engineering; bachelor and master of business administration, and; master of arts in international journalism studies.

More scholarships through partnerships
"We are able to expand our scholarship programs through partnerships with Global Sources and VF," said Hinrich Foundation Program Director Alex Boome. "They recognize the benefit of selecting top candidates - whether current staff or outside applicants - and providing a meaningful overseas education in specific fields related to their business needs.

"Our partners have committed to giving internships, mentoring and career development to the scholars. We feel the hands-on selection, guidance and practical training will best prepare the scholars to make a meaningful contribution to the organizations upon graduation, enabling them to realize their career potential in the export trade sector."

Inviting new partnerships for academic year 2016
"We invite other like-minded export-oriented companies to partner with us to develop talent for their firms through scholarships," Boome said. "Corporations will not only contribute to human and economic development of countries in developing Asia, but also advance their corporate social responsibility at a much lower cost by joining with us.

"While our partners will want to be deeply engaged in the student selection and the career process, the Hinrich Foundation team manages all recruitment, scholarship logistics, university relations and reporting. We are essentially offering a turnkey scholarship solution to companies."

Hinrich Global Trade Leader Scholarships - useful links

- Trade related education & training
http://www.hinrichfoundation.com/trade-related-education/
- Majors & partner institutions
http://www.hinrichfoundation.com/majors-and-partner-institutions/
Internships & career development
http://www.hinrichfoundation.com/internships-career-development/
- Meet our scholars
http://www.hinrichfoundation.com/meet-our-scholars/.

About the Hinrich Foundation
The Hinrich Foundation (http://www.hinrichfoundation.com) believes sustainable global trade promotes economic prosperity and peace. It aims to encourage the private sector and governments to drive innovation and competitiveness in trade-related activities undertaken by individuals, companies, industries and countries by focusing on three programmatic areas:

- Trade related education & training: We sponsor educational opportunities for individuals who show a commitment to participating in or promoting innovative and competitive global trade. We offer Hinrich Global Trade Leaders Scholarships (http://hinrichfoundation.com/trade-related-education) to students from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, India, China and the USA to study in Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Israel and the US. We give our scholars internships and career development opportunities in export related companies and organizations in ten countries.

- Export led job creation: The Foundation offers practical trade services to promote and coach producers on how to participate in global trade. Through the Developing Country Export Assistance Program (http://hinrichfoundation.com/job-creation), the Hinrich Foundation connects exporters in developing Asia with buyers worldwide.

- International trade policy research: the Hinrich Foundation believes that the health of the global economy and peace between nations depend on countries having productive trade relationships, which require open, fact-based dialogues. We initiate research, elicit opinions and disseminate information about global trade to encourage objective debate and balanced policy making in support of open, free, transparent and fair global trade.

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