2015-05-22 17:50:37

Go4Poland: GPW Foundation's New Educational & Internship Programme

Go4Poland:
GPW Foundation's New Educational & Internship Programme

PRESS RELEASE

  • GPW (Warsaw Stock Exchange) invites Polish students and graduates of the leading foreign universities to take part in the go4Poland programme
  • One thousand young Poles who study abroad will participate in internships in listed companies and bodies of the public administration in a period of four years
  • It will be one of the most prominent educational activities along with the Exchange School imemented by the GPW Foundation established by GPW Group companies

To reach 10 thousand Polish students of foreign universities, to select candidates and invite one thousand of them to participate in internships in listed companies and bodies of the public administration in a period of four years: these are the goals of the go4Poland programme organised by Warsaw Stock Exchange. The programme is designed to assist students and graduates in making informed decisions about where to develop professional skills as well as to help them start a career in Poland.

"Young Poles are increasingly mobile, gain education and acquire professional experience around the world. At this time, more than 21,000 Poles are studying abroad. We want them to have the opportunity to successfully apy in Poland all of the expertise they have acquired in the best Western universities. GPW lists more than 900 companies. We want to facilitate their access to the experience and expertise of young peoe," said Paweł Tamborski, President of the Management Board of GPW.

Thanks to the honorary patronage of Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz and the Ministry of Treasury, young peoe will also have the chance to take part in internships in the key bodies of the public administration, affording them the opportunity to acquire unique experience.

Educational activities and the imementation of training and educational programs in support of the development of the capital and commodity markets addressed to a large group of participants are the statutory goals of the GPW Foundation established by GPW Group companies (Warsaw Stock Exchange, Polish Power Exchange, and BondSpot).

"Educational activities are a pillar of building confidence in the capital markets and its participants. The educational activities imemented to date by the exchange will be put into a new organisational framework of the GPW Foundation. This will amify the scale of the activities and allow them to reach a bigger group of participants and to acquire new partners. We want to build a strong educational brand: the Exchange School to provide training and courses both to beginners in investing and to professional investors. Similar projects are offered by the biggest global exchanges," said Paweł Tamborski.

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GPW (Warsaw Stock Exchange) is the biggest securities exchange in Central and Eastern Europe. GPW operates a regulated market of shares and derivative instruments and the alternative stock market NewConnect for growing companies. GPW is developing Catalyst, a market for issuers of corporate and municipal bonds, as well as commodity markets. Since 9 November 2010, GPW is a public company listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange. For more information visit http://www.gpw.

GPW Communications: +48 22 537 7471, press@gpw.
Olga Chądzeńska: +48 22 537 78 99, +48 603 366 808, olga.chadzenska@gpw.
Martyna Makiel: + 48 22 537 77 17, +48 605 470 938, martyna.makiel@gpw.
Anna Pronińska: +48 22 537 70 89, +48 665 500 310, anna.proninska@gpw.
Anna Słupczyńska:+48 22 537 7718, +48 607 774 060, anna.slupczynska@gpw.

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