Kuala Lumpur, August 15, 2012
Fujitsu, Asia’s No. 1 ICT brand, is calling Malaysian working professionals to submit their application for a scholarship to attend the Global Leaders for Innovation and Knowledge Program offered by the Fujitsu-Japan-America Institute of Management Science (Fujitsu-JAIMS) Foundation. The course will be conducted on-site Fujitsu’s multi-campus network that covers four different countries including Japan, Hawaii (US), Thailand, and Singapore
The Global Leaders for Innovation and Knowledge Program is a 3.5 months long international leadership management certification program that is positioned as a ‘continual education’ experience for working professionals.
Charles Lew, the President of Fujitsu Malaysia says that the program is designed to train students in the knowledge creation process and to develop leadership and management techniques for potential business leaders in Asia.
“The program aims to nurture innovative leaders to have global perspectives that are applied with local knowledge, focusing on business insights on how to capture the essence of the situation, to exercise good judgment, and to take action within the changing context of management.”
This year, the Global Leaders for Innovation and Knowledge Program scholarship stands out as it features a Knowledge Leadership Training Course by Dr. Ikujiro Nonaka – who is ranked as one of the “Top 20 Influential Business Thinkers” by the Wall Street Journal.
Scholarship winners will be granted a special opportunity to attend this life-changing leadership training to discover leadership innovations with practical wisdom through the acquisition of a broad spectrum of knowledge - including management theory, liberal arts and methodology, and applying principles learnt into specialised management projects.
This Fujitsu-JAIMS scholarship program was established in 1985 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding, and has since been offered to some 440 professionals.
Application Details
The Global Leaders for Innovation and Knowledge Program’s scholarship recipients will attend the learning program from 21st April 2013 to 2nd August 2013. The full scholarship will cover tuition fees, airfare and living expenses to enable winning applicants to complete the program which they will take part in four different countries.
The Fujitsu Scholarship program is now open for applications from 16 Asia-Pacific countries; with the submission deadline of 22nd October 2012.
The eligibility criteria states that the applicant must possess i) a Bachelor’s degree, ii) a minimum of 3 years’ full-time working experience and iii) a significant level of English proficiency.*((1))
Contribution to a Learning Society
Lew says that the Fujitsu Scholarship is a testament of the company’s commitment towards a learning society through business activities. “Continuous education is an important catalyst in developing talented, relevant, skilful and sufficient manpower to build a nation.”
“In light of the expansion of business in Asian countries in recent years, the Global Leaders for Innovation and Knowledge Program serves as a perfect platform for working professionals from the Asia-Pacific region to learn proper leadership techniques from both theoretical and applied perspectives. We believe this initiative will continue to drive innovation in our region as leaders apply their knowledge to contribute to the betterment of their organisations and society at large,” ends Lew.