CITI Community Intern Program 花旗集團大學生社責實踐 2011

What's New

Mission

The Citi Community Intern Program aims at inspiring Hong Kong university students majoring in Business Studies to contribute their knowledge and expertise to non-profit organizations. The ultimate aim is to cultivate their concept of Corporate Social Responsibility and prepare these interns to become business professionals with a broadened understanding of the community.

Program Goal

To broaden the understanding of Hong Kong university students majoring in Business Studies towards the community;
To provide an opportunity for students to contribute their business knowledge from classroom learning to non-profit organizations to help these organizations achieve their goals;
To build networks between future business elites and non-profit organizations and to provide students with insights into careers in the non-profit sector.

Quick Reference

Please click here to check the Placement Organizations List.

Please click here to get the Induction Program Schedule.

Please click here to check the presentation power point Social Entrepreneurs – doing business with a social purpose.
Please click here to check the presentation power point 消失中的農地: 社區發展與農民的生存空間.

Please click here to check the presentation power point Social Welfare & Social Issues in HK.

Words of Encouragement

	“I am glad to see that the Citi Community Intern Program (CIP) has been successfully launched. I would like to thank heartily to Citi and all participating NGOs for providing a learning platform to enrich the life experiences of our university students and help them achieve their social commitment through participating in the community, which echoes to the holistic personal development in tertiary education. Dean Stephen Cheung Hong Kong Baptist University, School of Business
	"Pursuing sustainable growth and fulfilling corporate social responsibilities is a key objective for companies. The Citi Community Intern Program provides a valuable experience for all business student participants in serving their community, which is an excellent training for our future corporate leaders."??? Dean T.J. Wong The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business Administration
	"CityU's College of Business has been cultivating students' social responsibility through local and overseas voluntary work.? I am delighted to see the launch of the Citi Community Intern Program jointly by the private and the NGO sectors.? My heartfelt gratitude also to the organizing team and the staff involved who have put in a lot of efforts in making this a success.? Undoubtedly we should continue to promote corporate social responsibility among students and the support from various sectors are indispensable." Dean K K Wei City University of Hong Kong, College of Business
	"Increasing numbers of companies have come to appreciate the value of providing opportunities to their employees to contribute something to society on a voluntary basis. In providing business students the opportunity for internships in NGOs, this internship program is a further step forward in building a culture of volunteerism across the business community in Hong Kong. I am delighted to see business students from Lingnan University joining others to stand shoulder to shoulder in support of this exciting initiative." Prof. Robin Snell Lingnan University, Business Programs
	"The Open University of Hong Kong is very pleased to be affiliated with the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and participate in their Citi Community Intern Program.? Needless to say, internship programs play an important role in our curriculums either formally or informally.? The Citi Community Intern Program is particularly good to our students as it combines well with our corporate internship programs and provides different exposures and experiences which have received growing recognition as essential and important in helping to shape the concepts of business ethics and social responsibility for our students." Dean Y K Ip The Open University of Hong Kong, Lee Shau Kee School of Business & Administration
	“The Citi Community Intern Program is instrumental in nurturing tomorrow’s business leaders imbued with a strong sense of social responsibility.? I applaud the Hong Kong Council of Social Service for launching such a meaningful program and wish all the interns a most rewarding experience.” Dean Judy Tsui The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Faculty of Business
	“The program serves as an effective platform where youngsters learn from wisdom and operation of successful social enterprise models. We have been honoured by sending prominent students to join the program, and are confident that students will be benefited greatly. I am very thankful for the time and talent, energy and enthusiasm that collaborative partners invested into this initiatives.” Dr. Ricky Szeto Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Department of Business Administration
	“Congratulations to the organizers, sponsors and participants of the Citi Community Intern Program (CIP). CIP provides both valuable work experience to elite students and valuable talent to the community projects of premier NGOs. We are delighted that the talented students of Hong Kong's premier universities are participating, contributing to their community organizations and gaining skills to propel their careers as future business leaders with social vision.” Dean Gary C. Biddle The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business and Economics
	"As an old Chinese proverb goes, “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand,” there is nothing like learning by doing it. The Citi CIP is a great way to enhance students’ learning and goal setting.〃 Dean Leonard Cheng The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Business School