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establishment, UMC has grown and developed to solidify itself
as part of the foundation of Taiwan's semiconductor industry
with a global service network. UMC understands that quality
talent drives sustainable growth, and therefore supplements
its art and public interest activities with academic collaboration
and other long-term development programs with several leading
Taiwan universities.
Practical Achievements
1. Technical Talent Fostering
To follow through on the theme of "Rooted in Taiwan,
Expand to the World", UMC's R&D center in Southern
Taiwan's Science Park will continue recruiting local technical
talent as part of its long-term talent-fostering program.
UMC believes it can improve the quality of hi-tech talent
throughout Taiwan through comprehensive steps.
Programs listed below are planned for fostering technical
talent for the next generation in Taiwan:
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UMC Scholarship program: UMC scholarship program was
established in 2004 to sponsor exceptional students
in the science and engineering fields. It is the eighth
time the program has been executed, and 449 students
have been awarded in total.
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Funds for outstanding technical talents: UMC provides
funding for masters and PhD degrees in related majors
to foster talents in the R&D field. Each qualified
student is entitled to NTD 120,000 per semester. This
program has been implemented four times, with 44 students
awarded in total, 15 of which have come to work in UMC.
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Collaboration plans: Since 2005, UMC has continued
to enhance its collaboration with local government and
academic institutions, such as National Cheng Kung University,
National Central University, National Sun Yat-Sen Uiversity,
National Kaohsiung University of Applied Science and
I-Shou University. By aggressively collaborating with
leading universities, UMC hopes to encourage students
to involve themselves in high-tech research and further
improve Taiwan's semiconductor technologies.
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Technical talent workshop and practical lectures for
semiconductor processes: UMC has managed the technical
talent workshop since 2006 at National Cheng Kung University,
National Kaohsiung University of Applied Science, National
Central University, Chung Yuan Christian University,
I-Shou University and National Sun Yat-Sen University,
attracting thousands of participants. UMC also held
practical lectures at National Cheng Kung University,
National Kaohsiung University of Applied Science, National
Central University and Chung Yuan Christian University
to help students better understand techniques for semiconductor
processes.
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2. Technology Related Activities and Sponsorships
UMC sponsors university technology forums and international
academic meetings by donating equipment, sharing fab information,
and holding large-scale seminars. UMC also holds national
technical activities such as its "SoC design competition",
"Campus creativity competition" and "New era
technical talent meetings". These activities promote
the gathering of college talents to brainstorm and discuss
different technical issues.
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