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Seeds of Life Education Volunteers—Promoting Life Education

Following the devastation caused by Typhoon Morakot in 2009, UMC volunteers founded the Love Story Troupe, the first theater group by workers in the tech industry. The group uses drama as a medium to tell stories and teach life lessons to children. To date, UMC volunteers have performed 69 shows across six cities, with cumulative audience of more than 22,000. The initiative also offers employees an opportunity to express themselves on stage, and show their creative side outside of work. In the spirit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UMC’s Love Story Troupe hopes to share the message of sustainability with the community through its future performances.

In support of national literacy, UMC sponsors the Mandarin Daily News’ newspaper reading program for schools, expanding reading materials accessible to students. UMC employees also serve as volunteers to promote literary at schools in remote areas through storytelling, and to lead the reading club at Chengjheng High School, a juvenile correction school.

To fulfill the ideal of promoting semiconductor research and technical development, and strengthening UMC global competitiveness by providing the corporation with a source of outstanding and quality talents, UMC is committed to maintaining forward-looking collegiate relationships.

UMC continued to strengthen business-education partnerships in 2021. In addition to existing practical programs for semiconductor technologies in key institutions, Collaboration Project was also implemented to sponsor full-time instructors for the MS Degree Program and Credit Courses on Nano-Integrated Circuit Engineering offered by National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). 2021 UMC corporate with 14 schools for different programs to Cultivate potential high-tech talent and build reputation of UMC among campuses and communities. A series of brand image development activities such as paper discussions, career sharing, practical collaborations, and exhibits of semiconductor products were scheduled, with more than 585 individuals participating in paper discussions in 2021. These measures enhanced the academia’s support and recognition of UMC and gave a comprehensive demonstration of a successful business-education partnership.

In terms of campus talent cultivation, the Prospective Talent Program (PTP) has been expanded to increase the cultivation of talent on campuses. A total of 5,081 students have participated program activities.

Through a series of activities and courses, close interaction is maintained with prospective collegiate talent to promote their identification with UMC. By establishing a close relationship and pre-appointments, the program effectively connects UMC with target students. At the same time, the PTP and Intern program also effectively markets the corporate image of UMC and exerts considerable influence on campuses and communities, thereby ensuring future R&D prospects for UMC in advance.