Community and culture
Fostering youth education and employability
Intesa Sanpaolo promotes youth education and employability, adopting partnerships with schools and universities to contribute to the well-being of the new generations in the areas where the Group operates.
UN SDGs SUPPORTED
2022-2025 Targets
e.g. students, young workers
Inclusive education programmes
2022 Results
Schools
Programs for young people in schools
Intesa Sanpaolo was involved in 14 middle schools engaging 850 students.
University
As part of its collaboration with Italian and international universities, Intesa Sanpaolo suport students through scholarships, research grants and, through “Tesi in Azienda” (Thesis in the Company) project, that support students engaged in preparing their degree or PhD theses, with activities ranging from the targeted information on useful sources and materials to specialist support provided by company professionals.
2022 Results
With the support of the Polytechnic of Bari and the La Sapienza University, Intesa Sanpaolo collaborates in the P-Tech initiative of the Fondazione IBM to combat dropping out from school, launched in the provinces of Taranto and Rieti. From the third year of secondary school until graduation in digital subjects, P-Tech accompanies male and female students in six years of highly specialised training. In 2022, Intesa Sanpaolo was also involved directly by delivering 3 webinars, 1 (online) three-day finance workshop and several mentoring meetings.
Projects fostering youth employability
In order to facilitate young people’s entry into the world of work, Intesa Sanpaolo has activated some projects involving universities and enterprises.
Giovani e Lavoro Programme
“Giovani e Lavoro” (Youth and Work) is a programme created in 2019 by the partnership between Intesa Sanpaolo and Generation Italy, a non-profit foundation set up by McKinsey & Company, in order to offer free training courses to 5,000 unemployed young people, aged between 18 and 29 (of which 3,000 in the period of the 2022-2025 Plan).
2022 Results
~ 3,000 since 2019
since 2019
Generation4Universities Project
Intesa Sanpaolo is the main sponsor of the “Generation4Universities” project, developed by Generation and McKinsey & Company, aimed at helping students in their last year of university to embark on successful professional careers.
2022 Results
in 36 universities
as potential employers
5 in Intesa Sanpaolo
Neet
Launched in 2022 (in partnership with Dynamo Academy), it promotes the inclusion into the world of work of young people experiencing social, economic and family hardship. The Bank contributes to improving the employability of young people by preparing them for professional life, with particular attention to areas covering well-being and personal care.
Between 2022 and 2023, 4 courses are envisaged, aimed at training professionals capable of planning and managing socio-educational, recreational and cultural activities for the development of relationships and inclusion: 2 in Tuscany (with a total of 37 participants) and 2 in Campania (the first with 26 participants, the second still in preparation).
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