The Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program and competition is back. This year, the BYEE Program is extended to Sabah and Sarawak for the very first time.
If you are under 24, studying in an institute of higher learning in Malaysia, and are passionate about environment protection, then you can apply to be a Bayer Young Environmental Envoy. And an all-expense paid study trip to Germany may be yours! (Ecologikal Notes: M'sia's last year's winner)
19 countries are currently involved in the program: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela, Vietnam.
Want to know how to apply? Please refer to the brochure attached below for details of the competition, eligibility, judging and selection process, procedures/rules, and the closing date. You can also visit www.bayeryoungenvoy.com for more information on the BYEE program and this year's competition details.
All entries must be submitted together with a BYEE application form, attached below. The application form may be downloaded and photocpied.
The BYEE team from Bayer will be in Universiti Malaya this Wednesday to give you more information on the BYEE program and details pertaining to the competition.
Date : 10 February 2010 (Wednesday)
Time : 1:00pm
Venue : BK1, Block A, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya
Do forward this email to as many people as possible - your juniors, seniors and whoever that qualifies.
For further queries, please contact Karen Koh of Corporate Communications Tel: (03) 6209 3012 or (019) 321 6969.
For more information on the BYEE Program and what other envoys have to say about the program, please visit www.bayeryoungenvoy.com
About Bayer Young Environmental Envoy
Bayer has a well-established tradition of environmental protection, which began more than 100 years ago when it set up its Wastewater Commission at its production plants at Leverkusen, Germany, in 1901. Since then Bayer has consistently stuck to the principle of more environmental protection, health protection, safety and Sustainable Development.
As a research-based enterprise, Bayer also places great emphasis on promoting science education for young people and has therefore been committed to promoting youth environmental programs for many years. In cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Bayer organizes and promotes a number of specific projects which aim to improve knowledge about the environment among young people and support them in their environmental commitment. One of these projects is the "Bayer Young Environmental Envoy Program".
Under this program, selected students go to Germany on a weeklong study tour to experience how environmental protection is practiced by people, government and industry in one of the leading countries with regards to technology and environmental awareness.
The visit to the global headquarters of the Bayer Group in Germany demonstrates how companies - through product development and responsible manufacturing processes - contribute to sustainable development. Each year, around 50
Young Environmental Envoys from around the world have the opportunity to participate in a field trip to Germany to learn about trends and perspectives in the field of environmental protection and sustainability. With this program, Bayer hopes to further strengthen young people's environmental knowledge, thus contributing to greater youth involvement in environmental issues around the world
Initiated in 1998 as a local project in Thailand, the program included participants from the Philippines and Singapore from 2001 on. The program was further extended to India in 2002, China in 2003, Poland, Indonesia, Korea, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador in 2004, Peru as well as Kenya in 2005, to Vietnam and Malaysia in 2006 and to Turkey in 2007. In 2008, South Africa joins the program for the first time.
The program has received widespread praise. Philippine's President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo describes the initiative as 'a meritorious project, particularly in the wake of pressing environmental problems in the country'. Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs said that Bayer has put together a program that deserves praise, and will stand to go a long way in promoting sustainable development among youth in Asia. Carmen Arévalo, Colombian Vice-Minister of the Environment said that "Corporate projects that give young people the opportunity to actively participate and discuss such an important issue are highly valuable, and the Ministry of Environment and Territorial Development endorses this initiative of Bayer launched in the context of corporate social responsibility."
Best Regards
Karen Koh
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Bayer Co. (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
T1-14 Jaya 33, No.3
Jalan Semangat Seksyen 13,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Phone: +603 6209 3088
DID : +603 6209 3012
Fax : +603 7960 5714
EMail: karen.koh@bayer-ag.de
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