Be a Vip student
In November 2007, Vip launched one of the biggest long term CSR projects in the field of high education named “Be a Vip student”, dedicated to development of future experts and leaders in the area of telecommunications in Serbia. The Serbian Ministry of Culture, Media and Information Society, universities and faculties from Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis and Kragujevac with right to participate, as well as numerous students’ organizations, officially support program. “Be a Vip student” provides unique synergy of theoretical and practical knowledge in telecommunications, transmits expertise the knowledge that Vip possesses as a member of Telekom Austria Group and creates high quality trainees that can easily be incorporated in company’s business.
Over 750 excellent students from 20 faculties all over Serbia applied for scholarships in the last four years; average grade of the students that applied for the project was above 8,5; So far Vip awarded 80 students, out of which 13 of them are now employed by Vip.
So far, the company has invested almost EUR 500.000 in the project.
In 2009, "Be a Vip student" project was awarded the best marketing event by the Taboo magazine and the Serbian Chamber of Commerce.
In 2010, "Be a Vip student" project was awarded with the European Employee volunteering Award in Serbia in the category “Best Innovative Project“.
