DHL is offering 10 scholarships, with a total value of S$500,000, to attend a Dual Master ofScience Program in Logistics & Supply Chain Management by the Logistics Institute – Asia
Pacific in Singapore. The scholarship is open to candidates from Singapore, Hong Kong, China andIndia, including DHL employees.The 18-month full-time program (August 2006 to December 2007) is a joint degree between theNational University of Singapore (NUS) and Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) in the UnitedStates. Classes will be held in both Universities and candidates will have to complete a six-monthcourse-related assignment in DHL’s offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, China or India. On thecompletion of the assignment, candidates will be placed on a three-year contract at DHL inSingapore. Each scholarship is worth S$50,000. Successful candidates will receive two MasterDegrees, one from each institution.
DHL said that the sponsorship, which is jointly supported by the Singapore Economic DevelopmentBoard, is part of its commitment to nurture a pool of talent and specialists to meet the growth ofits business, as well as to raise the level of standards and professionalism in the logisticsindustry.
“As our business in Asia Pacific continues to register a healthy growth rate, there is an urgentneed for talent with core knowledge and competencies in logistics and supply chain management,”said Scott Price, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Express – Asia Pacific. “We are confident that thisprogram will create a pool of individuals to complement our existing pool of talent to meet thegrowth of our business in the region.”
“We welcome this initiative by DHL. These scholarships will greatly benefit the logisticsindustry and raise the level of professionalism in the sector,” said Manohar Khiatani, DirectorLogistics & Transport, Singapore Economic Development Board. “This is important, givenSingapore’s position as the leading logistics hub in the region.”
Last October, DHL established the DHL Logistics Management University (DHL LMU), a managementtraining facility in Shanghai, China, for its employees and customers in Asia Pacific. The DHL LMUcomplements DHL’s Asia Pacific Learning Center, based in Singapore, which is tasked with theresponsibilities of designing and implementing training programs, including e-learning modules forDHL staff in the region.
