BICIGUI, BNP Paribas’ bank in Guinea, has given 25 fully-equipped computers to Koffi Annan University in Conakry on 2nd February.
This action illustrates how BICIGUI actively participates in sustainable development projects in Guinea, echoing BNP Paribas’ commitments in this field. This action’s goal to encourage the education of the Guinean youth joins the values of social [...]
Pupils from schools across North East Scotland where given a chance to experience the excitement and the adrenalin rush of dealing on a live stock market trading floor in a competition with other regional schools. This was the seventh annual Stock Market Challenge, sponsored by BNP Paribas Securities Services.
25 teams traded in company [...]
On December 14th, the General Council of Seine-Saint-Denis and BNP Paribas launched the program “Odyssée Jeunes” (Youth Odyssey). This project will accommodate approximately 12,000 middle school students of Seine-Saint-Denis (Department outside of Paris) on 300 school trips in France and other foreign countries over the next two years.
To participate in the Odyssée Jeunes teachers [...]
From 7 to 18 December, the UN member nations are gathering in Copenhagen to negotiate and sign a climate treaty.
For two weeks, NGOs, scientists, journalists, filmmakers and others have been invited to participate in the conferences, debates, film screenings and other discussion forums in order to help raise public awareness of the issues.
For the occasion, [...]
BNP Paribas Bulgaria joins the Bulgarian Charity Aid Foundation (BCAF) for a third consecutive year in the initiative “Get ready to succeed”. November 5th 2009, in the frame of the project, 117 orphaned young people (76 university students and 41 high school pupils) received annual scholarships during academic year 2009/2010 for excellent academic results. The [...]
The London CIB (Corporate and Investment Banking) schools programme has recruited an additional 38 members of staff as mentors for the 2009/10 academic year, adding to the 24 existing volunteers already enrolled on the programme. This fantastic uptake, as a result of a recruitment drive in July, means that more than 67 local school [...]
When BNP Paribas Assurance launched its activities in Vietnam with the establishment of the VCLI joint venture, the company also decided to contribute to national development by providing support for children’s education.
The company is therefore increasing its partnership with Aide & Action (four projects in West Africa are already receiving funding) through the “Early [...]
On May 9th, 2009 BNP Paribas USA helped organise the 4th annual Pi5NY Applied Math and Science Tournament, for middle-school students in the Bronx, New York. This year’s winner is the 6th grade Varsity Team from the Christa McAuliffe IS 187 School. Almost 700 students from over 40 schools participated, coached by [...]
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