Students Receive Practical Training in Shanghai

LUXEMBOURG—July 15, 2013—It’s a tradition for Flint Group to promote young individuals with talent in the printing industry. That’s why the company offers apprenticeships at many of its sites and provides guidance to trainees and students with their bachelor or master thesis. Cooperation with schools and universities are cultivated worldwide. For example, Flint Group has enjoyed a close partnership with the Stuttgart Media University for decades, where diverse joint projects are realized. Last year, for instance, the German Scholarship Award was presented to Yvonne Lechner.

Now, Lechner can complete an internship at Flint Group Flexographic Products in Shanghai, together with her fellow students, Michael Kyburz, Benedikt Tuchel and Katja Schumacher. The four are students of the German-Chinese double degree program for printing and media technology. This globally unique course leads in seven semesters to a double degree as an engineer-bachelor of the Stuttgart Media University (Germany) and the Xi’an Technological University (China). Advanced knowledge of printing and media technology as well as of the Chinese language are taught in this degree program.

The four students obtain comprehensive market and product information during their ten week internship at the Flint Group site in Shanghai. They learn how to produce and process nyloflex and nyloprint printing plates. Additionally, they can become acquainted with the different types of equipment and put into practice their knowledge gained at the university with project work. At the end of July, the students will return to Xi’an to continue their course of studies there.

"The double degree program is particularly attractive for us, as it offers an interesting combination of technology, language and culture," stated Lechner. Kyburz, Schumacher and Tuchel added, "We are really pleased that we have the chance to absolve our internship at a well-known and innovative company like Flint Group, and to live in a modern and vibrant city like Shanghai at the same time. We hope that we can use the time to get an insight into the Chinese printing industry and to deepen our knowledge of flexographic printing."

About Flint Group
Flint Group is dedicated to serving the global printing and packaging industry. The company develops, manufactures and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: a vast range of conventional and energy curable inks and coatings for most offset, flexographic and gravure applications; pressroom chemicals, printing blankets and sleeves for offset printing; photopolymer printing plates and sleeves, plate-making equipment and flexographic sleeve systems; pigments and additives for use in inks and other colorant applications. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Headquartered in Luxembourg, Flint Group employs nearly 6,800 people. Revenues for 2012 were € 2.25 billion (U.S. $2.9 billion). On a worldwide basis, the company is the number one or number two supplier in every major market segment it serves.

Source: Flint Group.