Legrand India, a part of the Legrand Group conducted a Students’ Connect Programme for the winners of the UGAM — Legrand’s Scholarship programme on February 17, 2020.
This is an initiation to build a lasting relationship with the students and is an orientation about the industry, know-how from SMEs and gaining mentoring support from Legrand leadership team/employees.
The group entered the education sector in 2018 with an objective to help girl students to pursue their higher education. This scholarship intends to assist the deserving girl students for pursuing engineering and architecture courses from recognised Indian universities.
Under this programme, it is supporting academically promising girl students with a scholarship aid of 60 per cent of course fee or up to Rs 60,000 per annum. The winners are selected basis their merit and socio-economic background.
Tony Berland, CEO, Legrand India, said: “The UGAM scholarship for girls aims to empower them through quality professional education and build forth future women leaders. The programme goes a step further in ensuring that the group is with the students not just as a scholarship sponsor but a mentor and a guide to a successful career journey ahead.”