Societe Generale opens its doors to young people and students in France and around the world to better understand the bank and discuss with them what will be the company of tomorrow. Our educational responsibility takes many forms, particularly through strong partnerships such as the one in France with the National Youth Days. This platform, a real link between education and business, federates and values the actions carried out by the entire collective made up of entrepreneurs, public and associative actors, artisans, employers' organizations, professional federations: more than 200,000 young people, 6,000 meetings since its creation. Through the actions of the Foundation and the Artistic Patronage, visits and meetings are organized throughout the year. This commitment is reflected in all our subsidiaries and activities around the world particularly in Africa.
Why open the doors to youth?
ALD Automotive, the leading vehicle leasing operation in Europe opened up its Mobility Room near Paris in France to students to increase their awareness of sustainable mobility issues. It provided them with an opportunity to share their opinion of the challenges that towns and cities will face in the future and to participate in a number of experiments currently taking place. Head of New Mobility at ALD Automotive, Didier Blocus explains the importance of communicating and exchanging with high school students. Sharing fascinating information regarding new technologies and innovation!
Discover high school teachers’ testimonials on their students’ participation.
The aim of the 8th edition of this National Youth Day in France was to promote the professional integration of young people and encourage interaction between the academic and corporate worlds. Discover what teachers and educators thought about their classes’ participation in National Youth Day at Societe Generale and its mobility subsidiary, ALD Automotive.
What did the teachers think?
What did the teachers think? - series
Coding leads to professions with a future
During the National Youth Day in France, the HR Innovation officer, staff members and work-study students explain the importance of coding in today’s world – and, more importantly, tomorrow’s world.
We look back at the partnership with ITSchool, and hear from members of staff who have taken digital technology onboard by evolving and taking developer training. They explain the need to know and understand this new language that is fundamental for the future.
Coding
Coding, a skill for the future
Feedback from schoolchildren
Interaction with speakers, creation of their first website and a coding workshop: relive the Suger college schoolchildren’s experience during their visit to the Dunes technological hub. The students spent a morning discovering Les Dunes, and the coding universe through various activities such as programming and the creation of a webpage. Watch the video of what they thought...
Societe Generale opens their doors internationally
To go further
Opportunities for professional development, diversity, remuneration, individual support, civic engagement ... If you like challenges and teamwork, there are plenty of reasons to join our Group. Check out our Careers recruitment site to get all your information and job offers by simply selecting your criteria.
Committed to serving their clients on a daily basis, our staff also go beyond their professional engagements by supporting and actively participating in Societe Generale’s initiatives making a contribution to civil society. Social inclusion, contemporary art, classical music, rugby, disabled sport: through our varied, ongoing and sustainable initiatives, we express one of the Group’s core values: commitment.
