Abu Dhabi, 28th of June 2011: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a top-tier Islamic financial services group, today announced the second edition of its Summer Internships Program with the enrolment of 200 UAE national students, twice the number enrolled last year. They will be interns at ADIB for the month of July 2011 and have been assigned their roles at ADIB offices across the UAE. They have also been introduced to ADIB and to its products and services suite.
100 UAE national students from Abu Dhabi and Al Ain region and 100 from the Northern Emirates were chosen from applicants for hands-on exposure to work life while still at school. This year, there was intense competition among students to be chosen by ADIB and they participated in the selection process in much larger numbers. ADIB doubled the number of its interns this year based on the strong response from students.
Parents of the interns last year expressed happiness that ADIB had provided an avenue for better utilization of their children's vacation time in a healthy and productive way. ADIB Summer Internship Program provides an opportunity for students to utilize their summer vacation with a learning opportunity and is essential to their overall personality development.
ADIB's Summer Internship Program is open to UAE national students between 16 and 21 years of age who are studying in high school or are under-graduate students. Preference is given to secondary school students. They were required to submit a copy of their passport or UAE ID copy and their latest school certificate.
Commenting on the internship program, Waheeb Al Khazraji, ADIB's Head of HR said: "Doubling the number of summer interns at ADIB this year is endorsement of the success this program had last year. It is part of our commitment to developing UAE national talent and is in line with our other training initiatives. This hands-on, first-person experience for the students also helps the bank. Interns contribute their ideas for improving products and services during their tenure and ADIB considers hiring some talented people full-time on completion of education."
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About ADIB:
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) was established on 20th May 1997 as a Public Joint Stock Company following the Emiri Decree No. 9 of 1997. The Bank commenced commercial operations on 11th November 1998, and was formally inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on 18th April 1999.
ADIB's vision is to be a top-tier, global Islamic financial services group and its mission is to provide Islamic financial solutions to the global community.
The Bank carries out all contracts, operations and transactions in accordance with Islamic Shari'a principles.
ADIB's core values, reflected in all its activities are: Simple and Sensible; Transparent; Mutual Benefit; Hospitality and Tolerance; and Shari'a inspired. It brings to its customers banking as it should be.
ADIB - Awards:
1. ADIB was named "The Best Islamic Bank" in the Middle East at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2010, reaffirming its leadership position in the growing Islamic finance sector.
2. ADIB won the "Best Islamic Bank" at the 2010 Islamic Banking and Finance Awards organized by CPI Financial.
3. ADIB won the best Islamic bank in the UAE award by Islamic Finance Asia
4. ADIB won the best Islamic bank in the UAE by EMEA Finance
5. ADIB won the UAE Deal of the year by Islamic Finance News
6. ADIB also won the "HRD Award" from the Emirates Institute of Banking & Financial Studies.
7. ADIB's GHINA saving program won the "Best Savings Account Award" at the Banker Middle East Product Awards 2010.
8. ADIB won the "Best Private Sector Customer Service Team" award at the 2010 UAE Customer Service Week forum, held by The International Customer Service Institute UK.
9. ADIB won the "Most Improved Bank" in service excellence and got the top rank in "Call Centre Performance" in the 6th Annual Bank Benchmarking Index for service excellence by Ethos Consultancy.
10. ADIB won the "Best Islamic Bank" at the 2010 Islamic Banking and Finance Awards organized by CPI Financial.
11. ADIB also won the award for "Best Branding Category" at the 2010 Islamic Banking and Finance Awards organized by CPI Financial.
For media information, please visit www.adib.ae or contact:
Lamia Hariz
Corporate Communications & Public Relations
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Tel: +971 2 6100 093
Mobile: +971 50 682 4207
Email: lamia.hariz@adib.ae
Mohammad Z. Al-Qassem
Associate Account Manager
Corporate & Finance Practice
Weber Shandwick | MENA
Tel: +971 4 3210 077
Mobile: +971 50 288 9601
Email: mohammad.alqassem@ws-mena.com
Wasim Ben Khadra
Manager
Corporate Communications & Public Relations
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Tel: +971 2 610 0862
Mobile: +971 50 612 8616
Email: WasimBenkhadra@adib.ae
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