Axalta sets up scholarship in Vienna, Austria

Axalta Coating Systems has signed a partnership agreement with the largest university of applied sciences in Austria to offer one student per year an Axalta scholarship. The scholarship will support the student over a three-year Bachelor of Science degree in High Tech Manufacturing at FH Campus Wien in Vienna.

In addition, Axalta is giving selected students the opportunity of internships in positions related to their fields of study.

During the students’ tenure, senior management will take on supervisory and mentoring roles as the students prepare their final theses.

"To continue innovating, we need people in the marketplace who are proficient in the so-called STEM subjects – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths,” said Kolja Hosch, Head of Country Human Resources for Axalta in Europe, Middle East and Africa.