A Global Commitment, A Local Focus

Intel has invested over $1 billion and Intel employees have donated over 2.5 million hours in the past decade toward improving education in over 50 countries.

• Intel employees around the world devote their time to engaging local schools and students. They take on tasks such as explaining algebraic equations and providing real-world examples of what an engineer does every day. In 2009, every third employee in EMEA volunteered, and Intel provides a cash donation for every hour an Intel employee volunteers.

• In March 2010, at CeBIT, Intel revealed the new design of its convertible Classmate PC, specifically designed for the needs of students. Similar to the Intel-powered clamshell Classmate PC, the new design provides ruggedness, full PC functionality, enhanced e-learning capabilities and improved energy efficient performance.  These PCs are helping countries like Portugal and Macedonia to provide access to all students country-wide.

Teaching the Teachers

Intel believes that computers aren’t magic – teachers are.

• The Intel® Teach Program helps teachers to be more effective educators by training them on how to integrate technology into their lessons, promoting problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration skills among their students. Intel Teach is the largest, most successful program of its kind. To date, Intel has trained more than 6 million teachers in 50 countries and plans to train millions more. In EMEA, Intel has trained over 2 million teachers (1 Million in Europe) in 25 countries including Germany, Austria, France, United Kingdom, Romania, Italy, Sweden, Poland and Czech Republic.

• “Intel Teach – Advanced Online” is an online professional-development community that seeks to support teachers with integrating technology into their lessons. Originally developed in Germany it got rolled out to 10 European countries in Q1 2010 and is rapidly expanding both in Europe and abroad. “Intel Teach – Advanced Online”. It aims to do so by providing on-demand high quality training, resources, support and collaborative tools developed with educators for educators.

Advancing Math, Science, Engineering and Research Education

To expand students’ knowledge of and enthusiasm for science, mathematics and engineering, Intel organizes the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair:

For more than a decade, Intel has sponsored the world’s largest pre-college science fair, the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public (SSP). The competition brings together millions of young scientists to share ideas, showcase cutting-edge science, and compete for scholarships. The competition encourages students to tackle challenging scientific questions through authentic research practices to solve the problems of tomorrow. In 2010, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair brought together 1,611 students from 59 countries, regions and territories gather to compete for more than $4 million in awards.  In 2010, 43 students from 16 EMEA countries including the United Kingdom, Romania, Russia, Austria and South Africa won top awards and prize money.

James Popper from Swindon in the United Kingdom was among the top winners for devising a new fire detector specifically for the kitchen called “CookerSmart”. Paul Sucala from Romania won a prize for devising a new approach to accident prevention with a lost-cost driver assistance system to prevent collisions. Ali Alodat from Jordan was awarded for an experimental study which looked at the impact of serotonin hormones in 8-9 year old students with learning disabilities.

Advancing Innovation: Helping Students Learn

• Intel Computer Clubhouse Network

An after-school, community-based learning program that enables youth in underserved areas to access cutting-edge technology and become self-confident, motivated learners. The Network is based on a learning model created by the Boston Museum of Science in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Labs. The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network has brought technology access to more than 25,000 youth at over 100 Clubhouses in 20 countries.  In EMEA there are 16 Clubhouses in 9 countries among which five in European countries. (Denmark, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Palestine, South Africa and Russia)

• Intel® Learn Program

Delivered in informal education settings, the Intel Learn Program provides opportunities for young learners in developing countries to learn key skills needed for tomorrow’s success, with a focus on technology literacy, problem solving, and collaboration. Intel Learn has helped more than 890,000 learners in nine countries develop skills for success. It runs in Egypt, Israel, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey and has already reached more than 364,000 pupils.

• Intel® Higher Education Program

The Intel Higher Education Program is a collaborative worldwide effort – working with more than 150 universities and governments in 34 countries – that not only brings cutting-edge technology expertise to universities, but also helps move that technology from university labs to local communities through research grants, technology entrepreneurship forums, and mentoring by Intel technologists. In 2008, Intel awarded grants totaling over $21 million, enabling research conducted by leading universities around the world. Continuing the focus on research, Intel provided graduate fellowships support to more than 250 students worldwide. Intel Higher Education Programs run in 23 countries in EMEA: Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom

• skoool™

The skoool™ learning and teaching program provides teachers and students with online access to science and mathematics resources and tools set in an engaging, multimedia environment to help improve learning. It is available in several languages including Arabic, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish and running in the following countries: Ireland, Portugal, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and United Kingdom.

For more information on Intel’s leadership in education, please visit http://www.intel.com/education. To join Intel’s community of people sharing their stories with the hope of becoming a catalyst for action and a voice for change in global education, visit http://www.inspiredbyeducation.com. For more information on Intel in Europe pls. go on http://www.intel.eu.

About Intel

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at http://www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.

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