Metinvest launches program to bring young people back to Ukraine

Metinvest is creating conditions for young people to return to the country – more than 20 students from Ukraine studying at universities in the UK have completed internships at the group’s Ukrainian and foreign assets. This is stated in the company’s press release.

The internship was the final stage of the Steel Force program. The company launched it this year to support Ukrainian youth, to give students the opportunity to build a career in an international company, and to involve them in the reconstruction of Ukraine and the development of the domestic mining and metallurgical complex.

At the beginning of the year, almost 90 applications were received for participation in the program. To attract talented young people, Metinvest executives, including CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov, held a series of personal meetings with students from British universities.

Students from 16 universities who passed the selection process at the start of the program became participants in the pilot. The young people were divided into teams which, with the support of mentors – Metinvest managers from various departments – worked on real business cases for the company.

Master classes, workshops, and meetings with the group’s management were held for the participants, and an excursion to Spartan UK, Metinvest’s rolling mill in Newcastle, was organized.

This was followed by the final project defense, after which 23 students were offered paid internships in countries where the company operates, including the UK, Switzerland, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Italy, and Poland. Some of them returned from abroad to Ukraine specifically to complete their internships in Kyiv.

Each student underwent an individual internship program in various fields, including finance, investment, engineering, sales, HR, and others. Over the course of three months, they immersed themselves in the company’s corporate culture by participating in its programs and initiatives. Those who interned in Bulgaria had the opportunity to see the Promet Steel plant’s production site.

As noted by Tetyana Petruk, Director of Sustainable Development and Personnel Relations at Metinvest Group, investing in young people is an investment in the future of the company, Ukrainian industry, and the country.

As Tetiana Petruk noted, Director of Sustainable Development and Employee Relations at Metinvest Group, investing in young people is an investment in the future of the company, Ukrainian industry, and the country.

«In order to respond confidently to the challenges of today, strengthen our market position, support Ukraine on its path to victory, and at the same time move forward with reconstruction, we need specialists with a high-quality education, modern thinking, and relevant professional competencies. Therefore, at Metinvest, we are ready to create decent conditions for young Ukrainians studying abroad to return to Ukraine and achieve professional fulfilment, in particular through internship programmes such as Steel Force, which enable them to take their first steps in their profession and gain valuable practical experience,» she noted.

Students of the Ukrainian private iron and steel university Metinvest Polytechnic will be able to obtain double degrees with Dnipro Polytechnic – the universities are developing a joint program for this purpose.