On 16 January 2015, the award ceremony for the 2nd “Education Quality Award - Asia Symbol Trophy” was held in Rizhao Development Area Middle School, Shandong Province in China. Participating in the ceremony are Rizhao Overseas Chinese Federation, Education Bureau of Rizhao Development Area and Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp Paper Co., Ltd., a company within the RGE group of companies founded by entrepreneur Sukanto Tanoto.

Asia Symbol’s Public Affairs General Manager, Zhang Xuejun said, “The purpose of establishing the “Education Quality Award” is to encourage teachers to be comprehensive and innovative in their teachings as well as to motivate students in their learning.”

In order to support “Overseas Chinese Loving Care Project” initiated by China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, Sukanto Tanoto established the “Chen Jinrong Special Fund on Culture and Education” in March 2004, to be used for supporting Chinese culture and education. As part of its social responsibility to return to the society, Asia Symbol, together with Rizhao Overseas Chinese Federation, specially applied for funds to award the outstanding teachers and students from three schools in the Rizhao Development Area.

Since April 2014, Asia Symbol has contributed over RMB 200,000 to launch “Benefit for People and Education Revitalization” project, bringing Rizhao Development Area Middle School into alliance with elite schools in the Shandong Province. Through this alliance, the teachers participate in exchange learning assignments to improve their quality of teaching. In recent years, Asia Symbol has contributed over RMB 1,500,000 into funding education needs in the Rizhao Development Area, through various ways such as providing scholarships for outstanding teachers and students as well as improving educational facilities. Asia Symbol, in following Sukanto Tanoto’s principle that business should be conducted in a manner that is good for the community, good for the country and good for the company, actively engages in social and public welfare undertakings such as disaster relief and poverty alleviation efforts, environmental protection activities, as well as community development support.

Translated from an article published on paper.com.cn