TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) has announced a $100,000 education investment to two of
Poland's premier technical
universities – Military University of Technology and Warsaw University of Technology – to advance
studies in the field of science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM). A $50,000 donation to each
university will fund scholarships and research programs to support
graduate level studies in the field of engineering.
As a technology and innovation leader, Raytheon understands the
strategic importance of global collaboration with industry,
universities and the broader scientific community. The company is
engaging with major Polish universities to determine how to best
support scientific studies and research in technology fields. The
goal is to partner in long-term education and scientific
initiatives that encourage continual investment in technology and
innovation, vital drivers of every nation's economy.
"At Raytheon, one of our corporate imperatives is to promote
innovative learning in order to stimulate interest in scientific
fields of study, and grow the pipeline of STEM-capable students and
workers," said Thomas
Vecchiolla, president of Raytheon International, Inc.
"This $100,000 investment is the
first step in Raytheon's continuing support of Poland's outstanding contributions to
advancing scientific studies in fields that are helping fuel
Poland's economic growth."
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and
cybersecurity markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in
the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications
and intelligence systems, as well as cybersecurity and a broad
range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in
Waltham, Mass. For more about
Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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