BYD Szeged: Focus on Local Workforce and Cooperation [Video]

The Chinese BYD will create thousands of jobs with its investment in Szeged, southern Hungary, and will focus on local workforce. To this end, it intends to establish effective cooperation with educational institutions in Szeged, the Shenzhen-based company pointed out.

In a statement, the company’s deputy CEO for human resources (HR), Jerry Xun, was quoted as saying that BYD attaches a prominent role to Hungarian expertise and an innovative approach in its Hungarian activities.

According to the press release,

a BYD delegation responsible for vocational training and HR affairs visited Hungary recently

and was received by Minister of Culture and Innovation Balázs Hankó and István Joó, CEO of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA).

The delegation then held talks with local higher education and vocational training leaders in Szeged.

A number of discussions have already been held with the University of Szeged, which will be an integral part of BYD’s operations,

the statement underlined.