Corporate Sustainability

Cultivate Software Talents

With emerging technologies rapidly evolving, governments and enterprises worldwide are accelerating digital transformation. As global demand for software talents, especially in computing, cloud, AI and cybersecurity, continues to rise, cultivating professional with technical and interdisciplinary skills has become a global priority. Recognizing talent as a key driver of national development, SYSTEX focuses on strengthening Taiwan’s software capabilities and cultivating world-class talents to boost industry competitiveness and support future innovation.

Education is the cornerstone of a nation’s sustainable development and a vital pathway for accumulating wisdom. In response to UNESCO’s “2030 Education Vision” and the “2019 Syllabus Guidelines-Digital Learning Medium-Term Plan” from the Ministry of Education, SYSTEX engages comprehensively with students, external experts, schools, teachers, and other stakeholders to formulate the comprehensive cultivation program tailored for each learning age group, such as programming camp, scholarships and internships, with the aim of cultivating more outstanding talents and enhancing Taiwan’s digital competitiveness.

~Young Turing Program~

[Totally Invest NT$26 Million for Cumulative 9 Years]
Largest High-school Programming Competition Held by a Single Enterprise in Taiwan

Adhering to the vision of “cultivating world-class software talent for Taiwan,” SYSTEX is committed to facilitating social positive development and has launched the “Youth Turing Program, YTP” in 2016 to inspire students to join the software industry and align with future tech trends. YTP identifies promising young talents through jointly internal and external collaboration, through engaging with internal volunteers, academic and industry experts. Employees can serve as mentors by contributing to teaching, judging and knowledge-sharing, or by serving as staff for the programming competition. Academic and industry experts can serve as instructors to enhance students’ practical abilities. Meanwhile, YTP invites former contestants to contribute to question setting and review. Notably, in the 9th session, former contestants took the initiative to serve as live hosts of the competition, fostering interaction and inheritance among talents across sessions.

Now its 9 consecutive sessions, YTP has become a well-regarded platform for practical learning and industry connection, empowering students to solve real-world problems and explore innovative business models, with lasting impact on software education and Taiwan’s tech ecosystem.

The 9th YTP, held in 2024, not only continues the competition for the “senior-high category” since its inception, but also introduced the “junior-high category” 4 years ago since 2021, thereby enhancing opportunities for deeper exchanges. In 2024, 226 senior-high teams and 69 junior-high teams registered, totaling 864 participants from 200 high schools.

In addition, in accordance with the global trend of gender equality and promotion for women’s participation in the field of information engineering, SYSTEX designed the “Guaranteed Quota for Women” mechanism, allowing female participants who answer at least 1 question correctly in the online preliminary test to enter the “Programming Competition”. As a result, a total of 145 female students participated in the YTP in 2024. Since the “Female Guarantee Quota Mechanism” was launched in 2020, more than 100 female students have signed up for the YTP for 5 consecutive years.

Since 2016

9

Cumulative participants

4469

Cumulative teams

1521

Cumulatively female participants over the past 5 years

599

Cumulative SYSTEX volunteers

905

Total investment

26

3 Stage
Stage 1 – Programming Competition
Stage 2 – Practical independent study
Stage 3 – Visit abroad
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Inspiration
Free competitions and prizes are held to encourage students to continue their professional studies for the future.

Cultivation
Outstanding students passing the “Programming Competition” can get bonuses, scholarships, or opportunities to visit abroad.

Variety of Cultivation Resources

In order to cultivate young talents in a long-term and planned ways, and encourage them to innovate new businesses, enabling Taiwan information industry go global, YTP provides 6 major resources:

Connect Partners to Expand Social Impact
  • Integrate internal and external resources, join hands with students, SYSTEX employees, university professors and experts to participate in.
  • SYSTEX volunteer:
    • Promotion volunteers: SYSTEX employees serve as promotion volunteers to return to their alma mater for sharing experience.
    • Activity volunteers: SYSTEX employees serve as activity volunteers and question-producing volunteers at the Programming Competition.
    • Mentor volunteers: SYSTEX employees serve as mentor volunteers to use practical experience to lead YTP students to conduct practical independent study.
  • University professors:
    Invite university professors, experts and scholars as practical research guides to bring academic knowledge into YTP students’ research, enabling students to enhance both soft and hard capabilities of project implementation.
  • Previous contestants:
    Invite previous contestants to give back, including assisting the competition in formulating and reviewing contest questions, and sharing their own experience, so as to influence more young talents in a positive way. For the 9th edition, alumni also took the initiative to serve as livestreamers for the programming competition, providing online problem-solving tutorials. This not only deepens cross-generational talent exchange but also further passes on learning energy, creating a positive cycle.
2024 YTP Performance
  • Record-high participants:
    For the 9 consecutive years, a total of 4,469 students (1,521 teams) have participated in the YTP. Among them, cumulative 44 contestants have qualified as representatives of the Taiwan International Information Olympiad Competition, and 34 high schools have newly joined in 2024.
  • University professors guided 12 groups of  practical independent study:
    The 2023 teams performed excellent, with 20 teams conducting research on topics of Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), AI, Big Data, and Blockchain, etc. In 2023, SYSTEX has invited several professors and experts from relevant departments of NTU, NTUST and NYCU to guide students to creatively implement and solve social problems. Over the past 9 years, a total of 17 university professors have participated in responding to the YTP.
  • SYSTEX volunteers continue to participate:
    SYSTEX encourages employees to serve as volunteers for the YTP every year, whether they serve as promotion volunteers for alma mater, activity volunteers assisting in the Programming Competition, or mentor volunteers assisting in practical independent study implementation, the number of responders continue to rise. By the end of 2024, the number of SYSTEX volunteers has reached 905 and the number of high-school students contacted has reached 4,172, allowing more high school students to know about the YTP program.

Encourage women to participate in IT competitions
  • Pay attention to gender equality issues, formulate the “Female Guarantee Quota Mechanism” to encourage female students to create unlimited possibilities for female power.
  • The “Female Guarantee Quota Mechanism” allows female contestants who answer at least one question correctly of online preliminary test to be eligible to participate in the “Programming Competition Camp”.
  • More than 100 female students have registered annually, totaling 599 female students participating over the past 5 years.
Reduce inequality in educational resources
  • Provide full transportation subsidies for participants coming from the southern regions of Taichung and Hualien, thereby reducing the participation barriers.
  • In 2024, the registered students came from 21 counties, with a county penetration rate of 95.5%.
  • Integrate resources for IT education in southern Taiwan, and sponsor the training fee for NTU sprout program in 2024.
  • Donate NT$100K to SCIST composed of 15 schools in southern Taiwan to help deepen and promote IT learning in the south in 2024.
  • To encourage more students to hold practice competitions, SYSTEX provides a free competition platform for academic organizations, and Yanping Senior High School applied for free use in 2023. 
Committed to cultivating world-class software talents
  • Provide multiple resources such as “Expert Teaching, Exchange Platform, Visit Abroad” to enable young students to improve their skills, and can solve problems from different perspectives.
  • Add a “junior-high category” in 2021 and add an “overseas category” in 2022, stimulating more potential talents to interact with each other, , totaling 4,469 participants and 1,521 teams.
  • 4 outstanding students engaged in applied project work were invited to join in the UC Berkeley summer camp and visit startups, broadening their international perspective.

2024 Programming Competition

2024 Senior-high Category
2024 Junior-high Category
Applied project work presentation
For more details about the YTP, please refer to the YTP Official Website.
~Coding Seeds Camp~
Cumulative Investment of NT$1.88M+

To inspire children’s interest in software, SYSTEX organized “Coding Seeds Camp (CSC)” Program, creating a programming course tailored for elementary or junior high school students. This initiative aims to enhance their software engineering thinking and programming skills while fostering self-learning abilities. The CSC targets the children of employees and clients, thereby strengthening relationships with clients and enhancing employee engagement since its inception in 2017, with a total of 6 sessions held, though it was suspended due to epidemic prevention in 2021 and 2022. Taking into account internal needs, the CSC has focused on the children of employees in 2024, and introduced AI courses to address the programming skills required by senior high school students, thereby enhancing both the depth of courses and the breadth of coverage. SYSTEX has invested over NT$1.88M, benefiting 841 participants aged between 9 and 18, thus demonstrating its commitment to cultivating software talents for Taiwan.

~SYSTEX Elite Internship~

In order to allow students to understand the working mode of software engineers earlier, SYSTEX has connected industry and academia resources, and launched the “SYSTEX Elite Internship, SEI program” since 2014, providing more than 100 internship places for college students from the Department of IE or IM every year, so that they understand the actual work conditions before they graduated. Throughout the internship process, students can be trained by dedicated mentors to obtain practical training in the real workplace. Outstanding interns will be given priority in obtaining full-time job opportunities after graduation. Through the “SEI Program”, SYSTEX helps students combine what they have learned with the industry, and also cultivates outstanding talents for SYSTEX itself and customers, so as to reserve a software talent pool for Taiwan!

Program Features
  • Practical courses by supervisors: Senior executives of various business units impart practical experience.
  • Practicum project: Each intern delivers a research or development demo by internship end.
  • Corporate visit: Arrange interns to visit startups or large enterprises.
  • Online learning platform account: Provide interns with access to eLearning platforms to support diverse self-learning activities.
Program Highlights

SYSTEX launched SEI since 2014, providing various internship activities, such as programming, product planning, etc., allowing interns to improve their working skills and increase interaction opportunities through irregular tech lectures.

  • Borden target school participation:
    • Most interns come from IE, IM, or Statistics, better aligning with BU talent needs.
    • Over 100 intern positions offered annually improves collaboration between industries and universities steadily.
  • Exclusive experience design:
    • Hold Summer Intern Camp with industry sessions, startup talks, and visits to broaden perspectives.
    • Offer online platform access for self-learning.
    • Offer exclusive business cards to boost belonging.
  • High satisfaction:
    • Interns gave an overall satisfaction score of 4.7 for the 6-week summer camp, including courses, activities, and visits.
    • Survey responses showed interns’ appreciation and respect for their supervisors.
Program Impact

The SEI program gives students an early experience in the workplace and helps them find their future career direction before graduation. The SEI program also holds summer courses during the summer vacation. The 2021 summer courses were suspended due to the severe epidemic and resumed in 2022, allowing more participants to have a clearer career path.

  • Elite selection and training aligned with talent pipeline needs:
    • In the 2024 summer camp, 82 students participated, with 61 from Information Engineering, Computer Science, Information Management, and related fields, accounting for 74% of the total.
  • Early access to top talents through retention and transition mechanisms:
    • In 2024, long-term intern enrollment reached 160, up 18.5% from the previous year.
  • Cultivate the internship employer brand to generate positive word-of-mouth:
    • Internship participation fosters a positive impression of SYSTEX, making it the top internship choice for IE, CS and IM students.
Social Impact Assessment

Since 2014, SYSTEX Group has been running the SEI program for 11 consecutive years, to cultivate IT & software development talent and strengthen its talent pipeline. The program integrates executive lectures, practicum projects, corporate visits, and AI training to support career exploration and workplace readiness. In 2024, the SEI program adopted the “Ai4iA Ecosystem” topic, offering over 100 internship positions. To better demonstrate SEI’s value to both business and society, SYSTEX introduced the Social Return on Investment (SROI) method for the first time. This approach helps quantify the program’s social impact and serves as a basis for future sustainable investment and talent development strategies.

SROI Assessment Approach

  • [6 Steps] (1) Establish scope; (2) Map outcomes; (3) Evidence outcomes; (4) Establish impact; (5) Calculate the SROI; (6) Report, use, and embed.
  • [Quantify economic value: Social value generated per dollar invested] (1) Inputs: resources, time, manpower; (2) Outputs are adjusted for factors like deadweight, attribution and drop-off; (3) Future benefits are adjusted using an appropriate discount rate.
  • [Collect stakeholder feedback] Collected feedback from interns, supervisors, and academic partners via surveys and interviews.

Stakeholder Analysis and Outcome Measurement

  • [Stakeholder] (1) SYSTEX; (2)  Supervisor/mentor; (3) Intern; (4)Academic partners.
  • [Outcome measure: Response rate: 88%; Completed interviews: 100%; Includes duration and weighted impact factors]

    1. Interns clarified career goals, improved workplace skills, and gained experience in projects and interactions.
    2. Supervisor/mentor enhanced leadership and promoted academic collaboration.
    3. Academic partner noted stronger education-workplace connections, boosting student employability and school reputation.
    4. SYSTEX strengthened employer branding, expanded recruitment channels, and lowered hiring costs.

SROI Results and Managerial Implications

  • [SROI ratio: 2.288] The SEI program generated NT$2.288 in social value for every NT$1 invested, covering intern development, leadership growth, and employer brand enhancement.
  • [Program benefits]

    • Feedbacks inform investment decisions.
    • Link outcomes of recruitment and training to employee retention.
    • Enhance transparency through the SROI.
    • Foster active listening between supervisors and Gen-Z interns.
    • Identify key drivers of intern engagement, sense of belonging, and retention.
  • [Managerial implications] The SROI assessment will be enhanced through larger sample sizes and refined analytical models to improve accuracy.
SROI Report
For more details about SEI program, please refer to “SEI@FB“.
~Industry-University Joint Program~

SYSTEX aims to accelerate innovative applications in view of the growing demand for diverse lT applications across industries by fostering world-class, cross-disciplinary professionals for the IT industry.

With the maturity of AI technology and the increasing demand for applications in the medical field,SYSTEX donated equipment worth more than NT$70M, including a “Genomics Analytics as a Service, GAaaS” and several high-speed network switch for “High Performance Computing,” to build a world-class “Gene Analysis Laboratory” for National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU). In 2022, SYSTEX deepened partnership with NYCU’s Department of Biological Science and Technology, offering financial assistance to 4 Professional Master’s students in Engineering and Computational Biomedicine with employment opportunities, recruiting medical and IT elites.

In addition, SYSTEX also deepened cooperation with NTUST’s Advanced Intelligent Image and Vision Technology Research Center, offering financial assistance to 3 Professional Master’s students in AI vision technology and employment opportunities.

To meet rising cross-industry demand for digital transformation, SYSTEX promotes industry-university joint program to cultivate multidisciplinary IT talent. In 2023, SYSTEX partnered with Feng Chia University (FCU) to launch an “Information Engineering Post-Baccalaureate Program,” designed for non-STEM students. The program features industry-oriented curricula co-taught by SYSTEX mentors and university faculty, enhancing practical skills through practicum projects. The program began enrollment in November 2023, with courses starting in 2024 and 16 students participating in the first cohort. The second cohort opened for enrollment in November 2024, with coursework scheduled to begin for February 2025. This collaboration fosters sustainable talent development and supports inclusive pathways into the digital industry.

~Campus Lectures and Corporate Visit~
Campus Lectures
  • SYSTEX partners with universities to host campus talks by senior executives and alumni, sharing company culture, industry trends, and topics such as generative AI (RAG), ESG tech, resume writing, RPA applications, cybersecurity career, and AI & future workplace, etc.
  • In 2024, a total of 18 campus lectures and 34 intern briefing sessions were held, with a total of 2,288 participants.

@IE Department, NTNU

@CS Department, THU

Corporate Visit
  • In 2021, due to epidemic prevention, the SYSTEX headquarters building was not open to the public for visitors, so that SYSTEX has only arranged 1 online meeting for the “Summer camp” of the computer information clubs of National Experimental High School at Hsinchu Science Park (NEHS), National Hsinchu Senior High School (NCHS) and National Hsinchu Girls’ Senior High School (NGHS), with a total of 60 participants. In 2022, on-site corporate visits were resumed as the epidemic eases.
  • Through on-site visits from partner schools, students are introduced to SYSTEX’s workplace environment, CSR efforts, and corporate culture. Employee career sharing further helps them understand trends to plan their future career paths.
  • In 2024, 7 visit activities were held, with a total of 240 visitors.

Visited by CKHS &TFGHS IT clubs

Visited by DSSH & WLSH IT clubs

~X School Software Academy~

In order to cultivate more outstanding software talents in line with industrial development trend, SYSTEX has held the 3rd “X School Software Academy” in 2023. SYSTEX provides 10-12 weeks of systemic pre-job training for young talents according to industry needs, and mentors would help them develop problem-solving and logical-thinking skills to accumulate experience. In 2023, a total of 36 people participated in the 3rd session of Intelligent Financial Software Training, including the practical courses of Java and .Net. During the training period, SYSTEX provided each person with a monthly study allowance of NT$30,000. After completing the training, they may receive a salary of more than NT$40,000.

Program Features
  • Practice-oriented training:
    SYSTEX plans a systematic syllabus, so that trainees can gradually lay a solid technical foundation.
  • Learning maps for various position:
    Learning maps make trainees know the core skills of each position.
  • Motivation for mutual learning:
    Work with classmates to solve problems and create possibilities.
  • Practical independent study:
    Guide trainees to accumulate the capability of problem-solving and logical-thinking.
  • Elite mentors:
    Assign elite mentors to share practical experience with trainees.
  • In a priority position:
    As a leading enterprise in the IT service industry, SYSTEX fully understands the industrial trend.
~SYSTEX Cloud School~

Since 2020, SYSTEX has launch the “SYSTEX Cloud School” program for cloud and next-generation IT talents, connecting industry needs with academic talents, cultivating college students or master students who are willing to develop towards Cloud, AI, HPC. Therefore, SYSTEX provided 3-stage training courses, including 33-hour cloud basis courses, free quota for Red Hat certificate courses and the SYSTEX internship, so as to cultivate world-class cloud technology talents for Taiwan industries.

  • The basis courses of 2nd SCS invited professors from NTUST, NCU and FCU and other experts to teach the concepts of cloud and AIoT. A total of 163 students from 46 universities and colleges participated in the basis courses, an increase of 167% from 2020, and then 50 students were screened to enter the 2nd stage of certificate training. Ultimately, 22 students were selected for SYSTEX internships, working together with SYSTEX cloud experts.
  • In the 3rd session of SCS in 2022, SYSTEX invited professors from NTUST to cultivate a total of 63 trainees.
~Information Security Esports Competition~

In recent years, information security has become a material issue of global national security. For strengthening the IS defense capabilities of enterprises and organizations and promoting exchanges between IS talents, SYSTEX joined hands with Taiwan Cyber Security Alliance and National Center of High-performance Computing to hold the 4th “Red Alert Information Security Attack and Defense Esports Competition”. The 4th Competition is divided into 3 scenarios, including data rescue, system enhancement and Information Security data analysis, to improve the IS capabilities for data analysis and daily operation. A total of 48 people from 12 teams participated in online preliminary round, and 10 teams entered the finals.

The competition uses hacking methods to allow participants to simulate the actual Information Security problems encountered in the daily operations, improving their resilience when encountering threats. With actual combat experience, participants can also verify the enterprise Information Security protection network and find hidden Information Security problems.