German students given flexo training in China

Flint Group offers apprenticeships at many of its sites as part of its investment in youth development and work to promote talented young individuals within the printing industry.

Cooperation with schools and universities are cultivated worldwide, including with the Stuttgart Media University, with whom it has worked for decades. Last year, Flint Group presented the German Scholarship Award to Yvonne Lechner, who studies the German-Chinese double degree program for printing and media technology run jointly by the Stuttgart Media University and Xi’an Technological University in China.

Lechner is one of four students from the German university currently undertaking a semester of practical training with Flint Group Flexographic Products in Shanghai, along with Michael Kyburz, Benedikt Tuchel and Katja Schumacher.

All four students are enrolled on the German-Chinese double degree program for printing and media technology. This globally unique course leads to a double degree as an engineer-bachelor of the Stuttgart Media University and the Xi’an Technological University, China. Advanced knowledge of printing and media technology, as well as of the Chinese language, are taught as part of the program.

During the 10-week internship, the students are learning how to produce and process nyloflex and nyloprint printing plates, as well as carrying out project work to put their knowledge into practice.

At the end of July, the students will return to Xi’an to continue their course of studies there.

In a joint statement, the four students said: ‘The double degree program is particularly attractive for us, as it offers an interesting combination of technology, language and culture. We are really pleased that we have the chance to absolve our internship at a well-known and innovative company like Flint Group, and to live in a modern and vibrant city like Shanghai at the same time.

‘We hope that we can use the time to get an insight into the Chinese printing industry and to deepen our knowledge of flexographic printing.’