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ThesuccessofQUALCOMMismadepossiblethrough
thehardworkanddedicationofadiverseanddynamic
workforcethatnowincludesmorethan8,000people
worldwide.TheQUALCOMMteamismadeupofpeople
whocomefrom100differentcountriesandspeak
morethan50differentlanguages.Recognizingthe
importanceofattractingandretainingthebestandthe
brightestpeopleintheindustry,QUALCOMMprovides
awiderangeofindustry-leadingprogramsandactivities
tosupportongoinglearninganddevelopment,health,
leisureandcommunityinvolvement.
APASSIONFORLEARNING
Academicexcellenceandapassionforlifelong
learningareattheheartoftheQUALCOMMculture.
Notsurprisingly,supportforeducationcontinuesto
beamajorfocusbothwithintheorganizationandin
thecommunity.AnotableexampleofQUALCOMM’s
communitysupportforeducationisitslong-standing
partnershipwithSanDiegoStateUniversity(SDSU).
ThisyearQUALCOMMandSDSUformedthe
QUALCOMMInstituteforInnovationandEducational
Success.Establishedthrougha$14.5milliongift
fromQUALCOMM,itsmissionistoimprovethelevel
ofinstructionacrosstheeducationalcontinuumby
supportingteachersandstudentsatK-12schools,
universitiesandbeyond.
Working.Learning.Giving.
Weseeeducationasthemost
powerfultooltoenablesuccess
forourcommunity,bothsocially
andeconomically.
30QUALCOMMAboutQUALCOMM
AboutQUALCOMM
Toempowerthewirelessindustry,QUALCOMMalso
offerstechnicaltrainingworldwide.TheCompany’s
CDMAUniversityeducates3Gwirelessoperatorsand
infrastructuremanufacturersinthedesign,deployment
andoptimizationofCDMA-basednetworks.Theservice
isavailablethroughinternationaltrainingcentersand
throughanonlinedistancelearningprogram.
REACHINGOUTTOTHECOMMUNITIESWESERVE
QUALCOMMisdeeplycommittedtothecommunity
andtheCompanysupportsavarietyofphilanthropic
andtechnology-relatededucationalprograms.Inaddi-
tiontosupplyingthefundsforimportantprograms,
QUALCOMMstrivestobuildengagedpartnershipswith
communityorganizationsandisactivelyinvolvedatmany
levels,fromvolunteeringinagrassrootsway,toserving
onnonprofitboards,toofferingtechnicalandmanage-
rialexpertise.Inadditiontobeingacknowledgedfor
itstechnicalinnovationandmanagementexcellence
(notedontheoppositepage),QUALCOMMwasproud
tobehonoredthisyearforits“ongoingandeffective
communityrelationsefforts.”