Scholarships and Academic Collaboration

As an extension of our support in the field of education, we establish academic collaboration and we offer scholarships to successful students with the intention of providing them education and development opportunity.

Through our scholarship program, run in the context of these efforts, we support the education of successful students studying in Yapı Kredi Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School and we aim to build a bridge between academia and banking industry through Yapı Kredi Finance Chair. Besides, we continue the Anatolian Scholars project which delivers the best education opportunities to high achieving candidate students with limited financial resources.

Yapı Kredi Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School

Yapı Kredi Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School opened in 2008-2009 academic year in Kocaeli, Çayırova with the goal of encouraging vocational education and increasing its reputation. Its first students graduated in 2012. More than 500 students study in departments of Child Development and Education, Graphics and Photography, IT Technologies, Food and Beverage Services and Office Management.

On the other hand, since 2012-2013 academic year, we also run a scholarship program to contribute to educational lives of successful students studying in Yapı Kredi Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School.

Yapı Kredi Finance Chair

As Yapı Kredi, we set up Yapı Kredi Finance Chair in Koç University in 2011 to support scientific studies in the field of finance. Yapı Kredi Finance Chair, another one of our initiatives that directly contributes to society and education, intends to build a bridge between banking industry and academia. Yapı Kredi Finance Chair Professorship, contributed by internationally renowned science people, supports education process through various analysis, case studies and theoretical resources and gains students a great deal of experience in devising real business strategies by using financial tools.

Anatolian Scholars

As Yapı Kredi, with the mission of delivering best education opportunities to high achieving candidate students with limited financial resources we initiated Anatolian Scholars Program, initiated by Koç University and we cover all educational expenses of eight students.