CONTRIBUTION TO FUTURE GENERATIONS

High priority for education

Among the social responsibility areas that Borusan covers, education is a top priority.

The Borusan Kocabıyık Foundation has completed construction of Zehra Nurhan Kocabıyık Primary School; Gemlik Borusan Primary School; Borusan Asım Kocabıyık Technical and Industrial Vocational High School; Kocaeli University Asım Kocabıyık Vocational College; and Uludağ University Asım Kocabıyık Vocational College. BKF also completed restoration of Istanbul University’s Faculty of Economy Library.

The Project for Sustainable Quality Improvement in Education was initiated in 2009 at Uludağ University Gemlik Asım Kocabıyık Vocational College, which was constructed by Borusan Kocabıyık Foundation. The initiative was awarded numerous accolades in recognition of its educational quality excellence. The Project for Sustainable Quality Improvement in Education received the EFQM Certificate of Determination in 2009; Quality in Education Jury Encouragement Award and Competency in Excellence 3-Star Certificate in 2012; Quality Success Award in 2013; and Grand Prize and Competency in Excellence 5-Star Certificate in 2014.

In addition, BKF granted scholarships to 180 students in 2019.

In 2019, Borusan Kocabıyık Foundation presented 27,500 books to 99 school libraries across the country.

The project also won the Turkey Excellence Grand Prize in 2016, gaining the distinctive position of the first and only vocational high school to receive the award in its first year of applying.