Sabancı Launches 8th Technology and Impact Center Digitally

Foreks - Sabancı Group continues to inspire hope among Turkish youth with the Sabancı Youth Mobilization. Announced in May and successfully establishing 7 Technology and Impact Centers in 5 different cities over a span of 7 months, Sabancı has also brought the excitement of the mobilization to the digital realm through sabancigenclikseferberligi.com.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH IN ACCESSING TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION The website created as part of the Sabancı Youth Mobilization has transformed into an online Technology and Impact Center with the launch of online training programs. Thus, the number of Technology and Impact Centers serving in 2024 has increased to 8, ensuring that young people from every city in Turkey can access these educational offerings based on the principle of equal opportunity. The center has garnered significant interest from youth, currently offering 61 different training programs. Young individuals can register through the sabancigenclikseferberligi.com website and participate in trainings and events in various areas such as 'Career Development', 'Personal Development', 'Leadership', and 'Sustainability'. Young people accessing technical training in growth areas of the Sabancı Group, including energy and climate technologies, materials technologies, digital technologies, and mobility solutions, can also explore real case studies in management through the Corporate Crises Training Program. So far, the applications for these completely free trainings have exceeded 4,450. Cenk Alper, CEO of Sabancı Holding, remarked on the topic, highlighting that they introduced Turkey to a new social entrepreneurship model in line with the words of Great Leader Atatürk, who stated, "My whole hope is in youth." He emphasized, "Today, the scale of talent wars in the world is increasing every day. To achieve our future goals as a country, we must support our youth and direct their ideas, dynamism, and passion towards this country. We set out with this responsibility. In just 7 months, we opened 7 physical centers and 1 digital center. 10 thousand young people applied to these centers, nearly half of whom participated in our online trainings. All of this actually demonstrates the love of youth for this country. Supporting the youth is one of Sabancı's greatest values. We will continue to uphold this value and support our youth. Together, we will move towards a much brighter future."

GOAL TO REACH 30,000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN 3 YEARS Young talents aged 18-34 can apply to the Sabancı Technology and Impact Centers launched with the support of Sabancı Volunteers in cities where Sabancı Group companies operate. By the end of a 3-year period, the project aims to establish centers in at least 34 provinces and 35 universities within the country and at least 2 centers and 2 universities abroad; ultimately aiming to reach at least 30,000 youth. With these centers, the goal is to create an ecosystem where young people can develop their ideas and generate value, support entrepreneurs who will create sustainability and social impact, and develop next-generation leadership competencies, while aiming to transform brain drain into brain gain.