IU DONATES 100,000 EUROS AND 100 SCHOLARSHIPS TO EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
Erfurt, 22 February 2023. 100,000 euros have been collected within one week in a fundraising campaign launched by IU International University of Applied Sciences (IU) in aid of the earthquake victims in the Turkish-Syrian border region. One third of the amount is made up of donations from IU students and staff, and two thirds from a donation from the university. The money will go to the United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF and the alliance Aktion Deutschland hilft (ADH) in equal shares. In addition, IU is providing 100 scholarships for those affected in the earthquake areas.
Dr. Sven Schütt, CEO of IU International University of Applied Sciences:
"In this sad situation, it is great to see how the IU community supports the Turkish and Syrian earthquake victims with their donations. More than 33,000 euros were raised thanks to the support of our students, staff and close ones. The IU will increase this amount to a total of 100,000 euros and focus its aid on children whose lives have been severely affected by this sad tragedy. In addition, we have decided to donate 100 full online scholarships for affected people in Syria and Turkey. I would also like to express my deepest appreciation to all colleagues who are directly on the ground, organising support and helping. I am deeply impressed by this engagement and kindness."
The more than 700 individual donations reflect the great sympathy and solidarity at IU. In addition to numerous students and staff with Turkish roots who study, work and teach at IU, several hundred students in Turkey are also enrolled in IU's distance learning programme.
The donation page will remain active even after the planned donation target has been reached (ends by 28 February 2023 the latest). Anyone who would still like to participate until then is cordially invited to do so. Click here to go to the donation page.
Please find more information about the 100 online scholarships on: iu.org/help-for-turkey-and-syria/
A fundraising campaign launched by IU in aid of the earthquake victims in the Turkish-Syrian border region raised 100,000 euros within a week.
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