10.000 Woman Entrepreneurs Certificate Program Graduation

The “10.000 Woman Entrepreneurs Certificate Program” conducted in collaboration with the global financial services company Goldman Sachs and Özyeğin University will celebrate its first graduates with a ceremony to be held on 15 July 2010, Thursday.

Launched by Goldman Sachs in 2008 and implemented in 20 countries around the world, the Project aims to reach 340 women in Turkey and 10.000 women across the globe.  The main objective of the Project is to enhance women’s entrepreneurial and managerial skills in developing countries and support equitable and sustainable economic development by reducing gender inequality. 

As the first class to graduate in the Turkish leg of the “10.000 Women” initiative  with a global budget of 100.000 USD ,  35 Women Entrepreneurs will receive their certificates from Hüsnü Özyeğin, the Chair of Özyeğin University’s Board of Trustees, with a ceremony to be held at Cemile Sultan Korusu.