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Why partner with Yayasan City U?
Every student deserves a chance. You can be the reason they get one.
Across Malaysia and beyond, there are young people with the intelligence, drive and character to succeed, and no way to pay for the education that would prove it. That gap is not a failure of ability. It is a failure of access, and together we can close it.
When you partner with Yayasan City U, your contribution does far more than fund a seat in a classroom. It opens a pathway: a scholarship that carries a student to graduation, a leadership programme that shapes a future leader, a research grant that advances knowledge, a seed fund that turns an idea into a livelihood. Every ringgit is governed with care: documented, monitored and reported.
Name a scholarship
Establish a scholarship in your company’s name, with criteria agreed between YCU and the donor.
Endow a chair
Back academic chairs and visiting professorships, as the Selia Chair in Leadership does.
Fund a programme
Support leadership, research, entrepreneurship and community programmes.
What partners can receive
- Naming of the scholarship programme and recognition as a YCU Corporate Education Partner
- Inclusion in annual reports, donor publications and official events
- Logo acknowledgement on approved programme materials
- Participation in scholarship award ceremonies and time with beneficiaries
- Impact reports on the use of funds, and a joint media announcement where appropriate
All recognition is subject to mutual agreement and YCU’s governance policies.
Nine partnership platforms
- Founding Patron contributions
- Corporate scholarship funds
- Named scholarships
- Academic chairs and visiting professorships
- Leadership and executive programmes
- Community initiatives
- Research and innovation
- Education-access programmes
- Long-term endowment funding
How a partnership works
- Corporate commitment: agree the amount in principle
- Programme design: general fund, scholarship or specific programme
- Formalisation: sign a donation or collaboration document where required
- Contribution: transfer of funds to YCU
- Implementation: select beneficiaries, run approved activities
- Monitoring and reporting: progress and impact reports
- Recognition and engagement
Partnership in action
Moments from our work with partners
Accountability to donors
Governance, reporting and ESG alignment
Annual impact report for major donations
- Amount received and amount disbursed
- Number of beneficiaries
- Programmes supported
- Student profiles where appropriate
- Key achievements and selected beneficiary stories
- Overall programme impact
CSR and ESG priorities supported
- Education
- Youth development
- Social mobility
- Talent development
- Community empowerment
- Employability
- Sustainable social impact
Two ways to give
General education fund: allocated to approved programmes by priority and need.
Named scholarship fund: a dedicated scholarship in your company’s name, such as “[Company Name] Scholarship”.
Possible criteria include academic merit, household financial circumstances, leadership potential, community involvement, programme of study and geographic background, agreed with the donor.