What can a scholarship really change? For Mehmet Kiraz, a student in the ESMT Full-time MBA Program Class of 2027, receiving the BMW Group Change Maker Fellowship transformed his financial situation. It also gave him the confidence to step away from a successful career in the automotive industry and pursue an MBA. In this video, Mehmet shares: - Why he decided to leave a full-time role to study at ESMT Berlin - How the BMW Group Change Maker Fellowship changed his perspective on risk - What he has gained from the MBA so far - Why scholarships empower people to make bold, non-linear career decisions - His message to donors who make these opportunities possible As Mehmet says, scholarship supporters are not only making a financial investment, they are investing in a person's transformation. Thank you to @BMWGroup for supporting future leaders through the BMW Group Change Maker Fellowship. Interested in supporting scholarships at ESMT Berlin or learning more about the Full-time MBA Program? Learn more: 🌐 Scholarships: https://esmt.berlin/invest-esmt/scholarships 🌐 Explore the program: https://esmt.berlin/mba-programs/full-time-mba #esmtberlin #mba #scholarships #leadership #highereducation #bmwgroup ---- 00:00: Investing in a moment of courage 00:11: From engineering to business leadership 00:34: Why I chose an MBA 00:48: Reframing risk as opportunity 01:07: Developing a strategic business perspective 01:30: How scholarships create career freedom 01:53: The impact of receiving a scholarship 02:10: Becoming a BMW Group ChangeMaker Fellow 02:21: Combining engineering and business for future leadership ---- ESMT Berlin is a leading global business school with its campus in the heart of Berlin. Founded by 25 global companies, ESMT offers master, MBA, and PhD programs, as well as executive education on its campus in Berlin, in locations around the world, online, and in online blended format. Focusing on leadership, innovation, and analytics, its diverse faculty publishes outstanding research in top academic journals. Additionally, the international business school provides an interdisciplinary platform for discourse between politics, business, and academia. ESMT is a non-profit private institution of higher education with the right to grant PhDs and is accredited by AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS, and ZEvA. It is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across all its activities and communities. Connect with ESMT Berlin: Visit our website: https://esmt.berlin/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/esmt Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esmtberlin/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ESMTBerlin.org/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@esmtberlin