Piraeus Bank has joined the KSE Foundation’s charitable community, directing UAH 200,000 to support memorial scholarships at Kyiv School of Economics.
For KSE Foundation, this contribution represents an important gesture of trust and a shared understanding of the role of education during wartime. The memorial scholarships combine financial support for students with the preservation of the memory of KSE community members who died defending Ukraine: Combat Medic Iryna Tsybukh, Intelligence Officer Yar Batoh, and Service Member Ruslan Chopiuk.
As part of the partnership, KSE students visited Piraeus Bank with a Christmas nativity performance — a tradition that for the second year in a row helps raise funds for the education of future professionals. This initiative underscores that education in Ukraine today exists in the context of war, loss, and responsibility, while also laying the foundation for the country’s recovery.
“For the Bank, participating in such initiatives is not just charity, but a responsibility to society. We help shape a generation of leaders capable of rebuilding the country, developing the economy, and strengthening institutions. This is our contribution to Ukraine’s future, where knowledge and the memory of Heroes form the foundation of resilience,” notes Anna Zhuravlyova, Director of the Human Resources Department at Piraeus Bank.
For KSE Foundation, it is especially meaningful that its first collaboration with Piraeus Bank began with support for the memorial scholarships — an initiative that speaks to difficult but essential truths: freedom has a cost, and education carries responsibility.
Thanks to Piraeus Bank’s contribution, KSE Foundation will soon announce the new scholarship recipients for 2026.