The institutions, firms and individuals who want to ameliorate the learning environment - the condition of schools and classrooms of schools have got together with Bursa Education Run. The public of Bursa city, private firms, the municipal administration and thousands of volunteers have contributed to the project. In 2008 like the previous 2 years the collected fund has been used to renovate 4 schools in the Bursa area.

Bursa Education Run project consists of two steps; the first one is “Bursa Run” which has taken place on October 12th, 2008 on the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Boulevard. The second step is the “School Opening” which has been realized on October 25th, 2008

The contributors of the Bursa Run Project have bought Bursa Run T-shirts via stands placed in central points in Bursa as well as telephone and internet by paying 5 YTL (around 3 $). This year around 1000 people have participated Bursa Run event with the Bursa Run labeled T-shirts. The total fund collected in 3 years by selling T-shirts and finding sponsors has reached almost 800 thousand dollars.

Education is one of the focus cultural social responsibility areas of Bosch Group in Turkey. Bosch Group has spent 3,5 million euros in the last 5 years on educational social responsibility projects and is planning to spend 1 million euros in 2008. The education is important particularly for the children in the primary school age.

The General Manager of Bosch Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Hermann Butz, Finance General Manager Soumitra Bhattacharya, The Mayor of the Municipality Nilüfer Mustafa Bozbey and representatives of the sponsors have also participated in the Run.