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16.08.2010How money be made in education?Investors have been able to share in the future income streams of young academics since 2002. Education funds are a kind of "venture capital", which are not just for business but for income shares. Is this an ethical or socially sustainable investment? A recent article in the magazine "Stiftung & Sponsoring" (issue of 15 August 2010, www.stiftung-sponsoring.de) deals with this question while highlighting the formation of the Munich education fund pioneer Career Concept. 05.05.2010The Crisis in Greece and the Oil Spill: Asset Class Education not AffectedMunich, May 05,2010 - Asset class education once again shows its independence against the influence of current capital markets movements: neither the recent developments regarding the situation of Greece’s national debt nor the oil-contaminated Gulf of Mexico is currently influencing the returns from previous investments in education. This was indicated by Career Concept AG in Munich today. 26.04.2010Career Concept Celebrates its Birthday: Eight Years for Asset Class EducationMunich, 04.26.2010 - Exactly eight years ago today, Career Concept AG founded. Since then, the Munich company has dedicated itself to a vision: to mobilise private capital for education, so that no study fails due to lack of money. Thus, "asset class education was created and successfully established: Career Concept has implemented a total of eight education funds.These work with companies, foudations and individual persons to fund students from over 300 universities in over 20 countries along with the investors fund today companies, foundations and private students at . The students pay later back purely based on on income. 21.04.2010CareerConcept not Surprised by Rejection of Scholarship Program due to EconomyAccording to a report in the „Handelsblatt“ the Confederation of German Employers (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeber,BDA) has rejected financial commitments for the scholarship programs adopted today. The BDA found the scheduled amount of 300 million Euro to be "excessive". The financing of scholarships is not the original "mission of the company". 19.03.2010Asset Class Education is Based on Careful Risk Management – also in the USAInvestments in asset class education require careful risk management. On a practical level, this means that the future employment and earnings prospects of funded students must be carefully assessed before funding begins - a practice which Career Concept, as the 'inventor' of study financing, has been following for years. In the U.S., the first credit platform for students has now been launched. It also relies on careful risk assessment and has developed a patent pending for its evaluation and selection process: |