Allianz Services and Allianz Technology Sponsors 100 Scholarships for German Language Excellence for Students at Goethe-Zentrum

Trivandrum / October 9, 2025

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 9: In a significant initiative to empower academically meritorious students pursuing German language proficiency, Allianz Group, one of the world’s leading insurers and asset managers, has announced 100 scholarships annually for students of the Goethe-Zentrum in Trivandrum.

The scholarship programme was officially launched today at a function held at the Goethe-Zentrum, where eight selected students were presented with scholarships by Barbara Karuth-Zelle, COO and Member of the Board of Management, Allianz SE, along with Turan Sahin, CEO, Allianz Services. Also present at the event were Jison John, MD & CEO, Allianz Services India & Chief Delivery Officer, Allianz Services; Praveen Sasidharan, Chief Insurance Services Officer, Allianz Services; Jayant Tulsiani, Head of Branch, India (Allianz Technology SE); Thanooja Sasidharan, Head of CTO Delivery Teams, Allianz Technology India; Dr. Syed Ibrahim, Director of Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum and Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany for Kerala, and G. Vijaya Raghavan, Chairman of Goethe-Zentrum and Founding CEO of Technopark.

The first batch of scholarship recipients includes Archana Bindhu Sajikumar, Cristeena Thoppil Shibu, Hanna Sunny, Jeevan Binoy, Jilu Mathew, Juliet Mini Suju, Nissi John, and Reshma Gracious Jayanthi.

In his keynote address, Dr. Syed Ibrahim highlighted the longstanding association between Goethe-Zentrum and Allianz Group, which began in 2020. He added that Allianz Services and Allianz Technology are proud principal sponsors of the Goethe Zentrum facility in Trivandrum, 'Allianz Haus’.

“To take this association further, we have instituted this scholarship programme to encourage more students to learn the German language and excel in their pursuit of higher education and careers in Germany,” he said.

Speaking at the event, Barbara Karuth-Zelle remarked, “At a time when the world is becoming increasingly divided, language serves as a foundation to build trust, togetherness, and understanding. Learning a new language acts as a bridge between cultures and people. Allianz Group is grateful for the opportunity to support these scholarships, which we hope will further strengthen cultural exchange between India and Germany.”

Turan Sahin added, “This scholarship programme with Goethe-Zentrum is a testament to our shared vision of strengthening Indo-German cultural ties and nurturing Kerala’s young talent through education, empowerment, and inclusion.”

G. Vijaya Raghavan emphasized that the programme would help students explore broader career opportunities.

About Allianz 

The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers serving private and corporate customers in nearly 70 countries. Allianz customers benefit from a broad range of personal and corporate insurance services, ranging from property, life and health insurance to assistance services to credit insurance and global business insurance. Allianz is one of the world's largest investors, managing around 768 billion euros* on behalf of its insurance customers. Furthermore, our asset managers PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors manage about 1.9 trillion euros* of third-party assets. Thanks to our systematic integration of ecological and social criteria in our business processes and investment decisions, we are among the leaders in the insurance industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2024, over 156,000 employees achieved total business volume of 179.8 billion euros and an operating profit of 16.0 billion euros for the group.

* As of March 31, 2025.

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