Oikos Istanbul

Name

Oikos Istanbul

Legal name

oikos International

Website

https://oikos-international.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kreuzlingen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: oikos International operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through donations and grants. The organization accepts donations through its website and has run crowdfunding campaigns such as 'Amplify Impact' to support programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Oikos operates a global student-led network of university chapters to transform business and economics education toward sustainability. It delivers free leadership, chapter-development, and project-based programs (LEAP, Chapter Accelerator, Chapter Incubator, oikos Camp, oikos Academy) to equip students with the skills to drive institutional and systemic change, supported by community events, case studies, and a global alumni network.

Product overview

oikos International is an international student-led non-profit organization for sustainability in economics and management, founded in 1987 in Switzerland. The organization operates as a network of student chapters worldwide with three core programs: Chapter Accelerator, Chapter Incubator, and LEAP Leadership Program. These programs work together to support students in driving change on their campuses and in business education. The Chapter Incubator helps students build new impact-driven organizations at universities, the Chapter Accelerator develops existing chapter leadership and project capabilities, and LEAP provides comprehensive leadership development. Additional offerings include oikos Camp (week-long project development intensive), oikos Academy (multi-month project support), TE Squad (monthly transforming education knowledge sharing), various workshops like the Start a new Chapter and Storytelling workshops, the annual International Chapter Conference, and published case studies on sustainability topics. The organization also hosts bi-annual Legislative Meetings for governance and publishes a monthly newsletter. All offerings aim to transform business and economics education to embed sustainability principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LEAP (Leadership Excellence and Achievement Program): Flagship leadership program launched in 2015 to develop future leaders with purpose and responsibility towards communities and planet
• Chapter Accelerator
• Chapter Incubator
• Chapter Catalyst
• oikos Academy
• oikos Camp
• TE Squad (Transforming Education Squad)
• LEAP YOUth
• LEAP Researchers

Products and services

• Chapter Accelerator A core oikos program that supports students in developing chapter leadership, running ambitious sustainability projects, and engaging constructively with their institutions. Designed for existing local oikos chapters at universities.
• Chapter Incubator A core oikos program that supports the building of impact-driven organizations and communities on local university campuses, helping students turn motivation into actionable chapter organizations.
• LEAP Leadership Program Flagship leadership program equipping university students with knowledge and skills to become responsible leaders. Challenges participants to reflect on values, purpose, and actions while encouraging proactive change-making. 2025 cohort ran from April to September and used the PRME i5 framework (cognitive, emotional, creative, social, and physical skills) across three global time-zone cohorts.
• International Chapter Conference (ICC) Annual international conference that brings together students from oikos chapters worldwide for collaborative sessions, workshops, and community-building activities focused on transforming business and economics education.
• LEAP YOUth Youth-focused track within the LEAP Leadership Program designed for younger participants, combining onsite kick-off meetings with remote cohort activities.
• Start a new Chapter Workshop Workshop designed to initiate a streamlined process for creating new oikos chapters at universities, providing mentorship, resources, and knowledge sharing to students with no prior experience required.
• oikos Case Studies Published teaching case studies focused on sustainability, business ethics, and responsible management education, used by universities and students to support sustainability-focused curricula.
• Legislative Meeting Bi-annual governance meeting where chapter representatives vote on important decisions including board elections, annual budgets, and chapter status changes.
• oikos Academy Five-month program supporting 8 student-led projects managed by local teams focused on sustainability transformation in education, as part of the Transforming Education initiative.
• oikos Newsletter Monthly newsletter delivered to subscribers via Vertical Response, providing updates on oikos activities, community developments, and program highlights.
• TE Squad (Transforming Education Squad) Online monthly gathering of chapter representatives fostering knowledge sharing, connectivity between chapters, and development of local projects under the Transforming Education Initiative.
• oikos Camp Week-long international program where students from oikos chapters worldwide join teams to develop projects related to economics, business management education, and sustainability, held in host cities with eco-village accommodations.
• Storytelling Workshop Workshop devoted to storytelling, story listening, and story hosting, facilitated by Hendrik Berberich, providing a holistic and inclusive perspective on communicating oikos activities.
• Community Impact Contest Competition showcasing the impact work of oikos chapters worldwide, with winners recognized for their change-making projects on campus and beyond.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10+ years of leadership development experience through LEAP program with hundreds of alumni
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Club of RomecoreStrategic or Co-development Partneroikos lists Club of Rome as a partner organization, collaborating on sustainability education initiatives.
• oikos ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneroikos Consulting is listed as a partner, working together on sustainability consulting initiatives.
• Positive Impact Rating (PIR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partneroikos International partners with PIR, with Sophie Charrois (oikos President) serving as PIR Board Member. oikos contributes to rating business schools on positive impact.
• UN PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with PRME (UN Global Compact initiative). Joint programs include LEAP Leadership Development Programme and LEAP Researchers Program.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO partnership including participation in Learning Planet Institute events and UNESCO Chair activities on youth co-designing education.
• Copernicus AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on transformation of higher education toward sustainability.
• Times Higher EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the oikos network.
• European Students' Union (ESU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with European student union for education transformation.
• Global Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for developing responsible leadership in business education.
• Learning Planet InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on education transformation initiatives including co-designing future of learning with youth.
• Windes VertigocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWindes Vertigo collaborates with oikos on LEAP leadership programs, hosting sessions and facilitating workshops.
• The 50% ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the oikos network.
• SOS EarthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the oikos network.
• Urban FutureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization focused on sustainable urban development.
• Humanistic Management InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the oikos network.
• Students4SustainabilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with student sustainability network.
• SulitestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the oikos network.
• Oasis Human RelationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the oikos network.
• HESI CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization in the oikos network.
• UNU (United Nations University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UN University for sustainability education initiatives.
• WWF, Oxfam, UN Global CompactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPIR was created by business school experts together with global NGOs WWF, Oxfam, and UN Global Compact. oikos partners with these organizations through PIR initiatives.
• XLRI JamshedpurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerXLRI Jamshedpur has oikos chapters (SIGMA-oikos and oikos Jamshedpur) and has achieved top PIR ratings for three consecutive years.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Restless Development: International youth-led development organization that places young people as leaders of change in communities. Restless Development mirrors oikos's student/youth-led network model, focus on leadership development, and global footprint, though with broader development rather than business education focus.
• Ashoka U: Higher education changemaker network that partners with universities to embed social innovation and changemaker culture into curricula and campus life. Ashoka U is comparable because it operates at the intersection of student leadership development and education system transformation, exactly oikos's niche.
• AIESEC: The world's largest youth-led organization focused on leadership development across a global network of university chapters. AIESEC shares oikos's student-led chapter model, leadership development focus, and presence in higher education, making it the most direct operational peer.
• Net Impact: Network of professionals and students driving sustainable business practice. Net Impact closely aligns with oikos in connecting business education with sustainability and offers similar student chapter programs and member services in the same thematic space.
• Enactus: Global student organization that mobilizes university teams to use business concepts for social impact. Enactus mirrors oikos in operating through university chapters, focusing on business education as a force for change, and providing structured programs for student leaders.

Emerging players

• Global Shapers Community: World Economic Forum-affiliated network of young leaders organized in local hubs driving impact in their communities. Global Shapers shares oikos's decentralized, youth-led, local-chapter structure and global footprint, though with broader thematic scope beyond business education.
• Climate Cardinals: Youth-led organization focused on climate education access and translation across languages. Climate Cardinals shares oikos's youth-led, education-focused mission on sustainability but operates at smaller scale and with a different thematic focus (climate rather than business).
• Students4Sustainability: European student-driven network empowering students to lead sustainability initiatives at their universities. Students4Sustainability is a current oikos partner and shares the university-chapter model and student-led sustainability mission, making it a closely overlapping thematic peer.

Broad incumbents

• PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education): UN-supported global initiative that convenes business schools and universities around responsible management education. PRME is a direct oikos partner and operates in the same thematic space, but at a much larger institutional scale, serving as the broader incumbent framework within which oikos operates.

Others

• Positive Impact Rating (PIR): Rating system co-created with WWF, Oxfam, and UN Global Compact to assess how business schools deliver positive impact. PIR is closely connected to oikos through leadership overlap and direct partnership, functioning as a thematic enabler for oikos's mission rather than a competing organization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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