Prof. Hugues de Thé, a world-renowned scientist known for his groundbreaking work in cancer research, will give a conference at the Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum. The conference, titled “Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, a Paradigm for Cure by Targeted Therapies,” will take place on Wednesday, April 1st, at 10:30 AM at the Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum.

The third annual Traditional SUBUH Iftar, held at Sabancı University, brought together academics, administrative staff, and students for a meaningful gathering. The event, held on March 5, 2026 / 15 Ramadan 1447, hosted over 1100 participants from various regions of Türkiye and the world.

The third meeting of the “Plastocene Talks” seminar series, organized by the Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) – Sabancı University – Stiftung Mercator Initiative, under the leadership of 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Researcher Sedat Gündoğdu, and in collaboration with the Plastic-Free Türkiye Platform, was held on March 11th at the IPC Karaköy.

The second meeting of the “Artificial Intelligence and Society” talks series, moderated by Zeynep Ayata and addressing the social impacts of artificial intelligence from various perspectives, was held on Monday, March 9, 2026, under the title “Working Life.” The event, held in the Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman Meeting Hall at IPC Karaköy, featured Azer Kılıç and Mehmet Şahin as speakers.

The Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) is adding another event to its series of activities organized as part of the preparations for COP31. The first event of the new webinar series titled “COP31 Insights” will be held online on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 2:30 PM.

Organized by Sabancı University's ultimate frisbee team Seahawks, the 12th Seahawks Invite Frisbee Tournament was held at Sabancı University on March 7-8. The tournament, which had participation from teams both from Türkiye and abroad, featured competitive yet fair play-filled matches over two days.

The documentary screening and discussion titled “30 Years, 7 Stories: Following the Trail of the Beijing Platform for Action,” organized by Sabancı Business School with the support of UN Women, took place at Minerva Han as part of the March 8th International Women's Day celebrations.

Foundations Development Directorate (FDD) hosted a UC Talk titled “Category Theory as a Multi-Purpose Language”, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

Our Sabancı University EDU International Programs Team met with institutions and stakeholders from various sectors in Azerbaijan last week, in line with our regional growth targets. Meetings were held with various institutions, primarily Pasha Holding, KapitalBank, ABB Bank, AZCON Holding, Asan Innovatif, and Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University.

We invite entrepreneurs with technological and innovative business ideas to apply to BiGG Masters, carried out in partnership with Marmara Technokent and led by Sabancı University Inovent as the consortium leader, within the scope of the TÜBİTAK BiGG Investment-Based Support Program.