The theme for the 2022 edition of the annual Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards given by Sabancı University is “The Future of Globalization: Return of the State?”. The deadline for submissions is January 14, 2022.

The project coordinated by Eren Günseli, member of Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, is entitled to support in the scope of TÜBİTAK 1002 Quick Support Program.

During her opening address, Meltem Müftüler-Baç, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of Sabancı University, stated that inequalities had grown bigger and more complicated during the pandemic and continued, “Particularly those

Sabancı University has joined the TeamAWARE project, funded by the European Union in the scope of 8^th Framework Program Horizon 2020. Involving 24 institutions from 13 countries, the project has a total budget of 6.9 million Euros.

“Innovation and Technological Competitiveness” has been discussed during online events of the TÜSİAD – Sabancı University Competitiveness Forum (REF).

The project implemented by Eralp Demir, member of Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, is entitled to support within the framework of the TÜBİTAK 2247-B European Research Council (ERC) Projects Support Program.

Meltem Bayrak, graduate of Sabancı University Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering major program and Chemistry minor program in 2016, has become the first Turkish scientist selected to the Homeward Bound Leadership Program. Homeward Bound is a transformational leadership initiative for women with a background in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine), from around the world.

Adopting the mission to develop internationally competent and confident individuals advancing and fostering knowledge in every field and at international level, Sabancı University continues to work toward the fulfillment of the rights of children in need to education and equality, and to provide support to them in various parts of Turkey.

Applications are now open for the Hakan Orbay Research Awards, given by the Sabancı University School of Management in honor of faculty member Hakan Orbay, who passed away in 2011.

The project entitled “Automatic image recognition system for detection of COVID-19 infection through computerized tomography”, of which Sabancı University is the coordinator and Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine is the researcher, aimed to examine CT images automatically to detect any lung involvement.