Arduino is the most popular electronic prototyping platform. In this training, participants will learn the basics of Arduino and will be introduced C language that is customized for Arduino.
Participants will learn the following:
- Developing basic programming algorithm
- Variable declaration, loops, methods and control structures,
- Getting familiar with Arduino boards and Arduino simulation platform
Sakıp Sabancı Museum’s The Arts of The Book and Calligraphy Collection, and Painting Collection includes rare art works of the Ottoman and the Republican periods. Click to explore the link between these two successive collections.
The history of Ottoman Art constitutes a line extending from the arts of the book to the art of painting, which is also reflected in the selection of Sakıp Sabancı Museum’s collections.
From the 18th century onwards, the kıt’akoltuk panels were decorated with bouquets or vases of ample flowers. The calligrapher Şekerzade Mehmed (d. 1753), who worked in the first half of the century, taught calligraphy at the Palace during the reigns of Ahmed III (r. 1703-1730) and Mahmud I (r. 1730-1754). Because his father was a confectioner, he was known by the cognomen Şekerzade. Each sleeve of the kıt’a he wrote bears a naturalistic drawing of mixed bouquets executed by an accomplished painter of flowers, representing the taste of the period. These bouquets have thick and short stalks and each include a layered rose, a pink tulip, a two-colored viola, a branch of an unbloomed gillyflower and little blue chrysanthemums.
During the 19th century, these drawings of flowers on koltuk panels moved to canvases as the Ottoman painters had started painting still lifes of flowers in vases.
The Still Life with Flowers by Şeker Ahmed Paşa (d. 1907) in the Sakıp Sabancı Museum Collection will remind the viewer of the flower painting in Şekerzade’s kıta. Attributed the cognomen Şeker due to his mild and calm character, Ahmed Paşa had been sent by Sultan Abdülaziz (r. 1861-1876) to study art in Paris where he attended classes of Gustave Boulanger and Jean-Léon Gérôme. During his stay in the city, he also participated in Paris Salon exhibitions. Following his return to his homeland, he taught in military schools and held the first painting exhibitions in Istanbul. He assisted Osman Hamdi Bey in founding The Royal School of Fine Arts (Sanayi-i Nefise Mekteb-i Âli). As the assistant of Abdülaziz, he played a major part in building the palace art collection, which went on to become the core of the painting selection in the collection of the Directorate of National Palaces.
Şeker Ahmed Paşa’s Still Life with Flowers which bears the date 1903 and resembles one of the bouquet of flowers on Şekerzade Mehmed’s kıt’a, also displays influences of Dutch flower paintings, a tradition he had probably encountered at the Louvre Museum during his stay in Paris. Placed in a broad brown vase on a marble table, the bouquet of hyacinths, tulips and peonies, and the pale flowers and leaves in between, brings to mind the naturalistic style of the flower drawings decorating the kıt’a koltuk panels.
Sabancı University MBA program is a full-time program welcoming students without prior work experience and hands on training program offering Company Action Projects in top multinational and local companies in Turkey during their education.
Program offers an international environment in our class and exchange programs abroad during summer term.
Details about the program will shared on 25 April 2020, Saturday at 10:00 am (GMT+3) in the online information session.
A brief presentation on the MBA Admissions process and scholarship opportunities will be available to students from all around the world.
On the sixteenth anniversary of the passing of Sabancı University Honorary President Sakıp Sabancı, the winners of the “Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards” endowed in his honor were announced. “Economics and Turkey’s Future” was the topic selected for the awards this year, and the Jury Prize was awarded to Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, a researcher who studies the impacts of climate change on the global economy.
In her statement, Sabancı University’s Founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Güler Sabancı said: “As the world is facing a major challenge because of the coronavirus epidemic, we see once again that our guide should be science. With science and technology lighting our way, and with the spirit of solidarity, we will recover from this difficulty, together.”
Initiated by Sabancı University to honor the will of Sakıp Sabancı, who passed away in 2004, the Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards has recognized ideas and scientists focusing on a wide array of topics ranging from inequality to income distribution, climate change to energy, traffic congestion to air pollution and transportation to housing. The winning essays in the Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards organized around this year’s topic: “Economics and Turkey’s Future” have been announced, and the Jury Prize was awarded to Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics (LSE).
Sabancı University’s Founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees Güler Sabancı, in her statement regarding the subjectindicated that the Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards were an initiative in Turkey, being the first ever such awards and said: “The late Mr. Sabancı always encouraged international thinking. The Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards make a remarkable contribution to Turkey’s international vision in social sciences.”
Güler Sabancı: “We will recover from this difficulty together”
Güler Sabancı continued her statement: “Every year, on April 10th we organize a ceremony to honor his precious memory, and to present the awards to the winners, but unfortunately, due to the extraordinary conditions, we are not able to hold a meeting this year. We are experiencing times, which make us grasp the wisdom behind the late Mr. Sabancı’s favorite motto, and the title of his last book ‘Health First’. As the world is facing a major challenge due to the coronavirus epidemic, we see once again that our guide should be science. Currently, we need shared reason, science and cooperation more than ever. As individuals are in social containment, the world should do the opposite and unite and collaborate more in order to cope with this problem together. To serve this very purpose, we have mobilized all the capabilities in our university. The solutions that have been developed in our university make the daily routine easier for healthcare professionals, who we are all very grateful to, and we are also supporting vaccine, serum and kit manufacturers in their efforts to develop new solutions by giving them access to the infrastructure in our centers such as Composite Technologies and Nanotechnology. With science and technology lighting our way, and with the spirit of solidarity, we will recover from this difficulty, together.”
“We need common solutions for our common problems”
Güler Sabancı emphasized that Sabancı University started out with the vision of becoming an international university, and thus it is now offering access to universal thinking to its student body through international exchange agreements with universities in more than 50 countries around the world. Güler Sabancı continued: “In a world where knowledge is the greatest asset and it can be shared almost at the speed of light, we see more clearly the need for scientists, who can develop solutions for our common problems. To this end, based on the international perspective that Mr. Sabancı always regarded as important, and enabled by the generous and courageous initiative of Dr.h.c. Dilek Sabancı and Sevil Sabancı, we have founded the Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies at Columbia University in 2018, which is working to encourage more research on and a higher level of awareness about Turkey. On the other hand, we think it is also important to meet with scientists, who offer common solutions to the common problems in the world. I congratulate Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, a leader in his field, for receiving the Jury Prize. I also wish success to the essay award winners, young researchers, in their scientifically enlightened journey.
Next two decades will be very critical for the world
Expressing that he feels honored to receive such a special award previously given to very distinguished scientists like Joseph Nye and organized by Sabancı University which was founded by the great philanthropist Sakıp Sabancı, Professor Lord Stern said: “Climate change has been at the center of my work over the last two decades. Unmanaged climate change poses an immense threat to the future of humanity. On current trajectories, including those embodied in the Paris Agreement of 2015, within a century or so, we are headed for average global temperatures over 3 degrees centigrade above those at the end of the 19th century. With an increase of three degrees probably billions of people would have to move, that would likely result in more profound and severe social conflicts. It would reverse the gains in development we have made over the last half century. To stabilize temperatures, we have to go to zero carbon emissions as a world, and to stay at net zero levels within about 50 years. So, the next two decades will be absolutely critical.”
Emphasizing that the drive to net zero can be the most sustainable, inclusive, resilient growth story, Professor Lord Stern said: “This century will be full of discovery, innovation, investment and growth. It will give us cities, where we can move and breathe and be productive. To get there, we will require real leadership, strategy and inspiration. It will also require innovation and creativity, and it will require sound and imaginative finance, surely qualities shown by Sakıp Sabancı in great measure. Turkey is very vulnerable since it is located in southern Europe, but Turkey also has great assets. It has substantial wind and solar resources. And, Turkey, with its special geography and its profound culture, is a focal point for the world. So, we look in this great story for Turkey to be at center stage.”
Three essays from three countries
This year’s award winning essays are:
Jonathan D. Hall, University of Toronto “Can Tolling Help Everyone? Estimating Aggregate and Distributional Consequences of Congestion Pricing”,
Hans Koster, Vrije University, Amsterdam “The Welfare Effects of Greenbelt Policy: Evidence from England”, and
Nick Tsivanidis Berkeley University, California “Evaluating the Impact of Urban Transit Infrastructure: Evidence from Bogotá’s TransMilenio”.
2020 Jury
Led by Eren İnci, Vice Dean of Sabancı University Arts and Social Sciences Faculty, this year’s international awards jury panel was composed of Fuat Keyman, Vice President and Director of Istanbul Policy Center, Sabancı University, Özgür Kıbrıs Dean of Arts and Social Sciences Faculty, Sabancı University, Kemal Derviş Brookings Institute Senior Fellow and Sabancı University International Advisory Board Member, Professor Gilles Duranton University of Pennsylvania, Professor Robin Lindsey, UBC Sauder School of Business, and Professor Matthew Turner, Brown University.
About Lord Prof. Dr. Nicholas Stern
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern is the IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government, Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Head of the India Observatory at the London School of Economics. He was the President of the British Academy, July 2013 – 2017, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2014. He was Chief Economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1994-1999, and Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the World Bank, 2000-2003. He was knighted for services to economics in 2004, made a cross-bench life peer as Baron Stern of Brentford in 2007, and appointed Companion of Honour for services to economics, international relations and tackling climate change in 2017. He has published more than 15 books and 100 articles and his most recent book is “Why are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency and Promise of Tackling Climate Change”.
The all-new M.Sc. in Business Analytics (Thesis) program, another first in Turkey by Sabancı University announced the deadlines for MscBA program. Deadline for early applications is 29th May 2020.
Enriching our program with rigorous courses in data analytics, modeling and optimization and decision analysis, the program provides 21-month full-time, thesis-based with scholarship opportunities.
For more information, you can join our information session which will be held on 4 th April, Saturday 01.00 pm (GMT+3) . Please click here for registration.
Application Deadlines*
Early Application Deadline: 29 May 2020
Final Application Deadline: 30 June 2020
*The extension of the deadlines is still under discussion with all programs. When it finalizes, we will officially announce it via our web site.
Sabancı University Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center (SU IMC) became one of the only six worldwide, and the first university center in Turkey with AS9100 certification.
AS9100 Certificate has critical importance in the international platform for institutions operating in the Aerospace and Defense Industry. SU IMC, which started its activities as of 2018, was audited in October 2019 and was approved by IAQG (International Aerospace Quality Group) in March 2020 as a result of a successful audit.
The aerospace industry requires intensive controls and methods to ensure reliability and safety. This AS9100 Rev D Certification achievement continues to provide our partners confidence that SU IMC has the quality processes and capabilities to solve complex engineering and manufacturing problems and fulfil the aerospace and defence industry needs.
SU IMC also has TS EN ISO / IEC 17025 Certificate, which is a laboratory accreditation certificate approved in February 2019.
Sabancı University and Kordsa are now fully providing their know-how and infrastructure of their design, analysis and production to support Ministry of Health and healthcare professionals in their fight against Covid-19.
2 institutions co-operating under the roof of “Composite Technologies Center of Excellence” will contribute to the design, analysis and prototyping of medical devices and their parts used in Covid-19 treatment, as well as healthcare professonials’ protection equipment. The center has started the preparations of production by 3D printing of plastic and metal parts for medical devices used in covid-19 treatment.
Sabancı University Collaboration Space Manager Erdem İnanç pools 3D printer owners, software developers and designers for supporting the combat against Covid-19.
Collaboration Space Manager Erdem İnanç
Sabancı University Collaboration Space Manager Erdem İnanç made a call to designers and software and hardware developers asking them to help produce medical instruments and personal protection equipment for healthcare professionals and he was able to reach out to almost one thousand volunteers in a short time.
Creating the entirely voluntary kitleseluretim.org platform with his colleagues Ahmet Alpat, Yaşar Celep, Mert Mumcu and Umut Yıldız, with the aim of supporting Turkey in its fight against Covid-19 with low cost personal protection equipment for healthcare professionals and medical instruments for the patients, Erdem İnanç stated that they have now reached an adequate number in terms of 3D printers, software developers and designers, and they already asked healthcare professionals for information regarding their needs for supplies and equipment.
A decentralized platform is created
Named as the Mass Production Movement, the purpose of this independent and decentralized initiative is to match available production and human resources capacity with the needs for an effective fight against the Covid-19 outbreak. Founders of the platform stated that they believed this collaborative production can potentially mitigate the damage of the outbreak.
List of needs expected from healthcare professionals
Emphasizing that they can provide support for the production of supplies needed for medical staff in healthcare and hospitals such as protective masks, visors, respirators and oxygen concentrators, İnanç said they were expecting a list of potential needs from healthcare professionals.
Click on the link below for interview with Collaboration Space Director Erdem İnanç on Medyascope.tv.
About Collaboration Space
Founded in Sabancı University Information Center Collaboration Space serves as a hub for DIY projects, creativity, and sharing ideas. Its Makerspace area is equipped with 3D printers, 3D scanners, electronic and hardware supplies. Collaboration Space organizes workshops and trainings for users, and offers a space for learning by doing, learning from mistakes and co-production. Once the users produce a prototype that is eligible for a venture, developers receive funding and mentoring support from SU ASSET program for encouraging entrepreneurship in Sabancı University.
Because of the COVID-19 outbreak that started in December 2019, we are going through an unprecedented period of change on a global scale. For all of us, this period entails much more than just fighting against a disease. We are trying to rapidly adapt to new conditions while also experiencing various difficulties in all aspects of our lives. The online education program is one of the fields in which we are quickly adapting, for the benefit of both our valued students and for our faculty members.
According to the announcement of the Higher Education Council on 26 March 2020, the decision has been made to fully carry out the 2019-2020 Spring semester through online distance education. This decision will allow your education to continue at the highest possible standards, while also presenting you with a new experience. In a world that is being besieged by extraordinary circumstances, we remain of the few privileged universities within which education is continuing online and uninterrupted, thanks to the new decisions and changes being implemented.
As Sabancı University, we have quickly established our roadmap thanks to the efforts of our faculty members, our experience with innovative education which includes distance learning, and our existing infrastructure. In addition, we have contacted the world’s most prestigious educational institutions and chosen the most suitable digital platforms in order to offer you the most effective learning experience in the present circumstances. At a time when many universities in developed countries are struggling to provide a clear plan of action for their students, we are determined to offer our students all the possibilities with which they can pursue their education without wasting time. As of today, we anticipate that the 2020 Summer Term will be taking place with the previously announced courses and schedule.
Furthermore, we can proudly state that the research carried out by our university has started to contribute directly to the development of effective solutions in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. We intend for our scientific contributions in this effort to continue and increase. The ongoing developments can be followed on our website. It is befitting for our university, which in the past 20 years has been a pioneer in every field, to direct its trailblazing research capabilities towards this important goal.
It should not be forgotten that we are dealing with completely new conditions that have never been experienced in any part of the world to this day. We need to implement a new model of operation adapted to these new conditions in every domain in which we are active, be it education, research, or scientific activities. Consequently, the new solutions being implemented must naturally be different from the solutions that were valid up until a few months ago. Some of these solutions may not be ideal but are designed to work to the best of our abilities, in the present circumstances. We should turn the various limitations, created by the extraordinary conditions in which we find ourselves, into opportunities, using the capabilities that technology offers. Together with our faculty members, our staff and you, our dear students, we are committed to continue our pioneering work in this new era. For us, it is out of the question to sit and wait.
Promising examples in a few countries show us that, with the help of concerted effort and good practices, the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak can be contained – and these successful examples give us hope for the future. In a few months, when the impact of the outbreak is contained worldwide, we will be faced with completely new conditions. For our entire university community, and for the whole of our country, it is within our reach to be prepared, as much as possible, for these new conditions, and for this new world. If we are able to take advantage of the current situation, and use our present circumstances to prepare ourselves, we can take our rightful place in the new world that awaits us. We wholly trust in our ability to succeed.
We will continue to rapidly adapt ourselves according to the developments and continue to inform you. We are going through a very dynamic period and we need to make decisions accordingly. In the online education period that will continue until the end of the semester, our wish is for you to focus on your education, adhere to our university’s most important principles – academic honesty and awareness of responsibility – and to trust in us.
As your university, we will continue to be by your side, despite you being away from campus.
I wish you a semester full of learning and inspiration, where you remain healthy and safe in your homes.
