Industrial Engineering 4th year student Bengüsu Özcan's second book Antika Adam was published by Pena Yayınları on September 6, 2016!

Antika Adam [Ancient Man] is the story of Koray, who is cryogenically preserved into the future as a responsible young man, and his ordeals in the new world where he finds himself. It is a gripping story of time travel gone awry.

Bengüsu Özcan said the following about her book: "I had been thinking about how some corporations can grow to be even stronger than governments, enticing students to become a part of them through interview techniques that were not unlike 'Hunger Games'. I also realized that I would eventually become entangled in this system regardless of how critical of it I am, and that it would evolve into something that would be considered natural, even approved of, by people in the future. Many 'developments' that are intrinsic to us to the extent that we don't question them at all, remain mysterious to the older generation, and they shy away from them. So I decided to write about how a person from my generation would adapt to the new world of an imaginary future after he travels in time. This is how my second book Antika Adam came to being.’’

About Antika Adam

If you were to take a break from life for 50 years, would you ride along with the change and adapt to your new world, or would you become embroiled in a quest for your distant past?

A story of time travel gone awry

"For reasons unknown, the universe expands continuously. As it expands we shrink; we are stuck in a corner of a solar system destined to expire among a million stars in each of a million galaxies that occupy a space no larger than the pupil of an eye, and we scream at the top of our lungs to lay a claim on everything else around us. Our faith that we can actually do this is what we get out of bed for day after day; if we were to lose that faith, what purpose would there be in breathing?"

All Koray remembered of the night before was fighting his illness when he woke up, reborn in a young and healthy body in the year 2079. He was the first human to travel into the future by cryogenic preservation. Yet, the world he finds himself in has a store of surprises for him.

Sabancı University Family and Education Day

Date: October 22, 2016, Saturday

Time: 10:00-16:00

Place: Sabancı Üniversitesi Gösteri Merkezi - Performing Art Center / Faculties

Dear Sabancı University Members, Alumni and Students

Our President, esteemed scientist Prof. Dr. Nihat Berker has resigned from his duties at his own request effective October 19th. We respect his decision and thank him for his contributions to our university. 

We also wish success in his career.

Prof. Dr. Ayse Kadioglu, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, who has been working with us since the first Search Conference, since the days of foundation of our university, has been appointed Acting President. 

We wish her succes in this task as well.

Sabancı University Board of Trustees 

11.10.2016

Our President Prof. Dr. Nihat Berker will leave his Presidency duty as of 19 October 2016.

Prof. Dr. Ayşe Kadıoğlu, Faculty Member of Arts and Social Sciences will be on duty as the Acting President.

Sabancı  University Board of Trustees

Academic Support Program is pleased to announce ASP Subject-Based Discussions Tentative Schedule for 2016-2017 Fall Term.

We will be competing in the 38^th Istanbul Marathon on Sunday, November 13^th for the benefit of the SU Scholarship Fund to help successful students in financial need.

We call for all Sabancı University community and friends to support – whether or not they compete! 

Registration dead line for Marathon, 15K and 10K runs are October 15th. Fun Run (Public Walk) is free, its registration will begin on November 1st.http://www.istanbulmarathon.org/en

HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE SU SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN THE ISTANBUL MARATHON?

1) You can run the Marathon or join the Fun Run (Public Walk) for the benefit of the SU Scholarship Fund. Click Here for Marathon Register

You can send a message to your friends, classmates, colleagues and roommates a few weeks before the event to ask for their support and donation to the SU Scholarship Fund. An example letter is here.

2) You can donate to the SU Scholarship Fund to motivate your friends who join the marathon or walk.

• 120 donations of 30 TL each pay for a student’s yearly stipend;
• 10 donations of 60 TL each pay for a student’s meals for one month;
• 7 donations of 100 TL each pay for a student’s books for the year.

ONLINE GIVING

http://giving.sabanciuniv.edu/en/bagis

(NOTE: Please check “Other” as the Donation Type and enter "Istanbul Marathon and the name of the runner" in the Details section.)

Wire Transfer/EFT
Akbank
“Sabancı Üniversitesi” Branch
Branch Code: 713
Account Number: 30727
IBAN: TR87 0004 6007 1388 8000 0307 27 
(NOTE: Please enter "Istanbul Marathon and the name of the runner" in the Details section.)

Free shuttles will be available from the campus on the morning of the marathon.

Please contact Ayla Gürleyen from Institutional Development at agurleyen@sabanciuniv.edu or 0216 483 90 16 to let us know about your T-shirt size and put your name down for the shuttle.

Times Higher Education (THE) reveals 2015-2016 World University Rankings. Sabancı University was the 2nd best Turkish university among 1313 universities from 79 countries, and ascended from the top 351-400 to the top 301-350, becoming the only Turkish university to improve its standing over the previous year. 

Times Higher Education (THE) revealed the 2016-2017 World University Rankings. 7 more Turkish universities entered the rankings this year, bringing the total number of Turkish universities up to 18. 

1313 universities were evaluated for this year's rankings and 980 universities from 79 countries were on the list.

The Turkish universities and their respective brackets are: Koç University, 251st – 300th; Sabancı University, 301st-350th; Bilkent University, 351st – 400th; Atılım and Boğaziçi Universities, 401st-500th; ITU, 501st – 600th; Eastern Mediterranean, Hacettepe, Istanbul, IYTE, METU and TOBB Universities, 601st - 800th; 

and Anadolu, Ankara, Erciyes, Gazi, Marmara and Yıldız Technical Universities, 601st - 800th.

With respect to Turkish universities, Sabancı was the only university to improve its standing among the top three Turkish universities of last year, which were Koç, Sabancı and Bilkent.  In a ranking of 980 universities, the ascent of Sabancı University from the 351 to 400 range to the 301 to 350 range is an important development.

The fact that the number of Turkish universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) 2016-2017 World University Rankings is indicative of the importance placed by Turkish universities in the rankings and their growing strength in the global competitive environment.

The methodology of THE University Rankings assesses successful universities based on 13 performance indicators in teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook.

The scope and weight of these five categories are provided below:

• Teaching: the learning environment (worth 30%)

• Research: volume, income and reputation (worth 30%)

• Citations: research influence (worth 30%)

• Industry Income: innovation (worth 2.5%)

• International Outlook: staff, students and research (worth 7.5%)

Academic Orientation Program of the new academic year has been organised on September 5th and 19th, 2016, on two days to welcome new faculty members.

Nihat Berker, Haluk Bal, Sondan Durukanoğlu Feyiz and Deans have participated in the program, where information necessary for the first days at SU were shared and faculty members had the chance to meet with different units of the university.

We would like to wish success to all faculty members at 2016-17 Academic Year.

Welcome to Sabancı University!

Click for the photographs.

20th September 2016 ELAE Stage 2 Results

For the 20th September 2016, ELAE RESULTS click here.

Exam result code explanations are as follows:

SL (Satisfactory in the ELAE): indicates students who have received the required grade or above in the September 20th ELAE  and who have gained the right to start their faculty studies as Fall (regular) Freshman in the 2016-2017 Fall Semester.

EL: (Exempt from the ELAE): indicates students who are exempt from the September 20th ELAE. These students have already gained the right to start their faculty courses in the 2016-2017 Fall Semester.

UL (Unsatisfactory in the ELAE): indicates students who have not been able to obtain the required grade in the ELAE on the 20th September, 2016.

NA (Non-attendance): indicates students who did not attend the exam and is equivalent to a “UL” grade*.

Grade bands are as below:

We wish you success in your studies,

The School of Languages Directorate

19th September 2016 ELAE St I Results and 20th September 2016 ELAE St II Exam Rooms

Information about results will not be given out over the telephone to avoid any misunderstanding.

ELAE results are announced as letters of the alphabet. As stated in our regulations, no results are released as numeric values. Please click to see your result.

SL (Satisfactory in the ELAE) : This indicates those students who were successful in the 19th September English Assessment Exam  (Stage 1) and who have the right to take the English Assessment Exam  (Stage 2) on September 20th.

UL (Unsatisfactory in the ELAE): This indicates those students who were unsuccessful in the 19th September English Assessment Exam. Those who receive an unsatisfactory grade from the English Assessment Exam will be placed at an appropriate level in the 2016-2017 Foundation Development Year based on their exam results.

2016-2017 Academic Year Fall Term-Foundation Development Year Classes will start on Monday, 26^th September 2016. The student class lists and class schedules will be posted on the School of Languages Directorate’s notice boards on Friday, 23th September 2016 at 3.00 pm

NA (Non-Attendance): Students who do not take the ELAE “NA” grade will be evaluated as an “UL” grade.

Those students who were successful in the 19th September English Assessment Exam  (Stage 1) and who have the right to take the English Assessment Exam  (Stage 2) on September 20th can check their exam location at the link below.

Click for 20th September Stage II Exam Location

 STAGE 2 DATE AND TIMES:

Tuesday, September 20th, 2016, 09:30-15:00 (details below)

9:30 – 11:00 Writing

11:00 – 12:00 Listening

12:00 – 13:15 Lunch break

13:15 – 15:00 Reading

For the identification check to be done in time, we ask that students who will take the exam be at the exam hall half an hour before the exam starts and that they bring some official identification which includes their photograph (such as a passport, identification card, driver’s license) with them. Students should also make sure that they bring a pencil, eraser and any other necessary pieces of equipment with them.

There is no make-up for the ELAE.

The results of the second stage will be announced on the external web page of Sabancı University through the SU web-page. These results will be announced on Thursday, September 22th at 9:00 pm.

We wish you every success in the exam.

School of Languages