Sabancı University Founding Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı spoke at the Sabancı University Commencement Ceremony:

•    The curse of terrorism threatens globally. We can eliminate this calamity by respecting different beliefs and thoughts and promoting unifying values rather than discrimination.  
•    Love for humans and patriotism can be nourished if unity, solidarity and fraternity are ensured.

QS EECA Ranking Released: Sabancı University is 13th.

UK-based higher education ranking QS revealed the Emerging Europe and Central Asia – EECA Universities Rankings. Sabancı University gained one position compared to last year and became 13th among the “Top 200 Universities."

“Academic Year Closing Lecture” was given by Nebahat Akkoç, the founder of KAMER. Nebahat Akkoç shared her life experiences with the graduation class during her lecture “The Life I Rediscovered” at SGM on Friday, June 17, 2016.

IICEC 7th International Energy and Climate Forum was held

The 7th International Energy and Climate Forum of Sabancı University’s International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC) was held.

Sabancı University Founding Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı: “Transforming the energy sector is essential for addressing the climate challenge”

Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Honorary President of IICEC Steering Committee Dr. Fatih Birol: “Decline in investments complicates the future”

On Saturday, June 18th, 2016, Sabancı University will hold the commencement ceremony for its 17th graduate and 14th undergraduate classes.

The EMVA Young Professional Award 2016 goes to Electronics Engineering 2008 graduate Tolga Birdal, for his work “Reconstruction via Detection: Efficient and Automatic Reconstruction from Unorganized 3D Scans”. Birdal, age 33, holds a Master degree in Computational Science and Engineering and is currently PhD candidate at the Computer Vision Group at the Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures, Technical University of Munich and Research Scientist at Siemens AG.

Dr. Gürsel Sönmez Resarch Award Committee has carefully evaluated the applications of 12 candidates, considering their research outcomes and references, as well as the nature of each discipline and the degree awarded (M.S/Ph.D) at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences in Sabancı University.

The Committee nominates Nima Tofighi, Jamal Seyyed Monfared Zanjani and Beyza Vuruşaner for the award, due to their outstanding contributions in their fields as summarized below. We recommend equal distribution of the award among all the nominees.

June 9th ELAE result code explanations are as follows:

SL (Satisfactory in the ELAE): indicates students who have received the required grade or above in the June 9th ELAE.

EL: (Exempt from the ELAE): indicates students who are exempt from the June 9th ELAE.

UL (Unsatisfactory in the ELAE): indicates students who have not been able to obtain the required grade in the ELAE.

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

The first conference of the Center of Excellence in Finance discussed the Future of Financial Markets

The Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF) established by Sabancı University with the support of Akbank held its first conference titled
“Developed and Developing Economies: The Future of Financial Markets” in Istanbul.

“Paris COP21: What Implications for Energy Industry?”