The Sedat Simavi Awards, established in the name of the founding president of the Journalists Association of Turkey, were given to outstanding individuals in the fields of journalism, art, literature, sports and science. The prizes were presented at a ceremony on December 12, 2016.

The Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC) hosted the Turkish launch event of the World Energy Outlook 2016 report.

International Energy Agency Executive Director Dr. Fatih Birol presented the World Energy Outlook 2016 report at the meeting.

Implemented by the Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum in association with Garanti Bank, the CDP Turkey 2015 Water Program Report was revealed. The CDP Turkey Water Results Report prepared to analyze the responses of companies from Turkey was presented to the public in a conference at the Zorlu Performing Arts Center on Thursday, December 8, 2016.
 

The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) has named Dr. Ismail Cakmak as the winner of the 2016 IPNI Science Award.

Background on Dr. Ismail Cakmak

The Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum revealed the results of the CDP Turkey 2016 Climate Change Program in a conference at the Zorlu Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. The CDP Global A List Awards and CDP Turkey Climate Leaders Awards were presented during the conference. 

Graduates of the fall semester of the "Akbank Family Company Academy" held by Akbank in association with the Sabancı University Executive Development Unit EDU received their certificates.

A cooperation agreement was signed between Sabancı University, the Undersecretariat of Defense Industry and the leading companies in the industry as part of the Program to Train Researchers for the Defense Industry.

Sabancı University climbs four places and ranks 18th on the Times Higher Education (THE) “Top Universities in BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2017"

16 Turkish universities were included in the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2017.

Times Higher Education’s BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings include the top 300 universities in Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and other emerging economies such as Turkey, and Sabancı University ranked 18th this year, ascending by four places.

Müjdat Çetin has been elected as the vice-chair of the IEEE Computational Imaging Special Interest Group.