The movie Interstellar opened on November 7th, 2014, and became a hot topic of debate among both filmgoers and scientific circles.  Due to its content, imagery, and the scientific aspect of the story, audiences have comprehensive articles for film reviews.  An example is an article and infographic on Evrim Ağacı that you can view here for a good study of the film.

You are invited to Human Library event which is in 3rd year in Sabanci University!

We invite you to Human Library which will be held at Sabanci University, Tuzla on 18 November (4. 00 p.m. – 8. 00 p.m.). Faculty of Art and Social Sciences is coordinating this event in coordination with Civic Involvement Projects Office.

In celebration of the centenary of women gaining the right to university education in Turkey, Sabancı University Gender and Women’s Studies Forum in association with the Women’s Museum of Istanbul held the Gender Equality in Academia: International Best Practices Symposium between November 6th and 8th, 2014 at the Karaköy Minerva Palas to discuss policies, programs and best practices for gender equality in universities on an international level.

Dear 2015 Graduating Class Students,

Countdown to Commencement has started.

I am inviting all of you attend the Graduating Class Meeting where we shall be discussing the Graduation Events along with all subjects pertaining to the 2015 Graduating Class.

DATE: Monday, November 17th

LOCATION: FASS G052

TIME: 19:30

The Career Office hosted an information session on working at Google.

Our Computer Science and Engineering alumnus (2008) Selim Onal, who works as a Software Developer at Google USA, visited Sabanci University to hold a presentation on career opportunities and working  at Google on October 1st.

Selim also talked about his experiencein Google and answered students’ questions on recruiting process.

September 2014 marked the third year of the Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program. This year the program will host 7 renowned academics and journalists in 3 thematic areas: EU/German-Turkish Relations, Climate Change and Education. The welcoming the 2014/15 Mercator-IPC Fellows to Istanbul took place on the evening of October 20, 2014 at Feriye Restaurant.

The “Akbank Family Company Academy” established by Akbank in association with the Sabancı University Executive Development Unit EDU will help family companies institutionalize and become sustainable.

Sabancı University holds the fifth Summer High School this year.  The school offers an authentic university experience to high school students, and contains courses ranging from natural sciences to management, arts and social sciences.

The majority of the Sabancı University Summer High School courses will be in Turkish.  Students from Germany will attend courses in German and English for a truly multinational environment.  This provides an academic and cultural medium for high school students where they can develop themselves.

An interview with Manufacturing Systems Engineering professor Bahattin Koç on his 3D Aorta Tissue Printing Project was broadcast in the “Yeni Ufuklar” show on CNN Türk TV on Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 7.25 pm.