Undergraduate students at Sabancı University have worked in 1308 individual research projects during 2015. Undergraduate research projects were distributed as 878 in the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 224 in the School of Management, 123 in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and 83 in the School of Languages.

"Political Finance and Transparency Report" as a result of an EU funded project, coordinated and co-authored by Damla Cihangir Tetik, one of our PhD candidates in Political Science, was published by Transparency International Turkey. 

Damla Cihangir-Tetik

The Istanbul Policy Center (IPC)-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative held a meeting for the promotion of their new book, Gündelik Yaşamda Avrupalı Müslümanlar (European Muslims in Daily Life) by Mercator-IPC Senior Scholar and Professor of Sociology at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Nilüfer Göle. 

from left to right: Nilüfer Göle - Ayşe Kadıoğlu

Axalta Coating Systems has announced the MBA student at Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey, who has received the first annual Axalta Scholarship for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Times Higher Education (THE) revealed the list of The World's Best Small Universities 2016 compiled among entrants of the 2015-2016 World University Rankings which teach in at least 4 of the fields of arts and humanities, medicine and health, engineering and technology, natural sciences, life sciences, and social sciences, and have fewer than five thousand students. Accordingly, Sabancı University was among the top 20 universities with fewer than five thousand students enrolled.

Career Courses Begin

The Sabancı University Career Office will begin Career Courses in the 2015-16 spring semester in association with the School of Management and Sabancı Holding. The course will be open to 50 students to provide them direction in their future careers, present a systematic approach for personal development, and inform them on the expectations of businesses. 

SAS, a global leader in analytics, will support Turkey's first and only Big Data Behavioral Analysis and Visualization Lab established by Sabancı University in association with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the strategic partnership of Akbank. By sponsoring the Lab's efforts to develop demos and prototypes of new business models for associated groups, sector analysts and managers through the models and findings generated during studies, SAS will leverage its global expertise for all processes, contributing to the success of the project.

Istanbul Policy Center-Sabanci University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative and the Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) organized a roundtable meeting on “Post-Election Turkey” on Friday, January 15.

In the morning session of the meeting, Lord William Wallace, Lord Peter Hain, and Ersin Kalaycıoğlu shared their thoughts on the election results, domestic dynamics, and the discussions on new constitution making in Turkey. The session was moderated by Bill Park.

Invent A New Future Challenge is a global case competition of 3M

If selected for the first round of competition, you will have the opportunity to compete in an actual 3M case competition in your country in March or April. The top two finalists will be flown to the United States in July 2016 for the global case competition finals at 3M’s World Headquarters. The final winners will have bragging rights, lunch with 3M leaders and a six-month mentorship with a 3M senior leader, and all participants will gain an unforgettable experience!

The interdisciplinary SUTAB (Sabancı University Tissue Ablating Bubbles) Project