Ayşe Parla receives the TUBA-GEBIP award 2011, given by the Turkish Academy of Sciences to Outstanding Young Scientists.

One of the young stellar researchers at FASS, Ayşe is a sociocultural anthropologist teaching mainly in our Cultural Studies programs.

The award will finance a research project on migration and citizenshipfor the next three years. Ayşe will receive the award in a ceremony on June 3, at the annual Academy Day in Istanbul.

The SU Alumni Reunion of those living in America took place over a nice dinner on Friday, May 6th, at the Harvard Faculty Club.

Named in honor of the late Sakıp Sabancı, the Honorary Board of Trustees Chairman of Sabancı University, the Sakıp Sabancı Conference is held annually by Sabancı University in association with the Brookings Institution to discuss the latest developments in global politics and to draw attention to the role of Turkey in political developments on an international level.

The 7th Sakıp Sabancı Conference, organized in association with the Brookings Institution, will be held on Wednesday, May 4th, at the SoM Lecture Hall.

The conference will be broadcast live from Washington DC, and the theme of the conference is "Turkey, Europe and the World in 2011”. The speaker will be Former EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana. 

The 2011 Dicle Koğacıoğlu Article Award is established by Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Gender and Women's Studies Forum in memory of Dicle Koğacıoğlu.

The aim of this award is to support and motivate young researchers and their research on Turkish society and Turkish culture with gender focus. The Award is open to all social sciences graduate students and to all social sciences M.A students who have graduated within the last two years.

Only Turkish submissions will be accepted.

Students who show remarkable achievement in their Foundations Development courses during their first year at the university are rewarded with a visit to MIT with our President, Nihat Berker.

Successful students went on a visit to MIT to experience a different education system and culture.  Students will attend lectures of their choice, and visit museums and go to a basketball game with President Nihat Berker as their guide.

The 3rd “23 April National Sovereignty and Children’s Day Drawing Competition”, for the children of our employees is starting.

Dr. Josef Ackermann was invited by Sabancı University Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı and Akbank CEO Suzan Sabancı Dinçer to give a speech titled Global Financial System After The Crisis at Sabancı University.

Deutsche Bank CEO Dr. Josef Ackermann gave a speech as part of the Sabancı University School of Management’s Conversations with Executives series. The seminar took place on Sabancı University in Tuzla on Monday, April 11, and Josef Ackermann gave a speech titled “Global Financial System After The Crisis”.