02/07/2026
Sabancı University participated in the Coordinators’ Day event for Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, organized by TÜBİTAK, sharing its experience in project coordination and management with participants.
During the experience-sharing session, Prof. Dr. Erkay Savaş presented the coordination experience gained within the enCRYPTON project, which is coordinated by Sabancı University. He also shared insights and experiences from the PHASE IV AI and PRIVIDEMA projects, in which the university participates as a partner.
He highlighted key aspects of managing international research consortia, challenges encountered in project coordination, effective communication mechanisms, and successful coordination practices. He emphasized that coordination not only requires achieving scientific objectives, but also fostering strong collaboration among partners from different institutions and countries.
Throughout the event, project coordinators had the opportunity to exchange experiences on project management, consortium coordination, financial and administrative processes, reporting obligations, and support mechanisms. Participants were also informed in detail about the Coordinator Support Program implemented by TÜBİTAK.
The event, which encouraged knowledge and experience sharing among coordinators, provided an important platform for discussions that are expected to contribute to the development of new collaborations and the more effective management of projects under European Union framework programs.
