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Online English Language Assesment Exam (ELAE) Stage 1 and Stage 2 – Important Information

To the attention of students who will take the online September 2020 ELAE Stage-1,

Online ELAE- Stage I: Monday, September 28th, 2020 / 10:00 am – 11:00 am (Turkish Time)

Newly admitted students of the 2020-21 Academic Year are required to access the ELAE Stage 1 exam by connecting to the Zoom application. Simultaneously to connecting via Zoom, students will access the exam questions through the Sabancı University Learning Management System (SUCourse +).A username and password to enter SUCourse+ has been sent to the e-mail address you provided during application.

Please click to see the inquiry screen for your zoom room info.Enter the e-mail address you provided during application to the inquiry screen your zoom room info will come up.

A trial exam has been opened on SUCourse+. Make sure to complete the trial exam by logging into SUCourse + with the username and password sent to you for the ELAE Stage 1 exam. If you have any technical problems, you can get help from sucourse@sabanciuniv.edu before the actual exam. Access to the trial exam will be closed on Monday, September 28, 2020 at 7:00 am (Turkish Time).

Students will be able to access the ELAE Stage 1 exam with the same username and password on SUCourse + on Monday, September 28, 2020 at 10 am.

In order for the exam identity checks to be carried out on time, students are strongly reminded to be present in the Zoom exam room 30 minutes before the exam, and to have their official identification (ID card, passport, etc.) with them. Since the ELAE will be carried out online, students need a computer with a working camera, microphone, speaker and a stable internet connection to be able to take the exam.

Please click for the detailed information about SUCourse + login.

Important: You are strongly advised to read the student information. Please click to see the details.

The results of the ELAE Stage 1 will be announced on Sabanci University website on Monday, September 28th,2020 at 9 pm (Turkish Time)

Online ELAE- Stage II (Writing and Speaking): Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 

Students who have passed the ELAE stage 1 (SL-Satisfactory), have right to take the ELAE stage 2 (writing and speaking).

Writing Exam: Tuesday, September 29th, 2020, 10.00 - 10.45

Writing Exam Zoom Room Information will be announced on Sabancı University website on September 28th,2020 at 9 pm.

The trial exam has been opened on SUCourse includes a trial writing exam. Make sure to complete the trial exam by logging into SUCourse + with the username and password sent to you for the ELAE Stage 1 exam. This username and password will also be valid for the ELAE Stage 2 Writing exam. If you have any problems, you can get help from sucourse@sabanciuniv.edu before the actual exam.

Access to the trial exam will be closed on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 7 am (Turkish Time).

Students will be able to access the ELAE Stage 2 writing exam with the same username and password on SUCourse + on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 10 am.

During the  writing exam, you must be connected to both Zoom and the university Learning Management System (SUCourse +) simultaneously. To connect to SUCourse + you will need the  username and password that was sent to you via email. Students are required to have one blank A4 paper and one pen with them in order to take notes in the exam.

Students who will take the ELAE writing exam are strongly reminded to be present in the Zoom exam room half an hour before the exam starts in order to have their ID checked on time and to have their official identification (ID card, passport, etc.) with them.

Speaking Exam: one individual 20 minute slot for each student in the afternoon on September 29th, 2020.

Speaking Exam Zoom Room Information will be announced on MySU on September 28th, 2020 at 9 pm.

Note: Please have one blank A4 paper and one pen to use in the 1 minute reflection part of Part 1 of the Speaking exam.

In order for the speaking exam identity checks to be carried out on time, students are strongly reminded to be present in the Zoom exam room 5 minutes before the exam, and to have their official identification (ID card, passport, etc.) with them.

The speaking exam will take place via Zoom. SUCourse + will not be used.

In case of technical problems, the start and end times of the exam may be later than specified.

Since the ELAE will be carried out online, students need a computer with a working camera, microphone, speaker and a stable internet connection to be able to take the exam.

ELAE Stage II (Writing and Speaking) results will be announced on MySU on September 30th, 2020 at 9 pm.

No results will not be given out over the telephone to avoid any misunderstandings.

There is no make-up for the ELAE.

ELAE results are announced as letters of the alphabet.*

SL – Satisfactory from the ELAE,

UL-Unsatisfactory from the ELAE; 

NA- Non-attendance, 

As stated in our regulations, no results are released as numeric values.

SL and UL scales are only available for the second stage of the ELAE

SL (Satisfactory)*:  ‘A-SL, B-SL, C-SL’,

UL (Unsatisfactory): D-UL, E-UL, F-UL,EL  (Exempt from the ELAE),

NA (Non attendance/ evaluated as UL)’

 Scales are as below:

Students who receive do not receive a passing grade will be placed in the Foundation Development Year at either Route 3 or Route 4.

*Students who receive a minimum grade of 65% overall with a minimum grade of 47,5% from each section (writing and speaking) become Freshman students.

Students who are successful in Stage 2 of the exam, those who receive SL, will be eligible to start Faculty classes in the 2020-2021 Academic Year.

You can find detailed information about the ELAE exam and sample exams from the link below. We recommend that all students taking the exam check the information provided in this link.

https://sl.sabanciuniv.edu/students/elae/assessment-exam

For technical problems with SUCourse +, send an e-mail to sucourse@sabanciuniv.edu.

For any questions about the exam, contact the School of Languages ​​at 0216 483 91 50 or via asli.tuan@sabanciuniv.edu.

We wish you success,

School of Languages Directorate

Civic Involvement Projects (CIP101) was introduced in 1999 as a compulsory course for all students in all Sabancı University programs. The purpose of the projects are to help individuals perform their responsibilities towards their community both through teamwork and personal initiative. The projects make a difference in the society and ensure continued involvement.

“Sabancı University was a milestone in my life, and Civic Involvement Projects was the turning point of my university life”

Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences student Yiğit Karataş speaks about Civic Involvement Project experiences

Sabancı University was a milestone in my life, and Civic Involvement Projects was the turning point of my university life. I found myself having a 20-year family, a huge library of people, a ton of memories, and a wide smile on my face. Every project had its associated memories and adventures. Every university student grows with and adapts to the environment, but while most do this through student clubs and friends, I consider myself lucky to have done it through CIP. I remember my very first project: I hardly knew what I was doing before I woke up in Erzurum one morning for the "Discover Yourself" project. I don't know if I was able to teach anything to the kids, but I learned a lot from them, and the unexpecting love in their eyes was a great motivator for my own work when I came back to Istanbul. I then took part in the Human Library, which was one of the rare days of my life when I was genuinely shocked. Looking back at yesterday, I have unforgettable memories marked by CIP; today I have friends that I got to know through this family; and for tomorrow I have dreams that have been shaped and molded by civic involvement.

Civic Involvement Projects (CIP101) was introduced in 1999 as a compulsory course for all students in all Sabancı University programs. The purpose of the projects are to help individuals perform their responsibilities towards their community both through teamwork and personal initiative. The projects make a difference in the society and ensure continued involvement.

“I hope everyone who strives to make a difference can be involved in meaningful endeavors like CIP.”

Sabancı University Industrial Engineering student Seden Özcan speaks about Civic Involvement Project experiences

"Hello, this is Seden. I completed the second year of Industrial Engineering at Sabancı University.  I am also a fresh CIP advisor. With university selections coming up, I would like to talk about my own experience. Like so many others, I was unsure of which university to aim for. I had priorities and expectations, and it also mattered that the university where I would study was socially developed as well.

Finding out about CIP played a big role in my choice. I had a wonderful time in the compulsory CIP 101 course for new students. This got me engaged in civic involvement projects, and I took part in the "Discover Yourself" project held in Lüleburgaz that summer. It was one of the most special opportunities I had in university. I met the sweetest of friends. Then, as a supervisor, I took part in two other "Children in Schools" projects and one "Senior Citizen Support" project. At the end of each project, I became a little more mature.  I reached different conclusions about myself and life in general. And starting with the first project I did, I discovered new motives in life. I experienced firsthand how much of a difference it made when I made someone smile, earned a small place in someone's heart, or attended to some detail.

When I look back at these three years, I remember dozens of memories that make me smile, and I believe that to be a good measure of wealth. I am glad that I had CIP in my life. I hope everyone who strives to make a difference can be involved in meaningful endeavors like CIP. And I hope that your choices bring you happiness."

Civic Involvement Projects (CIP101) was introduced in 1999 as a compulsory course for all students in all Sabancı University programs. The purpose of the projects are to help individuals perform their responsibilities towards their community both through teamwork and personal initiative. The projects make a difference in the society and ensure continued involvement.

“A child touched my heart with little hands and I found myself in CIP”

Sabancı University Materials Science and Nanoengineering student Ece Günay speaks about Civic Involvement Project experiences

“The CIP101 course showed me how much difference I could make in someone's life. Compassion Homes, children in schools projects, sign language with international students... I had children on one side, and my project team of my peers on the other. Being a supervisor, you need to understand your audience with whom you conduct a project, and keep their volunteer spirit alive as well. Think about it: a hearing-impaired trainer and I taught Turkish Sign Language to a group that spoke no Turkish, and then went on to teach sign language to kindergarteners. This is where the brainstorming begins with my dedicated volunteer friends in the CIP office. It made me feel thoroughly like the member of a team I think my time as a supervisor taught me how to plan an entire project, think a few steps into the future, solve a problem in the shortest time and most efficient manner possible, and lead my peers. Currently, as an advisor supervisor, I help my new supervisor friends make their projects even better with my experience.”

Civic Involvement Projects (CIP101) was introduced in 1999 as a compulsory course for all students in all Sabancı University programs. The purpose of the projects are to help individuals perform their responsibilities towards their community both through teamwork and personal initiative. The projects make a difference in the society and ensure continued involvement.

“As Sabancı University students, we believe that we will always live the passion to be individuals that are involved in their society instilled in us by institutional culture and the CIP 101 course.””

Sabancı University Mechatronic Engineering student Doğanay Karakış speaks about Civic Involvement Project experiences

“Hello, I'm Doğanay Karakış. I am an advisor supervisor in civic involvement projects. Last fall semester, I was a supervisor in Senior Citizen Support projects, and my teammates and I went to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Darülaceze care home. CIP101 students met the residents of the care home and engaged in great activities. The activities helped us touch the lives of our seniors and refill them with passion for living. We had great takeaways from the projects ourselves. Listening to the life experiences of senior citizens was one. We learned a lot and improved. Both my teammates and the seniors we visited have memories we will cherish for life. As Sabancı University students, we believe that we will always live the passion to be individuals that are involved in their society instilled in us by institutional culture and the CIP 101 course. CIP is not just about involvement in the community. It shows us what we can actually do to become actively involved in issues related to seniors, children, the disabled, the environment, and animals. We will continue to clasp those little hands, cherish those experiences, and embrace a clean, pristine nature."

Civic Involvement Projects (CIP101) was introduced in 1999 as a compulsory course for all students in all Sabancı University programs. The purpose of the projects are to help individuals perform their responsibilities towards their community both through teamwork and personal initiative. The projects make a difference in the society and ensure continued involvement.

Industrial Engineering program student Akgül Cana Alpaslan speaks about Civic Involvement Project experiences

“Discover Yourself projects really helped me to discover myself and become who I am today”

“I owe some of my greatest memories at Sabancı University to CIP. I am currently an advisor supervisor, and the Discover Yourself projects that I took part in really helped me to discover myself and become who I am today. I saw and experienced the realities of others, and I saw my reflection in black, beady eyes. They taught me about what really mattered and what didn't, more than I taught them. One of my best memories is from the Discover Yourself project in Erzurum, where kids who knew nothing about musicals or classic music until then became able to differentiate between a cello and a double bass by the end of the week. And they were so clever and curious that they started looking for more. In Hatay, there was one kid who said he now understood why it was absurd for him to be embarrassed to wear purple; there were dozens of eyes looking at me inquisitively as we did some experiments, wondering if they could try this at home too.  I took the advice of an elderly resident in a care home that I visited for my first project, so I still keep fresh flowers at home and avoid using my credit card whenever possible. In addition to these life experiences, CIP gave me a number of good friends and put me in an environment where I could freely express myself and thoroughly enjoy the time I spent with them, understanding the beauty of being "me". I learned about how to organize events and lead a team of peers. I am proud to be a member of this community.”

Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (FENS) Faculty Member Selim Çetiner, SUNUM Researcher Stuart J. Lucas, FENS Postdoctoral Researcher Nihal Öztolan Erol, and FENS Molecular Bology, Genetics and Bioengineering graduate student Sezgin Mengi studied the genetic background of a single flower producing several fruit in their study "Using Next-Generation Sequencing for the Full Genome and Transcriptome Analysis of Vuralia turcica.”

The article to be published on Tekfen Tarım about the project is available below.

Vuralia turcica is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Turkey and exclusively found in the south of the Eber Lake and southwest of the Aksehir Lake, and has great agricultural promise as it produces several fruit from a single flower. However, global climate change and the change in water regime due to overcultivation has led to the deterioration of the ecosystem in the region. This has led to the areas where Vuralia, a threatened species, grows being placed under protection.

Molecular Bology, Genetics and Bioengineering graduate student Sezgin Mengi, Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (FENS) Faculty Member Selim Çetiner and Project Postdoctoral Researcher Nihal Öztolan Erol 

The social venture Kadınların Elinden, started by Sabancı University Industrial Engineering program student Mustafa Alp Dumrul and Computer Science and Engineering and Management Double Major 2019 graduate A. Atakan Demir in 2018, was recently valued at 13.5 million TL. 

Mustafa Alp Dumrul, Hande Dumrul, A. Atakan Demir

Kadınların Elinden started with a grant of 100,000 TL from the SU ASSET project support program for Sabancı University undergraduate and graduate students and their innovative projects, and is on an investment tour after having become the largest platform for woman producers in two years. Due to Covid-19, Kadınların Elinden only recently received the investments that were expected in March, and was valued at 13.5 million TL. Born on the Sabancı University campus, the initiative now represents woman producers all over Turkey while offering natural product lines.  

Kadınların Elinden helps women's cooperatives and their members across Anatolia to market the natural products they make to individual and corporate customers, and works with over 300 women for over 100 corporate partnerships made to date. The initiative has strategic partnerships with Axa Sigorta, Milliyet, Getir and PGM, and implements long-term NGO projects with corporations. 

The founders state that they will strive to increase the number of women's cooperatives they represent in order to financially empower more women, grow their team to reach new markets, and improve their technological infrastructure. 

Sabancı University Industrial Engineering program student Mustafa Alp Dumrul spoke about their initiative and the support they received from Sabancı University on HaberTürk. 

 https://www.tiktok.com/tag/onunelinden 

Kadınların Elinden partnered with Tiktok Turkey for the #onunelinden campaign, which reached 200 million views on March 8 International Women's Day. 

The Kadınların Elinden initiative brings women's cooperatives to larger markets using a blockchain-supported infrastructure, and is composed of Sabancı and other university students. The team includes Mustafa Alp Dumrul, Atakan Demir, Alperen Önal, Ergi Şener, Orkun Karagöz, Ceylin Çakır, Ege Kumkumoğlu, Elif Numanbayraktaroğlu, Miray Turan, Buse Gencer, Ferahnaz Kılıç, Hande Dumrul, Onuralp Demir, Samet Kılıç, Sinem Kılıç, Bilge Tayyar, Defne Erkun, Ceren Kurt, Kaan Çağlayan, Selin İnceöz, and Şevval Akbaş.

Two projects in which the Sabancı University Gender and Women's Studies Center of Excellence (SU GENDER) is a partner are to receive funding from the Horizon2020 Program.

Sabancı University has received funding for 8 Horizon2020 projects so far, becoming the most successful Turkish institution in this field.

Most recently, the Sabancı University Gender and Women's Studies Center of Excellence (SU GENDER) won funding with two projects submitted to the last call of the Horizon2020 Program's Social Sciences and Humanities area. It is also significant that SU Gender has two of the eight funded projects across Turkey.

SU Gender Researcher, Assistant Professor Kristen Sarah Biehl Öztuzcu is a research partner in the "WHOLE-COMM - Exploring the Integration of Post-2014 Migrants in Small and Medium-sized Towns and Rural Areas from a Whole of Community Perspective" project, which aims to introduce a comprehensive and socially-inclusive approach to growing migrant populations in towns and rural areas. The project is coordinated by Italy and has 12 partners from 10 countries.

 Assistant Professor Kristen Sarah Biehl Öztuzcu is also a partner in the "ReROOT- Arrival infrastructures as sites of integration for recent newcomers" project, which explores the mostly undocumented and interlinked social networks and physical spaces as "arrival infrastructures" that play a key part in the integration of new migrants to urban areas. The project is coordinated by Belgium and has 12 partners from 9 countries.

Another project to which SU Gender is a partner, the EU Horizon2020 project “GEARING-Roles - Gender Equality Actions in Research Institutions to transform Gender Roles", will continue until 2023. Implemented by Professor Ayşe Gül Altınay and Assistant Professor Zeynep Gülru Göker with İlayda Ece Ova as project associate, GEARING-Roles aims to improve women's status in higher education, eliminate gender-based inequalities in representation mechanisms and decison-making processes, and integrating and reinforcing gender-consciousness and perspective in research and curricula. The project is coordinated by Spain and has 6 partners.