YÖK'ün " Yükseköğretim Kurumlarında Önlisans Ve Lisans Düzeyindeki Programlar Arasında Geçiş, Çift Anadal, Yan Dal İle Kurumlar Arası Kredi Transferi Yapılması Esaslarına İlişkin Yönetmelik " ile ilgili 1 Eylül 2013 Tarih ve 28772 sayılı Resmi Gazetede yayımlanan ek maddeler uyarınca 23 Ekim 2013 Tarihine kadar Kurumlararası yatay geçiş başvurusu alınacaktır.

Kayıtlı olduğu programa yerleştiği yıldaki ÖSYM puanı, Sabancı Üniversitesi'ndaki aynı programın yerleştirme puanından yüksek olan adaylar başvuru yapabilir.

YATAY GEÇİŞ YÖNETMELİK DEĞİŞİKLİĞİ

YÖNETMELİK
Yükseköğretim Kurulu Başkanlığından:

YÜKSEKÖĞRETİM KURUMLARINDA ÖNLİSANS VE LİSANS DÜZEYİNDEKİ PROGRAMLAR ARASINDA GEÇİŞ, ÇİFT ANADAL, YAN DAL İLE KURUMLAR ARASI KREDİ TRANSFERİ YAPILMASI ESASLARINA İLİŞKİN YÖNETMELİKTE DEĞİŞİKLİK YAPILMASINA DAİR YÖNETMELİK

MADDE 1 – 24/4/2010 tarihli ve 27561 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanan Yükseköğretim Kurumlarında Önlisans ve Lisans Düzeyindeki Programlar Arasında Geçiş, Çift Anadal, Yan Dal ile Kurumlar Arası Kredi Transferi Yapılması Esaslarına İlişkin Yönetmeliğin 11 inci maddesinin üçüncü fıkrasının son cümlesi yürürlükten kaldırılmıştır.
Önceki Hali :  (3) İkinci fıkradaki başarı şartını sağlayamayan ancak merkezi yerleştirme puanı geçiş yapmak istediği diploma programının taban puanına eşit veya yüksek olan adaylar yatay geçiş başvurusu yapabilir. Bu şekilde başvuran adayların başvuruları sadece ikinci fıkraya göre başvuran adayların yerleştirmesi bittikten sonra boş kalan kontenjan olması halinde değerlendirilir.
Sonraki Hali : (3) İkinci fıkradaki başarı şartını sağlayamayan ancak merkezi yerleştirme puanı geçiş yapmak istediği diploma programının taban puanına eşit veya yüksek olan adaylar yatay geçiş başvurusu yapabilir. 

MADDE 2 – Aynı Yönetmeliğe aşağıda ek maddeler eklenmiştir.
“Merkezi yerleştirme puanıyla yatay geçiş
EK MADDE 1 – (1) Öğrencinin kayıt olduğu yıldaki merkezi yerleştirme puanı, geçmek istediği üniversitenin diploma programının girdiği yıldaki taban puanına eşit veya yüksek olması durumunda, hazırlık sınıfı da dahil olmak üzere yatay geçiş için eğitim öğretim döneminin başlamasından itibaren en geç bir ay içinde başvuru yapabilir ve bu durumdaki adayların başvuruları yükseköğretim kurumlarının ilgili kurulları tarafından değerlendirilerek ilgili yıl için söz konusu diploma programının ÖSYM Kılavuzunda öngörülen öğrenci kontenjanının %10’unu geçmemek şartıyla yatay geçişleri kabul edilir. Başvurunun kontenjandan fazla olduğu durumlarda ÖSYS puanı en yüksek adaydan başlanarak sıralanarak kontenjan kadar adayın yatay geçişi kabul edilir.
Özel durumlarda yatay geçiş
EK MADDE 2 – (1) Şiddet olayları ve insani kriz nedeniyle eğitim öğretimin sürdürülemez olduğu Yükseköğretim Kurulu tarafından tespit edilen ülkelerde öğrenim gören öğrenciler Türkiye’deki yükseköğretim kurumlarına yatay geçiş başvurusu yapabilirler. Bu konuya ilişkin usul ve esaslar Yükseköğretim Kurulu tarafından belirlenir.”

Başvuru için gerekli belgeler:

Başvuru için Gerekli Belgeler: 
Tüm belgelerin Türkçe ya da İngilizce dillerinde hazırlanmış resmi belgeler olması gerekir. Farklı dillerde hazırlanmış belgelerin orijinal kopyalarının yanısıra noter tasdikli Türkçe ya da İngilizce tercümelerinin eklenmesi gerekir. 

1. Başvuru Formu ve Başvuru Ücreti : Birden fazla program için başvuran adayların tek bir Başvuru Formu doldurmaları gerekmektedir. Formun başvuru yapılan her bir program için fotokopi ile çoğaltılması ve herbir başvuru formu için ayrı olmak üzere 275TL tutarındaki başvuru ücretinin Akbank Sabancı Üniversitesi Şubesi 30727 no'lu (IBAN NO: TR87 0004 6007 1388 8000 0307 27)  hesaba yatırılıp dekontunun başvuru formuna eklenmesi gerekmektedir (başvuru ücreti iade edilmemektedir).2. sınıfa başvuran adayların başvuru formunda öğrenim görmek istedikleri diploma programının bağlı olduğu program paketini belirtmeleri gerekir; bu adaylar kabul edilip öğrenime başladıktan sonra 2.sınıfın sonunda programı kesinleştirilecektir. 

2. Sınav Sonuç Belgesi : Yurtiçindeki yükseköğretim kurumlarından, KKTC'den yada ÖSYM kılavuzunda yer alan ülkelerde bulunan yükseköğretim kurumlarından başvuran adaylar için ayrılacağı kuruma yerleştirme işleminde kullanılan ÖSYS ve LYS belgesinin fotokopisi, 

3. Transkript : Adayın kayıtlı olduğu yükseköğretim kurumunun Öğrenci İşleri tarafından hazırlanmış (tercihen kapalı zarf içinde), alınan tüm dersleri, notları ve not ortalamalarını gösteren resmi belge. Transkriptte, öğrenci değerlendirme sistemi ile ilgili açıklayıcı bilgilerin bulunmaması halinde bu bilgilerin bulunduğu onaylı bir belgenin eklenmesi gerekir. 

4. Ayrıntılı Ders Tanım ve İçerik Bilgileri : Adayın transkriptinde belirtilen derslerin ayrıntılı tanımlarını ve içerik / müfredat / syllabus bilgilerini içeren belgeler. Ayrıca, yurtdışındaki yükseköğretim kurumlarından yapılan başvurularda, kurumu tanıtan katalog veya benzeri belgelerin eklenmesi yararlıdır. 

5. İngilizce Dil Yeterliliği: Üniversite tarafından eşdeğerliliği kabul edilen ulusal ve/veya uluslararası yabancı dil sınavlarının birinden yine Üniversitece belirlenen düzeyde başarılı olduğunu gösteren belge (Geçerli belgeler için tıklayınız) veya adayın kayıtlı olduğu yükseköğretim kurumunun Öğrenci İşleri tarafından hazırlanmış (tercihen kapalı zarf içinde), programın eğitim dilini belirtir resmi belge (Eğitim dili tamamıyla İngilizce olan kurumlardan başvurdan adaylar için-hazırlık sınıfında okuyan adaylar hariç). Bu bilgi transkriptte belirtilmişse ayrıca belge istenmez.

6. Öğrenci Belgesi : Adayın kayıtlı olduğu yükseköğretim kurumunun Öğrenci İşleri tarafından hazırlanmış, adayın başvuru sırasında halen kurumun kayıtlı öğrencisi olduğunu gösterir belge (transkript üzerinde yapılan açıklama da kabul edilir) 

7. Disiplin Durum Belgesi : Yurtiçindeki yükseköğretim kurumlarından başvuran adayların ayrılacağı kurumun Öğrenci İşleri tarafından hazırlanan (tercihen kapalı zarf içinde), öğrencinin disiplin durumunu belirtir resmi belge. 

8. Referans Mektubu : En az iki adet, tercihen üç adet referans mektubu (kapalı zarf içinde). Mektup örneği Başvuru Formu ile birliktedir. 

9. Lise Diploması : Yurtiçindeki liselerden mezun olanların lise diplomasının onaylı fotokopisini başvuru belgelerine eklemeleri faydalıdır.Yurtdışındaki liselerden mezun olan adaylar için ek olarak lise diplomalarının noter tasdikli Türkçe tercümelerini ve İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü'nden temin ettikleri Lise Diploma Denklik belgeleri. 

Yatay geçiş kabul edilen öğrencilerin daha önce almış oldukları derslerden hangilerinin sayılacağını ve geçiş yaptıkları programdaki hangi derslere karşılık geleceği Fakülte Kurulu kararında belirtir.

Başvuru Adresi: 
Sabancı Üniversitesi 
Öğrenci Kaynakları Birimi 
34956 Orhanlı-Tuzla 
İSTANBUL 
Tel : 0216 483 90 92 
Faks : 0216 483 90 73 
E-posta : studentinfo@sabanciuniv.edu

Get ready to discover the new Sabancı University website with a brand new appearance and a more user-friendly interface.

Get ready to discover the new Sabancı University website with a brand new appearance and a more user-friendly interface.

Why did we need a new website?

At the Sabancı University Marketing and Institutional Communication and IT Departments, we defined our needs before designing the website in cooperation with GrafikaSU, our in-house graphic design agency. 

First, we picked a random sample among the visitors of our website, taking into account different visitor profiles.  We had face-to-face meetings and in-depth interviews with 36 people from the sample, and an online meeting with a further 16.  With the use of a special method analyzing visitor behavior, researchers had the opportunity to observe visitor behavior while participants browsed through the website.  The key objective of the study was to collectively find an answer to the question of what kind of a new website Sabancı University needed.  We observed visitors, asked them questions about their use of the website, and solicited comments. 

We compiled the results of our in-depth interviews and found out that the priority for our visitors was simpler, more streamlined navigation on the home page.  So we emphasized ease of use when designing our new website, and made sure that the homepage would direct visitors to the page they needed as quickly as possible. 

Another preference of our visitors was that they wanted to see the differences and achievements of the university in a more prominent position with better visuals.  We thought about putting in a larger “window” on our website.  This means that achievements, inspiring stories and the hot issues of the university can be viewed in a single window with better, custom graphics.

Another visitor suggestion –one that we wholly agree with– was an appearance and visual quality that was optimal for mobile devices.  Keeping up with the times, we have ensured that our new website is perfectly functional and impressive to look at not just on personal computers, but on smartphones and tablets as well. 

In summary…

We have worked long and hard to design a website that will look its best on any device, have a host of differences for you to discover, and will allow for easier navigation. 

Make sure you discover our new website – we’ll be online soon! 

Aytaç Göğüş from the Center for Individual and Academic Development contributed to the Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship as an author of the chapter “Brainstorming and Invention”.

Springer has published the Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship edited by Elias G. Carayannis. This encyclopedia, which is the first of its nature, scale and scope, brings together theories, practices and policies related to the nature and dynamics of creativity, invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

The Sabancı University International Board of Overseers meeting featured a panel discussion on “Turkey, Europe and the World” hosted by the Sabancı University Alumni Association. 

Sabancı University International Board of Overseers Member Dr. Kemal Derviş, Sabancı University Faculty Member and Jean Monnet Professor Meltem Müftüler Baç, Sabancı University Finance Chair President Professor Özgür Demirtaş, graduate student Aybars Görgülü and undergraduate student Melis Yazıcıoğlu discussed the changing balance of the world and the position of Turkey.

As part of the Sabancı University International Board of Overseers meeting, a panel discussion on“Turkey, Europe and the World” was hosted by the Sabancı University Alumni Association (SUMED) on Thursday, October 3^rd, 2013 at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum – the Seed with keynotes by Sabancı University International Board of Overseers Member Dr. Kemal Derviş, Sabancı University Faculty Member and Jean Monnet Professor Meltem Müftüler Baç, Sabancı University Finance Chair President Professor Özgür Demirtaş, graduate student Aybars Görgülü and undergraduate student Melis Yazıcıoğlu.

“Our performance is unstable”

Kemal Derviş discussed foreign policy, the economy and politics under separate headings.  Derviş argued that a new world order was being formed in foreign policy, and said that significant ground had been covered in the economy in the past 12 years.  Derviş said that Turkey was second only to China in terms of growth in 2010 and 2011, and continued, “Then the growth rate dropped vastly.  Last year, it was below 2.5%.  Our performance is unstable, but the quality of the products manufactured in Turkey improved nevertheless.  There are pleasing developments in many areas.”  Derviş said that great progress had been achieved despite all criticism and shortcomings, and that the current bottleneck was not unique to Turkey.

Derviş also commented on global developments, explaining how the great expectations from emerging nations until the month of May suddenly turned to pessimism, adding “The current deficit in Turkey is too great.  When growth decreases, so does current deficit, but closing or reducing the deficit by growing slowly is not desirable.  Turkey’s greatest structural issue is to accelerate growth while reducing current deficit and improving the funding quality for the current deficit.”

“There is a global issue with the quality of democracy”

Speaking on politics, Kemal Derviş said that there was an issue with the quality of democracy which was not unique to Turkey.

Derviş said, “The federal government in the United States has literally packed up.  The polarization in a vastly advanced democracy is so great that the Congress cannot ratify a budget,” arguing that this was sad news for America as well as the world.

“Individual polarization in the United States is greater than that in Turkey”

Kemal Derviş discussed polarization in Turkey, saying "Polarization is not so great on an individual level in Turkey; I think the situation is worse in the United States, at least on an individual basis.  People are more understanding of each other in Turkey.  Things that were bitter issues 10 years ago aren’t anymore.  There are vital issues of course, like the peace process.  We must build the next century together with our Kurdish citizens.”

“The order will change with the shrinking of Europe and the growth of non-liberal countries”

Professor Meltem Müftüler Baç of the Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences discussed economic power, military power and population in her lecture, providing insight into the expected changes in the next 40 years.  Meltem Müftüler Baç began by discussing Turkey’s global position in these three areas, and continued, “The world order we have been accustomed to so far is liberal at its core.  The order will change with the shrinking of Europe and the growth of non-liberal countries.  We may have to confront an unstable order in the future.”

Sabancı University Finance Chair President Özgür Demirtaş compared Turkey with Southern European countries in terms of budget deficit, debt ratio and per capita debt, explaining that Turkey was better off compared to these countries.

Aybars Görgülü discussed Turkey’s relations with its neighbors, while Melis Yazıcıoğlu spoke on Turkish-European relations based on university students.

The conference was also attended by Sabancı University Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı and President Professor Nihat Berker.

Sabancı University International Board of Overseers

The Sabancı University International Board of Overseers is composed of 11 global business and academic leaders.  Its members are:

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Emeritus President Barbara Thomas Judge

Paradigm Ventures President Candace Johnson, one of the 50 most influential women in the world by Time and Fortune

Newtonmore Advisors Limited CEO Cem Cesmig

GE International President and CEO Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco

Brookings Institution Vice President and Sabancı University Istanbul Policy Center Senior Advisor Dr. Kemal Derviş

Bekaert President Baron Paul Buysse

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Faculty Member and Nobel Laureate in Economics Professor Peter A. Diamond

US Policy Metrics Founding Partner Senator Phil Gramm

Deutsche Bank Former Chair of the Board of Auditors Dr. Rolf E. Breuer

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University President Professor Timothy W. Tong

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Partner Dr. Xiang Wang

The world’s most ambitious neuroscience project is underway. Scientists from the 135 partner institutions of the Human Brain Project, co-funded by the EU with an estimated budget of €1.2 billion, are meeting in Switzerland for the official launch.

With more than 130 research institutions from Europe and around the world on board and hundreds of scientists in a myriad of fields participating, the Human Brain Project is the most ambitious neuroscience project ever launched. Its goal is to develop methods that will enable a deep understanding of how the human brain operates. The knowledge gained will be a key element in developing new medical and information technologies. On Monday, October 7, 2013, the project partners met at EPFL (Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne), the coordinating institution. Over the course of a week, neuroscientists, doctors, computer scientists and roboticists will fine-tune the project’s details. Six months after its selection by the EU as one of its FET Flagships, this project of unprecedented complexity, with an estimated budget of €1.2 billion, has now been set in motion. Sabancı University to be the Turkish implementer of the Human Brain Project

Sabancı University inaugurates the “Entrepreneurship Council” with programs supported by TTNET, Akbank and the Sabancı Foundation

Sabancı University, named “Turkey’s Most Entrepreneurial and Innovative University” on the University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Index published by the Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology for the first time in 2012, prepares to collect entrepreneurial activities maintained since its establishment under one roof.

This will be achieved by the inauguration of the “Sabancı University Entrepreneurship Council.”  A press conference was held to share current and planned entrepreneurship activities and announce international cooperation projects.

Speaking at the conference were Sabancı University President Professor Nihat Berker as well as executives of companies that will be strategic partners in various projects to be undertaken by the Entrepreneurship Council: TTNET General Manager Abdullah Orkun Kaya and Akbank Assistant General Manager Bülent Oğuz.  During introductory remarks, President Nihat Berker said that Sabancı University started off with the objective to establish a global university in Turkey, maintaining an approach of interdisciplinary education, teaching, research and application since its first academic year in 1999 – 2000.  Explaining that the philosophy of “to create and develop together” led to research-based entrepreneurship at Sabancı University, Berker continued: “We established the Entrepreneurship Council to gather our efforts under one umbrella structure and develop them with the leading institutions in Turkey and around the world.  We enable all students to graduate with a minor in entrepreneurship in addition to their majors.  We are developing our cooperation with MIT on entrepreneurship with the support of TTNET, and will be adding the Social Entrepreneurship Program in association with the Sabancı Foundation to the current Entrepreneur Development Program that we maintain with contributions by Akbank.  We will select best student and entrepreneur projects in the Entrepreneurship Council and provide them with pre-incubation support.”

Speaking next, TTNET General Manager Abdullah Orkun Kaya said, “We believe that Turkey’s digital transformation will be possible through investments in innovative ideas.  Solutions based on digital innovation will play the leading role in the sustainable development of the country.  We have opened our doors to young entrepreneurs so that Turkey creates exemplary digital solutions and writes success stories.  We and the previous generations have always been warned by our elders not to ‘invent things.’  Now, we make a call to everyone with business ideas to come forward and invent best as they can.  We provide mentorship to budding entrepreneurs with teams experienced in business development and investment.”

Kaya continued, “We are proud to announce our cooperation with Sabancı University, one of Turkey’s highly prestigious education institutions thanks to its achievements in entrepreneurship, leadership in technology development, and globally-focused activities.  Together with Sabancı University, we have sent a student team whose entrepreneurship project idea was found promising to the Global Founders’ Skills Accelerator (GFSA) program in MIT, where I too have my MBA degree.  This makes me doubly proud as MIT is known for its innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.  We will continue to increase our collaboration with Sabancı University for the advancement of these areas in Turkey.”

Bülent Oğuz, Vice President of Small and Medium Business Banking at Akbank, a corporate sponsor of the Sabancı University Entrepreneur Development Program since its beginning in 2003, said “Entrepreneurs play an active role in the creation of new thoughts and birth of new industries by analyzing consumer needs as quickly and accurately as possible, bringing momentum to the economy of which they are a part.”

Pointing out that entrepreneurs are the drivers of economic growth with their contribution to production, Oğuz continued, “We believe that as entrepreneurship becomes widespread in Turkey, our competitiveness in the international market will improve, and the transformation of our economy to a medium- and high-technology manufacturing economy will be aided by the innovative projects and companies of our entrepreneurs, who will champion the culture of innovation in business.  This is why supporting entrepreneurship with its rightful place among the key drivers of growing economies is critical for us.  We assist our entrepreneurs with new products, services, funding models, training programs, competitions and cooperations so that all new enterprises evolve into successful SMBs of the future.  As Akbank, we are in close cooperation with the host of this conference today, the Sabancı University Entrepreneurship Council.  This year, we have added the “Social Entrepreneur Development Program” to the “Entrepreneur Development Program” we have been conducting with Sabancı University.  We hope that entrepreneurs will further grow their businesses and gain even better momentum in the business world of tomorrow.”

Sabancı Foundation General Manager Zerrin Koyunsağan sent a written message, saying “As Sabancı Foundation, we firmly believe in the importance of the civil society, foundations and associations, or the ‘third sector,’ for social development.  Institutionalization is critical for a more active civil society.  The trainings offered by the Sabancı University Social Entrepreneur Development Program will make crucial contributions to institutional capacity development in the third sector.  We will also extend grants to social entrepreneurs chosen within the Sabancı Foundation’s Changemakers initiative to participate in the program and INSEAD’s International Social Entrepreneurship Conference.  This will enable our Changemakers to receive additional training and to join the international network of social entrepreneurs.  We are glad to be making a contribution to the development of social entrepreneurship, therefore the civil society in Turkey, and would like to see Sabancı University extend and expand their efforts in this area.”

The conference concluded with a presentation by Sabancı University Entrepreneurship Council Director Kutlu Kazancı, who pointed out significant changes in the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Turkey and on a global scale, and gave examples of local and international best practices.  Kutlu Kazancı explained that entrepreneurship courses have been offered at Sabancı University since 1999. 

Sabancı University established one of Turkey’s first technology transfer offices

In 2002, Sabancı University established the Research and Graduate Policy Directorate and one of Turkey’s first technology transfer offices.  The university was a founding partner of the Gebze Organized Industrial Zone Technology Park, and initiated the Entrepreneur Development Program with Akbank in 2003.  Turkey’s first technology transfer company Inovent was founded within Sabancı University in 2006.  So far, Inovent has helped the establishment of almost 30 startups and 4 companies, one of which received an investment of USD 4 million from foreign funds. The first doctorate degree in entrepreneurship was awarded in 2009.

The Sabancı University Entrepreneurship Council was founded to act as an umbrella for all entrepreneurship activities and to enable students, researchers, alumni and entrepreneurs to learn, gain insight, apply their ideas and become a part of the ecosystem.  A minor in entrepreneurship is offered to all students.  Other initiatives include the Entrepreneurship Development Program with Akbank and the Social Entrepreneur Development Program with Akbank and the Sabancı Foundation.  A series of seminars will be held that are open to students and the public.  The Entrepreneurship Council will assist the activities of the Sabancı University Technology Transfer Office, which was one of the 10 Technology Transfer Offices that received TÜBİTAK support in 2013 as part of the Technology Transfer Office Support Program.  The Office will be a part of Research and Graduate Policy.

Examples of successful entrepreneurship at Sabancı University

During his presentation at the conference, Kutlu Kazancı gave examples of international cooperations and successful entrepreneurship initiatives at Sabancı University.  With the support of TTNET, the University cooperated with MIT for participation in the Global Founders’ Skills Accelerator Program.  A team of three was sent to this three-month program this summer with their work in the Somatech Project for social media analysis.  The team won a prize of 14,000 US dollars.  The cooperation will continue with a team to be chosen among pre-incubation teams every summer.

Another cooperation is with the National University of Singapore’s Entrepreneurship Summer School.  Three Sabancı University students who were part of the Inovatink project to provide robotic learning kits to students spent the month of July in Singapore and came home with first prize.

Furthermore, Professor Aytül Erçil of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences was named the “Entrepreneurial Woman of Turkey 2013” by the Society for Supporting Female Entrepreneurs (KAGİDER) for her development of the business idea of the Vistek- İsra joint venture on artificial sight technologies..

Best pre-incubation projects are sent to MIT and Singapore

The pre-incubation center called “SUCOOL” will choose innovative projects that meet a need in the market and are implemented by good teams to provide mentorship, pre-incubation, business development, virtual board of directors and office support until the summer.  Projects that successfully complete SUCOOL and are considered ready to evolve into businesses and generate revenue will have priority in the Inovent Incubation Center.  The best projects to emerge from incubation will receive grants to visit MIT and Singapore.

The future objective of the SU Entrepreneurship Council is to ensure that each student at Sabancı University takes part in and completes at least one project prior to graduation.  The purpose is to support exciting projects that lie at the intersection of Sabancı University research areas, market needs, and the talents and interests of students and entrepreneurs.

Sabancı University International Board of Overseers to Discuss “Turkey, Europe and the World”

Sabancı University Alumni Association will host a panel discussion with Sabancı University International Board of Overseers Member Dr. Kemal Derviş, Sabancı University Faculty Member and Jean Monnet Professor Meltem Müftüler Baç, Sabancı University Finance Chair President Professor Özgür Demirtaş, graduate student Aybars Görgülü and undergraduate student Melis Yazıcıoğlu. 

The panel discussion titled “Turkey, Europe and the World” will take place as part of the Sabancı University International Board of Overseers meeting at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum – the Seed on Thursday, October 3rd, 2013.

The Sabancı University International Board of Overseers, composed of 11 global business and academic leaders, will hold its annual meeting in Istanbul.

As part of the Sabancı University International Board of Overseers meeting, a panel discussion will be held on Thursday, October 3rd, 2013 with keynotes by Sabancı University International Board of Overseers Member Dr. Kemal Derviş, Sabancı University Faculty Member and Jean Monnet Professor Meltem Müftüler Baç, Sabancı University Finance Chair President Professor Özgür Demirtaş, graduate student Aybars Görgülü and undergraduate student Melis Yazıcıoğlu. 

Hosted by the Sabancı University Alumni Association – SUMED, the conference titled “Turkey, Europe and the World” will take place at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum – the Seed with the attendance of International Board of Overseers members. 

You are cordially invited to the conference also to be attended by Sabancı University Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı and President Professor Nihat Berker. 

Sabancı University International Board of Overseers 

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Emeritus President Barbara Thomas Judge

Paradigm Ventures President Candace Johnson, one of the 50 most influential women in the world by Time and Fortune

Newtonmore Advisors Limited CEO Cem Cesmig

GE International President and CEO Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco

Brookings Institution Vice President and Sabancı University Istanbul Policy Center Senior Advisor Dr. Kemal Derviş

Bekaert President Baron Paul Buysse

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Faculty Member and Nobel Laureate in Economics Professor Peter A. Diamond

US Policy Metrics Founding Partner Senator Phil Gramm

Deutsche Bank Former Chair of the Board of Auditors Dr. Rolf E. Breuer

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University President Professor Timothy W. Tong

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Partner Dr. Xiang Wang

Program

Date : Thursday, October 3, 2013

Place: the Seed, Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Emirgan 

Time: 17:00 – 18:30

Implemented by Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences professor Hikmet Budak, the 'EU-DROPs Project' was covered by the global scientific journal Nature.  The journal discussed the strategy and significance of the project at length.

We talked to Hikmet Budak for our questions about the 'EU-DROPs Project.'

Can you talk about the nature and scope of the project?

The DROPS (DROught-tolerant yielding PlantS) Project is a joint platform of 15 partners from Europe, Australia and the United States.  The objective of the project is to develop new genetic and genomic methods to improve the drought tolerance and water efficiency of three critical crops: corn, durum wheat and common or bread wheat.  DROPS began in 2010 and will continue until 2015.  The project has a budget of 5.9 million Euros.  As SU, our role in the project is to enable the cultivation of drought-tolerant crops in the long term by identifying genomic zones and genes associated with drought tolerance, share this information with the worldwide scientific community to use in genetic and refinement studies.  All genetic and phenotypic information gathered will be stored on databases and shared globally.  The cultivation of new wheat varieties that are affected minimally by fluctuation in water availability under changing climatic conditions will make a vast contribution to sustainable production. 

If you were to compare this SU project to others around the world, what are the differences and significant findings?

The project focuses on four important factors that determine drought tolerance and water efficiency.  These are seed development failure; shoot structure and development; root structure and activitiy; and transpiration activity.  The objective is to study these properties in natural variants and determine genomic zones that are associated with these properties and drought tolerance.  We will use these genetically-transferred stable properties in these genotypes as parameters for estimating the drought tolerance of new genotypes to be produced.  The findings of Europe-wide studies will be used in the production and development of new genotypes or varieties via a common network.  This project is very wide in scope with the participation of 15 partners.

What are your expectations from the outcomes of the project?

We are working towards transferring four different genes to two species of wheat that are widely cultivated in Turkey, and testing these genotypes once the transfer is complete.  We expect the new crops to be more tolerant against drought.

Human Rights in Business Best Practices Conference Held

The “Capacity Development Program for Human Rights in Business” held by Mikado Sustainable Development Consultancy and Sabancı University with the support of the Consulate of the Netherlands’ Human Rights Fund concluded.  Best practices implemented by companies during the program were presented at the Human Rights in Business Best Practices Conference held on September 25, 2013 at Minerva Palas, Karaköy

The Human Rights in Business Best Practices Conference, the final phase of the Capacity Development Program for Human Rights in Business to increase awareness of human rights in the business world, encourage best practices and drive change, took place on September 25, 2013 at Minerva Palas, Karaköy.

Companies which took part in the program to benefit from the guidance offered by Mikado Sustainable Development Consultancy and Sabancı University Gender Forum to implement best practices in human rights within their organization shared their practices in the conference. 

The conference began with introductory remarks by Hester Jonkman, Deputy Consul-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; Serra Titiz of Mikado Sustainable Development Consultancy; and Ayşe Yüksel, Sabancı University Gender Forum Purple Certificate Project Coordinator.

Introductory remarks were followed by the first panel discussion moderated by Serra Titiz with speakers Başak Atalay of the Anadolu Group; Bedriye Hülya, founder of B-fit; and Aysun Sayın, Assistant General Manager of Boyner Holding.

Speakers in the second panel discussion, moderated by Olcay Özer of the Sabancı University Gender Forum, were Dilek Mete from Bilim İlaç and Sibel Kocaoğlu from Roche Turkey.  Guest speaker Buket Şirik from the British Council made a presentation on the Equal Opportunity and Diversity project. 

At the end of the conference, participants received copies of the Best Practices Booklet containing case studies of best practices implemented within the Capacity Development Program for Human Rights in Business.

About the Capacity Development Program for Human Rights in Business

The Capacity Development Program for Human Rights in Business held by Mikado Sustainable Development Consultancy and Sabancı University with the support of the Consulate of the Netherlands’ Human Rights Fund aimed at increasing awareness of human rights, encouraging best practices and driving change in the private sector.

The Program consisted of four stages:

Human Rights in Business Trainings

Two “Human Rights and Business” free two-day training sessions were held in Istanbul in October 2012 and January 2013 with the participation of 29 trainees representing 16 companies.  Roadmaps were shared with participants for developing human rights strategies within their companies.

In addition to class-based trainings, three videoconferences were held, which were open to all employees and supply chains of participating companies. 

Implementation Guidance

Companies which took part in the Human Rights and Business trainings and wished to implement the Human Rights Roadmap within their organizations received free implementation guidance for 6 months.  Five of the 16 companies taking part in the program received guidance.

Human Rights in Business Best Practices Conference and Booklet

In the last phase of the project, the Best Practices Conference was held on September 25, 2013 with all interested stakeholders.  A Best Practices Booklet containing details of the process and best practices implemented by the companies taking guidance was printed and made publicly available.

Capacity Development Program for Human Rights in Business website: www.haklimisiniz.org

The Entrepreneurial Woman of Turkey

Aytül Erçil of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences was named "The Entrepreneurial Woman of Turkey 2013" by KAGİDER.

The award was given to Aytül Erçil for her development of an idea for artificial sight by the İsra-Vistek joint venture.

Other award categories in the 7th competition, held by the Society of Female Entrepreneurs of Turkey (KAGİDER) in association with Garanti Bank and Ekonomist magazine were "Turkey's Promising Female Entrepreneur," "Female Entrepreneur Making a Regional Difference" and "The Social Entrepreneurial Woman of Turkey."