Sabancı University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Faculty Member, Asst Prof Dr Alex Wong is the Co-Curator in Chief for The Third University Invitational Exhibition of Jinan International Photography Biennale "Tiny Rays Converge into a Sun" - Asia-Pacific University Photography Invitational Exhibition. At the same time, he has exhibited together with his students' photography/video works. Participating students from FASS/VAVCD program are Öykü Onal, Berrak Güloğlu, Doga Batılı, Zeynep Sıdal Keten, Yasemin Bilgin, Zeynep Bafralı and Bengisu Yiğit.

Chief Curators: Yoong Wah Alex Wong, Zhang Hui and Ryu Eunkyu.

Art Director: Zeng Yi.

Academic Chair: Yao Lu.

Exhibition Location: Shandong University of Art & Design - Main Gallery 1 & 2.

Date: 25 October - 25 November 2022.

Although we are thousands of miles apart and far away, we are each an individual of vague yet firm shining point in the bright light of human civilization. We face each other across the sea and seem to be standing alone. However, the breath of the ocean has already made us form a unified community of destiny, which is difficult to separate and give up. Even if there is nowhere to go, they are still watching and knowing each other and sharing safety and security. Today, in the face of the complicated and changing global situation, such as the fragile recovery of the world economy, our mutual openness, diversity and inclusiveness are the foundation and lifeblood of the prosperity and development of the Asia Pacific region.

The rapid development of the Internet and digital technology in this century has brought photography into the pan-digital era. At a time when the contemporary digital cultural context presents a kind of media and consumption, and when the traditional photography methods and concepts are gradually being diluted, we need to think about the future development direction of photography. At the same time, under the waves of information in the 21st century, profound changes have taken place in people's way of life, means of production and cognitive thinking. As a product of information technology in the new era, the Internet has opened the way and brought notable changes to human information dissemination. After the evolution and development of mobile phones and social media, photography education is also facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities. In order to adapt to the rapid changes and development, it is necessary to break down barriers between each other, break through obstacles, and establish a good communication and exchange mechanism to promote the joint development of photography education in various countries.

This exhibition is the 3rd international university photography invitational exhibition since the 2018 "From Chang'an to Rome" China-Italian University Photography Invitational Exhibition and the 2020 "Foreign Land, Same Sky" China, Japan and South Korea University Photography Invitational Exhibition. This time, thirty-seven universities participated in the exhibition. The Asia-Pacific region universities hold offline and online photography exhibitions jointly. Hundreds of excellent photography and video works express how university teachers and students in the Asia-Pacific region observe the world and the means of artistic practice and expression of visual language. In the boundless mutual exchange and learning, we aim to promote the contemporary development of photography education worldwide. At the same time, when we gather together, a small amount of light can turn into a radiant glow no matter how far apart we are.

37 Participating Universities:

Sabancı University, Turkiye.

Koç University, Turkiye.

Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore.

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Academy of Art University, USA.

Queensland College of Art, Australia.

Osaka University of Arts, Japan.

Tokyo Zokei University, Japan.

Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan.

Chung-Ang University, South Korea.

Hongik University, South Korea.

Daegu Arts University, South Korea.

Joongbu University, South Korea.

Korea Broadcasting Arts School, South Korea.

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Malaysia.

Rangsit University, Thailand.

Indonesia Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

MingDao University, Taiwan.

Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, China.

Hubei Institute of Fine Arts, China.

Huanghe Science and Technology College, China.

Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, China.

Nanjing University of the Arts, China.

Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, China.

Shandong University of Art and Design, China.

Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China.

Shanghai University Fine Arts College, China.

Shanghai Normal University, China.

Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, China.

Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China.

Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China.

Xi'an University of Technology, China.

Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, China.

Xi'an Eurasia University, China.

Communication University of Zhejiang, China.

China Academy of Art, China.

Central Academy of Fine Arts, China.

Online exhibit preview and web links:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/z92QTIy3Cxx_cS67Pnpc2A

Turkiye & Singapore:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-SgAF3PTJ8DPkL8kSDJX3w

Japan:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/adBgRWzft3PvRN8dcy-LVg

USA & Australia:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GOaKReKA10NXvl01a3hLOA

Korea:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NZK7Ux-v8l48H8OqemHvfw

Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/JJE5MOFb2ooNy8le_jddTQ

Taiwan:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/js7WgiPFgZzPjPbXhUZzqg

China:

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_DN5Sde7k36osjwTZDRPDQ

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3HxC3ceaabzJAQWtFVSe0A

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Xd2qX9Kuh8XcrkeckDG1Uw

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Hb2INqvT-Q6MQVZOjtbXgA

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vdXYj6FMYxBrUbCLhp8Scw

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Z2cyrVwdaYBgAy7F-SkuQQ

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/O1C8XT9A8YQVARzCYy_O6A

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-guEImumhlfUv0C9beTj3A

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/OmLqeaRsZM66dIoIY0jAUw

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/8C8TKTY_FC4kBHYgAn2B7Q

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/i0GOL-pIM9QolgbRRt2E_w

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZewfNSOsThG-QUW-5qErZA

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GNRyjiVWETaG8dLWnP7Nsg

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/aoXY-3faF8f6VC2iormmXA

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/APz_T7UQNppX7lKOf6ONCQ

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UVi7s6EjgIK0kaGsJPtXhg

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qr0uiDU2O6BLVPzEW2j6aQ

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/sXTCDoYX5HRFof9nqXoclQ

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vuoH5f7Pvu7jdcdR7DKeRg

TÜBİTAK President Hasan Mandal visited Sabancı University and made a presentation entitled “TÜBİTAK Strategies” to faculty members.

At the meeting held on Friday, October 14, 2022, Hasan Mandal said, “Pandemics will be one of the important agenda items in the next 10 years. In addition, issues such as green transformation, climate change, loss of biodiversity, extreme climatic events, food supply security, cyber security, and problematic immigration are among the issues that stand out for the future. At TÜBİTAK, we also prioritize these issues in our efforts”.

Mandal continued as follows: “Traditional solutions are not enough to overcome the difficulties experienced. We are entering a period when social and human sciences will be much stronger. The sociotechnical dimension is becoming more and more important in the technologies developed. Industry 4.0 alone is not enough after the pandemic. Therefore, the green-digital binary transformation is the main agenda of research policymakers. In this context, the European Commission talks about the concept of Industry 5.0 and adopts the ESG (environment, social, government) approach in its programs. We also attach importance to the main components of sustainability, flexibility against risks, and strong people orientation in TÜBİTAK programs”.

Mandal also shared information about current TÜBİTAK programs. In his presentation, Mandal emphasized that Sabancı University has very high potential in many fields and that it is the only university that stands out in some projects such as SAYEM.

Stating that they have made many innovations in supporting scientific and technological research projects recently, and that there are many steps ranging from facilitating application processes to increasing support budgets, Hasan Mandal answered questions from Sabancı University faculty members following his presentation.

Sabancı University welcomed dozens of acclaimed scholars from across the world at its Altunizade Digital Campus to discuss one of the most pressing issues facing historians and other scholars in the humanities and social sciences today: How to reconceptualize our understanding of the past to acknowledge the vital role played by groups often marginalized in traditional scholarship and contemporary discourse, including religious and ethnic minorities, women, and others.

The conference, organized by Abdurrahman Atçıl and Ayşe Ozil Sabancı University Faculty Members of FASS alongside Eugenia Kermeli from Hacettepe University, was held under the umbrella of the ongoing project “OTTOLEGAL: The Making of Ottoman Law,” a project based at Sabancı University and generously supported by the European Research Council.

Entitled “The Balance of Justice in the Ottoman Empire: Non-Muslims as Agents in an Islamic Imperial Legal Context,” the conference featured twenty presentations by scholars from North America, Europe, and the Middle East, with attendees participating from even further afield.

The conference began on 13 October with opening remarks by the organizers, Yusuf Leblebici, President of Sabancı University and Meltem Müftüler-Baç, Dean of FASS. The topics of the conference ranged from conceptual studies dealing with notions of justice and the dynamics of Ottoman legal thought and practice to cases studies related to the Ottoman non-Muslim actors and to wide-ranging analyses of the purview of Islamic and communal courts. The conference closed with a lively roundtable kicked off by Engin Deniz Akarlı, Baki Tezcan, and Edhem Eldem, after which attendees were treated to a special tour and dinner at Topkapı Palace.

The OTTOLEGAL team thanks everyone who attended and all those whose work went into making the conference a success. The team will now begin work on an edited volume that will build on the ideas and insights articulated at the conference and bring them to an even wider audience.

A new step has been taken following Sabancı University’s signing, in 2020, of a graduate student exchange program agreement with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) International College of Semiconductor Technology in Taiwan, one of the world’s biggest players in the semiconductor industry.

Representatives of Sabancı University, Sabancı Holding, and Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission came together in this program, which is a continuation of the cooperation that was realized in 2020.

Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission Representative Volkan Chih-Yang Huang, Istanbul Taiwan Trade Center Director Jimmy Chen, Sabancı Holding Strategy and Business Development Group President Gökhan Eyigün, Sabancı ARF Director Yeliz Erinçkan, and Sabancı University Ankara Project Office Manager Elif Tepeli attended the meeting, at which discussions were carried out to evaluate and develop cooperation opportunities in the fields of investment and entrepreneurship, and to contribute to the future of both countries.

At the meeting held at Sabancı Center, evaluations were made of the next steps to be taken.

The Professional Graduate Programs 2022 Commencement Ceremony was held on our Tuzla Campus. Sabancı University President Prof. Dr. Yusuf Leblebici, Yemeksepeti CEO Mert Baki, as well as faculty members and relatives of students, attended the ceremony in which 206 students graduating from the Graduate School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, and Sabancı Graduate Business School were present.

“EDU HAD GREAT SUCCESS, TAKING THE 42TH PLACE IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES WORLD RANKINGS”

Sabancı University President Yusuf Leblebici addressed the graduates in his speech at the ceremony and said, “Today, we are graduating 206 students from 8 different professional graduate programs. As Sabancı University, we believe that higher education plays an important role not only in the development of an individual, but also in the development of society, economy, the business world and the environment. This vision lies behind the increase in our research projects and investments in this field every year. As Sabancı University, we are among the universities in Turkey that allocate the greatest budgets to research and development. Today, we are one of the three foundation universities that officially received the title of Research University”.

Stating that they attach great importance to university-industry collaborations, Yusuf Leblebici continued as follows: “As part of the contribution we provide to the society and the business world, we attach great importance to the professional graduate programs that you graduate from today. Our experience-oriented, innovative programs, featuring the most up-to-date information, prepare you for the business world of the future. Each of these programs has a very special place in their field. The professional graduate programs we offer not only in the field of management, but also in various fields ranging from cyber security to energy technologies, from data analytics to finance, provide an important development opportunity for all professionals. At the same time, these programs fulfill an important task in terms of responding to the competency needs of the business world”.

Yusuf Leblebici stated that as Sabancı University, they are among the top universities from Turkey participating in the world university rankings, and concluded as follows: “Sabancı University Executive Development Unit, EDU, has achieved great success with its special training for executives and ranked 42nd in the 2022 world rankings in terms of custom programs as organized by the Financial Times. In addition, we have recently ranked among the top 500 universities in the world in Times Higher Education (THE) 2023 World University Rankings. Undoubtedly, the biggest source of our success is you, our esteemed students. We are preferred by the best students of Turkey in undergraduate education as in graduate programs. According to the results of this year's Higher Education Institutions Exam, the number of students we received from the Top 1000 was 140. We have become the university with the highest score in Turkey in terms of admission to faculties”.

The guest speaker of the ceremony, Yemeksepeti CEO Mert Baki, drew attention to the achievements of Sabancı University and said:

“Since its establishment, Sabancı University has been a pioneer, innovative and different in many aspects for our country and our people. It has managed to become an exemplary university not only in Turkey but also in the world, with its freedom to choose a program, its strong sensitivity to the wishes of all stakeholders and students and the society it is in, and of course its philosophy of "creating and developing together". I am confident that our university, which has the experience and potential to raise successful generations of the future, will add new achievements to the existing ones in the coming years”.

“BE THE HERO OF YOUR OWN STORY, DRAW YOUR OWN PATH”.

Giving advice to the graduates by saying, "You are now stepping into a new chapter of your life," Baki continued: “You should never stop wondering and asking questions. Life gives us many options in our professional or private lives. But in any case, you may have to make a choice and move on. Life is full of elective courses that sometimes give you the options you don't like, and sometimes exams that ask you questions from the chapters you haven't studied. Don't try to be the best at everything. Do what you do best, and for everything else, surround yourself with people who are better than you, who can help you. Always be in touch with technology. You will see the benefits of using technology well at every stage of life.

“There is no one right way in life. Please don't be obsessed with making the right decision. Everyone's path is different; don't compare yourself to others. Being at peace with yourself, developing self-esteem and self-confidence, I think, are the keys to a successful and good life. Try to be inspired by failure stories as well as success stories. Finally, be the hero of your own story, draw your own path. Have a roadmap, but be ready to deviate from it at any moment, and remember that every deviation is a stop on this journey where we collect precious memories and makes us who we are”.

The Sabancı University Professional Graduate Programs 2022 Commencement Ceremony ended after graduates were awarded their diplomas.

The UK-based higher education rating institution Times Higher Education (THE) has announced the 2023 World University Rankings. Sabancı University was included in the 401-500 bracket in the rankings, in which 1799 universities from 104 different countries were evaluated this year.

The Times Higher Education (THE) 2023 World University Rankings have been announced. In the rankings, Sabancı University is in the highest bracket among Turkish universities. The THE World University Rankings methodology consists of 13 performance indicators under 5 main areas, namely research, teaching, international outlook, citations, and industry income. Sabancı University, which is in the top 401-500 bracket in the list, stands out in terms of citations, which have a high impact on evaluation, as well as teaching and research.

Making a statement on the subject, Sabancı University President Prof. Dr. Yusuf Leblebici said, “We are proud and happy to be a university from Turkey ranking among the top 500 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) 2023 World University Rankings. Today, our university, with its leading role in teaching, carries out many academic studies that make a difference. Especially as a research university, we receive strong project support from domestic and international sources. Within the scope of the recently-announced support program in cooperation with the Strategy and Budget Department of the Presidency and the Council of Higher Education, we have become one of the 3 foundation universities that are accepted as research universities. As a university, the amount of resources we allocate to research is 655 million TL. We are currently conducting 292 research projects. We are the foundation university that allocates the largest share to R&D with a rate of 32.70 percent. Thanks to the unique freedom to choose a program that we offer, our students can consciously choose their fields after coming to university, and direct their careers according to the field they graduate from. The reward for our academic success is also reflected in the results of this year's Higher Education Institutions Exam. We admitted 790 very bright young people, including the top-scoring student in Turkey, among Sabancı University students. The number of students we admitted from the first 1000 was 140. Currently, 94 percent of our graduates can find a job in the sector of their choice within a year after receiving their diplomas. I believe that we will achieve many more successes together with our faculty members and students in the future”.

The Sabancı University Professional Graduate Programs 2022 Commencement  will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022.

Sabancı University will conduct its Professional Graduate Programs 2022 Graduation Ceremony at Tuzla Campus on October 15, 2022. 

Professional Graduate Programs include Information Technology, Energy Technology and Management, Cyber Security, Data Analytics, Masters in Finance, MBA, Professional MBA, and Executive MBA programs.

The Commencement Ceremony will be broadcast live on Sabancı University YouTube channel.

• 16:00 – 17:00  Distribution of Caps and Gowns (SGM Foyer Area)
• 17:00 – 17:45  Alumni Walk Rehearsal (SGM Mail Hall)
• 17:45 – 18:15  Guests Taking Their Places in the SGM
• 18:15 – 18:30  Gathering for the Alumni Walk and Alumni Taking Their Places in the Hall Accompanied by Music
• 18:30 – 20:00  Commencement Ceremony
• 20:00 – 21:00  Closing & Catering

Sabancı University Gender and Women’s Studies Center of Excellence (SU Gender) invites you to the book talk, "Queer in Translation: Sexual Politics under Neoliberal Islam" by Evren Savcı.

Online on October 13, Thursday at 17.00 (GMT +3)

For registration: https://bit.ly/SUGender_booktalk_EvrenSavci

Under the philosophy of “Creating and Developing Together”, Sabancı University MBA program aims to support future leaders’ ability to identify the needs of society and how to contribute to its improvement.

Sabancı MBA program is designed to give students an understanding that every individual can and has a responsibility to contribute positively to society. Through Civic Involvement Projects (CIP), young people learn that they can make a difference individually as well as collectively. Therefore, the CIP is a required part of the Sabancı MBA curriculum during the orientation week.

With this respect, at the beginning of the 2022-2023 Academic Year, Sabancı MBA program students had the chance to listen to various NGOs and had the opportunity to have some volunteering activities.

Zeynep Bahar Çelik

In cooperation with the CIP team of Sabancı University, students learned the importance of Civic Involvement Projects and the importance of teamwork in general. CIP Manager Zeynep Bahar Çelik also demonstrated interactive activities with MBA students to build teamwork, cooperation, and communication within the group in addition to clarifying expectations for the program.

Remarking that the Sabancı Business School places great importance on educating socially responsible leaders, Dean Prof. Dr. Nihat Kasap commented: “As Sabancı Business School, we encourage our students to become leaders with an innovative and creative mindset through the academic curriculum while developing their soft skills to create a difference in the society”.

Students participated in fieldwork on the themes of animal rights, sustainability and environment, and prejudice. With the support and interest of Local Animal Protection Volunteer Pınar Satıoğlu, they spent time with the animals in Tepeören Animal Shelter and helped with their care. They participated in the coastal cleaning activity in Pendik, which was organized with the support of Pendik Municipality. They also received training called “Living Together” at the Association of Refugees. Within the scope of this program, it was aimed that students are more aware of the society and environment they live in.

Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum will hold a meeting with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Turkey Representative, Hassan Mohtashami, on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at 16:00, at the Sabancı Business School 1073.

The topic of the meeting will be “Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender-Based Violence and Population Dynamics”.

The meeting will be hold on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Sabancı Business School 1073

All members of Sabancı University are invited.