We commemorate Sakıp Sabancı with Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards on 18th anniversary of his passing.  

A quick reminder for those who want to start their career strong and rise rapidly, the early application for the Sabancı University Full Time MBA program ends on April 15^th, 2022

You can reach the required documents via https://sbs.sabanciuniv.edu/en/mba/application-process 

Any questions, you can contact mba@sabanciuniv.edu

Details the Full- time MBA Program about the will be shared on April 9^th, 2022, Saturday at 11:00 pm (GMT+3) in the online information session.

Sabancı University MBA program is a full-time program welcoming students without prior work experience and hands-on training program offering Company Action Projects in top multinational and local companies in Turkey during their education.

The program provides work experience within its curriculum and it offers an international experience to its students with exchange programs without paying any education fee abroad, only by covering the living expenses.

Details about the program will be shared on April 9^th, 2022, Saturday at 11:00 pm (GMT+3) in the online information session.

• Date:  April 9^th, 2022, Saturday
• Time: 11:00 am (GMT+3)
• Location:  Zoom- Please click here for registration.

For more information, you can send an e-mail to mba@sabanciuniv.edu

In conjunction with the exhibition “The Prince's Extraordinary World: Abdülmecid Efendi,” which is still ongoing at the Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) with the support of Sabancı Holding, the exhibition “Prince Abdülmecid Efendi and the Art of Calligraphy” is now open to visitors in the galleries of the SSM's Arts of the Book and Calligraphy Collection.

Known as a painter, but also interested in music and calligraphy, Abdülmecid Efendi trained himself in calligraphy by making copies of panels by famous calligraphers in the palace collections, at a time when he was forced to live under surveillance in the palace, cut off from the outside world. Many of his paintings also feature calligraphic panels. “Prince Abdülmecid Efendi and the Art of Calligraphy” exhibition focuses on the sultans who were Prince Abdülmecid Efendi’s grandfather, uncle, father and cousin; Mahmud II (r. 1808-39), Sultan Abdülmecid (r. 1839-61), Sultan Abdülaziz (r. 1861-76) and Sultan Abdülhamid II (r. 1876-1909) respectively. The exhibition presents its visitors various calligraphic examples through works by Mahmud II's calligraphic masters Kebecizade Mehmed Vasfî (d. 1831) and Mustafa Râkım (d. 1826), as well as panels and kıt’as by the calligrapher sultans themselves.

The exhibition titled “Prince Abdülmecid Efendi and the Art of Calligraphy,” comprising selected works from the Sakıp Sabancı Museum, the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, the Sadberk Hanım Museum, the Manuscript Institution of Turkey, the Millet Manuscript Library, the Süleymaniye Manuscript Library and various private collections, will be on view until 30 June 2022.

Credits

Calligraphic panel

Celi sülüs script

Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808-1839)

‘My achievement derives only from God’ (Hud surah: 88)

New Energy Technologies Unit is being established under the collaboration of SUNUM – Sabancı University Nanotechnology Application and Research Center and TEMSA.

In the pilot-level, well-equipped and multi-disciplinary research environment to be created in the SUNUM-TEMSA New Energy Technologies Unit, where energy studies on the theme of mobility will be carried out, it is aimed to conduct studies towards the end product about battery chemistry, BMS hardware and software, battery mechanics and energy efficiency so that these studies could be transformed into socio-economic outputs more rapidly and effectively.

Information Technology Non Thesis Master Program: This program creates an opportunity towards a career in the IT area for newly graduates and those professionals planning a major change in their career track. The curriculum has a rich enough spectrum that's suitable for IT professionals as well as who would like to improve their skills and broaden their expertise in the area.

Data Analytics Non Thesis Master Program: This program creates an opportunity towards a career in Data Analytics area for graduates of disciplines such as computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, statistics, economics and other fields with a quantitative focus and for professionals who have ample work experience in a data-analytics-related area and are seeking in-depth training in Big Data Analysis.

Energy  Technologies and Management Non Thesis Master Program: This program creates an opportunity towards a career in Energy area for graduates of disciplines such as engineering, basic sciences, economics, management, politics and other fields with a quantitative focus and for professionals who have work experience in energy or other related areas .

Cyber Security Non Thesis Master Program: This program creates an opportunity to develop a career in cybersecurity area for graduates of disciplines such as computer science, electrical engineering and mathematics; and for professionals, who have work experience in cybersecurity and IT sectors and want to advance their theoretical knowledge and applied skills in a rich set of  cyber security subjects.

The candidates who have completed a undergraduate program are eligible to apply to these programs. Newly graduate candidates should complete their undergraduate degree till September 01, 2022.

Please click for Application Documents and Requirements

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• http://sec.sabanciuniv.edu/en

Early Application and Interviews:
Last day of early applications is May, 27th, 2022. After initial screening, interviews will be scheduled for potential candidates. Interviews will be done May, 30th - June, 17th, 2022 (Interview schedule is subject to change).

Deadline and Interviews:
Applications must be submitted by August, 05th, 2022. After initial screening, interviews will be scheduled for potential candidates at Sabancı University during August, 08th - 22nd, 2022 (Interview schedule is subject to change).

Applications should be submitted via online application system only. Applications sent via e-mail cannot be evaluated.

We would like to remind you that if you get admitted, originals of all official documents required to be submitted during university registrations.

Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC) has released the twenty-fifth issue of IICEC Energy Market Newsletter.

Please click to read IICEC Energy Market Newsletter

Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies at Columbia University will hold Sakıp Sabancı Lecture on “Antiquities, Museums, Empires” on Friday, April 22, 2022.

Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies at Columbia University will hold Sakıp Sabancı Lecture on “Antiquities, Museums, Empires” on Friday, April 22, 2022.

Zeynep Çelik, Sakıp Sabancı Visiting Professor at the Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies at Columbia University, will deliver the keynote speech at the lecture, which will be delivered by Timothy Mitchell, William B Ransford Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University.

Being the first Sakıp Sabancı Visiting Professor at the Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies at Columbia University, Zeynep Çelik has a deep expertise and unique historical perspective on the architecture and urbanisation of the region.

The seminar course to be held at Columbia University Lerner Hall can also be viewed online via the following link: bit.ly/SSCLecture2022.

Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Honorary Board Chairman of Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC) Dr. Fatih Birol has been reappointed as IEA Executive director. Dr. Fatih Birol's third term will start in September 2023.

For the first time in the history of the IEA, Dr. Fatih Birol, who has served as Executive Director of IEA, has been reappointed by unanimous vote of The Governing Board of the International Energy Agency.

It has been announced that Dr. Birol, who has served as Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) since 2015, has been reappointed at the IEA Ministerial Meeting on 23-24 March.

In the press release by IEA, it has been stated that reappointment of Dr. Birol comes at a pivotal moment for IEA and the global clean energy transformation and The Governing Board of the International Energy Agency giving him strong backing to lead a new era for the IEA.

Jennifer Granholm, Chairman of the IEA Ministerial Meeting and the US Minister of Energy, whose views were mentioned in the statement, said, “The election of Birol as president for another term demonstrates our confidence in his abilities and expertise. We look forward to continuing to work with the IEA under Birol's leadership as we move towards our zero emissions goals by accelerating the clean energy transition. “Our decision today for an additional term for Dr Birol as IEA Executive Director again confirms our confidence in his skills and expertise. We look forward to continuing to work with the IEA under Birol's leadership as we move towards our zero emissions goals by accelerating the clean energy transition."

Dr. Birol stated that he is honoured to run for the third term and said “I’m honoured that IEA members have put their trust in me to lead the Agency into a new era following what I believe may turn out to be the most consequential Ministerial Meeting in the IEA’s near 50-year history. The energy world is changing fast and needs to change faster still. With our new mandates we are now ready to respond and chart a new course for the IEA, not just for the next two years but for decades to come. My energy, enthusiasm and commitment to lead my outstanding colleagues within the IEA Secretariat and to serve our Member Governments have never been stronger.”

About Dr. Fatih Birol:

Dr. Birol has joined IEA as a young analyst and he took on various duties for 20 years before being elected Executive Director of the IEA. Dr. Birol has been appointed as IEA President in 2015. Dr. Birol is also the founder and the chairman of the IEA Energy Business Council, one of the most dynamic business groups in the international energy industry.

In 2022, Dr. Fatih Birol has been awarded the "Legion d'Honneur", the highest state decoration of France. In 2021, he became the only Turk to be on the TIMES 100 "World's 100 Most Influential People" list. Listed as one of the world's most influential people in energy by Forbes magazine, Birol has been named the "Energy Person of the Year" in 2017 by the Financial Times Newspaper.

Dr. Birol also chairs the World Economic Forum's (Davos) Energy Advisory Board and is a member of the UN General's “Energy Sustainable for All” Advisory Board.

Recipient of numerous state decorations

Dr. Fatih Birol, aralarında Japonya İmparatoru Akihito’nun “Yükselen Güneş” ödülü, İsveç Kralı’nın “Kutup Yıldızı Kraliyet Nişanı” ve Avusturya, Almanya ve İtalya’nın en yüksek Cumhurbaşkanlığı nişanları da dâhil olmak üzere, kariyeri boyunca pek çok devlet ve uluslararası kuruluştan ödüller aldı.

Dr. Fatih Birol has been honored by many states and international organizations throughout his career, including the Order of "Rising Sun" of the Emperor of Japan Akihito, the "Royal Order of the Pole Star" of the King of Sweden, and the highest Presidential decorations of Austria, Germany and Italy.

Before joining the IEA in 1995, Fatih Birol worked at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna. Dr. Fatih Birol holds a PhD and MSc degree in Energy Economics in Technical University of Vienna and a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University.

Dr. Birol has been awarded a Doctorate of Science honoris causa by Imperial College London at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2013. Fatih Birol has been an honorary life member of Galatasaray Sports Club since 2013.

Three Sabancı University faculty members receive 2022 Academy of Science BAGEP Awards.

The Academy of Science has announced the winners of the 2022 Young Scientist Awards Program (BAGEP).

Ezgi Akpınar Uysal, member of Sabancı Business School, has won the 2022 BAGEP award in the field of business administration, Mohammad Sadek, member of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (FENS), in the field of mathematics, and Onur Varol, member of the FENS, in the field of computer engineering. The award-winning faculty members will conduct their funded research projects for a period of two years.

The Academy of Science's Young Scientist Awards Program (BAGEP) aims to identify and reward the best young academics, and to support them for further research, in addition to encouraging young people to carry out scientific research and rewarding the best examples.

The BAGEP Awards of the Academy of Science are given to academics under the age of 40, and entail a cash prize of TL 27,500 per year for a duration of two years to support their research.

For BAGEP 2022 awards, please click.