The IICEC Conference, organized by Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC), was attended by the Minister of Treasury and Finance of the Republic of Turkey Mehmet Şimşek as the guest of honor this year. Minister Şimşek made a presentation on global economic growth and Turkish economic policies at the conference held with the theme of 'Economic Growth and Energy: Shaping the Economy of the Future'. Şimşek said, "Turkey will achieve a more efficient and competitive economy through global integration, structural transformation, and inflation."

The seventh of the “From Farm to Table: Food, Culture, and Politics Talks” series organized by Sabancı University Istanbul Policy Center was held on December 17 at IPC Karaköy Minerva Han.

The first two meetings of the Sabancı University "DIMAP Funding Mechanisms Information and Networking Days" event series were held on December 17, 2024 at the Radisson Blue Hotel Ataşehir and on December 18, 2024 at the Hilton Maslak.

Applications submitted by Sabancı University faculty members have been accepted into three prestigious academic programs approved by the Academic Council of the Venice International University (VIU) where Sabancı University became member recently. During the meeting held on November 8, 2024, two Graduate Seminars and one PhD Academy application were approved.

Our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Kaya Yapıcı has been elected as a Member of the Advisory Board of TÜBİTAK Electrical, Electronics and Informatics Research Support Group.

The Teaming for Excellence- Information and Experience Sharing Event will be organized under the TeamNANO project led by SUNUM. The event, conducted in collaboration with TÜBİTAK National Coordination Office, Sabancı University, EEN Istanbul, and SUNUM, will take place on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, between 9.30 AM and 1.00 PM at SUNUM. The event will be held in Turkish.

Sabancı University held the 2nd Sustainability Transformation Meeting on December 18th with the theme of “How Can We Achieve Integrated Sustainability?”.

  Winners of the TÜBİTAK Science, Special, Service, and Incentive Awards and TÜBA-GEBİP Awards have been announced. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented the awards to the scientists at the ceremony where four faculty members and researchers from Sabancı University were found deserving of the awards.

The sixth seminar of Sabancı University's Data Science and Analytics seminar series was held on December 11. The guest of the seminar was Ipsos AI Director Arda Özkan, who shared his views on how artificial intelligence (AI) and data science can be used for smarter decision-making processes across sectors.

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Prof. Dr. Banu Onaral, a former member of the Board of Trustees of our university, who participated in and contributed to the Search Conference during the establishment of Sabancı University.