12/08/2014
Designed to provide high school students with an authentic university experience, the fourth Sabancı University Summer High School had a rich and varied content from natural sciences to management, arts, social sciences, languages, and informative seminars on university and career choices.
Sabancı University Summer High School had students from all over Turkey as well as international students from Germany, United States, Azerbaijan, Austria, UK, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. The academically and culturally international environment enabled high school students to develop themselves further.
The fourth Sabancı University Summer High School, held to provide high school students with a glimpse of university life, ended with a ceremony held at the Performing Arts Center.
Sabancı University Summer High School was attended by 817 students from 39 provinces in Turkey (Adana, Afyonkarahisar, Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Bolu, Bursa, Çanakkale, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Edirne, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Isparta, İstanbul, İzmir, Karaman, Kayseri, Kırklareli, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Niğde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Tokat and Zonguldak), and abroad from Germany, United States, Azerbaijan, Austria, UK, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
The curriculum of the first semester of the Sabancı University Summer High School included courses on Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering and Nanomedicine; Brain, Science and Magic; Mechatronics, Flying and Floating Robots; Astrophysics and Metaplanets; Research, Development and Market; Augmented Mechanics I; Education and Industries in Engineering Branches; Economy, Finance, Money and Your Future; Law and Economics; Psychology and Philosophy; Turkey, Europe and America; Miracle Growth in the Sino-World: China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan; Great Works of Western Art, Classical Music and Drama; Visual Communication, Design and Art; Artistic Photography and Videography: You Too Can Do It; Creative Intellect and Creative Activity; Society and Culture; Economy and Government; Wirtschaft und Verwaltung; and Gesellschaft und Kultur.
The second semester’s courses included Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering and Nanomedicine; Science, Entrepreneurship and Public Service; Research, Development and Market; Augmented Mechanics II; Mechatronics and Humanoid Robots; Education and Industries in Engineering Branches; Society, Economy and Politics; Turkey, Middle East and North Africa; Energy Production and Management; Psychology and Philosophy; Great Works of Modern Art, 20th Century Music and Opera; The History of a City: Constantinople/Istanbul; Visual Communication, Design and Art; Society and Culture; Economy and Government; Wirtschaft und Verwaltung; and Gesellschaft und Kultur.
Basic English II courses were offered in both semesters. The Universities and Professions: Information, Choice and Success seminar was also offered in both semesters, where subject matter experts spoke to students on their jobs and industries.
Extracurricular activities in the Sabancı University Summer High School included fitness, tennis, volleyball, basketball, football, group exercises, dance, creative drama, percussion workshops, certified first aid training, diving training (theory), bridge, fine arts (painting, ebru, ceramics), Civic Involvement Projects’ Çayırova Love Homes, and Civic Involvement Projects’ Metin Sabancı Spastic Children’s Rehabilitation Center projects.
