Transfer applications to Sabancı University from other universities are evaluated by the relevant Faculty Boards upon the pre-evaluation of the Commision within the scope of the rules determined by Sabanci University and the quota, in compliance with "Instruction Letter for the  Transfer among the Higher Education Institutions at the Associate’s and Bachelor’s Degree Programs and the Rules for Double Major, Minor and Credit Transfer between Institutions" published by the Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK). Online applications have to be completed without any missing documents until 21 July 2020. Interviews for applicants, who meet application requirements, will be held on 24 July 2020; and the applicants to be admitted to the programs will be decided after the Faculty Administrative Board evaluates the application documents. 

General Rules for the Application Requirements:

1.      YOK Equivalency: For the applications made from abroad; the institution, that the applicant will leave, have to be among the institutions of which equivalency is recognized by YOK.

2.      Program Equivalency: Institution and the program which the candidate are to leave should be the equivalent of the Undergraduate Programs of SU.

3.      Term: Students who had completed first two semester of the undergraduate diploma programs can apply. Last two semester of the diploma programs can not be applied. To be only applied for 2020-2021 Academic year, students who are registered to the higher education institutions abroad are able to apply for the first and the last two semesters, except foundation year.

4.      Grade Point Average : Applicants must possess a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 60 out of 100 or 2.29 out of 4.00. Candidates, applying from the universities implementing the grading system other than x out of 4.00 or 100, should submit an official document explaining the grading system and conversion table for the grades.

Only for the Fall term of 2020-2021 Academic Year, applicants registered in universities abroad, who cannot meet the GPA requirement of 60 out of 100 can apply.

5.      To Be Registered: Applicants must be registered in the current higher education institution as a student.

6.      English Proficiency: The students certifying that they have passed one of the national and/or international foreign language examinations at a level determined by the university (**) and the ones who have graduated from a higher education institutions where the medium of instruction is English are exempted from English Language exam. Applicants, who do not meet these criteria, are required to be successfull in the English Language Assessment Exam (ELAE) held by Sabancı University, to be able to start to study in the program.

(**) Exams and Scores for Foundation Development Year Exemption

7.      Education Period: The total periods required to complete the program and those formerly passed must not exceed the maximum education period of 14 terms.

8.      OSYM Score: For students with Turkish citizenship, who are registered in a university abraod; it is required to meet ranking condition stated in OSYS guidebook for the related year for applications to Faculty of Engineering and Natual Sciences. For Management Programs and Arts and Social Sciences Programs, it is required to have an equal or above central placement score from the relevant score type in the year that the student took OSYS/YKS exam, than the minimum required score for the equivalent diploma programs in Turkey to the program that the student intend to transfer.

 Only for the Fall term of 2020-2021 Academic Year, for T.C. nationals registered abroad; OSYS / YKS requirement is not required for students who will transfer from the top 1000 universities in any of the world university rankings made by Academic Ranking of World University, QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 

Application Documents:

All documents must be offically prepared in English or Turkish languages. It is necessary to attach the Turkish or English notarized translations besides the original documents prepared in other languages. 

1.      Application Form and Application Fee

 Please click for the Application Form

 560 TL application fee must be paid to the the account of which details will be sent to you with an e-mail right after you submit the application.

Applicants for sophomore year should indicate the program set related to the diploma program they wish to study, on their application form. The departments of these applicants will be determined after they get admitted and register, in accordance with Sabancı University Undergraduate Education Regulations. 

Application fee is non-refundable. 

2.      The Certificates of Examination Results

There must be a copy of OSYS certificate (indicating the score and the higher education institution placed) used for the admittance to the institution the applicants are to leave for the applicants from domestic universities, including higher education institutions in KKTC and those mentioned in the OSYM guide; OSYM certificate showing obtained scores from all score types is also required. 

For T.C. nationals registered abroad; OSYS certificate (Student Pleacement Exam) and OSYM certificate showing obtained scores from all score types is also required. (Except students who are registered in the top 1000 universities in any of the world university rankings made by Academic Ranking of World University, QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings.) 

It is required for the international applicants or the ones who complete entire high school education outside of Turkey, to submit one of the exam or diplomas stated in the list 

3.      Transcript

An official document, demonstrating all courses, grades, and GPA's, issued by Student Affairs Office of the higher education institution the applicant is enrolled in. If the grading table is not on the transcript, an official letter explaining the grading system must also be submitted along with the transcript. 

4.      Detailed Description and Contents of The Courses 

There must be documents with the contents and detailed descriptions of the courses indicated on the candidate's transcript. It will be useful for the overseas applicants to attach catalogs giving information about the foreign institutions or documents like these. It is required for each course which is succesfully passed. Courses which are found equivalent by the Faculty Administrative Board will be substituted with their grade. 

5.      English Proficiency Exam Result 

• The document certifying that the student has passed one of the national and/or international foreign language examinations at a level determined by the university (*)
• An official document indicating the program's education language prepared by the Student Affairs Office of the university the applicant is enrolled in (for the institutions of which medium of instruciton is fully English). If the information is indicated on the transcript, no additional document is required.

(*) Exams and Scores for Foundation Development Year Exemption 

6.      Student Certificate

The document demonstrating that the applicant is a student of the institution, prepared by the Student Affairs Office of the university the applicant is registered in. 

7.      Certificate of Disciplinary Standing 

The document indicating the disciplinary standing for the domestic applicants prepared by the Student Affairs Office of the university that the applicant is enrolled in. 

8.      Letter of Recommendation 

Minimum 2, preferably 3 letters of recommendation

Recommendation Letter 

9.      High School Diploma 

High school diploma copy attested by the university, for the applicants graduated from a high school in Turkey

For the applicants graduated from overseas high schools, it is required to attach notarized Turkish translations of their high school diploma and diploma equivalency certificate obtained from Turkish Ministry of Education, along with the high school diploma 

10.  The Passport Pages

Those pages with photo and identification information and approved photocopies of the pages related to the years of education in the foreign higher education institutions for the overseas applicants. 

11.  The Document of Return from Abroad 

The official writing indicating the state of the applicants whose parents have returned to Turkey upon completion of their offical duty or their working lives abroad. 

12.  Financial Status

Financial assurance to have education in Sabancı University (required for foreign students admitted) 

13.  Copies of certificates, courses, internships, sports competitions with rewards taken before. 

Which of the courses taken before to be substituted; and which course will be substituted with which one will be indicated in the Faculty Board resolution, after the transfer application is accepted. 

2020-2021 Academic Year Fall Term Quotas

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

Please click to read IICEC Energy Market Newsletter. 

Sabancı University Istanbul International Climate and Energy Center (IICEC) organised a webinar on ‘‘Sustainable Energy and the New Reality’’ on June 23, 2020.

The webinar started with Ms. Güler Sabancı’s opening speech and it continued with a panel with the participants of Executive Director of IEA, Dr. Fatih Birol and Chairman of TÜSİAD Energy Working Group, Kıvanç Zaimler. The webinar was moderated by IICEC Director of Research, Bora Şekip Güray.

The Times Higher Education “2020 Young University Rankings” lists the world’s best universities under 50 years old.

Sabancı University ranked 69th among all 414 universities and had the highest position among 23 Turkish universities which was placed in the “Young University Rankings 2020” rankings.

The top three Turkish universities are: Sabancı University (69^th), Çankaya University (88^th), Koç University (90^th).

THE World's Best Young Universities Ranking is based on research impact, teaching quality, international outlook, attribution and industry-supported project revenue criteria.

“Sabancı University Center of Excellence in Finance” (CEF) established by Sabancı University with the founding sponsorship of Akbank has continued its seminar series online with InsideChains CEO Cristina Dolan. 

The seminar, entitled “COVID-19, Financial Technologies and SMEs”, focused on the short- and long-term impacts of the pandemic, the usage of financial technologies in this period, and the roadmaps SMEs can follow. 

Underscoring the pivotal role SMEs and micro-businesses play in the global economy, Cristina Dolan said: “Although the exact percentages vary from one country to another, SMEs and micro-businesses represent the vast majority of existing enterprises in the world. In addition, these businesses have a significant share in total employment. However, SMEs and micro-businesses lack the financial resources they need for rapid growth. The main reason behind this is the asymmetric information resulting from the fact that these businesses operate in quite different fields and the business models they use are different from those used by large enterprises. More importantly, these businesses need small amounts of capital, which is not fit for service by traditional banks’ costly analysis processes. This is where financial technologies come into play, offering opportunities for connectivity, access to data and analyses that help understand the operational risks of SMEs and micro-businesses much more effectively. Extensive use of financial technologies in turbulent times, such as the pandemic we are currently going through, creates new opportunities not only for FinTechs but also for small businesses and consumers in need of finance, as well as the overall economy.” 

Cristina Dolan:

Cristina Dolan is CEO of InsideChains, focused on building and growing businesses utilizing data, blockchain, cyber risk quantification, AI, IoT, telematics and serverless cloud architectures for new digitally transformative fintech, insurtech and mobility offerings. iHuddl is a revolutionary FinTech platform she recently cofounded with alumni from BlackRock, that democratizes access to accredited level investment opportunities, by utilizing open banking connectivity. She is a Co-Founder of Additum, an award winning European ‘Value Based Healthcare’ utilizing reward tokens to improve patient outcomes. iXLedger, was an early blockchain enabled insurance marketplace, which she co-founded, that initially offered blockchain insurance.  In addition to being an MIT Media Lab alumna, engineer and Internet pioneer, she has over two decades of experience building transformational businesses and products form FinTech, InsurTech, Media, Telecom and Healthtech. She was a co-founder of OneMain.com, which grew to be the 10th largest ISP after a successful IPO (Acquired by Earthlink). Formerly, Ms. Dolan held executive roles Disney, Hearst, IBM and Oracle.  She is a member of Forbes Technology Council and the Vice Chair and former Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum in New York, where she hosted several blockchain and fintech events with industry leaders. The award-winning student competition she founded, Dream it. Code it. Win it., was the subject of her TEDx Talk, Just Solve It. She earned a Master’s degree from the MIT Media Lab and holds a Master of Computer Science and Bachelors of Electrical Engineering with concentrations in Computer Science, Data Communications and Business.

With hope, with love, with trust, our alumni is setting sail for new horizons.

We are all immensely proud of you.

This film is for our 2020 alumni.

Graduate students will be accepted for the 2020-2021 Fall Semester leading to the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in the following programs. 

Detailed information on research areas including basic sciences can be obtained at http://fens.sabanciuniv.edu.

Academic inquiries should only be posted to contact names for each program given below; for administrative or procedure related questions please contact to Student Resources Office.

Phone: +90 (216) 483 9093, E-mail: studentinfo@sabanciuniv.edu

Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering
The program emphasizes the latest developments and technological innovations in this globally emerging field. Areas of specialization include molecular and cellular biology, bioinformatics, and plant biotechnology.

Academic Contact: Batu Erman,
Phone: +90 (216) 483 9530, 
E-mail: batu@sabanciuniv.edu 

Computer Science and Engineering
Research areas; natural language processing, pattern recognition, formal methods, software engineering, cryptography and information security, network security, computer architectures, distributed systems, database systems, data mining, computer graphics and virtual reality, embedded systems, knowledge representation and reasoning.

Academic Contact: Albert Levi,
Phone: +90 (216) 483 9563,
E-mail: albert.levi@sabanciuniv.edu

Cyber Security
Research areas; computer network security, cryptography, blockchains, biometric systems, cryptographic engineering, wireless system security, data security, software security. 

Academic Contact: Erkay Savaş,
Phone: +90 (216) 483 9606,
E-mail: erkays@sabanciuniv.edu

Data Science

Academic Contact: Berrin Yanıkoğlu
Phone: (216) 483 9528,
E-mail: berrin.yanikoglu@sabanciuniv.edu

Electronics Engineering 
Research areas; wireless communication, wireless networks, sensor networks, signal, speech and image processing, computer vision, pattern recognition, data networks, RF, microwaves, antennas and propagation, RF MEMS and RF Circuit design, photonics and fiber optic telecommunication, high-speed electronic devices, microsensors and microelectromechanical systems, medical and industrial ultrasonic imaging, medical instrumentation, analog and digital VLSI design, ASIC and FPGA design, computer-aided design and testing.

Academic Contact: Murat Kaya Yapıcı,
Phone: (216) 483 9553,
E-mail: mkyapici@sabanciuniv.edu  

Energy Technologies and Management Master Program (With Thesis)

An interdisciplinary program with focus on the following research areas: renewable energy systems; energy systems modeling; vehicle electrification; green transportation; economic, environmental and policy implications in energy systems; technology design, analysis and optimization. 

Academic Contact: Tuğçe Yüksel
Phone: (216) 483 9987,
E-mail: tyuksel@sabanciuniv.edu

Industrial Engineering 
The program focuses on production and service systems, integrated manufacturing, supply chain management, logistics, joint inventory-pricing decisions, product development process, modeling and analysis of manufacturing processes and equipment, manufacturing and technology strategies, fuzzy systems, combinatorial optimization and operations research approaches to telecommunication and energy systems. Emphasis is given to close collaboration with the industry.

Academic Contact: Burak Kocuk

Phone: (216) 568 7039,
E-mail: burakkocuk@sabanciuniv.edu

Manufacturing Engineering

The Manufacturing Engineering program focuses on advanced manufacturing technologies. The research areas include manufacturing processes and equipment, computer-aided design and manufacturing, integrated manufacturing systems, additive manufacturing (3D printing), biomanufacturing, nano-micro manufacturing, composite and polymer manufacturing, and manufacturing and technology strategies with special emphasis on industrial applications. 

Academic Contact: L.Taner Tunç
Phone: (216) 300 1305,
E-mail: taner.tunc@sabanciuniv.edu

Materials Science and Nano Engineering  
The program focuses on the interrelationships between structure, properties, and processing of materials for advanced technological applications.  Areas of ongoing research include semiconductors, synthetic and biological polymers, ceramics and composites at the nanometer scale, with particular emphasis on applications in nano-technology.

Academic Contact: Selmiye Alkan Gürsel,
Phone: +90 (216) 483 9573 ,
E-mail: selmiye@sabanciuniv.edu

Mathematics  
The program emphasizes the interaction between pure mathematics and its applications, including those leading to interdisciplinary work. The main areas of concentration are number theory and algebra with applications in coding theory and cryptography, analysis and applications.

Academic Contact: Nihat Gökhan Göğüş
Phone: (216) 483 9615,
E-mail: gokhan.gogus@sabanciuniv.edu

Mechatronics Engineering
Research areas;  smart product design, multi-disciplinary design optimization, topology design optimization, metamaterials, microsystems, intelligent control systems, robotics, machine vision, haptics, computer aided engineering, renewable energy systems, embedded systems, process control, hydro-turbines, advanced seals, turbine blade reverse engineering. Two-phase flow, Boiling heat transfer, MEMS, Boiling instabilities in microsystems, Convective heat transfer, Critical Heat Flux, Microchannels, Cavitation, Micro- and Nanofluidics, Micro pin-fins, Cross flow, Electronics cooling, Miniaturization of heat sinks. Vibration analysis and control of engineering systems, vibration modeling of continuous systems, experimental modal analysis methods, dynamics of micromachining, design and fabrication of miniature medical devices.

Academic Contact: Kemalettin Erbatur,
Telefon: +90 (216) 483 9585,
E-posta: kemalettin.erbatur@sabanciuniv.edu


Physics
In condensed matter physics the main research areas are experimental and theoretical semiconductor physics, mesoscopic and nanoscopic physics, and superconductivity. In high energy astrophysics, X-, gamma ray and optical obervations of compact objects (neutron stars and black holes) and their environments are the main areas of interest. Other research fields are quantum information and high energy physics.

Academic Contact: Emrah Kalemci,
Phone: (216) 483 9614,
E-posta: ekalemci@sabanciuniv.edu

For Admisson :
Admission Requirements and the Necessary Documents for Graduate School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Applicants must have completed their previous degree programs by September 1st, 2020.

Financial Support:
Financial support is available in the form of a monthly stipend and/or tuition waiver. Decisions on scholarship will be made by the Admissions Committee .

Deadline:
Applications must be submitted by May, 22th 2020. After initial screening, interviews will be scheduled for potential candidates during 15-26 June ,  2020. Applicants will be informed by e-mail. It is highly recommended to check e-mails for candidates.

Applications:

For the Applications to Graduate Programs of Engineering and Natural Sciences, please click here.

Please contact studentinfo@sabanciuniv.edu if you have any questions regarding your graduate application.

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.

EFSUN Summer 2020 Webinar organized by Center of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces will be held on 25 June 2020 Thursday at 11.00 am.