A ceremony was held to celebrate the emeritus professorships of Sabancı University faculty members Ahmet Alkan, Asif Şabanoviç, Gündüz Ulusoy and Yuda Yürüm for their contributions to the university and the society in their fields of specialization.

The ceremony at the Sabancı University Performing Arts Center was attended by President Professor Nihat Berker, deans of faculties, faculty members, students and employees.

Speaking at the ceremony, President Nihat Berker said that institutions bore the imprint of their members and complemented each other.

Berker continued, “Our members that we bestow with emeritus professorships have always been at the forefront of our university with their extremely valuable studies, personalities and wealth of experience.”

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Member Ahmet Alkan and Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Members Asif Şabanoviç, Gündüz Ulusoy and Yuda Yürüm became the fourth-term emeritus professors of Sabancı University.  Emeritus professors are distinguished in academia and the society in their respective fields.

Video: Messages to Emeritus Professors by their colleagues

Emeritus Professorship at Sabancı University

Emeritus professorship at Sabancı University is an honorary appointment bestowed upon distinguished faculty members who have been of extraordinary service to the university and the society throughout their academic careers, and retire at 68 years of age.  The title is recommended by the Faculty Dean, aproved by the President, and finally ratified by the Board of Trustees.

Emeritus professorship at Sabancı University aims to bolster the concentration of young and extraordinary talent with the wealth of knowledge and experience brought by distinguished professors.  The title also enables retired faculty members to continue prolific scientific efforts and take part in the activities of the university.

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

Biological Sciences 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: Cemal Yılmaz,
Phone: +90 (216) 483 9532,
E-mail: cyilmaz@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 İlker Hamzaoğlu,
Phone: (216) 483 9577,
E-mail: hamzaoglu@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: Murat Kaya
Phone: (216) 483 9622,
E-mail:mailto:mkaya@sabanciuniv.edu

Materials Science and 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: Özge Akbulut,
Phone: +90 (216) 483 9968 ,
E-mail: ozgeakbulut@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

Academic Contact: Serhat Yeşilyurt,
Telefon: +90 (216) 483 9579,
E-posta: syesilyurt@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: Semih Onur Sezer,
Phone: (216) 483 9586,
E-mail: sezer@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: İnanç Adagideli,
Phone: (216) 483 9605,
E-posta: adagideli@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  August 31th, 2015  

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 15^th, 2015 After initial screening, interviews will be scheduled for potential candidates during May 25^th – June 5^th,  2015 Applicants will be informed by e-mail. It is highly recommended to check e-mails for candidates.

For Online Application: https://admission.sabanciuniv.edu
 

The Graduate Admissions Calendar

Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (MSc. / PhD.)
Interview**: 21, 22 May 2015 09:00-17:00AM Place: FENS2072

Computer Science and Engineering (MSc. / PhD.)
Written Exam*: 04 June 2015 09:40-10:40AM  Place:FENS G032
Interview**     : 04-05 June 2015 10:00-17:00AM  Place:FENS 2072

GRE Subject Test:

Starting from 2013-2014 Spring applications, the CS program will request a GRE Subject test score from all international applicants. For 2015-2016 Fall semester applicants, please be aware that a GRE Subject Test score would strengthen your application; so submit your score document, if you have already taken the test. 

Electronics Engineering (MSc. / PhD.)
Interview**: 27 May 2015 09:00-17:00AM Place:FENS2072

Industrial Engineering  (MSc. / PhD.)
Interview**: 22-28 May 2015 09:00-15:00AM Place:FENS2072

Materials Science and Engineering (MSc. / PhD.)
Interview**: 03 June 2015 10:00-… AM Place: FENS2072

Mechatronics Engineering (MSc. / PhD.)
Interview**: 25 May 2015 09:00-17:00AM Place:FENS2072

Mathematics (MSc. / PhD.)

Written Exam*: 02 June 2015 09:00-09:40AM  Place:FENS 2008.
Interview**     :  02-03 June 2015 10:00-17:00AM  Place:FENS 2008

Physics (PhD)

Written Exam*: 05 June 2015 09:00-11:00 AM  Place: FENS 2019
 Interview**     : 05 June 2015 13:00 AM  Place: FENS 2072

(The written exam covers the topics of the first & second year introductory physics, the third & fourth year classical mechanics, electromagnetic theory, statistical mechanics, and quantum mechanics. Applicants who provide GRE Physics subject test scores may be exempt from the written exam.)

*All candidates are required to attend the admission exam at the given date.

**Eligible candidates are going to be invited via e-mail for the interview.
 

Applications:
Online applications are accepted via http://admission.sabanciuniv.edu/ . Application documents (official exam results, transcript, etc..) should be uploaded on the online system and application packages be submitted either in person or post by mail to the address below. Please note that print-out of the completed application form should also be added to the application package. The packages sent via mail must arrive at the department by the application deadline. Applications sent via e-mail are not accepted.

Warning! All the application documents become property of Sabancı University. It is suggested to keep the original reports of TOEFL, GRE and ALES scores, and apply with the copies of those test scores. But please note that the originals must be produced at the time of registration to Sabancı University.

World Economic Forum publishes The Human Capital Report 2015

TÜSİAD – Sabancı University Competition Forum’s Report Analysis

The concept of human capital has a number of definitions, but the report defines it as the sum of all skills and talents available to a workforce of a nation for use in the production process.  The previous report analyzed the factors contributing to the development of human capital –in other words, a healthy, educated and productive workforce– while the 2015 report goes into deeper analysis.  The overarching purpose of the report is to determine gaps in education and employment, demographic trends and untapped potentials to advise governments, businesses, educators and nongovernmental organizations on the key areas to focus and invest.

The report bases its analysis on the “Human Capital Index.”  The Index rates countries on two themes of education and employment.  The objective of the themes is to measure the capability of nations to improve the talents of individuals and convert the knowledge and skills gained bu individuals to productive employment.  The Human Capital Index covers 46 indicators such as primary school, high school and university education and rate of joining the workforce, rate of unemployment, workforce gap percentage and quality of education, and breaks data down into age groups (under 15, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65 and above).  Standardization and weighting of data enables comparison between 124 countries.  These countries are compared by age groups, and it is also possible to make comparisons within groups of countries according to level of income, geographical location and other data.  In addition to the expansive and informative index, profiling was conducted for the 124 countries included in the report.  The profiles show the education and workforce breakdown in countries, the composition of employment and economic activity, number of students in each area of education, as well as the breakdown of all the above indicators by age groups.

According to the rankings of the Human Capital Index irrespective of age groups, Turkey comes 68th among 124 nations.  The top three countries are Finland, Norway and Switzerland, while Yemen comes last.  When ranked by age group, Turkey comes 61st in under 15, 50th in 15-24, 77th in 25-54, 78th in 55-64, and 70th in 60 and above.  The striking difference between age groups indicates two significant facts: First, the second youngest age group in Turkey is better than the rest in terms of human capital.

The fundamental reason for this difference is the higher rate of tertiary education attendance in this age group.  The second important finding is that the youngest group (under 15) is behind the second youngest group (15-24) in the Human Capital Index.  Although the report makes no direct explanations regarding this noteworthy fact, the details in the profile section show that the under 15 age group is behind the 15-24 age group in quality of education.  These findings indicate the need to take precautions aimed at individuals under 15.  In other words, the fact that the future workforce of Turkey is worse off than their predecessors warrants deeper investigation.

In the regional comparison, Turkey is among the worst in the Europe and Central Asia region.  Turkey ranks 42nd among 43 countries, coming second to last.  Considering the role of human capital in economic growth and development, this situation implies a bleak outlook.  The position reminds us that education in Turkey suffers from issues of quality as well as quantity.

When grouped by level of income, Turkey is in the upper middle income bracket and ranks 18th among 31 countries.  The country with the best human capital in the income bracket was Hungary, and the worst Algeria.

The report draws attention to the fact that the largest negative contribution to Turkey’s Human Capital Index comes from low workforce participation rate in the 25-54 age group, and the largest positive contribution comes from the high rate of university or vocational school attendance in the 15-24 age group.

One interesting fact in Turkey’s employment and education data is the distribution of fields of study.  Of the 607981 university graduates included in the survey, more than one-third are social science, business and law graduates.  The second most popular field of study is education science whose graduates only account for one-tenth of the population.

There is great difference between older and younger generations in participation in education.  For example, 69.4% of the 15-24 age group have university degrees while only 5.6% of the 65 and above age group have attended university.  Similarly, 59.2% of the 65 and above age group are primary school graduates while more than 95% of the individuals aged under 15 have completed primary school.

Completing the comparison of education and employment data, additional indicators include innovation ecosystem breaking down into state of cluster development, university-business R&D collaboration and ease of starting a business; vulnerability categories such as informal employment and social safety net; and public investment categories of public spending on education (% of GDP) and internet access in schools.  Although these indicators are not used to rank countries, the values indicated for Turkey are vastly different from the averages of the top three countries (Finland, Switzerland and Norway).  In the informal employment category, the figure for the top three countries is zero while the Turkish value is above thirty.  With respect to public spending on education as a percentage of GDP, the Turkish figure is 2.85 while the average of the top three countries is 6.30.  This shows that the top countries on the list spend twice more on education than Turkey.  The same applies to internet access and social safety nets.  The scores of the top three countries in these indicators is 50% greater than that of Turkey.  The score for university-business R&D collaboration is significantly lower in Turkey compared to the average of the top three: Turkey’s score is 3.69 while the average of Finland, Norway and Switzerland is 5.15.  The only indicator where Turkey tops these three countries is ease of starting a business.  Turkey’s score is 79 while the average of the top three is 39,33.

In conclusion, World Economic Forum’s Human Capital Report is an extensive and comparative study of nations to reveal the key challenges and current situation in education, skills and employment.

Further information: TÜSİAD – Sabancı University Competition Forum (REF) 

Web: http://ref.sabanciuniv.edu/

Sabancı University receives Honor Award and Special Award in the Sabancı Golden Collar Awards

The winners of the sixth Sabancı Golden Collar Awards were announced.

The winners of the sixth Sabancı Golden Collar Awards to recognize the achievements of Sabancı Group companies and employees and to encourage sharing best practices received their prizes at an awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 29 at the Sabancı Center. 

Sabancı University and the Sabancı Foundation received Honor Awards for their contribution to the Golden Collar Awards initiative.  The prize was received by Secretary General Haluk Bal.  Kordsa Global and Sabancı University also received Special Awards, and the recipients of the award in the university were Hasan Mandal, Yusuf Menceloğlu and Volkan Özgüz.

The master of ceremony was Cem Davran, and attendees included Sabancı Holding Board of Directors Chair Güler Sabancı, CEO Zafer Kurtul, Group HR President Neriman Ülsever, directors of the Group, and employees.

Sabancı Holding Board of Directors Chair Güler Sabancı said, “The Sabancı Golden Collar Awards are the best manifestation of the value we give to our people.”

In the introductory remarks of the ceremony, Sabancı Holding Board of Directors Chair Güler Sabancı said: “The Sabancı Golden Collar Awards began 6 years ago, in 2009.  Thanks to you, the awards are now an exceptional occasion.  As I had said in 2009 when we gave the first Sabancı Golden Collar Awards, this was the beginning of a journey to perfection.  I am now delighted to see that the journey is going really well with your enthusiasm, dedication, participation and ownership.  As an event where Sabancı Group companies inspire each other and share their knowledge and experience, the Golden Collar Awards is your program, your awards and your success.  This year we have a new category in our awards: Digitalization.  This category received 53 submissions from 9 Group companies.  Such great interest in the category right from the start shows how well our companies have adopted this issue.  Digitalization reshapes ways of doing business across all industries and affects our private lives as well.  This compelled us to start the new category.  We believe that we will be successful, and that we will be rewarded with even more success.  People are our focus in everything that we do.  The Sabancı Group does research for people, works for people, produces for people.  And the Golden Collar is the embodiment of our commitment to our people.  The Golden Collar rewards valuable ideas, projects and initiatives that seek to add value to human life.  But as I always say, no one is a loser in the Golden Collar Awards.  Some may receive prizes, but we all win in the end.  We all learn, improve and win.”

The Sabancı Golden Collar Awards were given in 8 categories this year.  Akçansa came first in the Value Creator category.  Equality at Work and Investment in People awards went to Brisa, while Temsa Global won in Efficiency and Çimsa in Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship.  In the Market Focus category, Akçansa came first in the individual subcategory and Çimsa in the corporate subcategory.  The winners of the Synergy category were AkSigorta and Enerjisa teams.  The award in the new category of Digitalization went to Akçansa. Sabancı University and Sabancı Foundation received Honor Awards for their contribution to the Sabancı Golden Collar Awards.

FULL LIST OF SABANCI GOLDEN COLLAR 2014 AWARD WINNERS

HONOR AWARDS

SABANCI UNIVERSITY

SABANCI FOUNDATION

SYNERGY

AKSİGORTA & ENERJİSA

ESİN CEREN AHISKA, IŞIL AVKAN AYDINOĞLU, MUSTAFA ONUR ERTUĞRUL, ÜNVER YALINCAK

SPECIAL AWARD KORDSA GLOBAL & SABANCI UNIVERSITY

HASAN MANDAL, YUSUF MENCELOĞLU, VOLKAN ÖZGÜZ, MEHMET YILDIZ, ÖZGÜR YILDIRIM, DENİZ KORKMAZ

HONORABLE MENTION CARREFOURSA & AKBANK

PINAR ŞENER, SİBEL OLTULU, FARUK SENEMOĞLU, MURAT NAKAŞ, MURAT DERMAN, DİLARA MELAN SEVİ, ORÇUN EKİM

HONORABLE MENTION AKÇANSA & ÇİMSA

İSMAİL GÖKALP, ATİLLA DOĞAN KESKİN, DUYGU ÖZCAN, ERMAN DERİN, MERVE ÖZKAN, SÜLEYMAN BURÇİN ALTINÖZ, BAHATTİN SOYLU

INNOVATION AND CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP 

FIRST PRIZE ÇİMSA 

TUĞHAN DELİBAŞ, ERSOY NİSANOĞLU, MEHMET AKİF ALBAYRAK, CUMALİ GÖKÇEDAĞ, KADİR ŞAHİN, BAHADIR ÖZTÜRK, EROL GULDOĞAN, KENAN ÇİÇEKALP

HONORABLE MENTION KORDSA GLOBAL 

ZAYİM  SAYGILI, OKAN ATAMAN, SELÇUK GEDİKLİ, YÜCEL AYYILDIZ, YASİN ŞEN, ELİF ERDOĞAN, EMEL EREN, NESLİHAN GÜLBEYCAN, NURÇİN JAVAHERİAN, ÜLKÜ KATIRCI

HONORABLE MENTION ÇİMSA 

TUĞHAN DELİBAŞ, LEVENT ÇELENK, HAKKI DAL, OĞUZHAN YURTSEVER, ERSOY NİSANOĞLU, M.AKİF ALBAYRAK

HONORABLE MENTION KORDSA GLOBAL

OKAN ATAMAN, HÜSEYİN ATEŞ, EGEMEN BİLGE, ELİF ERDOĞAN, ÖZLEM TÜRKARSLAN, ZAYİM SAYGILI, DENİZ KORKMAZ, İBRAHİM YILDIRIM

EFFICIENCY

FIRST PRIZE TEMSA GLOBAL

KAAN KOZACIOĞLU, DURMUŞ DÖNMEZ, İSMAİL DÜNDAR, GÜRKAN CANARA, MEHMET AKARCA, İBRAHİM ÇAĞLAYAN, OZAN MARUFOĞLU, FERİDUN TANIR

HONORABLE MENTION KORDSA GLOBAL

SİNAN ÖRENGÜL, SAFİYE YAVUZ, HACI HÜSEYİN ÇELEBİ, MUHSİN TOKEL, HAKAN KAYA, ALİ VARAL, HASAN ERİS, BAHADIR UZKESER, ERKAN BAYRAKTAR, ERSEL EFE, NİLSON FRANCO DOS SANTOS, ARRAZY BAGUS TRİFFİLASETYO, SATRİA MUKTİ NUSWANTARA, MARK BYRD, PİTAK BUNPROM, CAHİT ERDEM, LEVENT BEKAROĞLU, SAMART CHİMPONG

HONORABLE MENTION ÇİMSA 

KADİR ŞAHİN, KENAN ÇİÇEKALP, ARİF YAZAR, MAHMUT ABAR, ÖMER ANAÇ, AHMET CANATAN

INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE

FIRST PRIZE BRİSA

HONORABLE MENTION ENERJİSA

HONORABLE MENTION KORDSA GLOBAL

DIGITALIZATION

FIRST PRIZE AKÇANSA

TARKAN BÜYÜKBAŞARAN, FAHRİ HATİPOĞLU, GONCA SARGIN, GÖKTUĞ AKTAŞ, ERDAL ÖNKOL, MUHİTTİN TARHAN, HİLMİ KALKAN, ÇETİN KARPUZCU, UMUT TEMUR

SPECIAL AWARD SABANCI HOLDING

SUAT ÖZYAPRAK, İREM POYRAZ, CANER BAYKARA, BÖKE YÜZGEN, GÖKALP ÖKTEM, SEDA TURHAN

HONORABLE MENTION ENERJİSA

ALİ VOLKAN ÖZDEN, ALEV ORBAY, ESRA KARABACAK, COŞKAN YETGİNER, EBRU ÖZTÜRK, MAHİR KURU, İLKAY KILIÇ, BUĞRA HAN ÇAĞIRAN, MEHMET ERKAN GÜNAL, MEHMET TARGÜN, MELİKE KAZANÇ, BURAK AÇIKGÖZ, MURAT KARAHAN, SELÇUK ÇELİK, SİNAN AYDIN

HONORABLE MENTION KORDSA GLOBAL

HAKAN EDİS, FATİH AKAR, HALİL ŞENKAL, GÖKÇE ÖZARAR, ALPER KIRMIZIOĞLU, EMRE ÇELİK

MARKET FOCUS

INDIVIDUALS SUBCATEGORY FIRST PRIZE AKÇANSA

ONUR YAZGAN, MUSA KEŞAPLI, AHMET ÖRDEK, EMRE AKINCI

CORPORATE SUBCATEGORY FIRST PRIZE ÇİMSA

ONUR İNANOĞLU, LEVENT ÇELENK, ALİ ÖZDEMİR, TUĞHAN DELİBAŞ, AZİZ UĞUR OCAKÇIOĞLU, SERKAN KANSAV, HANDE ÇELENK, KAMİL KURTARAN

EQUALITY AT WORK

FIRST PRIZE BRİSA

SECOND PRIZE ÇİMSA

THIRD PRIZE AKÇANSA

VALUE CREATOR

FIRST PRIZE AKÇANSA

HONORABLE MENTION AVİVASA

HONORABLE MENTION

The “Buluşma…Reunion” exhibition of art, photography, documentary, installation and other genres by 20 artists whose paths have crossed with the Sabancı University Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design Program will be available for visiting at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum until July 26th, 2015.

As part of the “Buluşma…Reunion” exhibition, panel discussions will be held at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum every Saturday until June 27th with the artists in the exhibition and Sabancı University faculty and alumni who have contributed to the exhibition catalog with their writings on artistic theory.

The artists in the “Buluşma…Reunion” exhibition are Sabancı University Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design Program graduates Aslı Narin, Baptiste Croze, Berke Soyuer, Beyza Boyacıoğlu, Burcu Yağcıoğlu, Cemre Yeşil, Deniz Gül, Deniz Üster, Ege Kanar, Egemen Demirci, Elif Süsler, Erdem Taşdelen, Hasan Salih Ay, Hayal Pozantı, İz Öztat, Julia Kul, Meriç Algün Ringborg, Onur Ceritoğlu and Tan Mavitan.  In addition to these young artists, two works by sculptor Bayram Candan, who continued his work in the metalworking shop at Sabancı University from 2003 to his passing in 2013 and assisted Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design students, are also on display.

Admission to the “Buluşma…Reunion” Exhibition is free for all students.

Giving a speech at the 6th IICEC International Energy Forum where On the Road to G-20 Antalya Summit: Global Energy Security Today and Tomorrow was discussed, Güler Sabancı said:

"We expect the report of IICEC, reviewing the energy import of Turkey, to provide guidance to the new government"

"Paris Summit is of critical importance for the world in terms of climate change"

The 6th IICEC International Energy Forum organized by the Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate is held with the theme "On the Road to G-20 Antalya Summit: Global Energy Security Today and Tomorrow" this year. 

Making the opening speech of the summit, Güler Sabancı, the Founding Chairman of the Sabancı University Board of Trustees, said, "G-20 and B-20 summits will be held in Antalya in November and chaired by Turkey. This brings us additional opportunities and responsibilities about the matters that are important for the world."

Dr. Fatih Birol, the Honorary Chairman of the IICEC Steering Committee and the Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency, said, “We are waiting for a signal to the energy world from Paris. There should be more investment on energy efficiency, solar energy and nuclear energy, and the way should be cleared for the investors for more investment."

Istanbul, May 15, 2015 - Organized by the Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC), the sixth IICEC International Energy Forum took place at the Conrad Hotel Istanbul, hosted by Güler Sabancı, the Founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sabancı University, and Dr. Fatih Birol, the Honorary Chairman of IICEC Steering Committee. 

Stating that IICEC has proven itself as the most important intellectual leadership platform for exchanging ideas and opinions in two very important matters such as energy and climate during the last six years, Güler Sabancı said, "Organized by the Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC), this high level government, industry and academy forum is a unique event for the energy industry of both Turkey and the region. The aim of IICEC is to gather the universities, industry and public sector together in a platform and offer policy recommendations. I believe with all my heart that the role of IICEC as the "north star of energy" will reinforce further with its increasingly expanding network and intellectual leadership." 

"We expect the report of IICEC to provide guidance to the new government"

Emphasizing that IICEC issued its first report and discussed energy import of Turkey, Güler Sabancı, the Founding Chairman of the Sabancı University Board of Trustees, stated the following about the report, which they expect to provide guidance to the new government:

"The local energy resources are insufficient against the increasing energy demand of Turkey, and our country maintains its net importer position. I believe this report, which is related to energy having an important share both in our import and current deficit, is an evaluation made timely considering the targets for the year 2023. IICEC report points out the following: Although the recent decrease in the energy prices appears as alleviating the burden of import, this is a temporary situation and the energy prices are expected to not remain at this level. As the import burden will increase when the energy prices increase, it is possible that the problem will grow apace if the required structural measures are not taken. The increase in import dependency also intensifies the risks related to the energy security of Turkey. According to the ordinary course scenarios, the energy import bill of Turkey would be doubled by the year 2023. Therefore, it would be useful to see the lowness of oil prices in this period as an opportunity, to decrease the import dependency of Turkey in energy, and to take structural measures."

"Hosting the G-20 and B-20 brings us additional opportunities and responsibilities about the matters that are important for the world"

Emphasizing that the G20 and B-20 summits to take place in Antalya in November bring additional opportunities and responsibilities to Turkey about the important matters in the world, Sabancı said, "The global energy system features greatly varying opportunities and challenges. In this dynamic energy circle, there is a topic that still remains in the first place of the agenda: Energy security, in other words 'finding the energy resources continuously for a reasonable price'. We named this year's Forum as 'On the Road to G-20 Antalya Summit: Global Energy Security Today and Tomorrow'. In the long term, energy security covers the economical progresses and the energy investments to be made according to the environmental needs. 

On the other hand, short term energy security includes the capability of quickly responding to the instant changes in the supply-demand balance of the energy system. In this context, as a multi dimensional topic, the energy security requires effective strategies in various fields from geopolitics to strategy investments, energy networks to emergency response."

"Climate change is a global threat, so it requires global solutions"

Pointing out that the United Nations Climate Change Convention will meet in Paris and a convention will be signed drawing the frame of the works to be carried out on alleviating the negative impacts of the climate change, as well as the compliance, Güler Sabancı said, "Paris Conference will have a great role in determining how the world we will leave to the next generations be. Climate change is a global threat beyond all the borders. Therefore, it requires global solutions. There are still more than 1,3 billion people in the world without secure access to energy! In order to eliminate this global problem, energy investments and 'energy access for everyone' has an important place in the energy agenda of G-20. B-20 community will evaluate the background of the energy applications and make recommendations for a more sustainable energy trade. As the Co-Chairman of the B-20 Trade Task Force, I truly believe that the G-20 and B-20 summits will provide effective solutions for the global energy problems."

Sabancı celebrated Dr. Fatih Birol, the Honorary Chairman of IICEC, who is elected as the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency with the unanimity of 29 member countries, and wished him luck in his new position. Sabancı said, "I truly believe that the International Energy Agency, with the leadership of Dr. Birol starting from September 1, will provide significant contributions to the strategies established for a more secure, more reliable, efficient, sustainable and competitive future for the energy in the world."

Dr. Fatih Birol: “The decisions to be taken in Antalya will set the direction for the world”

During his speech, Dr. Fatih Birol, the Honorary Chairman of the IICEC Steering Committee and the Chief Economist of the International Energy Agency, profiled the G-20 members. Pointing out that the G-20, which constitutes 80 percent of the global economy and where more than two third of the global population live in, consumes 80 percent of the energy, Dr. Birol stated that three quarters of the energy investments are realized by these countries. Dr. Birol indicated that more than 80 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions are also caused by the G-20 and said, "The decisions to be taken and the direction to be set this year in Antalya might have an important impact on the global economy. This year, Turkey has developed an important concept; ''comprehensiveness"... This brings a holistic approach for the entire world. It shows that we do not forget about the less developed regions of the world."

Emphasizing the lack of energy in Africa and sharing interesting figures during his speech, Dr. Birol continued, "Africa has big energy resources in terms of natural gas and oil. 30 percent of the new oil field discoveries in the world are in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Coal is still an important energy resource. It is possible to use solar energy 330 days of the year in Africa. But among approximately 45 countries in Africa, only 4 countries are able to give electric energy to 50 percent of their citizens, in other words to each one person out of two. The energy consumption of total 800 million people in Africa is equal to the consumption only in New York. This is a serious global problem. It is required to deliver energy to the people, thus to make more investment for this. This year, Turkey brought into its agenda the topic of making investment to the Sub-Saharan Africa this year."

"The decrease in the energy prices served to the middle and high income groups"

Indicating that the subsidies applied to the fossil fuels in the entire world constitutes an important problem, Dr. Fatih Birol said, "Total 500 billion dollars of subsidies in the world reduce the prices of oil and natural gas. But these subsidies increase the carbon dioxide emission. At first, we thought low prices will be good for poor people, but 8 percent of 500 billion dollars were used for the low income group, which constitute 20 percent of the population. The middle and high income groups benefit more from this support as middle and high income groups of the developing countries consume more energy. Therefore, there are works carried out for disabling the subsidies related to the fossil fuels."

Dr. Birol pointed out that several power plants operated with coal will be built in the world as coal is an inexpensive energy resource and stated that it will positively contribute the climate change if these are high efficiency power plants. 

Dr. Birol: “We are waiting for a signal to the energy world from Paris" 

Dr. Birol stated that the energy industry constitutes 80% of the carbon dioxide emissions and said, "It is impossible to take serious steps about the climate change without solving this problem in the energy industry. During the last 100 years, the use of coal, oil and natural gas increased significantly. We used half of the budget granted to us by the nature. The researches show that, in 2040, we would already spent the entire budget granted by the world to us. We will get used to live in a totally different world after that date. So, we are waiting for a signal to the energy world from the Climate Summit 2015 to take place in Paris. There should be more investment on energy efficiency, solar energy and nuclear energy, and the way should be cleared for the investors for more investment."

The people shaping the energy industry in the world met in Istanbul for the sixth time

Gathering the stakeholders of the governments and the energy industry together in Istanbul, the 6th International Energy Forum discussed the current status and future of the oil, natural gas and electricity investments in Europe, Turkey and Middle East in parallel to the recent political developments. 

The forum organized with the theme "On the Road to G-20 Antalya Summit: Global Energy Security Today and Tomorrow" served as a platform setting the ground for energy discussions that will become prominent in the G-20 Summit to take place in Antalya in November.

Two panels, "Energy Security: Expectations of the Governments from G-20" and "Expectations of the Business World from B-20", were held following the speeches of the Special Advisor to Prime Minister of Japan Eiichi Hasegawa, and the Energy Counselor of the Secretary, DOE, USA Melanie Kenderdine. 

Dr. Walter Steinmann, State Secretary for Energy, Switzerland; Ana Palacio, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and  Member of the Council of State, Kingdom of Spain; Cansen Başaran–Symes, President, Board of Directors of Turkish Industry & Business Association (TÜSİAD); Gabor Kiss, Ambassador of Hungary to Turkey; Dr. Sergiy Korsunskiy, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey; Dr. Johannes Teyssen, the CEO of E.ON SE; John G. Rice, the Vice Chairman of GE and Dr. Werner Brinker, the CEO of EWE AG, were also among the prominent guests of the forum traditionally organized by IICEC since 2010 for the future of a more secure, sustainable global energy. 

Fall Semester Applications

Details of application for undergraduate and graduate students who wish to use dormitory facilities in the 2015-2016 Academic Year are given below.

• Please first log on to the student information system (bannerweb.sabanciuniv.edu) to access the application form.
• Applications will begin on 27.07.2015 at 10:00 and end on 24.08.2015 at 22:00.
• Dormitory applications just can be make on the online system and placement results of all students applying online will be announced on the web on 04.09.2015 at 14:00.
• When selecting roommates, please ensure that the roommate you have selected also selects you. Otherwise the system will disregard one-sided selections and may assign you to different rooms.
• You can update and even cancel your online application until the deadline.
• In the event that enrolled students who are assigned a room wish to terminate their dormitory occupancy without a valid reason, they will not be able to access their online dormitory application form for coming semester.

Dormitory fee payment information:

The dormitory fees for our undergraduate and graduate students in the first semester of the 2015-2016 Academic Year are listed below for as a reminder and the payment required to be paid to between the dates 04.09.2015 and 11.09.2015 under this system.

Dormitory Fees (September  2015 - June 2016) / Per person (VAT included)

Undergraduates            1. Semester        2. Semester        Total Annual Fee

4 person rooms            2.900 TL                2.900 TL              5.800 TL

2 person rooms            4.250 TL                4.250 TL              8.500 TL

Graduates                    1. Semester        2. Semester        Total Annual Fee

2  person rooms            4.250 TL                4.250 TL              8.500 TL

1  person rooms            5.500 TL                5.500 TL            11.000 TL

Studio apartment           5.750 TL                5.750 TL            11.500 TL

Deposit 850 TL (Undergaduate&Graduate, paid once when entering.)

Bloomberg Businessweek’s “Favorite Universities 2015” survey revealed that Sabancı University is Turkey’s favorite university once again. 

Bloomberg Businessweek partnered with Realta Consultancy to receive responses from 16,215 students in 80 universities to determine the "Favorite University of Turkey." The survey included both public and private universities. According to overall results, Sabancı University ranked first among all universities in Turkey.  

The survey contained 57 questions under 12 categories of "Faculty", "Academic Support", "Assessment and Feedback", "Learning Resources and Environment", "Courses and Curriculum", "Contribution to Personal Development", "Social Environment", "Location, Access and Facilities", "Alumni Community", "Career and Internship" and "Overall Satisfaction". The survey determined Turkey's favorite university. 

Please click here to view the piece in Bloomberg Businessweek's May 10, 2015 issue. 

Click here to vire the "Favorite Universities 2014" results. 

Sabancı University ranked 13th on Times Higher Education's (THE) "100 Under 50" list of top universities under 50 years old, and became the top emerging young university from Turkey on the list.

Sabancı University is also the youngest of the top 15 universities on the list. In its 16th year, Sabancı University also holds the highest position among universities that have been included in the list for the first time this year.

Speaking on the subject, Sabancı University Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı expressed her happiness and pride, saying "Since the day we were founded, our dream has been to become a global university. We are taking firm steps in this direction. Our entry to the “Times Higher Education (THE) 100 Under 50" list in 13th position is a sure sign that we are on the right path. It is the achievement of the entire Sabancı University family that we are the highest-placed Turkish university on this list. The most valuable asset of our university is its people: our students, parents who have confidence in their children and us, our faculty, our employees, and our alumni.  The Sabancı University family is the fulcrum of our international recognition we achieved in such a short span of time. Thanks are due all stakeholders for their contribution and confidence in our university." 

President Nihat Berker: "Sabancı University is a leading global university with interdisciplinary education that focuses on research and the individual, an environment of free academic choice and performance, and a globally-influential faculty. Our university has become an international point of reference during its pursuit of a vision that is respectful of diversity, sensitive to the needs of all stakeholders, and of creativity in research and education that enables the generation and dissemination of original knowledge.

“The success of Sabancı University depends on the climate we have fostered since establishment, the philosophy of research-led education, and investments for this purpose. As a result of our efforts, our active research fund was TL 80 million by the end of 2014, with 1.33 research projects and TL 400,000 research budget per faculty member.

“In addition to research, we are a natural innovative leader in education as well. The number of students per faculty member is 13.  Our students are able to choose their diploma program freely at the end of their first year. We are the only university in Turkey which allows that. Starting from the first year, our undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to work on a unique real-life issue within a research group.

“Our ‘Free Projects’ program enables our students to create and receive funding for their own projects.  These processes carry great benefits to our students and the society.

“These are among the top considerations when compiling international lists of universities. As Sabancı University, our goal is to be a global university that always tops international rankings."

Methodology

The performance indicators used in the rankings are: 

• Research: volume, income and reputation (worth 30%)
• Citations: research influence (worth 30%)
• Teaching: the learning environment (worth 30%)
• International Outlook: staff, students and research (worth 7.5%)
• Industry Income: innovation (worth 2.5%)

 Global "100 Under 50" Rankings

Three Turkish universities were included on THE's "100 Under 50" list.

The other Turkish universities were Bilkent University in 28th place and Koç University in 51st place.  

Please click here for the THE list.

Meriç Algün Ringborg, an 2007 graduate of the Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design program, was chosen to the internationally-recognized and very prestigious "All the World's Futures" exhibition. 

"All the World's Futures" will be featured at the 56th Venice Biennale to be held between May 9th and November 22nd, 2015.

Meriç Algün Ringborg was also featured in the March 2, 2015 issue of Art in America with her work.