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

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Students who students enrolled at universities other than Sabancı University can apply to the courses offered by Sabancı University to participate as special students.

• To be registered as a student in a higher education institution to be able to take a course from undergraduate level,
• To be able to take a course from graduate level, it is necessary to be a student enrolled in a master, doctorate or proficiency in art program in a higher education institution,

Approval for special student application cannot be considered as the approval of any diploma programs. Transcript on which courses registered and course grades are printed can be given on demand to special students.

Deadline for application: January 28, 2022

2021-2022 Academic Year Spring Term Application Requirements

2021-2022 Academic Year Special Student Application

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Thanks to the SENTRUM project which continues under the cooperation of Sabancı University, Enerjisa Energy and UNDP, Ayvalık Küçükköy will set an example for sustainable tourism.

The first phase studies were completed in the SENTRUM project started last August by Sabancı University, Enerjisa Energy and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to make Ayvalık Küçükköy a sustainable energy-based tourism implementation center. SENTRUM aims to enhance the access of tourism sector, one of the most important sectors of Turkish economy, to renewable energy, and contribute to transforming this sector to a sustainable structure by enhancing its energy efficiency potential.

Efforts are continuing in Küçükköy, which prepares to set an example in Turkey for its “green destination model”, in order to make tourism businesses and public buildings energy efficient in addition to extending renewable energy and other sustainable tourism practices.

New solutions and energy-efficient practices will expand

In this context, preliminary due diligence was carried out in small businesses in the region to evaluate their current standing in terms of energy consumption spots in their premises, energy performance analysis, energy efficiency and savings opportunities. Lighting was found the most important energy efficiency opportunity in these businesses. Replacement of current light bulbs with LED bulbs alone will help save energy by 80-95%.

In the framework of this study which is carried out on a company-by-company basis, selected businesses in the region will be granted support to replace their inefficient equipment. In addition, awareness-raising, training and events will be organized for the business owners and the local people about energy, environment and sustainable tourism.

In order to support agriculture, which is among important sources of income in the region, cooperation will be made with local producers in the framework of responsible production and consumption in an effort to let agriculture and tourism support each other.

In addition, tourism values of the region were determined in the context of making the region a green destination, and global green destination standards and good practices from other countries were examined.

Innovative energy solutions are being provided to the iconic buildings in the region

In this context, the goal is to make the buildings included in the project energy-efficient and self-sufficient without modifying their original structures with a perspective to lead sustainable tourism implementation. Energy efficiency areas and potential improvements were discussed during the studies carried out at Halis Komili Primary School, Küçükköy Cultural Center, Küçükköy Central Mosque, City Museum and Sabancı University Creative Technologies Atelier. Thanks to this project, establishment of energy-efficient structures that derive their energy from the nature will set a role model in the region and mean another step to the sustainability targets. Enerjisa Energy company will integrate solar energy systems, LED lighting conversion, and e-charging solutions for electric vehicles in the framework of “the Energy of My Business” project, thus providing an additional 5 million TL of contribution to the SENTRUM project.

Rasim Karas, Secretary General of Sabancı University, said the following about the SENTRUM project: “As Sabancı University, we always believe in the strength of creating and developing together. Accordingly, we collaborate with the private sector, public sector and industrial companies to realize projects that contribute to society. We offered science and technology training to 1649 students from 24 schools at the Sabancı University Creative Technologies Atelier, which aims to raise individuals who are aware of the world's problems, have the desire and ability to find solutions to the problems, and who are capable of achieving sustainable development. We are now acting together with Enerjisa Energy and UNDP in the SENTRUM project hosted by the Sabancı University Creative Technologies Atelier to transform Küçükköy to a Sustainable Green Destination Model. The SENTRUM project, whose quick-wins can already be seen, will be a leading project to support green tourism. We are proud that the Creative Technologies Atelier hosts such an important project”.

Talking about the current status of the SENTRUM project, Ebru Taşçıoğlu, Head of Sustainability and Corporate Capabilities at Enerjisa Energy, said the following: “We think that the SENTRUM project, which we believe will add value to the future of tourism in the region and the country, will help Küçükköy unleash its potential and carry it to the position it deserves. After our launching event, we received positive feedback from the local people and the local administrations, which keeps us very excited and motivated. We will not confine our project to tourism businesses, buildings and museums in the region. As Enerjisa Energy, we support this project through the integration of products under “the Energy of My Business” umbrella with a focus on energy efficiency, savings, reduction of carbon emissions, use of renewable energy sources on the basis of sustainability, and we believe this project will mark the beginning of a great transformation. With this in mind, we will continue to carry out projects that contribute to the future of our country and the energy sector for a greener world.

In addition, we are here today with our “I Protect My Energy” Children’s Theater, which we have continued for 11 years to contribute to raising the awareness of the local people and our children about energy efficiency and sustainable tourism”.

Mustafa Ali Yurdupak, UNDP Turkey’s Public Sector and Social Policies Portfolio Manager said the following about the project: “As UNDP, we have been working for a long time on sustainable tourism, energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources in various regions of Turkey in order to support sustainable development. The SENTRUM project we implement in Küçükköy is an initiative we contribute to with our experience in this field and I believe the project will contribute to local economic development.

Our goal is to make Küçükköy a destination where energy efficiency is secured everywhere from commercial businesses to public buildings, renewable energy practices are applied, businesses procure their agricultural products from local producers, water is used efficiently, waste is sorted, local culture is preserved and visitors want to visit not just in summer months but all round the year with the green destination model that we are trying to build. I believe we will raise awareness about tourism and energy through our applications and training sessions in the region”.

It will be ensured that municipalities, related public institutions, NGOs, universities and the local people attend project activities to strengthen the adoption and inclusivity of the project at the local level. For that purpose, awareness will be raised about energy efficiency and renewable energy through the Green Energy Center which will be established at the Sabancı University Creative Technologies Atelier in Küçükköy.

Launched in August 2021 by Sabancı University, Enerjisa Energy and UNDP, the Sustainable Energy-Based Tourism Implementation Center (SENTRUM) initiative is intended to last for 18 months.

Sabancı University has been selected “the most reputable foundation university of the year” by receiving the highest number of votes in “the ONE Awards Integrated Marketing Awards”, organized under the collaboration of Marketing Türkiye and Akademetre, and considered one of the most important awards in the marketing sector.

Winners of “the ONE Awards Integrated Marketing Awards” organized under the collaboration of Marketing Türkiye and Akademetre have been announced. Organized for the eighth time this year, “the ONE Awards Integrated Marketing Awards” were prepared based on the results of the “Reputation and Brand Value Performance Measurement” research carried out on behalf of Marketing Türkiye by Akademetre, a company known for its competence in market and consumer research. As a result of face-to-face interviews with a total of 1.200 people in 12 provinces, the brands that enhanced their reputation the most during the year and the stakeholders that contributed to their success were determined.

Sabancı University received “the most reputable foundation university of the year” in “the ONE Awards Integrated Marketing Awards”. Mena Communications company in addition to Mika Agency, the creative agency, Havas Media, the media agency, and Promoqube, the digital agency, which contributed considerably to the success of Sabancı University, which received the highest number of votes among foundation universities, were also present at the award ceremony.

A project that will be implemented by Bahattin Koç, Sabancı University Engineering and Natural Sciences (FENS) and SU IMC faculty member is entitled to support within the framework of the TÜBİTAK 1004 Program. 

The project is entitled "New Generation 3-D Printer Manufacturing Technologies Platform". The aim of the "New Generation 3-D Printer Manufacturing Technologies Platform" project is to develop new generation additive manufacturing technologies for manufacturing high value-added, critical aviation/defense industry products. The project is planned to last 48 months and will bring Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of additive manufacturing technologies and applications to TRL-6. 

The platform is funded by TÜBİTAK 1004 Program with a total budget of more than 51 million Turkish Liras. The platform will be coordinated by Gazi University and in addition to  Sabancı University, Aselsan A.Ş., Ermaksan A.Ş., Roketsan A.Ş., TUSAŞ, TEİ, Erzurum Technical University and TÜBİTAK-MAM will be partnering companies and institutions. 

The project will be carried out at Sabancı University Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center (SU IMC) under the leadership of Prof. Bahattin Koç. Dr. Murat Işık, SU IMC researcher, Prof. Mustafa Ünel, FENS member and SU IMC researcher, and Asst. Prof. Eda Aydoğan Güngör, faculty member from METU, will take part in the project as researchers. Sabancı University’s budget in the project is 5,77 million Turkish Liras. 

Prof. Bahattin Koç mentioned the importance of the project: “With this platform, it will be possible to additively manufacture critical aerospace and defense parts with complex geometries with improved properties. The additive manufacturing technologies and materials developed with this platform can be directly used and commercialized in aerospace aviation/defense industries by the partner companies of the platform”.

In commemoration of our beloved instructor, Meral Güçeri, an AL102 essay competition is held every semester.

The winners of the competition held in 2021-22 Fall Semester are as follows: 

1st place Kemal Ayhan

2nd place Kerim Taşkıran

3rd place İlayda Kaytaran

Congratulations to our winners! Meral Hoca would have been very proud.

Results of TÜBİTAK’s 1512 Individual Young Entrepreneurship (BiGG) Program for the 2021/1 period have been announced. 10 enterprises within the BiGG4Tech project led by Sabancı University Inovent have been entitled to a grant support of up to 200 thousand TL.

Being an official partner selected by TÜBİTAK to collect first phase applications to the 1512 BİGG Program, BİGG4Tech was designed "to support entrepreneurs with innovation-oriented technology ideas with different mechanisms based on lean enterprise and market development methodologies, and accompany them on their journey to commercialize their enterprise with a business plan prepared after their business idea is verified from a technical and marketing perspective".

The BiGG4tech consortium, formed in partnership with Çukurova Teknokent, Namık Kemal University Teknopark, and Bursa Uludağ University Technology Transfer Office under the leadership of Sabancı University Inovent, completed applications for the 2021/1 period on July 23, 2021.

1789 entrepreneurs have been supported so far within the framework of the BİGG program, initiated by TÜBİTAK in 2012. Within the framework of the first call of the year 2021, 63 implementing parties provided accelerator services to entrepreneurs including training, mentoring, incubation, use of collaboration networks and customer verification support. In the second phase of the program, entrepreneurs are provided with a capital support of up to 200 thousand TL once they establish their companies.

Business plans of 305 entrepreneurs approved by the implementing parties were evaluated in the 2^nd phase panels organized by TÜBİTAK. As a result of the panel evaluations carried out by academics, industrialists and investors, it was decided to provide 2^nd phase support to 132 within the framework of the first call of 2021.

Entitled to receive support, these enterprises will establish their companies officially, and sign an agreement with TÜBİTAK, and start to work to realize their business plans on February 1, 2022.

Sabancı University International Relations Office (IRO) visited a large number of high schools in Pakistan in the period 22-25 November 2021.

Our valued Pakistani alumni Laraib Tanveer, (BA in Management, 2018), Fiaz Ahmad, (PhD in Mechatronics Engineering, 2017), Muhammad Usama (BA in Management, 2017) and Muhammad Hamza Omer Siddiqui (BA in Economics, 2021) kindly cooperated with the IRO team by joining a number of these recruitment events.

They met with prospective students from some of the most reputable colleagues in Karachi and Islamabad and helped answer students’ questions about studying at Sabancı University and living in Turkey. 

International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director and the Honorary Chairman of Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC), Dr. Fatih Birol has been awarded the “Legion d'Honneur”, France’s highest state award.

Fatih Birol has been awarded the "Officier dans L'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur”, the highest decoration bestowed by France since the era of Napoleon Bonaparte to reward people with outstanding success from across the world. The award was given to Fatih Birol, who was included in the TIME magazine’s “the 100 most influential people of 2021” list, for his contributions to the fight against climate change.

Stating that he was proud to receive the honor awarded by France, Fatih Birol said the following: “We are working to achieve the targets set in the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is the most important agreement made after World War II. The purpose of this agreement is to prevent the climate crisis.  Last year, we drew up a roadmap for concrete steps to be taken in the global energy sector and a roadmap for these steps to achieve targets of the agreement".