Information Technology Non Thesis Master Program: This program creates an opportunity towards a career in the IT area for newly graduates and those professionals planning a major change in their career track. The curriculum has a rich enough spectrum that's suitable for IT professionals as well as who would like to improve their skills and broaden their expertise in the area.

Data Analytics Non Thesis Master Program: This program creates an opportunity towards a career in Data Analytics area for graduates of disciplines such as computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, statistics, economics and other fields with a quantitative focus and for professionals who have ample work experience in a data-analytics-related area and are seeking in-depth training in Big Data Analysis.

Energy  Technologies and Management Non Thesis Master Program: This program creates an opportunity towards a career in Energy area for graduates of disciplines such as engineering, basic sciences, economics, management, politics and other fields with a quantitative focus and for professionals who have work experience in energy or other related areas .

Cyber Security Non Thesis Master Program: This program creates an opportunity to develop a career in cybersecurity area for graduates of disciplines such as computer science, electrical engineering and mathematics; and for professionals, who have work experience in cybersecurity and IT sectors and want to advance their theoretical knowledge and applied skills in a rich set of  cyber security subjects.

The candidates who have completed a undergraduate program are eligible to apply to these programs. Newly graduate candidates should complete their undergraduate degree till September 01, 2022.

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Early Application and Interviews:
Last day of early applications is May, 27th, 2022. After initial screening, interviews will be scheduled for potential candidates. Interviews will be done May, 30th - June, 17th, 2022 (Interview schedule is subject to change).

Deadline and Interviews:
Applications must be submitted by August, 05th, 2022. After initial screening, interviews will be scheduled for potential candidates at Sabancı University during August, 08th - 22nd, 2022 (Interview schedule is subject to change).

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.

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

Please click to read IICEC Energy Market Newsletter

Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies at Columbia University will hold Sakıp Sabancı Lecture on “Antiquities, Museums, Empires” on Friday, April 22, 2022.

Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies at Columbia University will hold Sakıp Sabancı Lecture on “Antiquities, Museums, Empires” on Friday, April 22, 2022.

Zeynep Çelik, Sakıp Sabancı Visiting Professor at the Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies at Columbia University, will deliver the keynote speech at the lecture, which will be delivered by Timothy Mitchell, William B Ransford Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University.

Being the first Sakıp Sabancı Visiting Professor at the Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies at Columbia University, Zeynep Çelik has a deep expertise and unique historical perspective on the architecture and urbanisation of the region.

The seminar course to be held at Columbia University Lerner Hall can also be viewed online via the following link: bit.ly/SSCLecture2022.

Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Honorary Board Chairman of Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC) Dr. Fatih Birol has been reappointed as IEA Executive director. Dr. Fatih Birol's third term will start in September 2023.

For the first time in the history of the IEA, Dr. Fatih Birol, who has served as Executive Director of IEA, has been reappointed by unanimous vote of The Governing Board of the International Energy Agency.

It has been announced that Dr. Birol, who has served as Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) since 2015, has been reappointed at the IEA Ministerial Meeting on 23-24 March.

In the press release by IEA, it has been stated that reappointment of Dr. Birol comes at a pivotal moment for IEA and the global clean energy transformation and The Governing Board of the International Energy Agency giving him strong backing to lead a new era for the IEA.

Jennifer Granholm, Chairman of the IEA Ministerial Meeting and the US Minister of Energy, whose views were mentioned in the statement, said, “The election of Birol as president for another term demonstrates our confidence in his abilities and expertise. We look forward to continuing to work with the IEA under Birol's leadership as we move towards our zero emissions goals by accelerating the clean energy transition. “Our decision today for an additional term for Dr Birol as IEA Executive Director again confirms our confidence in his skills and expertise. We look forward to continuing to work with the IEA under Birol's leadership as we move towards our zero emissions goals by accelerating the clean energy transition."

Dr. Birol stated that he is honoured to run for the third term and said “I’m honoured that IEA members have put their trust in me to lead the Agency into a new era following what I believe may turn out to be the most consequential Ministerial Meeting in the IEA’s near 50-year history. The energy world is changing fast and needs to change faster still. With our new mandates we are now ready to respond and chart a new course for the IEA, not just for the next two years but for decades to come. My energy, enthusiasm and commitment to lead my outstanding colleagues within the IEA Secretariat and to serve our Member Governments have never been stronger.”

About Dr. Fatih Birol:

Dr. Birol has joined IEA as a young analyst and he took on various duties for 20 years before being elected Executive Director of the IEA. Dr. Birol has been appointed as IEA President in 2015. Dr. Birol is also the founder and the chairman of the IEA Energy Business Council, one of the most dynamic business groups in the international energy industry.

In 2022, Dr. Fatih Birol has been awarded the "Legion d'Honneur", the highest state decoration of France. In 2021, he became the only Turk to be on the TIMES 100 "World's 100 Most Influential People" list. Listed as one of the world's most influential people in energy by Forbes magazine, Birol has been named the "Energy Person of the Year" in 2017 by the Financial Times Newspaper.

Dr. Birol also chairs the World Economic Forum's (Davos) Energy Advisory Board and is a member of the UN General's “Energy Sustainable for All” Advisory Board.

Recipient of numerous state decorations

Dr. Fatih Birol, aralarında Japonya İmparatoru Akihito’nun “Yükselen Güneş” ödülü, İsveç Kralı’nın “Kutup Yıldızı Kraliyet Nişanı” ve Avusturya, Almanya ve İtalya’nın en yüksek Cumhurbaşkanlığı nişanları da dâhil olmak üzere, kariyeri boyunca pek çok devlet ve uluslararası kuruluştan ödüller aldı.

Dr. Fatih Birol has been honored by many states and international organizations throughout his career, including the Order of "Rising Sun" of the Emperor of Japan Akihito, the "Royal Order of the Pole Star" of the King of Sweden, and the highest Presidential decorations of Austria, Germany and Italy.

Before joining the IEA in 1995, Fatih Birol worked at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna. Dr. Fatih Birol holds a PhD and MSc degree in Energy Economics in Technical University of Vienna and a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University.

Dr. Birol has been awarded a Doctorate of Science honoris causa by Imperial College London at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2013. Fatih Birol has been an honorary life member of Galatasaray Sports Club since 2013.

Three Sabancı University faculty members receive 2022 Academy of Science BAGEP Awards.

The Academy of Science has announced the winners of the 2022 Young Scientist Awards Program (BAGEP).

Ezgi Akpınar Uysal, member of Sabancı Business School, has won the 2022 BAGEP award in the field of business administration, Mohammad Sadek, member of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (FENS), in the field of mathematics, and Onur Varol, member of the FENS, in the field of computer engineering. The award-winning faculty members will conduct their funded research projects for a period of two years.

The Academy of Science's Young Scientist Awards Program (BAGEP) aims to identify and reward the best young academics, and to support them for further research, in addition to encouraging young people to carry out scientific research and rewarding the best examples.

The BAGEP Awards of the Academy of Science are given to academics under the age of 40, and entail a cash prize of TL 27,500 per year for a duration of two years to support their research.

For BAGEP 2022 awards, please click.

Winners of the Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards, the first international award program in Turkey in the field of social sciences, organized by Sabancı University, will be announced on Monday, April 11, 2022. The awards are organized for the 17th time this year, following the will of Sabancı University Honorary President Sakıp Sabancı.

The theme for the 2022 edition of the annual Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards, the first international award program in Turkey in the field of social sciences, is “The Future of Globalization: Return of the State?”.

Organized for the 17th time this year by Sabancı University following the will of Sabancı University Honorary President Sakıp Sabancı, the Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards will be announced at an online ceremony to be held on April 11. Researchers under 45 years of age and a scientist who has made distinguished contributions to this year’s theme in the field of social sciences will receive awards.

Applications are evaluated by an independent jury

The award program is carried out by Sabancı University, under the leadership of Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Istanbul Policy Center, and articles submitted are evaluated by an independent and international jury. In the context of the award program, a different theme is determined every year from across all the disciplines of social sciences ranging from economics to politics, history, and psychology. This year, the international award program has received applications from 12 countries ranging from the US, to India, Jamaica, and Macedonia.

Announced every year with a special commemoration and award ceremony, the Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards will be announced at a special event that will this year be held online through Sabancı University communication channels due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards ceremony will start at 20:30 on Monday, April 11, 2022 and the event can be viewed in Turkish and English via the following links.

• Youtube Turkish broadcasting:  https://youtu.be/ORqyFV7omiA  
• Youtube English broadcasting: https://youtu.be/_yu4tLPQeTc  

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It can be seen that the effects of the climate change and the new trends in the global trade system have started to shape the developments in the world economy. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, which is one of the proposed regulations of the European Union in this context, is expected to have an impact on the world trade including Turkey’s trade with the EU.

The mechanism will, at first stage, cover iron and steel, cement, fertilizer, aluminum and electricity sectors in Turkey. In the Nano Open Webinar, Attorney Şafak Herdem will provide information about how the mechanism will impact Turkeyincluding the recent sanctions as one of the major suppliers of the EU.

The Nano Open Webinar will take place at 11:00-12:00 on Wednesday, March 30 on Zoom. The online event link will be shared via e-mail on the day of the event. The registration link is below. http://otolab.sabanciuniv.edu/SUNUMActivityRegistrationForm

Applications for the 2022 Hakan Orbay Research Award, which has been presented since 2013 by Sabancı Business School to keep the memory of Hakan Orbay alive, will be open on Monday, March 28.

The aim of this annual award is to encourage young researchers to undertake original research in finance and microeconomics.

Awards in 2 different categories as “Young Researcher” and “PhD Student” will be presented this year.

Please click here for more information. 

About Hakan Orbay

After graduating from Ankara Science High School in 1979, Hakan Orbay received his undergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Bogazici University in 1983. He obtained his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Calgary University and subsequently returned to Turkey to work in the Information Technology area of the banking sector between1988-1991. He kept close links with academia during those years and eventually went to the U.S. for his doctoral studies in 1991. After obtaining a PhD in Economics from Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, he worked as a faculty member at Koc University until 1999. Next, he joined the Sabancı School of Management during its establishment years and worked there as a faculty member until his untimely death in 2011. Hakan Orbay produced original research in microeconomics and finance and made important contributions to the establishment and development of the Sabancı School of Management, Istanbul, Turkey.

SU Gender has been organizing an international webinar series on sexual harassment, gender based violence, diversity and inclusion within and outside the university since 2020. In this series, experts, researchers, and activists from different universities, research centers and NGOs learn from their expertise and share experiences.

The eleventh of the webinar series entitled as “The #MeToo Effect: Generating Accountability through Collective Credibility” will take place on March 30. This webinar is also included in SU Gender March 2022 Events: "Feminist Solidarity". You are welcome to join our webinar by registering via the link below.

• March 30, Wednesday 18.00, UTC+3 (Istanbul time)
• The #MeToo Effect: Generating Accountability through Collective Credibility/ Leigh Gilmore
• For registration: https://bit.ly/SUGender_Webinar11

*There will be simultaneous translation during the event.

The “Pioneering Technologies Summit” between ASELSAN and Sabancı University was held on March 14-17, 2022. The summit consisted of sessions on 12 different topics. The foundations of the summit were laid in the workshop held by Sabancı University in cooperation with ASELSAN’s Vice Presidency of R&D Department on December 22-24, 2021 in Istanbul.

The Pioneering Technologies Summit lasted 4 days with the participation of nearly 30 academics and 70 ASELSAN staff members, who exchanged ideas on possible cooperation projects under 12 different topics. On the last day of the summit, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed to ensure the cooperation between two institutions with the participation of Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, Chairman of the Board and CEO of ASELSAN, and Prof. Dr. Yusuf Leblebici, President of Sabancı University.

The protocol signed with ASELSAN on critical innovative technologies will greatly contribute to the research environment of our university and in the long run will help the bottom line of our country’s research ecosystem.

It is planned to carry out research activities with a Technology Readiness Level of 1 to 4 in the potential project fields discussed in the summit and to ensure the sustainability of the projects in cooperation with the related ASELSAN divisions. It is planned to hold the summit on an annual basis with the participation of ASELSAN and Sabancı University.