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Sabancı University August 2008

Sabancı University August 2008. The creation process was long and inclusive. July 1994 Resolution by Sabancı Holding E xecutive Board (VAKSA) August 1995 Search Conference with 52 participants from 22 countries & Formulation of “The P hilosophy ”

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Sabancı University August 2008

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  1. Sabancı University August 2008

  2. The creation process was long and inclusive • July 1994 Resolution by Sabancı Holding Executive Board (VAKSA) • August 1995 Search Conference with 52 participants from 22 countries& Formulationof “The Philosophy” • February 1996 Various Task Forces Start Working on Curricular and Administrative Structure

  3. The creation process was long and inclusive • July 1997Groundbreaking by the President of Turkey • Announcementof theBoardofTrustees& the University President • October 1999 FirstAcademicYear

  4. We are guided by our Philosophy“Creating and Developing Together” KeyWords • Student Focused • Participative • Responsible and Responsive • Practice Relevance • Developing science and technology, disseminating knowledge • Interdisciplinary • Self-Managing / • Self-Sustaining • Teamwork • Local / Regional / Global • Learning to Learn

  5. Our Mission is to develop competent and confident individuals, enriched with the abilityto reflect critically and independently, havinga strong sense of social responsibility; and to contributeto the development of science and technology, as well as disseminating the knowledge created to the benefit of the community.

  6. Students

  7. Undergraduate: 2478 Graduate: 524 Total: 3002 • Students come from 70 different provinces. • 60 % male, 40 % female

  8. Exchange Students

  9. 31% of our Alumni pursue graduate studies Brown University MIT Stanford University University of Chicago Cornell University Northwestern University University of California London School of Economics Cambridge University Carnegie Mellon University Koç University Max Planck Institute Harvard University University of Pittsburg University of Minnesota Bilkent University Boğaziçi University Texas A&M University Sabancı University

  10. 54% of our Alumni pursue professional careers Garanti Technology Procter & Gamble Beksa Coca-Cola Deutsche Bank Unilever TÜBİTAK Akbank Doğuş KordSA Borusan Efes Pilsen Ford Siemens Turkcell Toyota BriSA Deloitte Garanti Bank Start-up companies founded by SU Alumni in areas such as Information Technology, Software Development, and Advanced Materials, of which two are based abroad.

  11. Education & Learning

  12. International Board of Overseers

  13. Board of Trustees

  14. We have Focused our Efforts onThree Faculties and the Foundations Development Program Management Arts and Social Sciences Engineering and Natural Sciences Prof. Nakiye BOYACIGİLLER Prof. Albert Erkip Prof. Ahmet ALKAN Foundations Development Program Prof. Ali ALPAR

  15. We attract young but experienced Faculty Members International Faculty Members / Total = 14%

  16. Our distinguishing characteristics set us apart • Interdisciplinarity: No Academic Departments! • Opportunity for students to decide on their academic field at the end of sophomore year to choose the degree program and selecting the most appropriate field through: • Acquiring knowledge on different topics • Effective tutoring system • Foundations Development Program: • School of Languages (English, Turkish and other second foreign languages) • University Courses

  17. University Courses • Science of Nature • Humanity and Society • Functions-Discrete and Continuous • Major Works • Turkish Language and Literature • The Making of Modern Turkey • English • Law and Ethics

  18. Civic Involvement Projects A mostly student-run, hands-on learning program for social responsibility, participatory democracy, team work • Students work in teams, learn leadership skills, creative problem solving and of course learn that they too can do something for society on a practical level. • Partners include over 30 NGOs, the Ministry of Education and Department of Social Services • Projects include a focus on marginalized children, the elderly, refugees, the environment, human rights, and etc. • Civic Involvement Projects; mentoring 17 other universities in the implementation of similar projects.

  19. Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences • Computer Science and Engineering • Biological Sciences and Bioengineering • Electronics Engineering • Materials Science and Engineering • Manufacturing Systems Engineering • Mechatronics Graduate Degrees Undergraduate Degrees • Biological Sciences and Bioengineering • Computer Science & Engineering • Electronics Engineering • Physics • Industrial Engineering • Materials Sciences and Engineering • Mathematics • Mechatronics Mathematics Minor Honor Programs Chemistry Physics

  20. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Degrees Undergraduate Degrees • Conflict Analysis & Resolution • Cultural Studies • Economics • European Studies • History • Political Sciences • Visual Arts & Visual Communication Design • Cultural Studies • Economics • Social and Political Sciences • Visual Arts & Visual Communication Design

  21. Faculty of Management Degrees • BA in Management • Master of Business Administration - MBA • Executive MBA • Master in Finance • PhD in Management

  22. Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs • InformationTechnology • Information Technologies in Management • LeadersforIndustry

  23. The first in Turkey : “Leaders for Industry Program” • A Joint Program: • FENS, FMANand 11 Partner Companies Industry Practice: • Working for a program partner company for 6 months Two Degrees in Two Years: • MSc in Engineering • MSc in Management

  24. A distinctive feature ofMBA program: Company Action Projects (CAP) • Team based projects; students required to work on site for six months (2 days per week) • Fully integrated into our program through the Practice development/Practice sharing classes; Just-in-Time seminars; faculty advisors • Student gains are innumerable, including a foundation to become reflective practitioners • Strong demand from industry

  25. Entrepreneur Development Program (EDP) Purpose: • To foster the spirit of entrepreneurship, • To educate, guide and support entrepreneurs in theplanning, implementation and management of their established and/or prospective businesses. • Follow-up of post-education performance Participants: • Individuals with innovative ideas or projects wishingto set up their own business, • Entrepreneur executives already managing their own businesses (SMEs) • Entrepreneur researchers

  26. Executive Development Unit Focus Areas: • Management training • Open enrollment and in-house programs • Modular thematic programs • International programs • Conferences/seminars • Retailing program

  27. Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) MajorInterestAreas: • EuropeanUnionandTurkeyRelations • Education (Education Reform Initiative) • Governance • Turkey-US Relations • Conflict Resolution (Coordination of SecondTrackDiplomacyactivities) Major Donors and Partner Institutions: Open Society Institute, AÇEV, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Aydın Doğan Foundation, European University Institute, European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMED), European Commission, TESEV, Brookings Institute, Center for European Security Studies (CESS), World Bank

  28. Research

  29. Cumulative Growth of Sponsored ResearchFunding (YTL) (2004-2007)

  30. Percentage Distribution of Research Project

  31. FP 6 Paired Performance of the Turkish Universities Individual of Faculty Member FP6 project Budget(€) SU FP6 Total Budget of Turkish fund ~70 M € SU pay ~5 %

  32. We had an outstandingPerformancein the 6th Framework SU 6th Framework Programs (FP6) (2001-2006) Performance: • 21 Grants, Total Budget: 3.4 M€ • Number one among Turkish Universities (in terms of Funding per Researcher) SU 7th Framework Programs (FP7) (2007-2014): • Number of Marie Curie International Re-Integration Grants (IRG): 5 • Total Number of FP7 Grants : 8

  33. TUBITAK Projects – 2007Number of Projects per Faculty Member

  34. Success Story 1NIH / Global Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators (GRIP) Role of CD3delta in T-lymphocyte function PI: Batu Erman Duration: 2007-2012 Budget: $250.000 • The NIH GRIP promotes research projects to address health issues of global importance. • This project will investigate thefunction of a critical receptor protein complex named T Cell Receptor (TCR) that is found on T lymphocytes which make up the human immune system. We will use molecular and cellular biology techniques to Investigate T lymphocytes in tissue culture and we will generate transgenic animals to examine immune system function.

  35. Success Story 2 European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Installation Grant “DISCOVERY AND ANALYSIS OF NEW AUTOPHAGIC CELL DEATH PROTEINS AND PATHWAYS” This research project aims at identifying novel genes and proteins playing a role in the regulation of an important cellular event called autophagy. Autophagy abnormalities are observed in human diseases including Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. Therefore, the outcomes of this project may include discovery of new drug targets, drug-like molecules, new diagnosis and treatment modalities for major health problems. Dr. Devrim Gözüaçık, Sabancı University 250.000 Euros for 5 years

  36. Success Story 3Drive and Safety Methods for New Generation Elevator Systems R&D project for a Japanese company Duration: 2 years (to be extended) Budget: $105,000 Design and build a linear motor with 200kg payload in Turkey Design and build distributed and fault tolerant control and drive system Dr. Ahmet Onat, Sabancı University

  37. Technopark Venture • Opening Date: 20 December 2005 • Major Partners: • Gebze Industrial Zone (GOSB) • Tefen Technopark and Technology Development Inc., Israel • Sabancı University Twostart-ups establishedby ourstudents arelocatedat GOSB Technopark

  38. inovent • Established with the purpose of commercializing IP developed at SU through licensing, start-ups and joint ventures • Operations will include IP trading on a larger scale to include commercializing IP developed outside of SU • Formal start of operations: January 2006 • Location: GOSB Technopark

  39. TÜSİAD – Sabancı University Competitiveness Forum TUSIAD-Sabanci University Competitiveness Forum is a researchcenter formedjointly by the Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (TUSIAD) and Sabanci University. Mission To help improve the competitiveness of the Turkishindustry in international markets • research on competitiveness issues, • technology and innovation management • related benchmarking studies. www.ref.sabanciuniv.edu

  40. Campus Life

  41. Housing plays an important role in our university life... • Students : • In 1999 : 189 beds • In 2008 : 2400 beds (75%) • Faculty: • In 1999 : 40 flats • In 2008 : 119 flats (56%)

  42. Electronic Access to Information • Every student is provided witha laptop • Satellite & Telecom Connection(Satellite + 3 Leased Line Connections) • Total: 11,290 Connection Points • Wireless Coverage Area,   - Indoor: 171,405 m²   - Outdoor: 70,596 m² • Web-enabled Academic and Administrative Systems 1,11 Computers / Student

  43. Electronic Access to InformationInformation Center • 98 % of its periodicals collection • 96 % of its multimedia collection • 30 % of its book collectionare in electronic format. • E-Book • 38,057 • E-Thesis • 295 • E-Literature • 1435 • Books • 85,690 • Multimedia • 30,898 • Databases • 62 Periodicals 20,439

  44. We have 45 Student Clubs and 14 Intercollegiate Sports Teams

  45. Center for Performing Arts Aims to enrich the cultural life of Istanbul and provide cultural and artistic services to the University's students and staff, as well as to all art appreciators in the region. Capacity: 912 (One of the biggest center in the Asian Side) 9 performances per month during the Academic year Total number of performances since 2005: 153 Total number of audience since 2005: 69.000 “Forging The Future Forging Culture” 2010 İstanbul, Europen Capital of Culture: Total number of audience: 8.000 children

  46. Sakıp Sabancı Museum • Collections: Ottoman Calligraphy, Paintings and Antique Objects • Some Previous Exhibitions: • Picasso in Istanbul • Master Sculptor Rodin in İstanbul • Genghis Khan and His Heirs: The Empire of the Mongols • Blind Date • Abidin Dino, A World • Current Exhibition: • Istanbul, Isfahan, Delhi, Three Capitals of Islamic Art: Masterpieces from the Louvre Collection

  47. Sakıp Sabancı Lecture: • With the Brookings Institution Washington DC • On May 8, 2008 • By R. Nicholas Burns Sakıp Sabancı International Research Award: • Topic of 2008: The Ottoman Legacy for Contemporary Turkish Culture, Institutions, and Values • Award Ceremony: June 9, 2008 • Winners: • Amy Singer, Chair, Women Studies Forum, Tel Aviv University • Maureen Jackson, Comparative Literature, University of Washington • Olivier Bouquet, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis

  48. Duygu Dağ Thank You! www.sabanciuniv.edu

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