SU Kurulusu Tarihler Sabancı University December 2008

SU Kurulusu Tarihler

Sabancı University December 2008

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

The creation process was long and inclusive Ø July 1997 Groundbreaking by the President of Turkey Announcement of the Board of Trustees & the University President Ø October 1999 First Academic Year

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

SU Misyon

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

Infrastructure and campus life (SU sunum and cems)

Campus Life

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

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

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

We have 45 Student Clubs and 14 Intercollegiate Sports Teams

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

Sakıp Sabancı Museum Ø Collections: Ottoman Calligraphy, Paintings and Antique Objects Ø 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 Ø Current Exhibition: § Salvador Dali: A surrealist in Istanbul

Ingilizce!Fakulteler

Education & Learning

International Board of Overseers Lady Barbara T. Judge UK Atomic Energy Authority, Chairperson Baron Paul Buysse N. V. Bekaert S. A, Chairman of the Board Candace Johnson Paradigm Ventures, President Charles Holliday Dupont, Chairman of the Board and CEO Lord Chris Patten Oxford University, Chancellor Prof. David Pines Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter, Co-Director John V. Faraci International Paper Company, Chairman and CEO Dr. Katsuiko Yamashita Toshiba Corporation, Chief Fellow Senator Phil Gramm UBS Investment Bank, Vice Chairman Richard Christou Fujitsu Services, Executive Chairman Deutsche Bank A. G. , Former Chairman of the Supervisory Dr. Rolf E. Breuer Board Dr. Shuhei Toyoda Toyota Boshoku Corporation, President

Board of Trustees Güler Sabancı Chairperson Prof. Tosun Terzioğlu President Prof. Ahmet Aykaç Vice Chairman Prof. Banu Onaral Drexel University Dr. Can Paker BOY Management Services Dr. Cem Kozlu International Airline Training Fund Prof. Gülru Necipoğlu Kafadar Harvard University Halis Komili Holding Sevil Sabancı Holding Tuncay Özilhan Anadolu Group

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

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

Our distinguishing characteristics set us apart Ø Interdisciplinarity: No Academic Departments! Ø 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 Ø Foundations Development Program: § § School of Languages (English, Turkish and other second foreign languages) University Courses

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

Civic Involvement Projects A mostly student-run, hands-on learning program for social responsibility, participatory democracy, team work Ø 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. Ø Partners include over 30 NGOs, the Ministry of Education and Department of Social Services Ø Projects include a focus on marginalized children, the elderly, refugees, the environment, human rights, and etc. Ø Civic Involvement Projects; mentoring 17 other universities in the implementation of similar projects.

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

Research

Cumulative Growth of Sponsored Research Funding (YTL) (2004 -2007) 40000000 35. 908. 747 YTL 35000000 30000000 25000000 26. 969. 199 YTL 20000000 15. 817. 775 YTL 10000000 5. 954. 971 YTL 0 1 2004 2 2005 3 2006 4 2007

Percentage Distribution of Research Project İnternational grant 5% 1. 556. 792 YTL 8 Project AB 25% 9. 072. 936 YTL 34 Project TUBİTAK 44% 15. 838. 397 YTL 88 Project Commercial Contract 6. 178. 164 YTL 17% 46 Project National Grant 1. 084. 988 YTL 3% 14 Project State Planning Organization (DPT) 2. 177. 470 YTL 6% 5 Project

We had an outstanding Performance in the 6 th Framework SU 6 th Framework Programs (FP 6) (2001 -2006) Performance: Ø 21 Grants, Total Budget: 3. 4 M€ Ø Number one among Turkish Universities (in terms of Funding per Researcher) SU 7 th Framework Programs (FP 7) (2007 -2014): Ø Number of Marie Curie International Re-Integration Grants (IRG): 5 Ø Total Number of FP 7 Grants : 8

TUBITAK Projects – 2007 Number of Projects per Faculty Member 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 SU Bilkent ODTÜ BÜ İTÜ Koç

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

Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) Major Interest Areas: Ø Ø Ø European Union and Turkey Relations Education (Education Reform Initiative) Governance Turkey-US Relations Conflict Resolution (Coordination of Second Track Diplomacy activities) 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

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

Faculty of Management Degrees Ø BA in Management Ø Master of Business Administration - MBA Ø Executive MBA Ø Master in Finance Ø Ph. D in Management

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Ø Information Technology Ø Information Technologies in Management Ø Leaders for Industry

CAFE

Highlights of Our Achievements • We have built a very strong reputation • We are very strongly committed to internationalization • We have exceptionally strong corporate ties • We have the strongest group of full time faculty in management of all the Turkish universities • We have an excellent infrastructure • Our faculty is characterized by integrity, commitment and high levels of professionalism

Figure 5 Intake Numbers for 2 -Year Full-Time MBA Programs

BA MBA EMBA Financial Services 18% 20% 24% 7% 23% Consumer Products 21% 23% 24% 9% 5% Automotive 12% 16% 20% 14% Technology 4% 6% 14% 23% 14% 9% 11% Manufacturing Consulting Pharmaceutical/Healthcare Products LFI ITM 15% 7% 12% 9% Table 17: Top 5 Employer Sectors of Our Alumni (% of Alumni of Each Program)

Language Level FRE GER ITA SPA Total Basic 74 154 110 238 576 Pre-intermediate 3 8 29 23 63 Intermediate 21 12 3 3 39 Upper-intermediate Total 13 98 187 13 142 264 691 Table 21 Number of Students Taking European Language Courses (2007 -2008)

EDP (girisimci gelistirme programi)

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

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

For more information • LINKS TO OUR WEBPAGES

Some Key Research Areas

Our distinguishing characteristics set us apart Ø Interdisciplinarity: No Academic Departments! Ø 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 Ø Foundations Development Program: § § School of Languages (English, Turkish and other second foreign languages) University Courses

Key Characteristics (IBO sunumundan) • No departments • Freedom given to undergraduates

One slide per program • MBA/EMBA. Mi. F etc • Length/key chars/advantage to target group

Figure 8 ÖSS Performance of SU Undergraduate Student Intake

Academic Reputation of FMAN (cems)

Proximity to the Corporate World (CEMS) • One slide each: CAPS/EDU/Consulting…

Students cems • Quality of incoming students

Alumni: Job Placement

Internationalization (CEMS) • Several slides describing student exchanges/faculty/partner institutions/

Contribution to Society • UN Global Compact/PRME • 1 -2 slide each for REF and CGFT • Support for NGOs