SU Kurulusu Tarihler
Sabancı University
December 2008
The creation process was long and
inclusive
Resolution by Sabancı Holding
Executive Board (VAKSA)
 August 1995
Search Conference with 52 participants
from 22 countries & Formulation of “The Philosophy”
 February 1996 Various Task Forces Start Working on
Curricular and Administrative Structure
 July 1994
The creation process was long and
inclusive
 July 1997
Groundbreaking by the President of Turkey
Announcement of the Board of Trustees
& the University President
 October 1999
First Academic Year
We are guided by our Philosophy
“Creating and Developing Together”
Key Words
 Student Focused
 Participative
 Responsible and
Responsive
 Practice Relevance
 Developing science and
technology, disseminating
knowledge
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Interdisciplinary
Self-Managing /
Self-Sustaining
Teamwork
Local / Regional /
Global
 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.
Ingilizce!Fakulteler
Education & Learning
We attract young but experienced
Faculty Members
TOTAL
# of
Faculty
Av. Age
PhD
Abroad
159
42,9
136
School of
Languages
Av. Years of
Last Place of Non-Academic
Work Exp.
Work Abroad
57%
4,4
# of
Instructors
Average
Age
# and %
of Native
Speakers
Av. Years of
Teaching
Exper.
57
41
23 (41%)
17
International Faculty Members / Total = 14%
We have Focused our Efforts on
Three Faculties and the Foundations
Development Program
Engineering
and Natural
Sciences
Arts and
Social
Sciences
Management
Prof. Albert
ERKİP
Prof. Ahmet ALKAN
Prof. Nakiye
BOYACIGİLLER
Foundations
Development
Program
Prof. Ali ALPAR
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:
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School of Languages (English, Turkish and
other second foreign languages)
University Courses
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
Civic Involvement Projects
A mostly student-run, hands-on learning
program for social responsibility, participatory
democracy, team work
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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.
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Partners include over 30 NGOs, the Ministry of
Education and Department of Social Services
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Projects include a focus on marginalized children, the
elderly, refugees, the environment, human rights, and
etc.
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Civic Involvement Projects; mentoring 17 other
universities in the implementation of similar projects.
Faculty of Management
Degrees
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BA in Management
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Master of Business Administration - MBA
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Executive MBA
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Master in Finance
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PhD in Management
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
 Information Technology
 Information Technologies in
Management
 Leaders for Industry
CAFE
Infrastructure and campus life
(SU sunum and cems)
Campus Life
Housing plays an important role in our
university life...
Students :
Faculty:
 In 1999 : 189 beds
 In 2008 : 2400 beds (75%)
 In 1999 : 40 flats
 In 2008 : 119 flats (56%)
Electronic Access to Information
 Every student is provided with
a 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
Electronic Access to Information
Information Center
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98 % of its periodicals collection
96 % of its multimedia collection
30 % of its book collection
are in electronic format.
E-Book
Books
38,057
85,690
Multimedia
30,898
E-Thesis
Databases
62
E-Literature
295
Periodicals
20,439
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
 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:
 Salvador Dali: A surrealist in
Istanbul
Research
Cumulative Growth of Sponsored Research
Funding (YTL) (2004-2007)
Cumulative Growth of Sponsored Research
Funding (YTL) (2004-2007)
40000000
35.908.747 YTL
35000000
30000000
25000000
26.969.199 YTL
20000000
15000000
15.817.775 YTL
10000000
5000000
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
TUBİTAK
44% 15.838.397 YTL
88 Project
AB
25% 9.072.936 YTL
34 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 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
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 FP6 project Budget(€)
SU
FP6 Total Budget of Turkish fund ~70 M €
SU pay ~5 %
Istanbul Policy Center (IPC)
Major Interest Areas:
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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
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
Number of Students Taking European
Language Courses (2007-2008)
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
For more information
• LINKS TO OUR WEBPAGES
Some Key Research Areas
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
Key Characteristics (IBO
sunumundan)
• No departments
• Freedom given to undergraduates
One slide per program
• MBA/EMBA.MiF etc
• Length/key chars/advantage to target group
Academic Reputation of FMAN
(cems)
Academic Reputation of FMAN
Total Number of Publications in Top Business Journals (3-year data)
RSM
Stockholm Sch Econ
LSE
HEC
UCD Michael Smurfit
Copenhagen B.S.
Sabancı Univ.
Helsinki S. E.
Vienna Univ Econ & Business Adm
Norwegian Sch Econ & BA
Bocconi
Louvain
ESADE
St. Gallen
Warsaw Sch Econ
Univ. Nova de Lisboa
Univ. of Cologne
Corvinus Univ
Prague University of Economics
St. Petersburg State
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5
10
15
20
25
SU has the highest per capita grant budget in
comparison to other Turkish universities, both in
terms of TÜBİTAK and EU grants.
The FMAN has an important role in this
performance:
• Prof. M. Soner’s Advanced Grant from ERC for
his research
– “Mathematical Methods for Financial Risk
Management”
• Prof. B. Üsdiken’s EU grant on
– “Mapping European Higher Educational Models”
• The Marie Curie Reintegration Grants awarded
to Dr. Taşoluk and Dr. Koçak.
SU has the highest per capita grant budget in
comparison to other Turkish universities, both in
terms of TÜBİTAK and EU grants.
• The FMAN members have also been
awarded several competitive grants
– from Istanbul Metropolitan
Municipality and
– Turkish Industrialists’ and
Businessmen’s Association (TÜSIAD),
an independent, NGO dedicated to
promoting public welfare through private
enterprise.
Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) Awards Recipients in Business
Administration/Management, Economics and Political Science
(2001-2007)
Proximity to the Corporate World
(CEMS)
• One slide each: CAPS/EDU/Consulting…
Proximity to the Corporate World
• Board of Trustees
• International Board of Overseers
• Other mechanisms to ensure strong
collaboration with the corporate world
• Practice-Academia Cooperation at FMAN
– Practice Faculty
– Advisory Boards
• CAP – Company Action Projects
• Professional Seminar Series, Managerial Skills
Workshops and Guest Speakers
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 Komili Holding
Sevil Sabancı Sabancı Holding
Tuncay Özilhan Anadolu Group
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 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
Other Mechanisms to Ensure strong
Collaboration with the Corporate
World
• Executive education programs,
• Company Action Projects (CAP) in
the MBA program,
• Projects in Leaders for Industry
(LFI) and
• Information Technology in
Management (ITM)
Executive Development Unit
Focus Areas:
 Management training
 Open enrollment and in-house
programs
 Modular thematic programs
 International programs
 Conferences/seminars
 Retailing program
A distinctive feature of MBA program:
Company Action Projects (CAP)
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Team based projects; students required to
work on site for six months (2 days per week)
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Fully integrated into our program through the
Practice development/Practice sharing classes;
Just-in-Time seminars; faculty advisors
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Student gains are innumerable, including a
foundation to become reflective practitioners
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Strong demand from industry
The first in Turkey :
“Leaders for Industry
Program”
A Joint Program:
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FENS, FMAN and
11 Partner Companies
Industry Practice:
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Working for a program partner
company for 6 months
Two Degrees in Two Years:
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MSc in Engineering
MSc in Management
Consulting
• Our mission statement, openly
emphasizes three goals
– scholarship,
– student development and
– contributing to the needs of
business and society
• SU has a desire not to be an “ivory
tower”
Consulting
FMAN has active engagement with
the business community through
• Consulting projects managed through
ALP
• Executive Development Unit (EDU)
• The Corporate Governance Forum of
Turkey, housed at FMAN
• Entrepreneur Development Program
• The Competitiveness Forum
Competitiveness Forum (REF)
Corporate Governance Forum of
Turkey (CGFT)
Mission:
• “to support improvement of corporate
governance practices and its institutional
framework in Turkey” by operating at the
intersection of research and practice
The CGFT makes an important contribution to
the understanding and practice of corporate
governance in Turkey
(http://cgft.sabanciuniv.edu/eng/ )
Corporate Governance Forum of
Turkey (CGFT)
• The CGFT is also active in international corporate
governance networks
• It provides a link between the FMAN and SU and
established research institutions and policy
institutes:
– The European Corporate Governance Network
– the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation
– Others
EDP (girisimci gelistirme
programi)
Entrepreneur Development Program
(EDP)
Purpose:
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To foster the spirit of entrepreneurship,
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To educate, guide and support entrepreneurs in the
planning, implementation and management of their
established and/or prospective businesses.
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Follow-up of post-education performance
Participants:
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Individuals with innovative ideas or projects wishing to
set up their own business,
Entrepreneur executives already managing their own
businesses (SMEs)
Entrepreneur researchers
Students cems
• Quality of incoming students
2-Year Full-Time MBA Programs - Intake Numbers
40
35
30
25
20
Koç MBA
15
Sabancı MBA
10
5
0
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
5.00%
4.50%
4.00%
3.50%
3.00%
2.50%
2.00%
1.50%
1.00%
0.50%
0.00%
5th percentile
median
95th percentile
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
FASS Student Intake Statistics
16.00%
% Rank Among Exam Takers
% Rank Among Exam Takers
FENS Student Intake Statistics
14.00%
12.00%
10.00%
5th percentile
8.00%
median
6.00%
95th percentile
4.00%
2.00%
0.00%
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Figure 8 ÖSS Performance of SU Undergraduate Student Intake
SU Undergraduate Intake from European Language High Schools
120
100
80
Italian
60
German
French
40
20
0
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Alumni:Job Placement
Top 5 Employer Sectors of Our Alumni
(% of Alumni of Each Program)
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%
MNCs Recruiting FMAN Students
Abbott Laboratories
Ernst&Young
Microsoft
ACNielsen
Focus Reports
Millward Brown
Adidas
Ford Otosan
Møller Mærsk
Alcatel
Fortis
Nestle
Bosch
Germanischer Lloyd
Novartis
Chase Manhattan Bank
Hankook
Osram Lighting
Citibank
Henkel
Palmolive
Clariant
Hewlett-Packard
Pfizer
Coca Cola Company
HSBC
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Colgate
Isuzu
Procter & Gamble
Daimler Chrysler Services
Komatsu
Rehau AG
Danone
Kraft Foods
Siemens
Deloitte Touche
Levi Strauss
Synovate
DHL
Lilly Pharmaceuticals
Templeton Asset Management
Dow Chemical
Mercedes Benz Turk
TNT Logistics
DuPont
Merck Sharp Dohme
Toyota
MNCs Recruiting FMAN Students
Abbott Laboratories
Ernst&Young
Microsoft
DHL
ACNielsen
Focus Reports
Millward Brown
Dow Chemical
Adidas
Ford Otosan
Møller Mærsk
DuPont
Alcatel
Fortis
Nestle
Efes Pilsen Beverage
Bosch
Germanischer
Lloyd
Novartis
Ericsson
Chase Manhattan
Bank
Hankook
Osram Lighting
Lilly Pharmaceuticals
Citibank
Henkel
Palmolive
Mercedes Benz Turk
Clariant
Hewlett-Packard
Pfizer
Merck Sharp Dohme
Coca Cola Company
HSBC
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Merloni
Elettrodomestici
Colgate
Isuzu
Procter & Gamble
Metro Grosmarket
Daimler Chrysler
Services
Komatsu
Rehau AG
Templeton Asset
Management
Danone
Kraft Foods
Siemens
TNT Logistics
Deloitte Touche
Levi Strauss
Synovate
Toyota
Unilever
Tuborg-Carlsberg
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
Güler Sabancı
Chairperson of SU Board of Trustees; Chairperson of Sabancı Group
Prof. Tosun Terzioğlu
Rector of SU
Prof. Ahmet Aykaç
Deputy Chair of SU Board of Trustees
Prof. Banu Onural
Drexel University, Dir. of School of Biomedical Eng. Science & Health Systems
Dr. Can Paker
BOY Management Services, Chairman
Dr. Cem Kozlu
International Airline Training Fund, Chairman
Prof. Gülru Necipoğlu Kafadar
Harvard University, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art & Architecture
Halis Komili
Komili Group Company, Chairman
Sevil Sabancı
Sabancı Group, Board of Directors, Board Member
Tuncay Özilhan
Anadolu Group, Chairman