Sabancı University (SU) is a non-profit, English medium university, established in 1994. At SU, academic activities are performed within the framework of interdisciplinary programs at three faculties without departments: the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the School of Management, and the School of Languages. SU has currently 13 undergraduate, 23 masters and 12 PhD programs;with 265 full-time academic staff, 4.097 students and 7.704 alumni.
SU, prides itself on being one of the most innovative and research-oriented Universities in Turkey. As part of its philosophy, SU aims to direct its research efforts primarily towards applied and strategic research, with the objectives of, advancing knowledge,
supporting teaching and contributing to the progress of the community. In addition to the faculties, SU also hosts SU Nanotechnology Research and Application Center, the Istanbul Policy Center and the Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate, as well as research units such as the Competitiveness Forum, the Corporate Governance Forum of Turkey and the Gender and Women’s Studies Forum.
SU’s international relationships have been initiated with 33 countries worldwide aiming to develop further relationships with dynamic universities to foster research and student understanding of current and future global challenges. SU ranks highly in national and international rankings like the Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Index (Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology), Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds:
1st in the Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Index 2016
13rd in the QS Emerging Europe&Central Asia Rankings 2016
22nd in the THE BRICS&Emerging Economies Rankings 2016
38th in the THE Asia University Rankings 2016
52nd in the THE 100 Under 50 Rankings 2016
Among the 301-350 universities in the THE World University Rankings 2016-2017
Among the 441-450 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2016