Sabancı University

The search conference was followed by the work of design committees supported by student tendency research. During the design process, 13 design committees were formed to work on programs and courses within the framework of interdisciplinary approaches. In addition to the design work in the academic field, the University Administration Project was initiated with the consultancy firm Deloitte & Touche to establish the university's business processes and management structure.

As a result of Sabancı University's design studies, a new and original university model was created instead of choosing a single university as a model or imitating different examples and practices.

The groundbreaking ceremony of Sabancı University was held on July 31, 1997. In October 1998, following the emergence of the general structure of the university, an application was made to become a member of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). Our university is the first university from Türkiye to apply to EFQM and be accepted as a member.

Sabancı University began education by welcoming its first students in October 1999. Today, our university is taken as an example by many universities in Türkiye and abroad.