Our Policies and Documents
Quality Policy
Sabancı University takes a "quality-oriented" management system as the basis in all its efforts in the fields of teaching, research and interaction with society. The principles of this system are:
- Creating and developing together,
- Stakeholder satisfaction,
- Aiming at high performance,
- Process-oriented and innovative operational management,
- The habit of continuous improvement based on regular review,
- Fulfilling the requirements of all regulatory and statutory quality standards.
The sustainability and improvement of the following headings are aimed in the quality processes of the main fields of activity, which are developed and followed up in accordance with the strategic plan.
Research:
- Sabancı University is a research university that aims to produce the highest level of knowledge.
- Outputs intended to bring solutions to interdisciplinary and global issues are aimed through the effective cooperation of faculties and research centers in focus areas.
- The research that is carried out is reflected to the teaching programs and makes an impact on them.
- As far as research activities are concerned, it is aimed to make the most of external funds, especially international and private sector funds.
Teaching:
- Sabancı University aims to raise individuals who can think critically, who are multidisciplinary and multidimensional, who are highly aware of ethical values and the needs of society, who have strong self-confidence and communication skills, and who can produce solutions to global issues with their competencies.
- Sabancı University provides the best physical and digital infrastructure for teaching activities, develops pioneering and innovative teaching models.
- In addition to freedom of program and course selections, Sabancı University allows students to freely choose from extracurricular social and academic development opportunities, and provides means for its students to work closely with academics.
- In addition to providing international education and development opportunities to its students, Sabancı University aims to have an international and multicultural campus environment.
Social Impact:
- All teaching and research activities at Sabancı University are aimed to contribute to society and humanity on a local and global scale, and to have a transformative impact.
- Our policy and approach in contribution to society aims to disseminate science and technology to society.
- Civic involvement and sense of responsibility are a part of Sabancı University culture with its students, and its entire academic and administrative staff.
Administrative excellence is aimed for the realization of teaching, research and societal interaction activities in an efficient way, necessary organizational structures are established, recruiting and maintaining the best human resources are targeted at the university for these purposes. In order to maintain and improve quality in all operations of the university and to increase the satisfaction of its members, it is essential to create the necessary financial resources, to ensure their effective use and sustainability.
Our Quality Certificates
Sabancı University Environmental Policy
Our commitments to increase our environmental management system performance by collaborating with our stakeholders in line with the "nature focus" principle and net zero philosophy in all activities carried out by Sabancı University are the following:
- Continuously improve the Environmental Management System (EMS) performance by following technological developments and innovations,
- Prevent waste generation, reduce waste, increase reuse and recycling with the zero-waste principle,
- Combat the climate crisis and carry out activities to contribute to the transition to a low carbon economy,
- Reduce the carbon footprint by increasing the use of renewable energy resources and energy efficiency studies,
- Ensure the protection of ecosystems and natural habitats of living things, preserve biological diversity and manage resources sustainably,
- Ensure that awareness is increased and individual responsibility is adopted,
- Comply with national and international legal regulations and other obligations regarding the environment and act in line with the expectations of relevant parties.
Our Environmental Certificates
Sabancı University Occupational Health and Safety Policy
Sabancı University cooperates with its stakeholders in order to achieve the goals and objectives determined in accordance with the "human focus" principle, strategic direction and vision in all its activities, and adopts and is committed to the implementation of the following as a policy:
- Providing a healthy and safe working environment,
- Setting and monitoring targets to eliminate hazards and reduce risks,
- Continuously improving performance by following technological developments and innovations,
- Obtaining the opinions of all employees and ensuring their engagement,
- Increasing awareness and providing individual responsibility,
- Proactively managing occupational health and safety risks in order to comply with all relevant legal legislation and other applicable standards.