NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AWARENESS

The National Conference on Awareness, which was held for the first time at a university in 2017 by CIP, is a platform that brings together Turkey's important educational institutions, representatives from the private sector and non-governmental organizations, and discusses solutions to social problems. To date, the conference has been held under the themes of "Youth Studies", "Women's Studies", "Conscious Parenting", "Together We are Stronger than HIV", "Social Responsibility in Higher Education".

YOUTH STUDIES

March 25, 2017, Sabancı University Performing Arts Center (SGM)
Sponsored by Anadolu Efes

9.30REGISTRATION
10.00 - 10.10WELCOME SPEECHES
 • Prof. Dr. Ayşe Kadıoğlu, Vice President at Sabancı University
 • Zeynep Bahar Çelik, Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects Manager
10.10 - 11.00OPENING SPEECHES
 • Prof. Dr. Kenan Çayır, Head of Department of Sociology, Istanbul Bilgi University
 • Simge Balaban, Anadolu Efes Corporate Communications Manager, Future is in Tourism Project
11.00 - 11.15COFFEE BREAK
11.15 -12.00PANEL A: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECTS AND YOUTH WORKS
 Moderator: Başak Güçlü Elbir, Corporate Volunteers Association Coordinator
 • Nazlı Malatyalı Yılmaz, Unilever Turkey Dove Brand Manager, Dove Self-Confidence Project
 • Nevra Çağman, Bayer Turkey Corporate Communication and Public Relations Manager, Young Science Ambassador Project
 • Suna Yeşilli Gönener, Akbank Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Good State of the City Project
12.00 - 12.15COFFEE BREAK
12.15 - 13.00PANEL B: COLLABORATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND UNIVERSITIES
 Moderator: Zerrin Koyunsağan, Sabancı Foundation General Manager
 • Kenan Doğan, TEMA Organization and Field Management Department Vice President
 • Aslı Yıkıcı, KAÇUV Education and Volunteer Coordinator
 • Özlem Mutlu Doğan, Science Heroes Association Secretary-General
13.00 - 14.30LUNCH BREAK AND FAIR
14.30 - 15.15PANEL C: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMS IN UNIVERSITIES AND HIGH SCHOOLS
 Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nurhan Yentürk, Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Business
 • Zeynep Bahar Çelik, Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects Manager
 • Jennifer Sertel, Robert College Community Service Projects
 • Assist. Prof. Dr. Güney Çetinkaya, Akdeniz University Social Awareness and Contribution Projects
 • Selin Kartal, Açı High School Education Coordinator
15.15 - 15.30COFFEE BREAK
15.30 - 16.30WORKSHOPS (SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS)
 • COOPERATION WITH VOLUNTEERS – Alper Şentürk, Community Volunteers Foundation Head of Training Department
 • VOLUNTEER ELECTION PROCESS AND EVALUATION – Aslı Acar Geliş, Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects
 • SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS AND CONTENT DEVELOPMENT – Nazlı Sönmez, Pikan Agency
 • THE BRAIN COMPATIBLE APPROACH TO VOLUNTEER EDUCATION – Eda Bozköylü
16.30 - 16.45COFFEE BREAK
16.45 - 17.30CLOSING SESSION
 Conference Host: Elif Kartal

WOMEN'S STUDIES

March 23, 2018, Sabancı University Performing Arts Center (SGM)
Sponsored by Sabancı Foundation

9.30REGISTRATION
10.00 - 10.30WELCOME SPEECHES
 • Zeynep Bahar Çelik, Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects Manager
 • Prof. Dr. Zehra Sayers, Vice President at Sabancı University
10.30 - 11.45PANEL A: COLLABORATION WITH YOUTH IN THE FIELD OF WOMEN’S STUDIES
 Welcome Speech: Aysun Sayın, Boyner Grup Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Director
 Moderator: Jülide Erdoğan, Community Volunteers Foundation General Manager
 • Melisa Soran, Project Coordinator, Istanbul Bilgi University Center for Sociology and Education Studies
 • Çiğdem Kayalı, Microsoft Turkey Marketing Manager
 • Alper Akça, Alternative Life Association Founder/Project Coordinator and Board Member
11.45 - 12.00COFFEE BREAK
12.00 - 13.15PANEL B: EMPOWERMENT AND EMPLOYMENT IN WOMEN'S STUDIES
 Opening Speech: Michele Ribotta, UN Women Deputy Regional Manager Europe and Central Asia
 Moderator: Prof. Dr. Sibel Irzık, Sabancı University Faculty Member
 • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mary Lou O’neil, Kadir Has University, Director, Gender and Women’s Studies Research Center
 • Sabri Çimen, Ford Otosan, Director, Project Coordination
 • İrem Yılmaz, Sabancı Holding Sabancı Volunteers Coordinator
13.15 - 14.30LUNCH BREAK
14.30 - 15.30WORKSHOPS (SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS)
 #KADINLARBİRLİKTEGÜÇLÜ
 • Women's Human Rights - New Solutions Association
 CURIOUS STEPS: GENDER AND MEMORY WALKS
 • Sabancı University Gender and Women’s Studies Center of Excellence (SU Gender)
 GENDER MAINSTREAMING PROGRAM
 • Community Volunteers Foundation
 ŞİDDETE NOKTA KOY
 • Açı High School Students
 REFUGEE WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FALSE FACTS, AND GOOD PRACTICES
 • Turkish Red Crescent Society Istanbul Sultanbeyli Community Center
 GENDER EQUALITY BEGINS WITH LANGUAGE
 • Sabancı University Cins Gender Club
 SHORT FILM LONG EFFECT
 • Finalists of the 1st Sabancı Foundation Short Film Competition Themed “Refugee Women”
15.30 - 17.30COCKTAIL, CONCERT, FAIR
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CONSCIOUS PARENTING

October 5, 2018, Kozyatağı Kadıköy Municipality Cultural Center
 

12.30REGISTRATION
13.00 - 13.15OPENING SPEECHES
 • Prof. Dr. Zehra Sayers, Vice President at Sabancı University
 • Zeynep Bahar Çelik, Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects Manager
13.15 - 14.15THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE FATHER IN SUPPORTIVE PARENTING
 • Ahmet Çetin, Mother Child Education Foundation, Family Education Coordinator
14.15 - 14.30COFFEE BREAK
14.30 -15.45SEX POSITIVE PARENTING
 • Rayka Kumru, Sexologist, Consultant, Trainer
15.45 - 16.00COFFEE BREAK
16.00 - 17.00LIFE WITH CHILDREN
 • Yankı Yazgan, Psychiatrist, Writer

 

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER THAN HIV

November 12, 2019, Sakıp Sabancı Museum - The Seed
Sponsored by Gilead Sciences Türkiye 

09.00 - 09.45WELCOME AND BREAKFAST
09.45 - 10.00OPENING SPEECH
 • Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman, Vice President at Sabancı University
10.00 - 10.15KEYNOTE SPEECH
 • Dr. José M. Zuniga, President of International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC)
10.15 - 10.25THE SPEECH OF CÜNEYT ÖZDEMİR
10.25 - 10.55FIRST SCREENING OF HIV DOCUMENTARY IN TURKEY
10.55 - 11.10COFFEE BREAK
11.10 - 12.00PANEL: WHERE WE ARE ON HIV IN TURKEY?
 Moderator: Cüneyt Özdemir
 • Dr. José M. Zuniga, IAPAC* Başkanı
 • Prof. Dr. Deniz Gökengin
 • Prof. Dr. Serhat Ünal
 • Çiğdem Şimşek, Head of Pozitif-iz Association
 • r. Tahsin Gökçem Özçağlı, Gilead Sciences Turkey, Country Medical Director
12.00 - 12.30EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE ON HIV/AIDS EDUCATION AT UNIVERSITIES
 • Zeynep Bahar Çelik, Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects CIP101 Practice
 • Simten Malhan, Başkent University HIV Awareness Projects
 • Pelin Anılan, Youth Approaches to Health Association, Peer Education Project
12.30CLOSING SESSION

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

June 11, 2022, Sabancı University Altunizade Digital Campus

10.00 - 10.30REGISTRATION
10.30 - 10.45WELCOME SPEECHES
 • Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman, Vice President at Sabancı University
10.45 - 11.15OPENING SPEECH
 • Can Ercebe, Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty Member
11.15 - 12.15SESSION 1: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS A COURSE
 Moderator: Mükerrem Aydoğan, Mevsimlik Co-Founder
 • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Şentürk, Istanbul University Volunteering Academy Co-Founder
 • Dr. Ozan Uştuk, Izmir Institute of Technology Social Responsibility Projects Coordinator
 • Kevser Çimenli, Yaşar University Social Responsibility Projects Coordinator
 • Zeynep Bahar Çelik, Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects Manager
12.15 - 12.45COFFEE BREAK
12.45 - 13.45SESSION 2: FIELDWORK THROUGH THE EYES OF STAKEHOLDERS
 Moderator: Elif Kartal, Founder of Onlar Kardeşlerimiz Project, Sabancı University Center of Excellence in Finance (CEF) Project Coordinator
 • Erkan Şamiloğlu, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Education, Research and Coordination, Deputy Director General
 • Pınar Satıoğlu, Local Animal Protection Volunteer, KadıköyAnimal Friends Platform, Istanbul Volunteer
 • Tuğçe Yavuz, SosyalBen Foundation, Operations Team Senior Specialist, National Volunteering Committee Secretary
13.45 - 14.00COFFEE BREAK
14.00 - 14.20SESSION 3: CAPTURING THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE: NFT AND BLOCKCHAIN IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
 • Zeynep Bahar Çelik, Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects Manager
 • Görkem Köse, CTO, Creatiful Minds
 • Atakan Demir, CEO, Creatiful Minds
14.20 - 14.45INTERACTION AND SHARING
 Conference Host: Aslı Acar Geliş