Sabancı University, established in 1994, is a young foundation university located on a 1.26 million square meter campus about 40 km from Istanbul's city center. Its first students matriculated in 1999. The first academic session started on October 20, 1999. Under the guidance of one of Turkey's leading family foundations, Sabancı Vakfı (Sabancı Foundation), the Sabancı Group established Sabancı University in July 1994. More than 50 academics from 22 countries, students, and private sector leaders participated in the Search Conference in August 1995. This conference was followed by university development committees, which worked under a Student Trend and Preference Survey and other academic program design activities. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Sabancı University campus took place on July 31, 1997. The university began its first academic year on October 20, 1999.
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