Collaboration to Achieve the Best SDGs

Marmara University is taking important steps in different areas to examine comparative approaches to SDGs and to develop international best practices through international collaborations and research. The work implemented by Marmara University in this context contributes to the development of innovative solutions for improving strategic planning and taking SDGs to further levels. In addition, international conferences, seminars and workshops are held with the contributions of representatives from different sectors and units within the University that are actively working in this field to discuss the challenges and solutions related to SDGs. The most important of these are as follows:

• * Marmara University and NGO Collaborations: Addressing the SDGs 
• * International collaboration on gathering and measuring data for the SDGs 
• * The Importance of Cross-Sectoral Dialogues for SDGs 
• * NGO collaborations in climate change adaptation 
• * Collaborative planning for climate change disasters 

 

Marmara University International Sustainability Application and Research Center (ICS)

The International Sustainability Application and Research Center (ICS) was established within Marmara University and provides sustainable education, training, and capacity building services to policymakers and legislators. The mission of this center is to carry out academic, technical and educational activities by building an innovation-based academic eco-system where political, economic, social, cultural and ecological problems encountered in the context of sustainability are identified and solution proposals are put forward, and knowledge production and management can be done. To be one of the most important and effective research centers of our region and its hinterland, which carries out innovation-based academic and technical activities in the field of sustainability, and in this context; to develop models or projects that will produce solutions to social, cultural, political, economic and ecological problems with an interdisciplinary approach, and to be a regional academic forum that provides synergy to academics, researchers, non-governmental organizations, central and local governments and international institutions and organizations working on sustainability.

As ICS, as a stakeholder of “sustainability seekers” in solving the problems experienced in the context of ensuring sustainability; our most important notion is to produce information by conducting the necessary research and to share the information we obtain with our stakeholders.

https://ics.marmara.edu.tr/# 

 

Marmara University Civil Society Organizations Application and Research Center (STKAM) was established and is an institution that is aware of this reality and whose main purpose is to produce information on civil society and civil society organizations in our country and to train the qualified human resources needed by the public, private and civil society sectors.

 

Marmara University Civil Society Organizations Research and Application Center (STKAM)

Marmara University Civil Society Organizations Research and Application Center (STKAM) carries out many activities for policy makers and legislators. These activities are offered in many forms such as seminars, workshops, events, panels. In addition to these, it provides comprehensive training, innovative learning and capacity building services for policy makers and legislators, thus contributing to SDGs. The fact that the problems faced by the world have become global and that the solutions to these problems must be global has increased the interest in the concept of civil society and civil society organizations. In particular, civil society organizations, which are put forward as a solution mechanism for global problems such as climate change, food and water crisis, hunger, poverty, gender inequalities, energy supply security, income and education opportunity inequality, biodiversity loss, environmental pollution, wars and human rights violations, have become one of the most important global actors. Thus, civil society organizations have consolidated their place as indispensable elements of both achieving sustainable development goals and environmental, social, economic and governance sustainability. All this reality necessitates social transformation, and at this point, the perspective on the field of civil society, which is the key element of transformation, needs to be addressed at regional, national and global levels. It is important to approach civil society organizations, whose place is indisputable in public administration, policy development and academic studies, from a professional perspective and to identify the needs related to the field. Marmara University Civil Society Organizations Application and Research Center (STKAM) is an institution that is aware of this reality and whose main purpose is to produce information on civil society and civil society organizations in our country and to train qualified human resources that the public, private and civil society sectors will need.       

https://stkam.marmara.edu.tr/en 

In this context, a great impact was created in the press.

For Detailed Information: https://stkam.marmara.edu.tr/ana-menu/basinda-biz 

 

 

Marmara University Center for Women's Studies in Economic and Social Sectors

Marmara University has established the ESKAR unit. This unit provides sustainable education, innovative learning, and capacity improvements to policy makers and legislators within the scope of different activities. Under the roof of ESKAR, our aim is to provide cooperation between academics in different scientific fields at our University and/or other institutions and organizations outside the University and civil society organizations to enable the production of scientific knowledge that will enable the development of policies and practices aimed at ensuring gender equality in our country and increasing the economic status of women, to convey the produced knowledge to various segments of society, especially politicians, to work towards increasing women's employment in the economy, ensuring that women take on managerial positions in working life and are included in decision-making mechanisms, to ensure that more resources are allocated from public resources to activities aimed at overcoming women's problems, to inform women about their rights and opportunities in every field and the ways to access them, and to carry out various activities aimed at raising awareness about demanding equal rights with men. To carry out and support educational activities in order to create a gender equality mindset in our country, to carry out activities aimed at developing women's leadership, entrepreneurship and management skills, to inform women about their rights and support them in reaching them, to be one of the leading centers not only in the national but also in the international arena in terms of raising the economic and social status of women by carrying out activities that raise awareness and guide them on women's health. To increase the reputation of our University at national and international levels with the studies to be carried out on women.

https://eskar.marmara.edu.tr/ 

 

Marmara University has its own faculty of medicine. This faculty of medicine carries out joint studies with many health units, especially local hospitals. Most of these studies include national and international projects. Some of the more important activities are focusing on global health problems and offering solutions to these problems by carrying out joint studies. In order to be able to offer solutions, it can organize activities through joint collaborations. Thus, Marmara University is taking great steps in terms of providing a healthier and more sustainable life.

In this context, Marmara University has established the Joint Biotechnology Excellence Joint Application and Research Center (SABIOTEK) with three universities.

Please click for detailed information: https://www.sabiotek.org/

* Collaborations:

This cooperation contributes to the implementation of digital transformation studies and other important projects in the health sector. With these collaborations, Marmara University aims to increase the quality of health services and raise awareness about social health and well-being.

 

Marmara University 2023 Sustainability Report

 

Marmara University Alumni Office

Marmara University Alumni Office was established in line with the vision and mission of our school, to keep the sense of belonging of the students studying at our university alive after graduation, to develop their relations with our university, and to strengthen cooperation, assistance and solidarity among our alumni. The goals of Marmara University Alumni Office are; To be enterprising, innovative and develop innovative thinking, To actively operate the Alumni Information System that includes the contact information of all our graduates and to ensure the sustainability of the university-alumni relationship by rewarding the achievements of those registered in the system in their professional lives, To organize social, cultural and scientific events that will bring our graduates together, To organize trainings for our graduates in order to implement the philosophy of lifelong learning, To publish news and announcements about our graduates and to share the projects that our graduates have put into action, To establish mentoring activities for our new graduates and students through effective communication between Marmara University alumni associations and our graduates, To share the experiences of our graduates with our students, To carry out social responsibility projects with our graduates, To cooperate with the Career Center so that our graduates can take effective positions in business life and to provide internship opportunities to students, To provide regular information to our graduates about developments in our school and progress in their professional lives through bulletins.