Marmara University and NGO Collaborations: Addressing the SDGs

Marmara University demonstrates the importance of collaborating with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and creating a sustainable and green future. Marmara University develops joint studies, events, projects and activities with local and national NGOs in order to produce solutions in sustainable, green, environmentally friendly, social and economic areas. These studies increase awareness in society, develop innovative activities and support different strategies to achieve sustainable development goals.

 

Collaborations with local, national or global health organizations

Marmara University embraces the importance of collaborating with local, national and global health institutions to improve health and well-being outcomes.

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:

Thanks to this collaboration with SABIOTEK, it continues its work within the scope of digital transformation in many health sectors and also carries out important projects in the field of health. Marmara University takes great importance and steps to increase global health services with these activities.

 

 

SABIOTEK carries out many activities within the scope of joint studies. One of these is the Project Writing Workshop. This activity aimed to contribute to the development of different projects for the realization of healthy and sustainable improvements. As a result of this activity, it was determined that cooperation between NGOs was also strengthened.

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In order to develop international, comprehensive project proposals from thematic areas of health biotechnology, a meeting was held with our researchers in cooperation with SABIOTEK and YTU TTO. The meeting titled “2519-COST WORKING GROUP SUPPORT PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCESSES” was held in the YTU Technology Transfer Office conference hall.

 

NGO collaborations in climate change adaptation

Marmara University attaches great importance to cooperation with NGOs in terms of adaptation to climate change.

Marmara University supports working in partnership with NGOs in the fight against climate change. In this way, Marmara University's academic and social impact in this field is also increasing. These collaborations with Marmara University aim to help the university fulfill its social responsibility, create a green world, establish a livable future and strengthen its activities in the field of sustainability. In this context, Marmara University has opened a unit called the Civil Society Organizations Research and Application Center (STKAM) and the projects and activities carried out through this unit contribute to the awareness and adaptation of local communities to climate change.

 

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.

You can access the 2023 activity report of Marmara University Civil Society Organizations Application and Research Center's collaborations with NGOs by clicking the Link:

https://stkam.marmara.edu.tr/dosya/stkaum/Yeni%20Web/STKAM%20Raporu/STKAM-2023%20Faal.Raporu.pdf 

 

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.

 

Link:  Climate Action Plan

 

Marmara University 2023 Sustainability Report

Climate Change Seminar

The aim of our event is to draw attention to climate change, one of the biggest problems in today's world. We aim to raise awareness about climate change and share ways to combat climate change. The target audience of our event is everyone who wants to learn about climate change, especially Marmara University students.

Nature Walk

Nature walks are walks that are carried out in different geographies of nature, with different levels of difficulty and for different durations. As the name suggests, nature walks are carried out in nature or in areas with natural beauty. The places where these walks can be carried out vary depending on the type of walk. The target audience of the event is Marmara University students.

Sustainability Days

Bee Day and Biodiversity

The global climate crisis, one of the biggest problems of today's world, was brought to attention by combining May 20 Bee Day and May 22 Biodiversity Day and hosting various academics who are experts in these subjects. The extinction of bees due to the climate crisis can cause a chain reaction of imbalance in the ecosystem and many other problems. For this reason, this event was held so that everyone can fulfill their responsibilities and gain awareness for the protection of bees and biodiversity.

I Love the Earth, I Recycle

The purpose of this event is to convey to our participants in detail what recycling is. We aimed to encourage our participants to live a sustainable life by conveying how recycling can be incorporated into daily life. In our event, we examined recycling and sustainability from an artistic perspective as well as from a basic perspective. The target audience of our event is primarily Marmara University students and people interested in recycling and sustainability.

Green Chemistry Conference

Green Chemistry is a new principle based on a dozen principles, including solutions that will eliminate current pollution problems. Our aim is to prepare Chemistry and Chemical Engineering students for the developing and growing Chemistry sector while protecting our nature. In this context, it is aimed to convey Green Chemistry and its principles to the participants one-on-one by experts in the field.

Change Yourself, Not the Climate!

The aim of our event is to create climate awareness among our participants. In our event, we aim to touch upon what the climate crisis is, what we can do against the climate crisis, and examining the climate crisis in terms of human and children's rights. The target audience of our event is primarily the members of the Marmara University Natural Life Protection Club, as well as Marmara University students.

Planting Saplings on National Afforestation Day

Marmara University Geography Club is organizing a sapling planting event with its students to leave a gift to the future on the National Afforestation Day, the 100th anniversary of our Republic. The aim is for the saplings planted to grow enough to breathe into these lands in the future and for future generations to follow in the footsteps of us young people and plant more saplings to enlarge our green areas.

Nature Walk and Photography Event