Priority 6: Increasing Our Global Impact

Özyeğin University aims to create sustainable impact in social, economic, and environmental domains by increasing the contributions of its graduates to the business world, academia, and society. Through social responsibility projects, entrepreneurship support, and industry collaborations, the University strives to ensure that its knowledge production and practices make a meaningful difference in the real world. Within the framework of environmental sustainability, efforts to enhance energy and resource efficiency are also prioritized, with the goal of establishing a more livable and sustainable campus model.

Goal 16. Enhancing our social impact.

Sub-goals

• Strengthening scholarship programs.
• Increasing the number of projects with high social impact.
• Increasing the number of trainings with high social impact.

Metric

• THE Impact Ranking

Goal 17. Enhancing our economic impact.

Sub-goals

• Increasing entrepreneurship education and support.
• Strengthening collaborations with the business world.
• Strengthening patent portfolio management.

Metrics

• GYUE (Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Index) Ranking
• Total Budget of New Industry Projects

Goal 18. Increasing our environmental impact and becoming a sustainable campus.

Sub-goals

• Increasing efficiency and savings in energy and water use.
• Reducing paper use and waste.

Metric

• Carbon Emissions (tons CO₂/year