# Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (Turkish: İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi) is a Turkish private higher-education institution established by "İlim Yayma Vakfı" (literally: Foundation for the Propagation of Science) on April 24, 2010. Classes at the university began in the 2011–12 term.
The university was named after Sabahattin Zaim (1926-2007), a professor of economics in the Faculty of Economics at Istanbul University until 1993. A Macedonian from birth, he served as the founding rector of the International University of Sarajevo in 2003-04 after he taught at several universities in and outside Turkey. He was also a founding member of İlim Yayma Vakfı.
The university's main campus is located in Halkalı, the faculty building is situated in Altunizade, and the research center is in Eyüp.

## Academics

As of March 2017, the university consists of following units:

### Faculties

* Faculty of Education
** Mentorship and Psychological Consulting.
** English language Teach
** Pre-school Teach
** Turkish language Teach
** Teacher Training in Arabic
** Special Education Teaching
* Faculty of Law
** Law
* Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
** Architecture
** Electrical & Electronics Engineering
** Computer engineering
** Software Engineering
** Food engineering

#### Industrial Engineering

** Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
* Faculty of Business administration
** Business administration (English language)
** Economics (English language)
** International Trade and Finance)
** Islamic Economics and Finance
* Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
** Political Science and International Relations (English language)
** History
** Psychology
** Sociology
* Faculty of Health Care
** Nursing
** Department of Social Work
** Health Management
** Nutrition and Dietetics
* Faculty of Islamic Sciences
** Islamic Science
* Faculty of Medicine

## Institutes

* INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
** Architecture(Doctore) (Thesis)
** Computer Science and Engineering(Doctore) (Thesis/Non thesis)
** Food Engineering(Doctore) (Thesis/Non thesis)
** Urbanism and Urban Transformation (Doctore)
** Urban Studies and Management (Thesis/Non thesis)
** Nutrition and Dietetics (Thesis/Non thesis)
** Occupational Health and Safety (Thesis/Non thesis)
* INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
** Business Administration(Doctore)(Thesis/Non thesis)
** Education Administration and Supervision(Doctore) (Thesis/Non thesis)
** English Language and Literature(Doctore)
** English Language Teaching (Thesis)
** History and Civilization Studies(Doctore)
** Islamic Economics and International Finance(Doctore)
** Islamic Economics and Law (Arabic)(Doctore)(Thesis/Non thesis)
** Islamic Sciences(Doctore) (Thesis/Non thesis)
** Public law(Doctore) (Thesis/Non thesis)
** Political Science and International Relations (Doctore)(Thesis/Non thesis)
** Social Work(Doctore) (Thesis/Non thesis)
** Sociology(Doctore) (Thesis/Non thesis)
** Education Administration(Thesis/Non thesis)
** Psychological Counseling and Guidance(Thesis/Non thesis)
** International Finance and Participation Banking(Thesis/Non thesis)
** Family Counseling and Education(Thesis/Non thesis)
** History and Civilization Studies(Thesis/Non thesis)

## Vocational higher schools

* Higher school for Foreign languages
** English language Interpreter-Translator
* Higher school for Physical Education and Sports

### Institutes

* Institute of Social Science
* Institute of Natural Science

## Notable alumni

* Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani, foreign minister in the Syrian transitional government