Bahçeşehir University Joins Global Software Giant SAP's University Alliances

Global software giant SAP is launching its University Alliances Program in Türkiye together with Bahçeşehir University.

SAP, headquartered in Germany and the world's largest business software company with more than 47,500 employees, has chosen Bahçeşehir University as the first member of the University Alliances Program (SAP University Alliances) it has launched in Türkiye for education in its business software programs. This cooperation will be signed at the User Group Meetings to be held in September at SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. Bahçeşehir University will use SAP software for education and research.

As a global endeavor, the SAP University Alliances program provides university faculty members with the tools and resources they need to teach students technology that enables integrated business processes and strategic thinking. The program also gives students skills that can immediately add value in the workplace.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Taşkın Koçak, Head of the Department of Computer Engineering and Program Coordinator of SAP University Alliances at Bahçeşehir, states that "within the scope of this cooperation, our students have the opportunity to learn the world's most important enterprise-level software solutions and to become an SAP consultant, the most sought-after and best-paid profession in the IT world," and adds: "Although almost half of Türkiye's 500 largest companies use SAP programs, the number of SAP consultants is unfortunately very small. We also want to help create employment in this area."

Caner Kaya, SAP University Alliances official for the European Region from Germany, also underlines the importance of this cooperation: "More than 1,000 universities and higher education institutions around the world are currently using SAP software for education and research. By launching our program in Türkiye, we want to give young people future-oriented education and the opportunity for a successful career. With the start of our cooperation with Bahçeşehir University, the first member of this program in Türkiye, we think other universities in Türkiye will follow Bahçeşehir."

This cooperation covers the training of Bahçeşehir University faculty members by SAP, the development of course curricula with SAP business software content, and preparation programs for SAP consulting certification exams.

About SAP:
As the world's leading business software company, SAP helps companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries run at their best with the applications and services it provides. With more than 97,000 customers in 120 countries, the company is listed on many stock exchanges, including the Frankfurt and NYSE exchanges, under the symbol "SAP." For more information, visit www.sap.com. Detailed information about the SAP University Alliances program is available at www.uac.sap.com.