Sakarya University delivered the Women in Business Micro-Credential Programme 2 under its Women’s Academy initiative from 10 May to 15 July 2025. TOKAS coordinated the programme with Sakarya Teknokent and the Sakarya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SATSO). The completion report records 20 women students admitted from different faculties and describes mentor-supported project work alongside taught sessions. [1]
Figure 1. Women’s Academy programme photograph illustrating programme activity. Source [1]
The programme was free and open to second- and third-year women students at Sakarya University with a GPA of at least 2.50. The prospectus specified 20 places and a reserve list of 20. It scheduled six days of face-to-face learning, alongside independent study and work with mentors. The 80% attendance requirement applied to the programme as a whole. [1, 2]
Figure 2. Women in Business, official TOKAS gallery. The image records programme activity. Source [1]
Figure 3. Eligibility and selection for the programme. Extract from the published web text (print layout). Source [1]
TOKAS reports that students received mentor support while developing research proposals for the TÜBİTAK 2209-A and 2209-B student research programmes. Project-writing workshops helped students turn ideas into proposals. In a separate exercise they practised job interviews. The prospectus scheduled mentor-guided project work from 19 May to 8 June and set 9 June as the submission deadline. [1, 2]
Figure 4. Programme prospectus, PDF page 2: mentor-guided project work, feedback and assessment milestones. This records the programme design. Source [2]
At the 21 May 2025 meeting, students received feedback on their project work. Following assessment and project submission, successful participants received a certificate equivalent to 5 ECTS and a digital badge. [1]
Figure 5. Mentor-guided projects and the dated feedback meeting. Extract from the published web text (print layout). Source [1]
The 2025 Sustainability Report identifies the Academy as a free programme designed for women students. In its account dated 22 May, SATSO confirms that three members of the Women Entrepreneurs Board delivered training and shared professional experience. TOKAS separately records project feedback on 21 May. These accounts corroborate programme delivery and partner engagement. [1, 4, 5]
Figure 6. Women in Business, official TOKAS gallery. The image records programme activity. Source [1]
Figure 7. University report on the Women’s Academy. PDF p. 47. Source [4]
The Faculty of Business Advisory Board records two further learning sessions. Yıldız Bezek discussed resilience and crisis management at work on 11 May. Sumru Atalay addressed corporate sustainability and women’s leadership on 14 May. [6, pp. 16–17]
The Academy admitted 20 women from different faculties. The 2025 Administrative Activity Report separately records 26,219 women enrolled across the University’s daytime, second-shift and distance education programmes. [1, 3]
Figure 8. University enrolment by sex and mode of study. The 2025 Administrative Activity Report records 26,219 women students across the University. PDF p. 30, printed p. 18. Source [3]
The Women in Engineering committee of the IEEE Sakarya University Student Branch publicised an International Women’s Day Tea Talk with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tijen Över Özçelik on women’s career paths in engineering. [7]
