Bahçeşehir University Leadership Projects

Films, project images and event records from Saygın Şenel’s work across BAU Campus, entrepreneurship, creative production and artificial intelligence.

Featured videos

BAU Campus · Official introduction

Education, research, entrepreneurship and campus life. Bahçeşehir University’s YouTube channel.

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BAU Hub Invest · Ideas into ventures

The programme’s target of up to TRY 200 million in investment support over two years.

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BAU Studios · Creative production▶ Watch film

BAU Studios · Creative production

VideoSanat’s film introducing the studios and their creative production environment.

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AI in Higher Education · Full session

Saygın Şenel and Dr. Nil Girgin Kalıp at Future AI Summit 2026.

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BAU Global · Education beyond borders

The education network’s introduction film, featured on the official BAU Global website.

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Future AI Summit 2025 · Opening address

Saygın Şenel on artificial intelligence, people and the future of universities.

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Projects and areas of contribution

Bestimage Group project visual for BAU Campus
BAU Campus · Bestimage Group project archive

BAU Campus and Future Campus

Strategic communication, brand architecture and content

Bestimage Group teams, led by Saygın Şenel, connect BAU Campus’s brand language, digital communication, event storytelling and visual design through a shared strategy. The BAU Future Campus work communicates research, technology and entrepreneurship through brand identity and promotional content.

Project file and 17 visuals · Official campus website

BAU Hub Invest entrepreneurship and investment programme
BAU Hub Invest · Official programme visual

BAU Hub Invest

Project implementation and entrepreneurship

Saygın Şenel is one of BAU Hub Invest’s project implementation leads. Developed with strategic technology partners, the programme aims to support technology ventures by students, graduates and academics through investment, mentoring and business connections. Up to TRY 200 million over two years is the announced investment support target.

Programme and introduction films · BAU Hub

Studio view from the BAU Studios introduction film
BAU Studios · VideoSanat film archive

BAU Studios: from ideas to production

Contribution to the studios and creative communication

BAU Studios provides a collaborative production environment for game design, filmmaking and animation students. In his launch-period post, Oytun Kal thanked Saygın Şenel, Serdar Şenel and their teams for their efforts in establishing the studios. Virtual production and motion capture connect education with professional creative practice. VideoSanat’s introduction film documents this environment.

VideoSanat project · Launch-period post

Saygın Şenel and Dr. Nil Girgin Kalıp at the Future AI Summit 2026 higher education panel
Future AI Summit 2026 · BAUTTO event archive

AI and the changing university

Educational vision, talks and strategic discussion

In their 2026 panel, Saygın Şenel and Dr. Nil Girgin Kalıp discussed AI in education, research and university management. Topics included personalised learning, academic production, research productivity and universities as technology creators. Şenel’s educational perspective connects AI literacy with questioning, verification and human judgement.

AI literacy · BAUTTO panel report

Bestimage Group brand and event design for Future AI Summit 2025
Future AI Summit 2025 · Bestimage Group

Future AI Summit

Brand and event communication; addresses and panels

Bestimage Group’s work for the 2024 and 2025 summits brings together visual identity, digital communication, promotional content and the event experience. Saygın Şenel’s addresses and the 2026 higher education panel explore AI’s effects on education and human life. The project archive combines design applications with recorded talks.

26 visuals and recorded talks · Official summit website

Bestimage Group integrated brand communication for BAU Global
BAU Global · Bestimage Group project archive

BAU Global: international brand communication

Brand architecture, global and local identity

BAU Global communication connects the education network’s presence across countries through a shared brand approach. Bestimage Group’s portfolio includes brand architecture, corporate identity, strategic communication, digital design, social media and video production. Related to Saygın Şenel’s leadership of Bestimage Group, this work supports the international communication of university and education brands.

Bestimage project · BAU Global

BAU Future Campus brand identity and campus communication visual
BAU Future Campus · Bestimage Group design archive

Campus culture and the Convention Center

Digital presentation, events and community experience

BAU Campus brings conferences, panels, student events and industry gatherings into university life. The Convention Center’s digital presentation and event communication help students and partners discover these opportunities. Şenel’s campus communication work focuses on presenting physical spaces as environments for learning and creating.

Campus life and event spaces · BAU Club and the alumni community

Bahçeşehir University Board of Trustees meeting in 2026
2026 Board of Trustees meeting · Gazi Osman Paşa Yalısı

Governance, teams and the university community

Member of the Bahçeşehir University Board of Trustees

Trustee meetings, gatherings with administrative teams at BAU Campus, graduation ceremonies and alumni relations form different parts of Saygın Şenel’s university agenda. The 2026 trustee meeting and the first administrative gathering at the campus are documented through public photographs and video records. These activities develop through the joint work of academic, administrative and creative teams.

2026 trustee meeting · First campus administrative gathering

From the design archive

BAU Campus visual communication application
BAU Campus · Bestimage Group design selection
Future AI Summit 2025 visual identity application
Future AI Summit 2025 · Bestimage Group design selection

Official posts and event records

Institutional and project sources: BAU · BAU Global · Bestimage Group · VideoSanat · BAU YouTube · BAU Instagram

Photographs and design applications come from the relevant institutional and project archives. The projects reflect the joint work of university academic and administrative teams and their partners.

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