AIMING FOR ZERO HUNGER AMONG STUDENTS AND STAFF

Boğaziçi University aims to achieve zero hunger among its students and staff. It supports this goal by providing free and affordable meals. With the organisation of Beşiktaş Municipality, free soup (Mobil Öğrenci'ye -free-) is served at the entrance of Boğaziçi University campus. Students can have their soup at the campus entrance before going to their morning classes.

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In addition, an average of 1,000 students each year receive 3 meals a day scholarships based on merit and need. These scholarships entitle the students to free meals in the cafeterias with their student cards. A budget of TL 5,593,600.00 has been allocated for this purpose in 2024.

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BOĞAZİÇİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ KAYNAKLI BURSLAR

In addition, the BURC Student Centre has been opened as a study hall from Tuesday 23 May 2023. The facility will be open 24 hours a day during the exam period. Takeaway food, vending machines and canteen services are available. In addition, tea/coffee, chocolate, bagels and soup (free to all) will be available to our students at certain times during the day.
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HYGIENIC FOUNTAINS SETTLED ON CAMPUSES

In order to provide easy access to potable water for campus residents, the placement of fountains in open and closed areas has been completed. Potable water is available free of charge. You can find out where they are located on the campus maps.

https://harita.bogazici.edu.tr/

The number of fountains will be increased day by day to ensure that the purified water reaches the consumer under hygienic conditions. The fountains are located at the edge of the sports field next to the Business and Management Sciences building, at the edge of the ATM area in Albert Long Hall, next to the newsstand in the Student Activities Building, and at the edge of the central area leading down to the South Campus infirmary.

With the commissioning of the drinking fountains connected to the central treatment system, access to clean and potable water has been provided in the South Campus. The aim was to meet demand by renewing and increasing the number of fountains in enclosed areas and buildings. The need for hygienic water connected to the central treatment system of the North Campus was met with 5 fountains installed on each floor of the New Hall, in front of the Aptullah Kuran Library and in the Pyramid area. The water needs of cats and dogs living on campus can be met by the water pit created in the drainage part of the fountain next to the South Campus sports field.

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2024 Sustainability Report SDG-2 (Related Section)

Responding to Student and Staff Hunger: Strategies, Practices, and Solutions to Food Insecurity

Boğaziçi University is committed to achieving zero hunger for its staff and students. In this context, various interventions and initiatives aim to reduce hunger and food insecurity among staff and students to a large extent. Regulations on cafeteria fees, food scholarships, free or affordable food options make healthy, fair and accessible food possible for members of the university.

Arrangement of Meal Fees

In order for everyone at the university to have access to affordable, healthy and nutritious food, cafeteria meal fees are calculated according to the monthly earnings of the staff. The meal fee for students is arranged to be approximately half of the lowest staff meal fee.

Student Meal Fees (as of 31.12.2023)

Staff Salary Range and Meal Fees

For detailed information, you can review the 2023 Annual Report of the Department of Health, Culture and Sports:

https://sks.bogazici.edu.tr/sites/sks.boun.edu.tr_2023/files/sks_2023_faaliyet_raporu.pdf

Food Scholarships

Each year, approximately 1,000 students are awarded food scholarships based on their achievements or needs. Thanks to the food scholarship, students have the right to eat three meals a day free of charge in cafeterias by using their student cards. Accordingly, a budget of TL 2,700,000 was allocated for food scholarships in 2023, and 1078 students were provided with food scholarships.

Boğaziçi University Funded Scholarships

BURC Student Centre Treats

BURC Student Centre, which is located on an area of approximately 8 acres on the South Campus and has a closed area of 3,000 square metres, was opened as a study hall on 23 May 2023. This facility, which offers areas suitable for students' study and social activities, remains open 24 hours a day, especially during exam periods. In addition, tea, coffee, chocolate, bagel and soup are offered to all students free of charge at certain hours.

Boğaziçi Members Consumption Cooperative (BÜKOOP)

BÜKOOP is a non-profit co-operative organised entirely by volunteer labour, aiming to deliver healthy and fair food from small producers to consumers without intermediaries and at affordable prices. The sales area called Baraka, located in the North Campus, is open every weekday between 13:00-13:30 and 17:00-17:30 with the support of volunteers. It is also open between 11:30- 14:30 as part of the Long Saturday event, which takes place on the first Saturday of every month. BÜKOOP Baraka serves on campus, facilitating student and staff access to healthy and affordable food.

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https://bukoop.org/

Free Drinking Water

In order to provide free drinking water to campus residents, Boğaziçi University has installed drinking water fountains connected to a central treatment system. Located on the South and North Campuses, these hygienic fountains provide clean and potable water. The fountains are strategically located to ensure easy access to water for campus residents. In South Campus, the fountains are located on the edge of the sports field next to the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, on the edge of the Albert Long Hall ATM area, next to the newsstand in the Student Activities Building, and on the edge of the central area leading down to the infirmary. It is aimed to meet the need for drinking water by renewing and increasing the number of dispensers placed in closed areas and buildings. The hygienic drinking water need of the North Campus was met with 5 fountains placed on each floor of New Hall, in front of Aptullah Kuran Library and in the Pyramid area.