Forbes Magazine gave the "Turkey's Greatest Living Minds Award" to Dr. Suat Günsel.
Founding Rector of Near East University, Dr. Suat Günsel was given the "Turkey's Greatest Living Minds Award" by Forbes Magazine which is one of the world's most important business and economics magazines due to his investments in education, health, art and culture.

According to a press info released by the Press and Public Relations Directorate of Near East University, Dr. Suat Günsel was among the people who received the "Turkey's Greatest Living Minds Award" given by Forbes Magazine to celebrate its 100th year anniversary to people who shaped the history of Turkey's economy, left their traces and broke new grounds.

According to information given by the Near East University Press and Public Relations Directorate, at the ceremony held at Istanbul Swissotel The Bosphorus to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Forbes Magazine and where the awards were delivered to the winners, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İrfan S. GÜNSEL, President of the Board of Trustees of NEU, received the award on behalf of the Founding Rector Dr. Suat Günsel who transformed all the scientific data he obtained into the benefits of the community as well as transforming the university into a 4th generation university.

The night was attended by important names in the business and social life, 24 names received "Turkey's Greatest Living Minds Award"

Acknowledgments to those who lead to the business world with their ideas and minds...
Burçak Güven, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine, delivered a speech in the evening and thanked those who shaped the history of Turkish economy, left a trace with their works and broke new grounds.

Burçak Güven, "I hereby once more thank Turkey's greatest greatest living minds, the important names of Turkey who have created great transformations, broken new grounds, and will lead to future, and without their achievements, there for sure would be large gaps.

The Greatest Living Minds...
Along with Dr. Suat Günsel who received the "Turkey's Greates Living Minds Award" given by the Forbes Magazine to celebrate its 100th year anniversary, Ahmet Çalık, Asım Kibar, Abdullah Kiğılı, Ali Nihat Gökyiğit, Bülent Eczacıbaşı, Cem Boyner, Fuat Tosyalı, Prof. Dr. Gökhan Hotamışlıgil, Hamdi Akın, Hakkı Yıldız, Hüsnü Özyeğin, Mehmet Kutman, Murat Ülker, Mehmet Ziylan, Nihat Özdemir, Nevzat Aydın, Oya Eczacıbaşı, Ömer Koç, Tuncay Özilhan, Suzan Sabancı, Ümran Beba, Yahya Kiğılı and Zeynep Bodur Okyay also received the award.