Bilkent News Editorial – Page 15

Faculty Promotions

Emine Yegân Erdem, faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was promoted to Associate Professor position on April 22, 2024.

April 29, 2024 by Bilkent News Editorial

CULTURATI Project: Advancing Cultural Heritage Innovation

In İstanbul on April 19, a recent international event at the İstanbul Rahmi M. Koç Museum showcased the groundbreaking work of the “Customized Games and Routes for Cultural Heritage and Arts – CULTURATI” project, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Program. Led by Bilkent University, the project aims to[Read More…]

April 29, 2024 by Bilkent News Editorial

New Book on Bilkent-based Excavation Project Kinet Höyük

Twenty years (1992–2012) of intensive research at Kinet Höyük, conducted by now-retired Bilkent Archaeology faculty members Assoc. Prof. Marie-Henriette Gates and Dr. Charles Gates, has started to materialize in a series of books and monographs authored by core members of the excavation team and a multinational group of distinguished scholars.[Read More…]

April 29, 2024 by Bilkent News Editorial

FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Dr. Ezgi Sakman

BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/II) Ezgi Sakman is a social psychologist with a diverse educational background and a strong focus on close relationships. Holding a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from Cornell University since 2020, she earned her PhD in Social Psychology from Middle East Technical University in 2016 following an MS in[Read More…]

April 29, 2024 by Bilkent News Editorial

The International Chronicles

BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Malika Sarsenkulova Department: Management Country of Origin: Kazakhstan What were your first impressions about Türkiye? I first visited Turkey at the age of six, and it was an enchanting experience. As a young child, exploring the diverse landscapes, tasting the endless varieties of food[Read More…]

April 28, 2024 by Bilkent News Editorial

Spring Fest 2024

Bilkent’s annual Spring Festival will take place in the Main Campus Festival Area and at the Odeon from Friday, May 3 to Saturday, May 4. The schedule of events can be found at https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/spring-festival-2024/

April 28, 2024 by Bilkent News Editorial

The Sporting Life

Name: Osman Arda Efe Bulat Department: Economics How often do you exercise? I exercise three times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? The quality of my life, especially my sleep quality, improved after I started exercising. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up[Read More…]

April 28, 2024 by Bilkent News Editorial

“Sports as a Way of Life” Swim Challenge Results

The “Sports as a Way of Life” Swim Challenge event is complete. Swim Challenge participants exercised regularly for four weeks. Participants committed to sports at least two and at most five times a week. The main aim of the challenge is to help students gain a healthy lifestyle and follow[Read More…]

April 27, 2024 by Bilkent News Editorial

19th Angora Cup Sports Festival

This year will mark the 19th annual Angora Cup Inter-university Sports Festival. Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, the festival will take place April 26 – May 12. Approximately 750 students from a number of universities are expected to be on campus for this special event. The students,[Read More…]

April 24, 2024 by Bilkent News Editorial

TRIN Student Publishes Poetry Collection

Giray Başbuğ, a third-year student in the Department of Translation and Interpretation, has published “A Collection of Love Poetry From the English Renaissance,” translated into Turkish. Inspired by their eloquent poetics, the book features major poets of the period, including Thomas Wyatt, Edmund Spenser and Samuel Daniel. It also grants[Read More…]

April 24, 2024 by Bilkent News Editorial