Bilkent University recently hosted a delegation of 10 staff members from the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), led by Emily Krueger, Assistant Director of Global Learning, on March 19–20. The delegation engaged in meetings with the Office of International Exchange Programs, Registrar’s Office, Disability Services, Career Services and related academic[Read More…]
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/III) Name: Fakhri Iskandarli Department: International Relations freshman Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What were your first impressions about Türkiye? Actually, when I first came to Türkiye, I was quite frustrated due to being far away from my homeland. But as I’ve explored the local environment, this feeling[Read More…]
The Ankara Regional 1 League Play-off competitions, organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation, are now complete. Twenty-four universities from Ankara participated in the competitions. The Bilkent women’s volleyball team ranked 5th and the men’s team ranked 4th. Team Lists: Women’s Voleyball Team: Anastasya Duygu Kılıç (CTIS), Arzum Kılıç (IE),[Read More…]
Sports As a Way of Life” Trekking will be held on April 13 at 11 a.m. at Bilkent Lake. All Bilkent students, academic and staff members and their families and graduates and their families are eligible to participate in this activity. Date: Sunday, April 13 Time: 11 a.m. Route: https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/physical-education-and-sports-center/sports-games/ [Read More…]
The “Bilkent Sports Games” 200m–400m athletics sprint event will be held on April 10 in the Stadium. Date: Thursday, April 10 Time: 6 p.m. Place: Stadium Participation: All Bilkent students Students taking GE 250/251 will receive five points for completing the activity. Registration: All Sports Halls For more information please[Read More…]
The Bilkent University chess team recently participated in the Inter-university Chess Türkiye Championship, which was held at Sivas Cumhuriyet University on March 10–13. With 47 universities in the competition, the Bilkent team secured seventh place in the tournament. Team members include: Hüseyin Ege Olcay (EE) Kaptan Kaan Yıldırım (CS) Sefa[Read More…]
The Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) is hosting its first ever Design and Career Incubation Days event on April 10 and 11. This event will provide a platform for students to get together with experts from the industry and major organizations to learn more about career opportunities, exchange[Read More…]
On February, the Physical Education and Sports Center organized events and tournaments as part of “Sports As a Way of Life” and “Bilkent Sports Games.” Approximately 450 students participated in cardio, swimming, badminton and squash tournaments and events. Swimming CompetitionWomen’s 25m Freestyle1- Deniz Serezli (MBG) 18.53 sec.2- Hilal Özçelik Güldeste[Read More…]
Bilkent alumnus Assoc. Prof. Kıvanç Birsoy was awarded the Vehbi Koç Prize in the field of health for his biomedical research on the energy and nutrient utilization mechanisms of cancer cells. Through these studies, Dr. Birsoy aims to understand the role of metabolism in cancer and transform the obtained data[Read More…]
The student council mid-year assembly general meeting was held on Wednesday, March 5, to fill the recently vacated student council seats. Aral Çağrı Yurtseven (IR), Oğuz Furkan Öymez (LAW) and Munise Sıla Göçer (PSYC) were elected as new members of the executive board. Prior to this meeting, department student representative[Read More…]
