The entrepreneurship competition “Bilkentpreneurs Challenge 2024” was held on May 10 at the Bilkent Cyberpark. The competition was organized by the Faculty of Business Administration in collaboration with the Beba Innovation & Entrepreneurship Foundation and with logistical support from Bilkent Cyberpark. Open to all Bilkent students, each team was required[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Efe Alpay, of the Department of Graphic Design, exhibited his mnemonic data sculpture, “A Giant Leap,” alongside the art of 13 other leading multidisciplinary artists from Türkiye. The exhibition, which took place April 13–21, was part of the larger “Culture Road” project (organized by the Turkish Ministry of[Read More…]
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır met with Bilkent students at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium on May 8, a conference organized by Medeniyet Topluluğu. In his speech titled “Türkiye’s National Technology Move,” Minister Kacır said that Turkish youth are capable and competent enough to achieve the world’s best jobs[Read More…]
Prof. Tolga Çukur of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and director of UMRAM has been named a fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). Prof. Çukur was named for outstanding contributions to computational MRI techniques, including machine learning algorithms for robust image reconstruction, translation[Read More…]
The 19th Angora Cup Inter-universities Sports Festival, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, is now complete. Approximately 800 students from a number of universities, including Ankara, Atılım, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt, Başkent, Bilkent, Boğaziçi, İstanbul Teknik, Çankaya, Gazi, Hacettepe, Jandarma ve Sahil Güvenlik, METU, TEDU, TOBB ETÜ and Yıldız[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Onur Çizmecioğlu graduated from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Bilkent University in 2002. He received his PhD degree in 2009 from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University in cell biology. During his PhD and a subsequent concise post-doctoral training in the laboratory[Read More…]
IEEE Bilkent Student Branch’s magazine, Mercek Dergi’s second issue came out. This issue delves into AI’s impact across biotechnology, finance, popular culture, animation and art. Drawing inspiration from the Retro era, spanning the vibrant aesthetics of the 70s to the 90s, our design encapsulates nostalgia while embracing the technological forefront. [Read More…]
Prof. Alipaşa Ayas was appointed as director of the Graduate School of Education, effective May 8, 2024. Prof. Alipaşa Ayas took over the position from Prof. Orhan Arıkan.
Dr. Emre Uzun, faculty member at the Department of Industrial Engineering, head of the Bilkent University Traffic Committee since 2022, has stepped down from that position. Dr. Hande Işıl Işık Scott of the English Language Preparatory Program has been appointed the new head of the committee.
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Jamila Ibrahimova Department: Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What were your first impressions about Türkiye?My very first impressions of Turkey formed in my early childhood. It was the first country I visited when I started travelling. Frankly, Turkey felt like[Read More…]
