On December 8, the 18th Ankara Start-up Summit took place at the Bilkent Concert Hall, attracting more than 500 attendees. The event, organized by the Bilkent Young Entrepreneurs Society in partnership with Bilkent Cyberpark, brought founders of aspiring startups together with representatives of the entrepreneurial world. The summit culminated in[Read More…]
Organized by Bilkent University TEDx Student Club, TEDxBilkent 2024 attracted more than 800 participants with its list of inspiring speakers and enriching program. The theme of this year’s event, held at Grand Mercure Ankara Hotel on Saturday, December 7, was “Labirent” (Labyrinth). The event began with an opening speech by[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Nuri Cihan Kayaçetin from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design has acquired a grant from the Driving Urban Transitions Partnership (DUT) 2023 Call. Dr. Kayaçetin is the coordinator and the main applicant for the Co-creating Urban Living Labs for the Circular Regenerative Neighbourhoods (Urban-CoLLaR) project, and[Read More…]
Ersun Türköz, who has worked as the Director of Human Resources at Bilkent University since December 23, 2015, left his position on November 30, 2024. Bilkent extends its gratitude to Mr. Türköz for his contributions to the university during his nine years of service. Mr. Korhan Sanal was appointed as[Read More…]
“Pilates Day,” organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, was held on Sunday, November 24, at the Dormitories Sports Hall. Nearly 110 students participated in this full-day event, which included six different workouts.
Water resources management is undoubtedly one of the most prominent topics in global debates at the crossroads of engineering solutions and geopolitical controversies. Akin to its contributions to better understanding climate change and human response in modern times by analyzing these phenomena in ancient contexts, archaeology time and again proves[Read More…]
Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) has been selected as an associate partner in the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM) Intelligent Photonics for Security, Reliability, Sustainability and Safety (iPSRS) program. UNAM secured its position in this program through its research infrastructure and contributions in the strategic fields of photonics[Read More…]
UNAM Asst. Prof. Fatih İnci was honored with the 2024 IBG Science Medal for his innovative disease diagnostic technologies and micro/nanoscale biomedical solutions. This award is granted annually at the İBG Science Day and is presented by the İzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (İBG) to honor distinguished scientists who make[Read More…]
The İhsan Doğramacı Memorial Lecture was held on Friday, November 29 at the İhsan and Ayser Doğramacı Science, Culture and Art Center. Bilkent University hosted Prof. Mete Atatüre, a 1996 graduate of the Department of Physics and Head of the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, as the keynote[Read More…]
BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/III) Assoc. Prof. Onur Türkmen is a faculty member at the Department of Music and the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts. After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Jazz Composition in 1998, Onur Türkmen completed his master’s and[Read More…]
