BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Bright Manzi Department: Physics Country of Origin: Rwanda What were your first impressions about Türkiye? Türkiye is a very welcoming country. People here are very dramatic and kind. What do you like best about Bilkent and Türkiye? The thing I like most about Bilkent[Read More…]
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The Sporting Life
Name: Serdar Kalay Department: EE How often do you exercise? Three times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It keeps me motivated and helps me overcome my stress. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise? Try as[Read More…]
April 3rd, Bilkent Day 2024
April 3rd is the birthday of Bilkent University’s founder, Prof. İhsan Doğramacı. Each year, the university community celebrates the occasion as Bilkent Day, with special events including the annual Bilkent Day Conference and a commemorative concert. This year, all of the day’s events took place in the Bilkent Concert Hall.[Read More…]
Our Profound Loss
The Bilkent community is deeply saddened by the loss of Yeliz Aktürk, Department of Psychology student in the English Language Preparatory Program, who passed away on March 25, 2024. Deepest sympathies and condolences to her family, friends and the Bilkent community.
Sandrine Bergès Receives British Academy Global Professorship
Sandrine Bergès has been awarded a prestigious British Academy Global Professorship to carry out research in the Department of Philosophy at the University of York (UK). During her research leave from Bilkent she will be working on a new project that focuses on the abolitionist debates of the early modern[Read More…]
“Sports as a Way of Life’’ Cycling Tour
On Sunday, March 30, 19 Bilkenters were ready at the starting line near the East Campus Sports Hall. They included Bilkenters of all ages as well as friends and guests. The two 5.5 km routes took the competitors from East Campus to Main Campus. Students who took part in the[Read More…]
Celebrating the 60th Library Week with Bilkent Library
The 60th Library Week activities were held from March 25 to 31. This year’s theme was “Sustainability and Advocacy.” Activities started with visits from third- grade students from İDV Özel Bilkent Primary and Secondary Schools. A library surprise activity also took place on March 27 at the Main Campus Library.[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Scott Auerbach Department: MBG Country of Origin: United States of America What were your first impressions about Türkiye? Well, I would say that my first impression of Ankara was how intense it is, everyone is in a rush. You can see how massive the[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Ufuk Önen
BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/II) Dr. Ufuk Önen is a sound designer, composer, author and educator with 30 years of experience in music production, audio post-production for visual media, and audio installation systems. He is the author of the first reference book in the Turkish language covering the fields of audio[Read More…]
World Zero Waste Day Event at the Spring Festival Area
“World Zero Waste Day” aims to raise awareness for sustainability and waste management. This year, an event for World Zero Waste Day was held on Friday, March 29, at the Spring Festival Area. The day included many events, such as artworks, talks, sports events, zero-waste quizzes and workshops as well[Read More…]