With the beginning of the new semester, the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management’s practice restaurant, Le Piment Rouge, will again be welcoming guests for lunch as of Wednesday, February 8. Each week, a different set menu will be served, including an appetizer, main course and dessert, at a charge[Read More…]
Author: Bilkent News Editorial
Department of Architecture Celebrates 10th Academic Year With Alumni
On December 17, 2022, the Department of Architecture and its alumni met to celebrate the department’s 10th anniversary. The celebration took place at Serbest Mimarlar Derneği, Ankara, and was attended by previous and current faculty and ARCH graduates. The celebration was part of ARCH’s series of events involving its alumni,[Read More…]
Economics PhD Graduates Shine in Dissertation Competition
Merve Demirel Derebaşoğlu and Ömer Faruk Akbal, two recent PhD graduates from the Department of Economics, attained second and third place respectively in the 2022 Best PhD Dissertation competition held by the Turkish Economic Association (Türkiye Ekonomi Kurumu). Dr. Demirel Derebaşoğlu’s thesis, “Three Essays on the Effects of Education Policies[Read More…]
ERC Awards Proof of Concept Grant to Mehmet Selim Hanay
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Selim Hanay of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and UNAM has received a European Research Council Proof of Concept Grant. ERC Proof of Concept funding is made available only to those who already have an ERC award, to establish proof of concept of an idea generated in[Read More…]
Bilkent Well-Being Days
This weekend, the Psychological Counseling and Development Center and the Teaching and Learning Support Center will be hosting the second “Bilkent Well-Being Days.” Open to all Bilkent students, the event will take place on Saturday, February 11. The topics to be discussed during the event’s sessions will be “Self-Development and[Read More…]
“Sports as a Way of Life” Rowing Activity
As part of its “Sports as a Way of Life” program, the Physical Education and Sports Center will host a rowing machine exercise event on Wednesday, February 15. All Bilkent students may participate in the activity, which features a form of cardio and strength exercise that everyone can do. Participants[Read More…]
Bilkent Student Ranks First on Fall 2022 ALES Exam
BY ELİF BÜŞRA KARAZİYAN (MBG/II) Kemal Enes Akyüz, a third-year Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Physics student at Bilkent, recently aced the ALES graduate education entrance exam by getting a perfect score on each of the exam’s three sections, for a total of 100 points. This made him the first-ranked[Read More…]
Nefise Abalı Publishes Her New Book
Nefise Abalı, a 2011 MA graduate of the Department of Turkish Language and Literature, has published her new book, “Havva’nın Düşü.” Ms. Abalı is currently working as a lecturer in the Turkish Unit at Bilkent. A collection of short stories, the book focuses on a woman’s account of growing up[Read More…]
Bilkent Aid Drive to Assist Earthquake Victims
The earthquake in Kahramanmaraş and the surrounding area on Monday, February 6, has deeply affected everyone. In response to this devastating event, the Bilkent University Social Awareness Projects (TDP) together with Radyo Bilkent are organizing an aid drive to support emergency operations in the region and to reach out to[Read More…]
Staff Futsal Tournament Concludes
The Staff Futsal Tournament, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, was held January 12–26 at the Main Sports Hall. Teams made up of staff member from BLIS, BCC, SSGM, SSGM SK and LİM played in the tournament. The top three teams in the tournament are listed below. 1.[Read More…]