Burçin Ressamoğlu (IR’94), CEO of Sodexo UK Advantage & Reward Services, has been listed among the 100 inspiring women leaders by Yahoo Finance and Involve UK and ranked ninth in the Heroes Women Role Model List due to her activities promoting gender equality and cultural diversity in the business world.[Read More…]
BY ELİF BÜŞRA KARAZİYAN (MBG/II) Zehra Ekiz, a senior psychology student, and Mehmet Batuhan Candar, a senior electrical and electronics engineering student, received TÜBİTAK funding for their research “Machine Learning Analysis of Reducing Türkiye’s Energy Dependency Using Renewable Resources Based on Iceland’s Energy Model.” We asked them about the process[Read More…]
59th Library Week activities were held from March 27 to April 2. This year’s theme was “Achievements of the Republic and Librarianship.” Activities to mark this year’s celebrations included a library surprise activity, “Find an article, win the prize” competition, and a discussion on the contributions of women librarians in[Read More…]
Toplumsal Duyarlılık Projeleri (TDP) is organizing their annual Children’s Festival to be in person for the first time in three years. The festival will take place on Saturday, May 6th, on the East Campus grass field with the participation of children from TDP’s target group as well as earthquake victims.[Read More…]
BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER/II) Lorna Yeşilkaya has been an Instructor in the Faculty Academic English Program at Bilkent since 2015 and has taught English since 2001. She holds a BA in German and Spanish and an MA in Applied Linguistics. Her MA dissertation was socio-linguistic in nature. She also[Read More…]
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/I) Name: Ricardo Román Brene Department: Computer Engineering Country of Origin: I came straight up from paradise, Costa Rica. What do you like best about Turkey?I would say probably kebap and Beyoğlu Zencefilli Gazoz. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country?Not many, but[Read More…]
Name: Ansuman Mullick Department: Computer Engineering How often do you exercise?I exercise three to four times a week for one and a half hours per session. How has regular exercise affected your life?I feel much better physically and mentally. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up[Read More…]
The “Sports As a Way of Life” Fitness Challenge events are now complete. Participants of the Fitness Challenge exercised regularly for four weeks. They committed to taking part in physical activity at least two and at most five times per week. The main aim of the challenge was to help[Read More…]
The “Bilkent Sports Games” Spring Semester Tennis Tournament took place last week, on the evenings of April 5–7, with competitions in five categories. Students who played at least two matches received their GE250/251 points. Players who finished in the top four places in each category are listed below. Women (Beginner)1-[Read More…]
On Sunday, April 9, nearly 50 participants were at the starting line of the cycling tour, near the East Campus Sports Hall. They included Bilkenters of all ages as well as friends and guests. There were two routes, beginners and advanced, that took the competitors from East Campus to Main[Read More…]
