The Physical Education and Sports Center aims to help students improve their mental comfort and physical development during this intensive educational period. They are offering high-quality, energetic sports training videos that feature expert trainers. Participants are invited to get moving with these training videos, which will help them gain habits[Read More…]
Author: Bilkent News Editorial
The Sporting Life
Name: Mert Cula Department: Department of Economics How often do you exercise? Three times a week How has regular exercise affected your life? In addition to being fit from regular exercise, I also get a muscular appearance by reducing the fat ratio in my body. I am able to control[Read More…]
“Bilkent Sports Games” Step Challenge
Designed to take place outdoors, the Step Challenge is open to all Bilkent students. The event challenges everyone to take 10,000 steps on their activity days. Participants will need to record their steps using the health app and then send an image of the total to spor@bilkent.edu.tr. One of the[Read More…]
Ece Göztepe Appointed to Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Ece Göztepe, Dean of the Faculty of Law, was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Fundamental Rights Special Interest Group (SIG) of the European Law Institute on January 15, 2023. The European Law Institute, founded in June 2011, is an independent organization that aims to improve the[Read More…]
UNAM’s Dr. Ayça Arslan Ergül Awarded JPND Support
Dr. Ayça Arslan Ergül from Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) was awarded support for her project “Unlock the Early Life Pathological Imprinting of Alzheimer’s Disease via Lifestyle.” The support comes from the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) as part of the institute’s 2022 Project Call[Read More…]
Fatih İnci Receives METU Parlar Foundation Research Incentive Award
Asst. Prof. Fatih İnci from Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) and the Materials Science and Nanotechnology (MSN) Higher Education Program has been awarded the METU Parlar Foundation’s 2022 Research Incentive Award. The award is allocated annually to support scientific research and researchers and promote “scientific production and dissemination[Read More…]
Second Edition of “Music Culture in Turkey” Published
The second edition of the book “Music Culture in Turkey,” which has been out of print for years, was published by the Presidency of Atatürk Cultural Center at the end of January. The book covers the congress that was held in Istanbul on May 29–31, 2006, through the support of[Read More…]
IR Graduate Receives Gill Jacot-Guillarmod Award
Dr. Gözde Doğan Yalçıner (IR ’01) received the US-based Lois Roth Foundation’s Gill Jacot-Guillarmod honorable mention award for her diplomatic achievements. She helped link the Turkish government, NGOs and academic institutions to advance cultural heritage preservation, a mission that Turkey and the US share. The diplomatic bridge she worked to[Read More…]
Bilkent Graduate’s Company Ranked First Among Software and IT Services
Bilkent graduate Mert Gür (CS ’17) founded the mobile gaming company Loop Games in 2019. Loop Games is the developer of Match 3D, Pathereum and Match Tile 3D. Loop Games, whose team includes seven entrepreneurial Bilkent graduates, Mert Gür (CS ’17), Burak Eserol (CS ’16), Selin Coşan (CS ’16), Cem[Read More…]
“Bilkent Sports Games” Swimming Competition, February 1
The “Bilkent Sports Games” swimming competition, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, took place February 1. A total of 25 students participated in the event, which included women and men’s 25, 50 and 75m freestyle, 25m breaststroke and 25m backstroke. The top three swimmers of each category are[Read More…]