Bilkent University has announced that, in 2022, 26 projects signed agreements with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) under its 1001 and 3501 programs.The 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program supports projects that generate new information or solve technological problems, while the 3501 Career Development[Read More…]
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FADA Academic Staff Exhibition Opens at Contemporary Art Center
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture has organized a new exhibition by FADA academic staff.The exhibition opened last week on Wednesday, May 17, at the Çankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Center. The exhibition consists of the contemporary art and design works of faculty members as well as thatof graduate students working[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Alp Sezer Department: EE How often do you exercise?I exercise three times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life?It has improved my self confidence and my relationships. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise?Don’t quit. What are[Read More…]
EE Student Wins Award at Teknofest Agriculture Technologies Competition
A team of students from Bilkent University, Boğaziçi University and Koç University has won one of the four top awards at the Teknofest Agriculture Technologies Competition, where they competed against 5,283 other projects. The team, named Agricure, created the project “Application of Blockchain Technology in the Food Supply Chain,” which[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Glenn Terry Kukkola
BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER/II) An instructor of the Department of Architecture, Glenn Terry Kukkola completed his master’s degree at the University of Toronto in 2006 and worked in different architectural companies in Canada for many years. After coming to Turkey, he worked at Çankaya University as well as Bilkent[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/I) Name: Vincent Roux Department: Management Country of Origin: France What do you like best about Turkey?What I like best is you! Turks are nice and friendly and that’s a good thing from a foreigner’s point of view. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your[Read More…]
Law Students Win Court Competition
Faculty of Law students Melek Akbulut, Gül Su Bulut, Birge Mine Gümüş and Yağız Barış Özel won first prize in the oral rounds of the Prof. Dr. Yaşar Karayalçın Second Moot Court Competition, which was organized by the European Law Students Association (ELSA) Ankara. In addition, the petitions that these[Read More…]
Bilkent Accepted as EUSA Member
Bilkent University’s EUSA associated member application has been accepted. Following a successful application to the European University Sports Association (EUSA) as of March 30, Bilkent is now an associated member. The university’s status as temporary member, accepted at the April 21st meeting, will be discussed for final approval in the[Read More…]
“Bilkent Sports Games” Volleyball
4-on-4 Tournament Results
The Spring semester volleyball tournaments are over and the results are in. Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center as part of “Bilkent Sports Games,” the tournament cumulatively attracted 22 teams and 220 participants. Each team represented one of the eight “Sports As a Way of Life” mountain groups.[Read More…]
Welcome Summer Festival
In place of Spring Festival, which has been cancelled this year, the university, in consultation with the Student Council, will organize a “Welcome Summer Festival” on June 17–18 to celebrate the end of the spring semester and the start of summer. Details of the festival will be available in the[Read More…]