The Bilkent University women’s squash team finished in first place and the men’s squash team came second in the recent inter-university squash championship. Approximately 100 athletes from 10 universities participated in this event, which was organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation.
Volume 30
CTIS Senior Projects Poster Presentations
On Wednesday, May 8, the Department of Information Systems and Technologies (CTIS) held its annual Senior Projects Demo Day and Poster Presentations at East Campus, C Building. Sixteen teams of fourth-year students displayed their posters, videos and products. CTIS advisory board members, instructors, students, alumni and visitors from the industry[Read More…]
Bilkentpreneurs Challenge 2024
The entrepreneurship competition “Bilkentpreneurs Challenge 2024” was held on May 10 at the Bilkent Cyberpark. The competition was organized by the Faculty of Business Administration in collaboration with the Beba Innovation & Entrepreneurship Foundation and with logistical support from Bilkent Cyberpark. Open to all Bilkent students, each team was required[Read More…]
Service Award and New Exhibition Piece by Efe Alpay
Asst. Prof. Efe Alpay, of the Department of Graphic Design, exhibited his mnemonic data sculpture, “A Giant Leap,” alongside the art of 13 other leading multidisciplinary artists from Türkiye. The exhibition, which took place April 13–21, was part of the larger “Culture Road” project (organized by the Turkish Ministry of[Read More…]
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır Visits Bilkent
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır met with Bilkent students at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium on May 8, a conference organized by Medeniyet Topluluğu. In his speech titled “Türkiye’s National Technology Move,” Minister Kacır said that Turkish youth are capable and competent enough to achieve the world’s best jobs[Read More…]
Tolga Çukur Named ISMRM Fellow
Prof. Tolga Çukur of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and director of UMRAM has been named a fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). Prof. Çukur was named for outstanding contributions to computational MRI techniques, including machine learning algorithms for robust image reconstruction, translation[Read More…]
Student Athletes Gather at Bilkent for Angora Cup
The 19th Angora Cup Inter-universities Sports Festival, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, is now complete. Approximately 800 students from a number of universities, including Ankara, Atılım, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt, Başkent, Bilkent, Boğaziçi, İstanbul Teknik, Çankaya, Gazi, Hacettepe, Jandarma ve Sahil Güvenlik, METU, TEDU, TOBB ETÜ and Yıldız[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Onur Çizmecioğlu
Asst. Prof. Onur Çizmecioğlu graduated from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Bilkent University in 2002. He received his PhD degree in 2009 from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University in cell biology. During his PhD and a subsequent concise post-doctoral training in the laboratory[Read More…]
Mercek Dergi Now Live: “Retro x AI”
IEEE Bilkent Student Branch’s magazine, Mercek Dergi’s second issue came out. This issue delves into AI’s impact across biotechnology, finance, popular culture, animation and art. Drawing inspiration from the Retro era, spanning the vibrant aesthetics of the 70s to the 90s, our design encapsulates nostalgia while embracing the technological forefront. [Read More…]
Academic Administrative Changes
Prof. Alipaşa Ayas was appointed as director of the Graduate School of Education, effective May 8, 2024. Prof. Alipaşa Ayas took over the position from Prof. Orhan Arıkan.