Prof. Yasemin Afacan was appointed as acting dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, effective November 14, 2023. Prof. Afacan took over the position from Prof. Bülent Çaplı. Assoc. Prof. Emel Özdora was appointed as associate dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, effective November 20,[Read More…]
Volume 30
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Nasheet Ul Islam Ahmed Department: Management Country of Origin: Kashmir What do you like best about Turkey? The significance of customs, values and virtues to the Turkish people. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country? They are pretty different in every[Read More…]
Step and Fitness Challenge Results
Nearly 120 people participated in the Steps Challenge and 150 people participated in the Fit Challenge. Participants accomplished the step activity either by walking or running 10,000 steps per day between October 30 – November 26. During the four weeks, participants did strength and cardio training to accumulate points for[Read More…]
Faculty Promotions
Efe Tokdemir, faculty member in the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Economics, Administration and Social Sciences, was promoted to associate professor position on November 6, 2023.
Squash Tournament Results
The “Bilkent Sports Games” fall semester squash tournament took place last week, on the evenings of November 21–24, with competitions in four categories. Below are the names of the players who finished in the top four places in each category. Women’s (Beginner) 1- Ece Melisa Koçak 2- Aleyna Akkaya 3-[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Abdullah Atalar
As a professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Abdullah Atalar got his BSc from METU. He received his MSc and PhD from Stanford University. In 1980, he started teaching at METU. For some time, he also worked for companies like HP, Leica and ASELSAN. In 1986, he[Read More…]
THM at Travel Expo 2023
While celebrating the 100th year of the Turkish Republic, the 6th International Travel Expo Ankara Fair opened its doors on November 16–19, at the ATO Congresium. This year, the fair’s theme focused on health tourism and attracted various stakeholders, including tourism industry actors, municipalities from all around Turkey, embassies and[Read More…]
Dolby Atmos Listening Sessions Held
The Department of Communication and Design (COMD) organized an event, Dolby Atmos Listening Sessions, which took place on November 17–18. A group of 39 artists, composers, sound designers and mix engineers were hosted for two days / four sessions. Dolby and Apple Music helped support the event. The event took[Read More…]
Pigments, Colors and Ideas
The Faculty of Humanities and Letters and the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture organized the event “Pigments, Colors and Ideas,” which took place on November 23–24, for the occasion of the 100th year of the Turkish Republic. The Opening Reception at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations started with the[Read More…]
IAED Student at NYC NFT Event
Oğuzhan Gülcan’s (IAED/I) project “Red” was accepted for exhibition in the NFT NYC event, which will be held this April in Times Square in New York. NFT NYC, established in 2019, connects leaders, influencers, developers and fans of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) in New York City (NYC). It focuses on the[Read More…]