Tryout sessions for university sports teams are taking place in September and October. The tryouts are open to all students who are interested in joining a team. AMERICAN FOOTBALLOctober 3–5, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.October 7, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.Place: East Campus-Mini Football Fields BADMINTON(Men and Women’s)October 13, 4[Read More…]
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Fall Semester “Bilkent Sports Games” Tournaments
The Physical Education and Sports Center is organizing competitions in basketball, football and volleyball as part of the fall semester “Bilkent Sports Games.” For those who would like to participate in the tournaments, now is the time to organize a team. To register, fill out a team information form at[Read More…]
Winners of the 2023 NanoArt and NanoPoster Competitions
The 9th NanoDay event took place at Bilkent University’s National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), drawing a remarkable attendance of over 250 participants in June. The annual NanoDay event, organized by UNAM, gathers renowned figures from the global scientific community, uniting scientists, researchers, students and industry professionals from Turkey and beyond.[Read More…]
Honoring Prof. Karaosmanoğlu
The Department of International Relations organized an event in June to honor Prof. Ali Karaosmanoğlu, who served as chair of the department from 1988 to 2007. During the event, Prof. Karaosmanoğlu, Rector Kürşat Aydoğan, FEASS Dean Refet Gürkaynak, Prof. Ersel Aydınlı and IR Department Chair Özgür Özdamar gave speeches. Prof.[Read More…]
Capstone Course Films Selected for Altın Koza Film Festival
The 30th International Adana Altın Koza Film Festival, organized by Adana Metropolitan Municipality, will be held September 18–24. Akşamüstü Rüyası,” directed by Mustafa Mert Yağcı, and “Apartman Boşluğu,” directed by Can Baran, produced within the Department of Communication and Design 4th-year Visual Communication Project capstone course, were selected for the[Read More…]
Bilkent Philosophy Festival
PhilFest’23, Turkey’s first large-scale philosophy festival, will take place at the Spring Festival area on Saturday, September 23. The event is organized by the Department of Philosophy, Bilkent Philosophical Society, Bilkent University Library and the Psychological Counseling and Development Center.There will be presentation tables by scientific and philosophical associations and[Read More…]
Alumni Gather for Homecoming
The traditional Alumni Homecoming (MEH), organized by the Career and Alumni Office, was held on Sunday, September 17. Rector Kürşat Aydoğan opened the event with a speech in which he discussed the current state of the university, plans for the future, and what can be done to strengthen alumni university[Read More…]
Recent Publication by Daniel P. Johnson
Asst. Prof. Daniel Johnson, chair of the Department of American Culture and Literature, recently published “Making the Early Modern Metropolis: Culture and Power in Pre-Revolutionary Philadelphia” with the University of Virginia Press. The book is a social and cultural history of colonial Philadelphia, the most dynamic city in the early[Read More…]
UNAM’s Cutting-Edge Domestic Optical Fiber Solutions Empower Turkish Defense Industry
Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) is shaping the future of technology through cutting-edge R&D and product development efforts by UNAM’s innovation team, focusing on the advancement of next-generation active and passive fibers, along with innovative combiners. Bilkent University UNAM, which possesses the sole optical fiber preform production infrastructure[Read More…]