PhilFest’26, now in its fifth year, will take place on Saturday, September 26, at the Spring Festival area. Organized by the Department of Philosophy, the Bilkent Philosophical Society and the Bilkent University Library, the festival aims to present philosophy not only as an academic field but as an experience connected[Read More…]
According to the results of the 2026 First Call Period, 26 researchers from Bilkent University and the National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) have been awarded funding under the TÜBİTAK 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program. Bilkent faculty members and postdoctoral researchers who secured funding under the 2026 First[Read More…]
In the 2025 call of the TÜBİTAK 2236-A Co-Funded Brain Circulation Scheme 3 (CoCirculation3) Programme, 51 proposals were selected for funding, five of them at Bilkent University. Supported under the European Commission’s Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND program, CoCirculation3 supports experienced researchers conducting research at institutions in Türkiye. The five Bilkent[Read More…]
Nail Akar was appointed as Director of the Graduate School of Engineering and Science. Özgür Ulusoy was appointed as Chair of the Department of Computer Engineering. Burcu Ayşen Ürgen was appointed as Chair of the Neuroscience Program and Director of the Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center. Arda Gitmez was appointed[Read More…]
Under the new administrative structure, the following units will be coordinated by the Secretary General, Sinan Atalar: the Procurement Office, Support and Transportation Services, Cafeterias Management, Housing Office, Financial Affairs Office, Health Center, Security Office and the Department of Construction and Maintenance Services.
Özgür Özdamar was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences. Özdamar was also appointed as Director of the Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences.
Can Alkan, faculty member in the Department of Computer Engineering, was appointed as professor. Daniel Just, faculty member in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, was appointed as professor. Emin Karagözoğlu, faculty member in the Department of Economics, was appointed as professor. Fehmi Tanrısever, faculty member in the[Read More…]
New Bilkenters were introduced to campus and university life through the GE 100 Orientation course, held this year on September 10–14. Throughout the five-day program, students earned points toward course credit by attending seminars, department introductions, cultural events and sports activities. GE 100 is a one-credit course that helps incoming[Read More…]
On Tuesday, September 8, a University Administration Handover Ceremony for academic and administrative staff was held at the FMPA Concert Hall to share details about recent changes in the university’s administration and organizational structure. Prof. Orhan Aytür assumed the role of Rector on July 28, 2026, upon the recommendation of[Read More…]
Prof. Duygu Bazoğlu Sezer, retired faculty member of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Department of International Relations, passed away on September 3, 2026. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Sezer family and the Bilkent community. To convey condolences to the families of those we have lost:[Read More…]
