For many years, the Department of Communication and Design has offered COMD335 “Science Writing and Journalism” (coordinator and instructor: Lutz Peschke) and COMD409 “Advanced Broadcast Studio” (coordinator: Andreas Treske, instructor: Yusuf Akçura). In collaboration with these courses, this spring students produced three Video Talks on behalf of the Horizon 2020[Read More…]
Campus & Community
Bilkent Youth Percussion Students Win Awards at International Competition
Bilkent University Music Preparatory School percussion students, under the leadership of teacher Aydın Mecid, returned with awards from the “International Percussion Competition 2023” held in Salzburg, Austria. Efe Sağıroğluları came first in the 14–16 age category, Batu Özcan came first in the 12–13 age category and Ege Başabak came second in[Read More…]
Graduation Projects
EE Industrial Design Graduation Projects The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering invites you to the 9th Industrial Graduation Projects Fair to be held at the Mithat Çoruh Auditorium on Tuesday, June 20 at 1 p.m. ME Graduation Projects Fair The Department of Mechanical Engineering invites everyone to the Graduation[Read More…]
Flexibility and Mobility with Animal Flow
Your body, gravity and your breath. You don’t need anything else to practice Animal Flow training. Last Saturday, May 27, Animal Flow training was held at the Yoga-Pilates area on Main Campus. Approximately 35 Bilkenters had a chance to learn and experience this workout with Pınar Tansı, Animal Flow regional[Read More…]
Gender Equality Committee Established
The Bilkent University Gender Equality Plan was adopted by the University Senate on September 12, 2022. As stipulated in the plan, a Gender Equality Committee has been established at Bilkent University. The committee’s role is to develop and propose initiatives on gender equality and inclusivity, to ensure follow-up of the[Read More…]
Extended Hours at the Library
To help students prepare for final exams, from June 1 to June 16 the Bilkent University Main Campus Library will remain open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. on weekdays and to 3 a.m. on weekends. These extended opening hours will apply only to the reading rooms in A Block;[Read More…]
Welcome Summer Festival Features Fatma Turgut
Welcome Summer Festival will take place on June 17–18. The Welcome Summer Festival concert will feature the Turkish rock singer Fatma Turgut. The concert will take place at the Odeon on Sunday, June 18 at 9 p.m. The regular ticket price is 400TL per person. Students will be able to buy one[Read More…]
Memorial Ceremony for John O’Dwyer at the Bilkent Concert Hall
Asst. Prof. John O’Dwyer passed away on Tuesday May 9, 2023, after 31 years of service at Bilkent University. Dr. O’Dwyer, a member of the Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences, and the Coordinator of İ.D.V. Private Bilkent Schools, served as Director of the English Language Preparatory Program from[Read More…]
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…]
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…]