This year’s GE100 Orientation, a course designed to welcome incoming students and acclimatize them to the university’s academic and social environment, took place September 8–12. Besides introducing students to a new, intellectually stimulating academic environment, GE100 offers activities and opportunities designed to contribute to students’ personal development and enable them[Read More…]
Campus & Community
Academic Administrative Appointments
Prof. Hüseyin Boyacı was appointed as chair of the Neuroscience Program and director of Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center, effective July 1, 2023. Asst. Prof. Armağan Ateşkan was appointed as coordinator of the Bilkent Teaching and Learning Support Center, effective June 15, 2023. Dr. Ateşkan took over the position from[Read More…]
Faculty Promotions
Tolga Çukur, faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, was promoted to professor position on July 28, 2023. Kemal Yıldız, faculty member in the Department of Economics, was promoted to Associate Professor position on May 22, 2023. Colleen Kennedy-Karpat, faculty member in the Department of Communication and[Read More…]
Administrative Appointments
Mustafa Özdemir was appointed as Support and Transportation Services director as of July 27, 2023.
Bilkent Law Team Wins Second Place in Moot Court Competition
The Bilkent Faculty of Law team composed of Elif Sıla Taşlıçay, Doğa Günaydın, Yağmur Gündoğdu, Yusuf Ceritoğlu, Hatice Seferoğlu and Necati Kerim Belviranlı won second prize at the 7th Future Arbitration Counsel Moot organized by the İstanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC) and Young ISTAC. The moot court competition includes two stages[Read More…]
Honoring Distinguished Teachers
The university is pleased to announce the recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Awards for the 2022-2023 academic year. Özlem Karsu, Erdal Onar, Cem Tekin and Funda Şenova Tunalı were chosen for demonstrating outstanding teaching abilities and for contributing to students’ academic and intellectual development. Please see 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award[Read More…]
Students Produce Three PandeVITA Video Talks in the Broadcast Studio of COMD
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…]
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…]