Students who are going to apply to an MS or PhD program soon may need to include a statement of purpose (SoP) with their application. They are invited to come to a Statement of Purpose Workshop to learn how to write an SoP more effectively and tailor it to different[Read More…]
Campus & Community
Privacy and Data Protection in the Digital Age Discussed
The first Library Lunchtime Lecture of the semester took place on November 16 in the Library Art Gallery. The topic was “Privacy and Data Protection in the Digital Age,” which addressed the need for legal tools in protecting privacy and personal data in the digital age. The lecture was presented[Read More…]
THEA Students and Guests From ALEF University Explore Ancient Greek Drama
Last week, the Department of Performing Arts organized its “Ancient Drama Week” and hosted five students from the ALEF University of Iran as well as Professor Mirali Fotouhi and Delaram Habib Piran. Throughout the week, the Iranian theatre students joined second-year Bilkent Performing Arts students in attending two master workshops.[Read More…]
CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Speaks at Bilkent
On Tuesday, November 15, the Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu gave a speech at Bilkent. The event, organized by Atatürkçü Düşünce Topluluğu, filled the Bilkent Concert Hall to capacity with 800 students, staff members and professors. Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu shared his reflections on economics and current political issues as[Read More…]
Engineering Students Place Third in Blockchain Technology Competition
A team of students from the Faculty of Engineering recently came in third in the Digital Turkey Blockchain Hackathon-Digiathon competition with their project MikroVeri. The team included Kaan Aydeniz (CS/I), Ege Aybars Bozkurt (EE/II), Kadir Metehan Çalışkan (EE/III) and Utku Koca (ME/I). The competition was held on November 12 and[Read More…]
Winter Tires for Safer Driving
Winter is coming, and with it the potential for slippery roads and hazardous driving conditions. As a precautionary measure to avoid weather-related accidents and traffic tie-ups in the Bilkent vicinity, all academic and administrative personnel, students and visitors to the campus area are required to have winter tires on their[Read More…]
Bilkent Pays Homage to Atatürk
November 10, 2022, marked the 84th anniversary of the death of Turkey’s beloved Atatürk. Bilkent University commemorated the solemn occasion over the course of two days with several events. On the morning of Thursday, November 10, members of the Bilkent community gathered at Bilkent’s Atatürk Monument to observe a moment[Read More…]
Ankara’s Cultural Heritage Filmed
With the cooperation of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and Bilkent University Department of Communication and Design, valued sites of the capital Ankara, included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, were depicted in a selection of short films. As part of the 33rd Ankara Film Festival, Gordion, Hacı Bayram Veli Mosque,[Read More…]
In Memory of Atatürk
Thursday, November 10 9:05 a.m.at the Bilkent Atatürk MonumentMoment of Silence and the National Anthem 9:30 a.m.at Mithat Çoruh AuditoriumMini ConcertBilkent Youth Quintet*HIST 200 Project Presentation “The Program for Sending Students Abroad in the Field of Educational Sciences in the Early Republican Period: The Experiences of Şükran Oğuzkan”Muhammed Berk Alemdar[Read More…]
Administrative Changes
Effective November 1, 2022, Fatma Dağüstün, former Director of Accounting and Finance at Tepe Prefabrik A.Ş., was appointed acting director of the Financial Affairs Office. She takes over from Alaattin Tabur, who resigned from his position in order to continue his responsibilities at Bilkent Holding effectively. The name of the[Read More…]