Bilkent University is the first Turkish university to be accredited in the Healthy Campus program, an FISU initiative that continues to enhance the well-being of students and campus communities. Looking to reverse the trend of young adults compromising their health during their academic careers, the initiative covers most segments of[Read More…]
The Bilkent Photography Club organized an exhibition titled “Atatürk and Republic” in memory of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on the 85th anniversary of his death. The exhibition, which took place November 14–16, was presented to the Bilkent Community with a mission to remember the values and ideals that Atatürk left to[Read More…]
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, Department of Cultural and Natural Properties, recently published a book titled “World Heritage of Ankara UNESCO World Heritage Sites.” The aim of the book is to draw attention to buildings and sites in the capital that are or should be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. [Read More…]
The 2023 İhsan Doğramacı Memorial Lecture, “Five Wonders of the Quantum World,” will be held on Wednesday, November 15 at the İhsan and Ayser Doğramacı Science, Culture and Art Center. The lecture will be given by Prof. Thors Hans Hansson of Stockholm University and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. [Read More…]
November 11th is National Tree Planting Day. On this occasion, on the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry presented blue spruce trees to 100 institutions in Turkey. A tree was presented to Rector Kürşat Aydoğan for Bilkent University under the slogan, “Breath for the[Read More…]
Organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Letters and the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, “Pigments, Colors and Ideas,” is an event that includes an international symposium and two exhibitions for the 100th year of the Turkish Republic. Inspired by the national colors of Turkey, red and white, the[Read More…]
November 10, 2023, marked the 85th 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 Friday, November 10, members of the Bilkent community gathered at Bilkent’s Atatürk Monument to observe a moment[Read More…]
The Information for the Future Workshop (GIB 2023), themed “Libraries of the Future: What to expect?” was held in Antalya from October 26 to October 29, 2023. The workshop served as a platform for having discussions, forging connections and fostering collaborations among libraries and experts from diverse backgrounds. Throughout the[Read More…]
The Faculty of Engineering and the Energy Investors Association (GÜYAD) hosted a panel for the 2023 World Sustainability Day, which is celebrated on the last Wednesday of every October. Vice Rector Prof. Ezhan Karaşan and GÜYAD Chairman Cem Özkök gave the opening statements at this hybrid event, which was held[Read More…]
The Kalbiye Tansel and Çiğdem Barçan Tansel Thesis Awards, organized by the Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences, took place on Tuesday, October 31. This year, the fourth year of the awards, the ceremony was held at the Oğuz Tansel Center of Turkish Literature. The ceremony began with opening[Read More…]
