Bilkent students were awarded second prize in a short film competition organized by the Ankara Bar Association Gelincik Center for their work, “Anlatmam Gerek.” The script was written by Bahar Candemir (LAW/III) and Firdevs Sayan. Candemir also played the lead role in the film. The second lead character was portrayed[Read More…]
Campus & Community
Gather & Mingle Event Attracts New Bilkenters
The “Turkish and International Students Come Together: Gather and Mingle” event, held for the first time this year as part of the GE100 Orientation Course, received great interest from new Bilkent students. Organized in collaboration with the Student Activities Center and the Bilkent International House, the event took place on[Read More…]
Percussion Student Wins BOLERO Music Competition
Batu Özcan, a percussion student at Bilkent University Music Preparatory School, won first place at the BOLERO International Music Competition held in Slovenia. The competition included participants from Hungary, Italy, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia, Turkey, Poland, Croatia and Slovenia. Congratulations to Batu Özcan and his instructor, Aydın Mecid.
Bilkent Welcomes Class of 2028–29
New Bilkenters were introduced to the campus and university life with the GE100 course. This year, five of the top 10, 38 of the top 100, and 240 of the top 1,000 students, including Turkey’s top ranking in the YKS numerical score, became Bilkent students. GE100 Orientation, a course designed[Read More…]
Library Enhances Academic Visibility and Publication Management
The Library is pleased to announce a comprehensive reorganization of Bilkent University Institutional Archive (BUIR)’s hierarchical structure, aimed at improving accessibility and usability for faculty, staff and students. This reorganization is a key step in ensuring that the vast array of Bilkent’s research outputs preserved digitally within the archive is[Read More…]
Bilkent Welcomes International Students for the 2024–25 Academic Year
A new group of international exchange and full-time students has arrived for the Fall Semester. This semester Bilkent University is hosting 104 new exchange students and 82 full-time international students from 44 countries. Bilkent welcomed the students with an orientation program held by the Office of International Students and Exchange[Read More…]
Administrative Changes
Behçet Şensoy, Records and Archives Manager, retired on September 2, 2024. Mr. Şensoy had served Bilkent University since 1990. Bilkent University extends its gratitude to Mr. Şensoy for his services to the university during his long tenure and wishes him all the best in his retirement. The Records and Archives[Read More…]
Faculty Promotions
Turgay Dalkara, faculty member in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, was promoted to professor position. Barbaros Çetin, faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was promoted to professor position. Özgür Özdamar, faculty member in the Department of International Relations, was promoted to professor position. Meral Uğur Çınar,[Read More…]
Academic Administrative Appointments
Çağlar Manavgat was appointed as Dean (Acting) of the Faculty of Law. Burak Ülgüt was appointed as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science. Ayşe Başak Tanyeri was appointed as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration. Elif Kantarcıoğlu was appointed as Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages. [Read More…]
Alumni Gather for Homecoming
The traditional Alumni Homecoming, organized by the Career and Alumni Office, was held on Sunday, September 15. Rector Prof. Kürşat Aydoğan opened the event with a speech in which he discussed the current state of the university and its future plans. He also spoke about what can be done to[Read More…]