A ceremony to honor this year’s recipients of the Distinguished Young Scientist (BAGEP) award was held on April 8 at the Bilkent Concert Hall. Eight Bilkent faculty members were among the individuals receiving awards. This year, 39 scientists were named BAGEP award recipients. The Bilkent awardees are: Asst. Prof. Ayşenur[Read More…]
BY ELİF BÜŞRA KARAZİYAN (MBG/II) Zehra Ekiz, a senior psychology student, and Mehmet Batuhan Candar, a senior electrical and electronics engineering student, received TÜBİTAK funding for their research “Machine Learning Analysis of Reducing Türkiye’s Energy Dependency Using Renewable Resources Based on Iceland’s Energy Model.” We asked them about the process[Read More…]
59th Library Week activities were held from March 27 to April 2. This year’s theme was “Achievements of the Republic and Librarianship.” Activities to mark this year’s celebrations included a library surprise activity, “Find an article, win the prize” competition, and a discussion on the contributions of women librarians in[Read More…]
Toplumsal Duyarlılık Projeleri (TDP) is organizing their annual Children’s Festival to be in person for the first time in three years. The festival will take place on Saturday, May 6th, on the East Campus grass field with the participation of children from TDP’s target group as well as earthquake victims.[Read More…]
April 3rd is the birthday of Bilkent University’s founder, Prof. İhsan Doğramacı. Each year, the university community celebrates the occasion as Bilkent Day, with special events including the annual Bilkent Day Conference and a commemorative concert. All of the day’s events took place in the Bilkent Concert Hall. The Bilkent[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Emine Ülkü Sarıtaş Çukur was appointed Associate Provost, effective April 1, 2023. We wish her every success in this position.
On February 27th, students from the Master of Conference Interpreting program participated in a special virtual session organized by the Directorate-General for Interpretation of the European Commission. Over 200 students from 28 universities joined the virtual session and practiced note-taking skills with professional interpreters. Note taking is an essential part[Read More…]
April 3rd marks the 108th anniversary of the birth of Bilkent University’s beloved founder, Prof. İhsan Doğramacı. Each year Bilkent celebrates Prof. Doğramacı’s birthday as Bilkent Day, honoring his memory with deepest respect and affection. This year Bilkent Day includes two main events: the Bilkent Day Conference and a celebratory[Read More…]
The first session of the art therapy classes for students affected by the recent earthquakes in South-eastern Turkey began last week. Offered by Dr. Ceren Gürdere, Clinical Psychologist at the Psychological Counseling and Development Center and part-time instructor at the Department of Psychology, and Beata Zalewska, Artist in Residence at[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Duygu Duman has been appointed as the Acting Chair of the Department of Translation and Interpretation, Faculty of Humanities and Letters, effective March 17, 2023.
