On November 17, fourteen Bilkent students visited the Malta Embassy for a celebratory occasion. They were invited as special guests by the Malta Ambassador herself, H. E. Theresa Cutajar, to receive their certificates of achievement for successfully completing a 20-hour virtual study unit on “Creative Thinking and Innovation.” This study[Read More…]
On December 8, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management hosted the 11th Bilkent Tourism Forum, bringing together representatives of key public and private tourism industry organizations, diplomatic corps, and higher education institutions. This year’s forum took place at the Bilkent Hotel and Conference Center wıth the theme “Tourism Diversification: Time[Read More…]
The Young Law Scholars Symposium was hosted on November 16-17 by the Faculty of Law. The two-day symposium brought together 24 young law scholars and more than 160 participants. The symposium opened with a speech by the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Ece Göztepe. On the first day,[Read More…]
On December 3, as part of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, TDP (Toplumsal Duyarlılık Projeleri/Social Awareness Projects) collaborated with İDF Bilkent High School and Special Olympics Turkey to invite 150 children with mental disabilities from special education schools in Ankara to visit Bilkent University. In this social awareness project[Read More…]
The Bilkent Young Entrepreneurs Club will be holding the 16th Ankara Start-up Summit on December 10 at Ankara Ticaret Odası. The Ankara Start-up Summit is the first startup summit organized in Turkey and the largest entrepreneurship event organized by university students. The goal of this annual event is to encourage[Read More…]
A solar palm was placed in front of the Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture on Main Campus. Donated to Bilkent University by 2013 IAED graduate Kübra Kalyoncu Şeherli, the Solar Palm was designed by Kalyon PV R&D Center. The solar palm provides active energy throughout the day by utilizing[Read More…]
On November 25, numerous events and activities aimed at raising awareness of violence against women took place in Turkey as well as around the world, as part of the UN’s “UNiTE to End Violence Against Women” campaign. At Bilkent, the Social Awareness Projects (TDP) student volunteer organization brought the UNiTE[Read More…]
The 11th Bilkent University Tourism Forum will take place on December 8, in the Bilkent Hotel and Convention Center between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “Tourism Diversification: Time for Revival.” In the morning session of the forum, industry leaders will discuss the post-pandemic revival across the[Read More…]
The Department of Tourism and Hotel Management (THM) collaborated with the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED) for a fourth-year students’ semester project through the facilitation of Assoc. Prof. Ayşe Collins, Assoc. Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, and Şule Aybar, instructor at the Department of Interior[Read More…]
A new administrative unit, the Institutional Data Analysis and Quality Management Unit, has been formed with the purpose of collecting, analyzing and reporting data on the important activities and processes of the university. The unit will report to the Office of the Vice Rector in charge of Administrative and Financial[Read More…]
