April 3, 2024, marks the 109th 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[Read More…]
Architecture is going through a radical transformation process with the rapid advancement of technology. This evolutionary process necessitates the integration of new tools and methods that will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of design and construction processes. In particular, developing machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies have a profound impact[Read More…]
Bilkent University, one of three universities to have received Turkey’s “Best Zero Waste Practice” award, is organizing an event for “World Zero Waste Day” on Friday, March 29, at the spring festival area. World Zero Waste Day aims to raise awareness for sustainability and waste management. The day will include[Read More…]
“Library Week” is an annual event in Turkey dedicated to celebrating the significance of libraries and promoting literacy and reading culture throughout the country. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the celebration, and this year’s theme is “Sustainability and Advocacy.” Running from March 25 to 31, during the Library[Read More…]
The Department of Performing Arts premiered a new play, “Aşk Öldürür,” last week on March 21. The production was adapted from the play by French writer Vladimir Volkoff by senior students as a graduation project. Olcay Poyraz translated the play. “Aşk Öldürür” will be staged at Bilkent FMPA Main Stage[Read More…]
On March 18, the Faculty of Law hosted Prof. Dr. Köksal Bayraktar for a seminar on the fundamental principles of criminal procedure law. Prof. Bayraktar delved into the essential principles of criminal procedure law and enriched his talk with compelling examples from practice. The session offered students a valuable chance[Read More…]
Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design students are holding an exhibition titled “Distinguished Works” between April 1 and April 8, at the FADA FF Building. The exhibition will feature projects, drawings, sketches and models that were created during the 2023–24 fall semester by Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED)[Read More…]
The Bilkent University Faculty of Education is working to enhance the digital skills of teachers to ultimately benefit 18 million students in Türkiye through the IPA-3 “Digital Ecosystem for Teacher Training” project, funded by the European Union and implemented by UNICEF and Bilkent University Faculty of Education in collaboration with[Read More…]
On March 13, the Department of International Relations organized a talk titled “Women in International Relations” for International Women’s Day. Under the moderation of Dr. Tuğba Bayar, guests Ambassador Zeynep Sibel Algan, Ambassador Ceren Yazgan and Prof. Özlem Tür, from METU discussed the challenges and advantages of being a woman[Read More…]
Mid-term elections were held on Wednesday, March 13, in the departments of Economics, Psychology and Faculty of Law for the recently vacated Student Council seats. Faculty of Law representative Buğra Polat, Department of Economics representative Aslı Gökçen Beşe and Department of Psychology representative Munise Sıla Göçer were elected. Buğra Polat[Read More…]
