Bilkent University held the first event of its Science Café series on Saturday, February 21, at the Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Center, in collaboration with Çankaya Municipality. The talk, titled “Fostering a Culture of Creativity in Science,” was delivered by Prof. Tayfun Özçelik, Chair of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. In his presentation, Prof. Özçelik reflected on[Read More…]
News & Events
Student Council Mid-year Election Results
The student council mid-year assembly general meeting was held on Tuesday, February 17, to fill the recently vacated student council seats. Emre Kurt (PHIL) and Zeliha Hazal Oğuz were elected as new members of the executive board. New audit committee members are Hüseyin Ata Yılmaz (THM) and Sıla Erdem (POLS).
Career Fair 2026
The 28th Career Fair was held at Bilkent University’s Main Campus Sports Hall on February 17 and 18, attracting over 5,300 students. The event hosted human resources professionals and unit managers from 71 major corporations. Organized annually by the Career and Alumni Office, the Career Fair offers Bilkent students the opportunity to learn about[Read More…]
Law Students’ Film Named Finalist
The film “Sunflower Seeds,” directed by Zeynep Sude Baran (LAW/IV) and Bahar Candemir (LAW/IV), students from the Faculty of Law, became a finalist among 163 films in the Sabancı Foundation Short Film Competition. The theme of this year’s competition was “Educational Inequalities.” In addition, the production and editing were carried out by Zeynep Sude Baran, while the screenplay was written by Bahar Candemir, who[Read More…]
Science Café Events: Bringing Science to the Public
Bilkent University is launching a Science Café event series. The first event will take place on Saturday, February 21, at 2 p.m., featuring a talk by Prof. Tayfun Özçelik, chair of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, titled “Fostering a Culture of Creativity in Science.” The event will be held at[Read More…]
Investment Weekend Brought Together Students and Industry Representatives
Investment Weekend, organized by the Bilkent Management & Economics Community (MEC), was held last weekend at the Bilkent Hotel. The event focused on investment and the business world. Throughout the day, speeches and panel sessions were conducted on topics including global finance, technology, personal development, corporate strategy and human-centered investment. Representatives of BeNova Consulting, Türkiye İş Bankası, Bilkent Holding, Bilkent Cyberpark and Ekonomi Ekranı attended the event and met with[Read More…]
Best Paper Award at IEEE MEMS 2026 Goes to Bilkent
Bilkent graduate student, Ahmet Arif Aslan, along with his advisor, Asst. Prof. Erdinç Tatar, won the best paper award at “The 39th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2026)” in Salzburg, Austria, January 25–29, 2026. IEEE MEMS is the premier international conference in the field of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). Mr. Aslan and Dr. Tatar’s[Read More…]
Çiğdem and Hossein Dabir Award Ceremony for Short Fiction
The Çiğdem and Hossein Dabir Award for Excellence in Short Fiction is an annual award that celebrates Bilkent students who demonstrate outstanding creativity, originality and skill in short fiction writing. The 2025 award ceremony was held on Friday, February 6, at the İhsan and Ayser Doğramacı Science, Culture and Arts[Read More…]
COMD Students Collaborate with LÖSEV on World Cancer Day
As part of their senior graduation project, fourth-year students from the Department of Communication and Design organized a social responsibility-focused event in collaboration with LÖSEV (Foundation for Children with Leukemia) on World Cancer Day, February 4. A stand was set up on campus where LÖSEV products such as calendars, handmade[Read More…]
Student Council Mid-year Elections on February 16
The Student Council Mid-year Elections will be held on February 16. Voting will take place between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at B Building, Room B-306 (Main Campus) and N Building, Room AB-18 (East Campus). Elections will take place in the following departments, along with their candidates: PHYS: İbrahim Akram, Hacı Berkay Buz GRA: Yağmur Topuz POLS: Sıla Erdem, Onur Erdal Kutun [Read More…]