Name: Usama Mirza Department: Electrical and Electronics Engineering How often do you exercise? I exercise five days a week to rejuvenate both my body and spirit, embracing the empowering rhythm of physical activity. How has regular exercise affected your life? Regular exercise has positively impacted my life by enhancing physical[Read More…]
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The Sporting Life
Name: Soo Youn Kim Department: MAN How often do you exercise? I exercise four times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It helps me clear my thoughts and maintain a healthy mindset. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Faysal Hossain Department: Materials Science and Nanotechnology (MSN) Country of Origin: Bangladesh What do you like best about Turkey? The mutual respect people mostly have for each other, regardless of class, gender or faith. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country? [Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Associate Professor Ayşe Çelikkol
BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER/III) Assoc. Prof. Ayşe Çelikkol is the chair and one of the instructors of the English Language and Literature department. She got her undergraduate degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in 1998 and literary studies from Beloit College in 2000. After receiving her[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Senior Lecturer Erkan Uçar
BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER/III) Senior Lecturer Erkan Uçar is the chair of the department of Information Systems and Technologies. He graduated high school from TED Ankara College. He holds a BSc and an MSc in Computer Engineering from Bilkent University and a PhD in Information Systems from METU. Over[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Ebi Kristo Department: Management Country of Origin: Albania What do you like best about Turkey? The culture. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country? Yes! Some parts of the culture, numerous dishes and some words and phrases are similar. What will[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Mehmet Üstün Görüş Department: IE How often do you exercise? I exercise three to four times per week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It has improved the quality of my life in every way. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Nasheet Ul Islam Ahmed Department: Management Country of Origin: Kashmir What do you like best about Turkey? The significance of customs, values and virtues to the Turkish people. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country? They are pretty different in every[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Abdullah Atalar
As a professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Abdullah Atalar got his BSc from METU. He received his MSc and PhD from Stanford University. In 1980, he started teaching at METU. For some time, he also worked for companies like HP, Leica and ASELSAN. In 1986, he[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Andreas Treske on Media
Andreas Treske is an author, filmmaker, and media artist. In 1986, he graduated from the University of Siegen in German Literature and Political Science and in 1992, from the Munich Film Academy. From 1992–1998, he was part of the creative art staff at HFF Munich, accomplishing extensive research on applied[Read More…]