The Physical Education and Sports Center has another great semester of healthy and fun activities scheduled for Spring 2023. The courses and programs offered include badminton, group exercise programs, martial arts, Pilates, squash, table tennis, tennis and yoga. Spring semester sports courses will take place at the Indoor Tennis Courts,[Read More…]
Volume 29
“Bilkent Sports Games” Basketball 5-on-5 and 3-on-3 Tournament Results
The fall semester basketball 5-on-5 and 3-on-3 tournaments are over, and the results are in. Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center as part of the “Bilkent Sports Games” program, the tournaments cumulatively attracted 51 teams and 390 participants. All of the teams represented one of the eight Sports[Read More…]
Orhan Alisbah Mathematics Award Ceremony
The Department of Mathematics has a long tradition of honoring outstanding undergraduate and graduate mathematics students through the annual Orhan Alisbah Mathematics Awards, supported by the generous contributions of the Alisbah family. Two students, Metin Can Aydemir (MATH/IV) and Reidi Haderi (MATH/PhD), received this year’s Orhan Alisbah Fellowships at a[Read More…]
Healthcare Award Granted to UNAM
Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) received first prize for the Doktorclub Healthcare Initiative of the Year in the category of R&D/Innovation Implementation. The award was granted to Asst. Prof. Fatih İnci’s project “Ultra-Sensitive and Portable Cancer Early Diagnosis Chips.” This year saw the sixth iteration of the Doktorclub[Read More…]
Best Practices Award From Zero Waste Summit
The third “Zero Waste Summit and Award Ceremony,” organized by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, was held at the Haliç Congress Center in İstanbul on December 23. The Zero Waste Project aims to control waste within the framework of sustainable development principles and to leave a clean[Read More…]
Spring Semester “Bilkent Sports Games” Tournaments
The Physical Education and Sports Center is organizing basketball, football and volleyball tournaments as part of the Bilkent Sports Games program this spring. To register, students must fill out a team information form at the Physical Education and Sports Center by February 12. At the end of the semester, the[Read More…]
Department of Architecture Exhibits Student Works in Metaverse
The Department of Architecture is presenting an exhibition of student works that explores the potential of the metaverse. Digitally produced projects from the spring 2022 iteration of the course ARCH 440-Special Topics in Architecture are being exhibited in Spatial.Io. The projects were designed by six groups of students, led by[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Berk Baltacı Department: CS How often do you exercise? I exercise three times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It reduces my stress and makes me feel more energetic. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise?[Read More…]
“Bilkent Sports Games” Swimming Competition
This term’s “Bilkent Sports Games” Swimming Weeks will take place February 1–12 at the swimming pool. All students are invited to participate in these races. Dates: February 1–12 Categories: Men and Women’s 25m, 50m, 75m Freestyle, 25m Breaststroke, 25m Backstroke Time: Participants can choose the date and time they compete[Read More…]
Ece Göztepe Elected to Science Academy
Prof. Ece Göztepe, Dean of the Faculty of Law, was elected a regular member of the Science Academy, Turkey, at the Academy’s general assembly in December 2022. She is one of the five members of the Science Academy with a law background.