Name: Sara Raposo Department: Economics Country of Origin: Portugal What do you like best about Turkey?The people! This sounds cliché, but I was not expecting Turkish people to be so welcoming, warm and genuine. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country?I’ve only had the chance to visit Ankara, so it[Read More…]
For most of us, a new role in life presents a variety of challenges and some surprises, too. Advice from someone who’s already been there can help get us through the rough spots. In the case of university students, who better than seniors to offer the benefit of their experience?This[Read More…]
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…]
Bilkent University is a beneficiary of the Halt-RONIN grant, an EU Horizon project funded with over 6 million euros. Fifteen European institutions and three UK partners participate in this project, which is coordinated by Prof. Javier Cubero (Complutense University of Madrid). The project is based on the identification of biomarkers[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Hüseyin Can Aksoy of the Faculty of Law has been named this year’s Outstanding Young Person in the field of “Politics, Law and Public Administration.” The award is from the Turkish branch of Junior Chamber International (JCI), an international non-profit organization with more than 200,000 members in over[Read More…]
Nurettin Cömert, security staff at the Security Office, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022. We are deeply saddened by the loss of Mr. Cömert and wish to extend our condolences to his family, friends and the Bilkent community.
Name: Azra Acar Department: Political Science and Public Administration How often do you exercise?Once a week. How has regular exercise affected your life?By getting out regularly, I look forward to exercise. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise?I would suggest being persistent[Read More…]
