The 2022 Fall Semester Fitness Challenge, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center as part of its Sports as a Way of Life program, ended on December 4. During the four weeks of the challenge, 184 Bilkenters exercised on a regular basis, receiving 5 points for each workout session.[Read More…]
The Bilkent Young Entrepreneurs Club will be holding the 16th Ankara Start-up Summit on December 10 at Ankara Ticaret Odası. The Ankara Start-up Summit is the first startup summit organized in Turkey and the largest entrepreneurship event organized by university students. The goal of this annual event is to encourage[Read More…]
BY EBI KRISTO (MAN/II) Name: Angelina Rodionova Department: Molecular Biology and Genetics Country of Origin: Turkmenistan What do you like best about Turkey?I love Turkish cuisine the most. Besides that, the wonderful beauty of nature and the people always make me want to come back. Are there any similarities between Turkey and[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?[Read More…]
A solar palm was placed in front of the Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture on Main Campus. Donated to Bilkent University by 2013 IAED graduate Kübra Kalyoncu Şeherli, the Solar Palm was designed by Kalyon PV R&D Center. The solar palm provides active energy throughout the day by utilizing[Read More…]
“European and International Migration Law,” edited by Asst. Prof. Gülüm Özçelik (LAW) and PhD student Elçin Aktan (LAW), has been published by Yetkin Publishing. The book, which Dr. Özçelik worked on between 2019 and 2022, is an outcome of her Jean Monnet Module on European and International Migration Law. It[Read More…]
Bilkent University has ranked first in the “Most Successful Turkish Research Institutions” list, based on the amount of funding it has received from Horizon Europe projects. As of today, Bilkent University has signed contracts with ten Horizon Europe projects with a budget of 7.45 million EUR. Bilkent coordinates eight of[Read More…]
Prof. Emrah Özensoy, chair of the Department of Chemistry, has won the 2022 Sedat Simavi Foundation Science Award for his work “Unraveling Molecular Fingerprints of Catalytic Sulfur Poisoning at the Nanometer Scale with Near-Field Infrared Spectroscopy.” The study was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the leading[Read More…]
On November 25, numerous events and activities aimed at raising awareness of violence against women took place in Turkey as well as around the world, as part of the UN’s “UNiTE to End Violence Against Women” campaign. At Bilkent, the Social Awareness Projects (TDP) student volunteer organization brought the UNiTE[Read More…]
Elizabeth Grace Richter, instructor at the English Language Preparatory Program, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022. We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague and wish to extend our condolences to her family, friends, students and the Bilkent community.
