On Thursday, October 20, the Social Sciences Research Society hosted the Homeland Party’s (Memleket Partisi) Chairman Muharrem İnce at the Bilkent Concert Hall. The event, which filled the hall, attracted hundreds of interested students. In his speech, Mr. İnce touched on economics and current political issues as well as the[Read More…]
On October 14, the Department of Turkish Literature held its annual graduate conference, “Sustainability and Eco-criticism,” at FFB-22. Eighteen participants from different universities shared their research on Turkish Literature in relation to themes such as gender, narrative, politics and history. The thought-provoking keynote lecture was delivered by Dr. Deniz Gündoğan-İbrişim[Read More…]
The Department of Archaeology hosted an international conference on Water Supply and Water Management in the Metal Ages from October 13 to October 16. The event, organized by Dr. Dirk Brandherm from Belfast University as president of the UISPP Metal Ages Commission and coordinated by Assoc. Prof. Thomas Zimmermann as[Read More…]
The final step in the Student Council election process was completed on October 19 with the election of the Council’s president and Executive Committee. The new Student Council president is Kerem Müftüoğlu from the Faculty of Law. The vice president is Beyza Çetin (LAUD/III), general secretary of the Executive Committee[Read More…]
Bilkent University National Nanotechnology and Research Center (UNAM) has developed next-generation technology in the form of shoes with fiber sensors. The sensors have the potential to diagnose many health problems, from gait disorders to Parkinson’s. Dr. Mustafa Ordu, who pioneered the development of this technology in his laboratory at UNAM,[Read More…]
Ekin Bernay, performance artist and 2008 graduate of the Department of Communication and Design, will be exhibiting “Kalp (Heart)” at Siyah Beyaz Maslak in İstanbul until November 22. The exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of Ms. Bernay’s past performances and explores how and in what ways the objects left over[Read More…]
Prof. Aurelian Gheondea of the Department of Mathematics recently published a book with Cambridge University Press. “An Indefinite Excursion in Operator Theory: Geometric and Spectral Treks in Krein Spaces” is a modern monograph dedicated to operator theory on spaces with indefinite inner product. The publication covers the key results from[Read More…]
“Assessment Methods at Higher Education” by BTLSC A discussion on questions such as: How can we make sure that we are using the correct assessment methods for the class? What is the value of formative assessment? How can we provide effective feedback after assessment? Topic: “Encouraging Student Preparation”Date: October 19Time: 12:30 –[Read More…]
Through the Interview Adventure with Talent Hunters program over 300 Bilkent students have had interviews with the Career and Alumni Office and are now prepared for their interviews with HR Professionals of over 100 prestigious companies. There are still 100 seats available for those who would like to participate. Those[Read More…]
Egemen Ertürk, Department of Performing Arts graduate (’00), is writing and directing a new feature film project. Along with Didem Özkavukçu Aygün, also a graduate of the Department of Performing Arts, Mr. Ertürk will star in the film “2 Orta Şekerli İntihar.” Among the awards Mr. Ertürk has received are[Read More…]
