Name: Tuna Demirok Department: IE How often do you exercise? I exercise three to four times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It affects me positively both physically and mentally and decreases my stress level. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a[Read More…]
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Ayva Cup Tournament
The 18th annual Ayva Cup interuniversity basketball tournament was held at Bilkent University, November 8–12. Men’s and women’s basketball teams from Bilkent, Başkent, METU, Hacettepe, Çankaya and Atılım Universities played for the cup. Congratulations to all the athletes who participated in this event and helped to accomplish its goal of[Read More…]
Track & Field and Trekking Events
“Sports as a Way of Life” Trekking and “Bilkent Sports Games” Track & Field events will be held November 16–19 at the Stadium and at Bilkent Lake. “Bilkent Sports Games” Track & Field Date: Thursday, November 16 Time: 6 p.m. Place: Stadium Participation: All Bilkent students “Sports as a Way[Read More…]
International Symposium: “Pigments, Colors and Ideas”
Organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Letters and the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, “Pigments, Colors and Ideas,” is an event that includes an international symposium and two exhibitions for the 100th year of the Turkish Republic. Inspired by the national colors of Turkey, red and white, the[Read More…]
Bilkent Pays Homage to Atatürk
November 10, 2023, marked the 85th anniversary of the death of Turkey’s beloved Atatürk. Bilkent University commemorated the solemn occasion over the course of two days with several events. On the morning of Friday, November 10, members of the Bilkent community gathered at Bilkent’s Atatürk Monument to observe a moment[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Jung Heun Yang Department: IR How often do you exercise? Once or twice a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? I feel like I am able to relieve my stress through exercise. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting[Read More…]
AI and the Future of Libraries
The Information for the Future Workshop (GIB 2023), themed “Libraries of the Future: What to expect?” was held in Antalya from October 26 to October 29, 2023. The workshop served as a platform for having discussions, forging connections and fostering collaborations among libraries and experts from diverse backgrounds. Throughout the[Read More…]
World Sustainability Day Panel
The Faculty of Engineering and the Energy Investors Association (GÜYAD) hosted a panel for the 2023 World Sustainability Day, which is celebrated on the last Wednesday of every October. Vice Rector Prof. Ezhan Karaşan and GÜYAD Chairman Cem Özkök gave the opening statements at this hybrid event, which was held[Read More…]
Kalbiye Tansel and Çiğdem Barçan Tansel Thesis Awards
The Kalbiye Tansel and Çiğdem Barçan Tansel Thesis Awards, organized by the Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences, took place on Tuesday, October 31. This year, the fourth year of the awards, the ceremony was held at the Oğuz Tansel Center of Turkish Literature. The ceremony began with opening[Read More…]
Prof. Tayfun Özçelik and Department of MBG Selected as Thought Leader
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), the largest human genetics and genomics organization in the world, has selected Dean of the Faculty of Science Prof. Tayfun Özçelik, and the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics as “Thought Leader.” Previous recipients of this prestigious distinction include “Genomics England,” “European Joint[Read More…]