Erdal Arıkan Awarded 2018 IEEE Hamming Medal

Prof. Erdal Arıkan of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering has been selected by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Board of Directors to receive the 2018 IEEE Richard W. Hamming

Barbaros Çetin Receives Mustafa Parlar Award

Every year, the Middle East Technical University Parlar Foundation recognizes the achievements of scientists and scholars from a variety of fields for their exceptional research productivity, in honor of the late METU professor Mustafa

Alisbah Fellowships Presented at Ceremony Commemorating Orhan and Bilsel Alisbah

On Thursday, December 7, a ceremony was held to commemorate Orhan Alisbah (1910-1989), one of Turkey’s best-known mathematicians, and his son Bilsel Alisbah, former lecturer at Bilkent University, who passed away on July 2,

Academic Administrative Changes

Faculty Promotions

Savaş Dayanık, Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, was promoted to the rank of Professor, effective November 1,

Administrative Changes

Two changes in the management of on-campus student and faculty housing have recently taken place. Effective December 1, 2017, Ahmet Tevfik Hamamcı was appointed manager of Student Housing. He takes over from Veli Karaaslan,

Contemporary Composer Mark Andre Visits Bilkent Composition

From November 13 to 17, the Bilkent Composition program in the Department of Music hosted Prof. Mark Andre as composer-in-residence. Prof. Andre is a leading figure in contemporary music and currently a faculty member

Turkish Special Olympics: Hearts Beating as One

Since 2015, the students of İhsan Dogramacı Vakfı Özel Bilkent High School (OBL) have been involved in volunteer work and projects with the Etimesgut Special Education School. One of their most recent volunteer initiatives