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EE Graduates Have Big Plans for Their AI Startup
FalconAI, a startup co- founded by three graduates of the Department of Electrical Engineering, has recently raised $2,500,000 in seed funding. Founders Olcay Yılmazçoban, Berk Özer and Orhan Tunç Çeliker describe the company’s work
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Picture Challenge
For those of you new to Bilkent News, this is the newspaper’s picture challenge, where each week I choose a photo of somewhere on our campus and let you guess what it is. If
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Get Ready to Make a Splash at the Spring Swim Festival!
This term’s “Sports as a Way of Life” Swim Festival will take place on Thursday, February 22 at Bilkent’s swimming pool. All students who know how to swim are invited to participate in the festival,
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Industry Visits Tourism and Hotel Management Department
On January 30, two representatives of The Green Park Hotels and Resorts – General Manager Metin Bozkurt and Food and Beverages Director Bülent Baran – visited the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management. Mr.
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Indoor Football (Futsal) Tournament for Bilkent Staff Results
Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, the Futsal Tournament for Bilkent Staff has ended and the results are in! The tops teams were: Physical Education and Sports Center Bilintur (BLIS Catering) Housing
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Fev 5, 2018 – Feb 12, 2018
TALKS Wednesday, February 7 UNAM Talks, with Rector Abdullah Atalar, at the UNAM Conference Hall, 3:30 p.m. Organized by UNAM. SEMINARS Thursday, February 15 “Design Thinking,” by Olay Tuba Deniz (Art Design Dream), at
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Prof. Hitay Özbay Named IEEE Fellow
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has named Prof. Hitay Özbay of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering an IEEE Fellow. IEEE, which describes itself as “the world’s largest technical professional
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BILWIC’s “Coding Sisters” Project Takes First Place in Chapterthon
Last November, members of the student organizations BILWIC (Bilkent Women in Computing) and TDP (Social Awareness Projects) implemented a project aimed at optimizing opportunities for girls to become involved in the STEM fields and
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