The UN and the Global Economy Discussed at FEASS Lecture
Last week, Bilkent University hosted Anis Chowdhury, professor of economics at the University of Western Sydney (Australia) and former director of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prof.
Read More »Harun Tekin of Mor ve Ötesi Visits Radio Bilkent
Last week, Harun Tekin, frontman of the Turkish alternative rock band Mor ve Ötesi, visited Radio Bilkent for a live interview. Students at the station had a chance to talk with the musician about
Read More »Fall Swim Challenge Starts Next Week
The Physical Education and Sports Center will be holding this semester’s “Sports as a Way of Life” Swim Challenge from October 17 to November 19. Participants are to swim a minimum of half an
Read More »Republic Run 2017
All students, alumni, faculty, staff and alumni/faculty/staff family members are invited to participate in the 2017 Republic Run, which will take place on Saturday, October 28, at 11 a.m. You can register and get
Read More »International Art Exhibition, Co-Sponsored by Bilkent, to Open This Week
On Wednesday, October 18 at 6 p.m., a group exhibition curated by Polish artist Danuta Joppek and co-organized by Beata Zalewska of the Bilkent University Department of Fine Arts will open in Ankara. Titled
Read More »Prof. Akkaya Receives Academy of Pharmacy Award
Prof. Engin Umut Akkaya of the Department of Chemistry and UNAM has received the Turkish Association of Pharmacists (TEB) Academy of Pharmacy’s highest award, given to recognize “eminently distinguished achievement.” This is the first
Read More »Nobel Prize Winner Has Bilkent Connection
On Monday, October 2, it was announced that Michael Young, Jeffrey Hall and Michael Rosbash were being awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work on decoding the molecular mechanism that controls
Read More »New Book by Luca Zavagno
Asst. Prof. Luca Zavagno of the Department of History recently had a new book, “Cyprus Between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (ca. 600–800),” published by Routledge. In the monograph, he focuses on
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