Bilkent Is Top-Ranked Turkish University in This Year’s Quacquarelli Symonds Report
The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings report for 2015-16, released on September 15, lists Bilkent University among the top 400 universities in the world. Bilkent, which ranks 394th, is the only Turkish university
Read More »UNAM Team Harvests Light on Springs
Despite their versatility in many other aspects, nanomaterials are surprisingly limited when it comes to the absorption of light: many of these featherweight structures simply aren’t thick enough to bring photons to a halt.
Read More »TDP Meetings Attract Hundreds of New Volunteers
The Social Awareness Projects (TDP/Toplumsal Duyarlılık Projeleri) student organization held its opening meetings/receptions for the new semester last week, on September 16 on East Campus and September 17 on Main Campus. TDP welcomed new
Read More »Grad Student Awarded IEEE Fellowship
Shahab Akhavan, a PhD student in the Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, has received an IEEE Electron Devices Society PhD Student Fellowship. Every year, the IEEE Electron Devices Society awards these fellowships to
Read More »TÜBİTAK 1512 BİGG Program Sessions Held at Bilkent Cyberpark
This year, Bilkent Cyberpark is one of the agencies helping to implement the first phase of the TÜBİTAK 1512 BİGG Program. During August and September, Cyberpark hosted a series of training and mentoring sessions
Read More »30 Minutes of Walking, Classical Music While Resting, and an Objective in Life=100 Years
On September 7, Prof. Halil İnalcık’s 100th birthday was celebrated at the Bilkent Hotel. Guests included faculty and students of the Department of History, Rector Abdullah Atalar, Provost Adnan Akay, Vice Rector Kürşat Aydoğan,
Read More »Condolences on the Passing of Çiğdem Selim Dabir
Çiğdem Selim Dabir, a BUSEL FAE Program instructor and BUSEL FAE instructor Hossein Dabir’s wife, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015, due to a terminal illness. We wish to extend our condolences to
Read More »Academic Administrative Appointment
Prof. Bülent Özgüç, dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture since 1987, has decided to return to his scholarly pursuits on a full-time basis. Prof. Ayhan Altıntaş has been appointed acting dean
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