Director of the National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) and Chair of the Materials Science and Nanotechnology Graduate Program (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Department of Physics) Prof. Hilmi Volkan Demir has been awarded the National Innovation Award under the Special Awards category of the YÖK Excellence Awards.
Prof. Hilmi Volkan Demir Receives YÖK Excellence Award
Prof. Refet Gürkaynak Takes on New Role at CEPR
Prof. Refet Gürkaynak, of the Department of Economics, has been appointed Vice President for Special Projects at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).
Scholarship Funds and Donations
Smoke-Free Bilkent University Campus
Prof. Erdal Arıkan Received the ACM Award
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department faculty member Prof. Erdal Arıkan has received the ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award.
Bilkent Researchers Receive Funding under TÜBİTAK 1001
According to the results of the 2026 First Call Period, a total of 26 researchers from Bilkent University and the National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) have been awarded funding under the TÜBİTAK 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program.
Five Projects Receive CoCirculation3 Funding
Following the scientific evaluation process for the 2025 call of the TÜBİTAK 2236-A Co-Funded Brain Circulation Scheme 3 (CoCirculation3) Programme, 51 project proposals were selected for funding, including five Bilkent projects.
Bilkent Performing Arts at SAFest
Bilkent University Department of Performing Arts participated in the SAFest Summer Academy Festival 2026, organized by Civica Accademia d’Arte Drammatica “Nico Pepe” in Udine, Italy.
American Vacuum Society Honors Prof. Şefik Süzer
Prof. Şefik Süzer from the Department of Chemistry has been awarded the Gaede Langmuir Award, presented biennially by the American Vacuum Society to only one individual.
Refet S. Gürkaynak Elected IAAE Fellow
Prof. Refet S. Gürkaynak, has been elected as a Fellow of the International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE) for 2025.
UNAM’s Asst. Prof. Dr. İnci Receives İTÜ Science Award
National Nanotechnology Research Center’s UNAM Asst. Prof. Fatih İnci has been awarded the 2025 İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) Science Award.
Math Problem for Every Month
Every month the Mathematics department hosts an open competition for any student. Problems will continue to come out each month, and allow a month for you to submit solutions.