What is the GE 100 Orientation Course?
GE 100 helps students learn more about university life in general and Bilkent in particular. It serves as a general orientation for incoming students, and comprises several different activities.
GE 100 is a 1-credit course, and is compulsory for all students.
GE100 Orientation
September 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2025
Welcome to Bilkent University!
Dear Student,
First and foremost, we congratulate you on joining the Bilkent University family. In this booklet, you will find information about the Orientation Program [coded GE 100], which is designed to help you adapt to your new environment where you will spend the next few years, as well as the content and schedule of the activities you are expected to participate in as part of this course.
GE 100 is the first course of your university life, and differs from courses taken in your department in terms of its nature. Its aim is to inform students about Bilkent University and the opportunities it offers to its students in terms of academic, artistic, cultural, intellectual, social and sporting aspects. GE 100 is designed to facilitate an easy and pleasant transition into university life.
As a university, our duty in transforming the dreams that brought you to Bilkent into reality is to provide not only an academic environment but also opportunities that will contribute to your personal development and help you become an active individual in society. During the days devoted to this course, you will meet new friends as well as some of the university’s administrators, academic and administrative staff. You will communicate with people who will support you and make every effort to help you improve yourself throughout your time here. You will explore the campus, dormitories, classrooms, studios, laboratories, sports facilities, and the indoor and outdoor areas where you can spend your free time. The Bilkent University Library, for instance, will become one of your frequent destinations—not only for your assignments and research but also for your social and cultural activities.
One of the most important aspects of university life is that it offers you opportunities to develop yourself in areas you are interested in and to discover who you are. From this point forward, this process will be shaped by your own efforts.
We hope that the coming years of your university life will be filled with success, enthusiasm, and happiness, and that this process will help you grow into Bilkent graduates who are self-confident, trusted by others, capable of sharing and realizing their dreams and ideas, and able to extend their achievements to every part of society.
Bilkent University
- GE 100 Üniversite Hayatına Giriş Kitapçığı – In Turkish, for use by students with Turkish citizenship. (PDF)
- GE 100 Orientation Booklet – In English, for use by International students. (PDF)
- Student Handbook (EN)
- Civil Defence and Security Office Brochure (TR & EN)
- Radyo Bilkent / Radio Bilkent (TR & EN)
- Psychological Counseling and Development Center Brochure (TR & EN)
- Sports Center Brochures (TR & EN) | 1 | 2 |
- Library Brochure (TR & EN)
- Social Awareness Projects Brochure (TR & EN)
- Campus Plan (EN)
- GE100 Bus Services Timetable (TR & EN)
To check your point total and view updated information about GE100 Orientation,
please use http://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/srs starting from October, 2025.
- Go to http://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/srs
- Type in your student ID number and your STARS password
- Choose “Information” from the menu, then “GE100”
The deadline for any claim or objection regarding GE100 grades is December, 2025.
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