Bilkent University
| Bilkent Üniversitesi | |
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| Motto | Veritas |
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Motto in English
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Truth |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1984 |
| President | Prof. Dr. Abdullah Atalar |
| Provost | Prof. Dr. Adnan Akay |
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Academic staff
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1,000 |
| Students | 13,000 |
| Location | Ankara, Turkey |
| Campus | Urban, 5,000 acres (20 km2) |
| Newspaper | GazeteBilkent |
| Colors | Royal blue and crimson |
| Affiliations | 34 |
| Website | www.bilkent.edu |
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Bilkent University, or Bilkent, is the first private university of Turkey, located in Ankara, with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. The name "Bilkent" exemplifies this aim, since it is an acronym of "bilim kenti": Turkish for "city of science".
In addition, the School of English Language offers a vocational degree in English and Translation Studies for students registered in this two-year program.
The graduate programs include:
The university campus is located off the main highway to Eskişehir about 12 km. (10 miles) west of the center of Ankara, and covers an area of more than 5000 acres. University consists of three campuses all next to each other. East campus has English preparation schools, some dormitories, CTIS, THM departments and middle campus has lodgings and FMPA, and the rest (also the biggest campus) is Main campus.
The university library has a variable collection of books with annual acquisitions valued at over 3 million U.S. dollars. Today, Bilkent University Library is the largest university library of Turkey, and it is the only university library to take place at the Top 10 libraries ranking of Turkey.
In addition to books, the collection includes periodical subscriptions, microforms, CD-ROMS, access to numerous online databases and electronic journals, DVD videos and audio/video cassettes. Music scores and sound recordings are available in the music rooms. Various open private collections and an exhibition hall also take place in the library.
Bilkent University Library is opening its doors to the students and faculty of the other universities. The computer automation system (BLISS) made for the use of Bilkent University Library is now being used by many other Turkish university libraries, again by permission of Bilkent University.
Students can participate in many sports courses and be trained by university staff, mostly for free. The university presents many individuals and teams in different sports in varsity competitions.
The two most famous sport teams of the university are Bilkent Goats and Bilkent Judges, the ultimate team and the football team, respectively.
Bilkent University claims to be a leader in music and performing arts in Turkey. The university also sponsors frequent lectures, art exhibitions, and literary evenings throughout the academic year.
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