Bilkent University was founded in 1984 to provide an environment for learning and intellectual growth encompassing sciences, technology, humanities and arts, to serve human welfare and to foster peace on earth. The educational philosophy rests on the premise that those who produce new knowledge also have the best potential to impart it. Scholarly research at Bilkent extends across a wide spectrum. From nanoscience and nanotechnology to political science, from electronics to economics, from fine arts to management and industrial engineering, from philosophy to computer engineering, and in many other areas of science, letters and the performing arts, our academic staff and resources provide a uniquely integrated environment.
    Bilkent University is one of the most well-known and prestigious universities in Turkey, especially in the fields of science, engineering, molecular biology and genetics, political science and public administration. Bilkent University has been ranked 28th in the 2015 Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 list of the world’s best “young” universities (For the full list of the 2015 Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 :www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/). Members of Bilkent University have managed and/or coordinated 103 EU Projects, including 15 H2020 Projects, so far.  Currently they are carrying out 233 projects,  70 of which are international, including 6 ERC Grants.