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  Orientation Program
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Orientation Program
Office of Exchange Programs (OISEP) organizes an orientation program for incoming exchange students just before their first semester begins on campus. It will provide you with essential information about registration, visa issues, your safety and services available to you on campus. The program also includes Turkish course, a tour of the campus and environs and sightseeing places of interest in Ankara. Exchange students are highly recommended to participate in Orientation week. OISEP is located in the Registrar's Office in the administration building near the dormitories on the Main Campus.

ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS
FALL 2024-2025

Official Arrival Dates: 7-8 September 2024 (Saturday-Sunday)

September 09, 2024 Monday
8:30 - 9:30

Turkish Breakfast

Here you will meet the staff (mentioned below) who are available to assist you throughout your stay

Mr. Erkin Tarhan, Exchange Program Director, Office of International Students and Exchange Programs
Mrs. Buket Hatam, Student Advisor, Office of International Students and Exchange Programs
Ms. Özlem Aksu Kurtoğlu, Turkish Instructor
Ms. Nurbanu Aydın, Turkish Instructor
Ms. Ayşen Yücel, Turkish Instructor


Place: Marmara Restaurant

9:45 - 11:15 Turkish Class
11:30 - 12:30 Residence Permit Applications
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break*
13:30 - 15:00

Campus Tour on foot. (Main Campus: Library, Faculty Buildings, Bilkent Computer Center (BCC), Yapı Kredi Bank, Cafeterias, Post Office, Sports Halls, Bus Stops, ATM’s, Bookstore, Radio Bilkent etc.)
                               
Meeting Point: Main Campus Library

15:00 - 16:00

INFO. Session: Academic and Administrative Procedures

  • Dormitories
  • Security
  • Heath Center
  • Non-Smoking Campus Policy
  • Bilkent Computer Center- Dorm Net
  • Course Registrations
  • Residence Permit

Place: FFB-2 Amfi, Main Campus

16:00 - 17:30 EXCHALLENGE for Exchange Students
   
September 10, 2024 Tuesday
09:00 – 11:00 Turkish Class
11:00 – 12:30 Residence Permit Applications
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break*
14:00 - 15:00

WORKSHOP: "Archaeology in Anatolia - unveiling 1.300.000 years of ingeniosity & innovation"
Asst. Prof. Thomas Zimmerman, Archaeology Department

Place: FFB-22 Amfi, Main Campus

15:00 - 15:15

Refreshments

15:15 - 16:15

WORKSHOP: “Turkish Way of Living”
Ms. Ayşen Yücel, Office of the Rector

Place: Mithat Çoruh Amfi

16:30 - 17:30

WORKSHOP: Erasmus Student Network – ESN Bilkent (International Student Club) Presentation

Place: FFB-22 Amfi

   
September 11, 2024 Wednesday
09:00 - 11:00

Turkish Class

11:00 - 12:30

Course Registration

12:30 - 13:15

Lunch Break*

13:45 - 17:00

Course Registration

   
September 12, 2024 Thursday
09:00 - 11:00 Turkish Class
11:00 - 12:00 Residence Permit Applications
12:00 - 13:15 Lunch Break***
13:45 - 16:30

Meeting Point: Main Campus Library.** Bus Tour to Atatürk’s Mausoleum.

17:00 - 18:00

Welcome Reception
No:49

   
September 13, 2024 Friday
09:00 - 11:00

Turkish Class*

11:30 - 12:30 Residence Permit Applications
12:30 - 13:30

Lunch Break**

13:45 - 16:00

Residence Permit Applications

Please bring your passport and all the required documents*** with you.

                               
Meeting Point: Bilkent Computer Center Building, 3rd floor, room 304

   
   
(*) Lunch at own expense.
(**) You are expected to be on time for bus tours.
(***) Documents required for a Residence Permit: Passport

Photocopy of the passport. (ID page, Student Visa page showing last arrival date stamp)
Three ID photos (separately)
One copy of your health insurance contract

 



 
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