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Century-Long Memory of Kandilli Observatory Is Digitized
A hackathon focusing on the 115 years of recently digitized climate graphs from the Meteorology Laboratory Climatology Station of the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) was held on March 6–7, hosted by the Department of Computer Engineering at Boğaziçi University.
ACADEMIC
President Erdoğan Attends the Opening Ceremony of Boğaziçi University's Men's and Women's Dormitories
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the Opening Ceremony of Boğaziçi University’s Men’s and Women’s Dormitories. At the ceremony held at Albert Long Hall on the South Campus, President Erdoğan announced three major investments: the reconstruction of the Boğaziçi University Library, which had been demolished due to earthquake safety concerns and will be rebuilt with an investment of 2 billion Turkish lira; a modern laboratory building worth 3 billion lira; and a new conference hall.
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2025 China–Türkiye Forum at Boğaziçi University
The 2025 China–Türkiye Forum, organized by the Boğaziçi University Confucius Institute, brought together academics and experts through a series of panels aimed at deepening cultural and scientific cooperation between the two countries.
ACADEMIC
Presidential Grand Award for Culture and Arts Presented to Emeritus Prof. Dr. Günay Kut
The recipients of the 2024 Presidential Grand Awards for Culture and Arts have been announced. Emeritus Prof. Dr. Günay Kut from the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at Boğaziçi University has been honored with the award in the field of “Scientific Culture.”
ACADEMIC
Boğaziçi Lectures Features World-Renowned Historian of Science Prof. Dr. F. Jamil Ragep
The latest installment of the Boğaziçi Lectures series featured Prof. Dr. F. Jamil Ragep, a distinguished scholar and former Director of the Canada Research Chair in the History of Science in Islamic Societies at McGill University, Canada. Renowned for his expertise in the history of astronomy and Islamic science, Prof. Ragep addressed pre-modern astronomical approaches during his lecture.
CAMPUS
Rethinking International Law After Gaza Conference Held at Boğaziçi University on August 3-4
Boğaziçi University Faculty of Law, also known as the Boğaziçi Law School, organized the conference “Rethinking International Law After Gaza” on August 3-4. The conference brought together more than 100 lawyers from different countries to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and how it has been handled by international legal mechanisms.
