Üniversity's educational approach is focused on developing students' ability to think clearly and make rational decisions. These skills, combined with a broad knowledge of the field and a broad world view, set Bilkent graduates up for lifelong success. Furthermore, Bilkent expands the international vision of its students through exchange agreements with 332 universities from four continents.
Since its establishment, Bilkent University has ranked among the top universities in Turkey and the world in terms of the number of international scientific publications per faculty member. This reinforces the university's leading role in higher education. In addition, according to the YÖK’’n Foundation HigheröEducation Institutions Report 2021, Bilkent University has the distinction of being the university that allocates the highest amount of money to library expenditures.
The Career Center was established in 1988 to guide students in their post-degree plans. This center was the first such unit in a Turkish university and today serves as the Career and Alumni Office. Students and graduates can apply for internship and job vacancies of companies by submitting their CVs to the office's database via the internet.
Bilkent University was founded to serve humanity and promote world peace by creating an environment of learning and intellectual progress that encompasses all sciences, technology and the arts. Education at the university is not only seen as a means of obtaining a job or career; on the contrary, it is intended to encourage students to think and learn and to learn to learn. Through educational programs in different fields, scientific research activities, and arts and culture activities, students are raised as lifelong learners, as well as as individuals who can think and think independently.
Bilkent Üniversity’s educational philosophy is based on the idea that those who acquire new knowledge are the ones who can best transfer that knowledge. Bilkent’s teaching staff is exemplary and academic research spans a wide range of fields. Bilkent University offers education in a wide range of fields, from nanoscience and nanotechnology to political science, from electronics to economics, from fine arts to business and industrial engineering, from philosophy to computer engineering.
Bilkent University is home to a wide range of educational and cultural institutions, including primary and secondary schools offering International Baccalaureate degrees, a conservatory and a renowned symphony orchestra. Bilkent's vision is to educate tomorrow's global citizens who will create, lead, and lead activities for the welfare of humanity; to contribute to world peace and the development of humanity by developing artistic, intellectual, and informational diversity.