*Bilkent University – the first private, nonprofit university located in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara – was founded on October 20, 1984, by Professor İhsan Doğramacı, M.D., with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. *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. *The faculty is comprised of academic staff from over 40 different countries. Currently, there are over 12,000 students pursuing degrees in 29 undergraduate and 59 graduate programs. Among them are international students and exchange students from 68 countries. *65% of the student body is on scholarship. *Bilkent University has student exchange program agreements with almost 400 universities around the world. *Our on-campus dormitories provide a peaceful, secure, hygienic, and comfortable atmosphere for more than 4,500 Turkish and international students from diverse backgrounds, who have chosen to take advantage of the excellence in higher education offered by Bilkent University.