What happened at Göbekli Tepe?

Göbekli Tepe, one of the most important archaeological discoveries of recent years, will soon enter the World Heritage List. Ritual constructions consisting of T-shaped columns, each of which weighs about 4-5 tons and on which various animals are depicted, began to be built 12 thousand years from now. 

How could the Göbekli Tepe communities, which did not domesticate animals and plants yet, or even not started a sedentary life, and who were a hunter-gathering community, could make such large-scale construction organizations? What do the architecture and symbolism they revealed tell us? 

In METU Science Cafe event, we will address Göbekli Tepe as a part of Neolithic Process in the regional context and try to solve the social and symbolic codes of the period. 

 

Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Atakuman

She received her PhD degree in Archeology from the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA). She worked as a researcher at Getty Research Institute and Manchester University. After working in METU Science and Society Center, she became the Director of TÜBİTAK Department of Science and Society and the Editor-in-Chief of Bilim ve Teknik Magazine. Currently, she is a Faculty Member of the METU Department of Settlement Archeology and the Director of Research and Application Center for Historical and Environmental Values, Her studies focus on the investigation of the social and economic context of Neolithic Period in Anatolia and its spread to Europe. She is conducting various archaeological projects from South-Eastern Anatolia to Western Anatolia.

 

Date / Time: December 8, 2017 / 19:00

ADDRESS: Green Lounge Coffee,

Batıkent Mahallesi, Adnan İnanıcı Cd. No:49, 27560

Şehitkamil/Gaziantep

  

CONTACT: METU Science Communication Team – SCT

+90 (312) 210 4184

Dear All,

METU is ranked 5th among the ‘’Most Successful Design Schools’’ of America and Europe according to the Red Dot Design Ranking 2017.The ranking is based on the Red Dot Awards won by universities in ‘’Design Concept’’ category in the last five years.

Red Dot Design Awards have been awarded by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany since 1955. This year USA has 5, UK has 3 and Germany, France, Sweden, Canada, Norway and Turkey have 1 education institutions in the list, respectively.

We congratulate and thank our academic staff and units, particularly our Department of Industrial Design, for granting our university Red Dot Design Award.
Best Regards,

Prof.Dr. Mustafa Verşan KÖK

President

 

Red Dot Design Awards 2017

Universities – Americas & Europe

1. Umeå Institute of Design | Umeå University	Sweden
2. Savannah College of Art and Design	USA
3. ENSCI – Les Ateliers	France
4. Art Centre Collage of Design	USA
5. Middle East Technical University	Turkey
6. Academy of Art University	USA
7. University of Montreal	Canada
8. Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design	UK
9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology	USA
10. Shenkar College of Engineering Design and Art	Israel
11. University of the Creative Arts	UK
12. Berlin Weissensee School of Art	Germany
13. Royal College of Art	UK
14. The Oslo School of Architecture and Design	Norway
15. Rhode Island School of Design	USA

You can find detailed information about Red Dot from www.red-dot.de web site.

Değerli Mensuplarımız,

Büyük Önder Atatürk, ebediyete intikal edişinin 79. Yıldönümü olan 10 Kasım 2017 Cuma günü (yarın) Üniversitemizde törenle anılacaktır.

Tören günü 08.40 - 10.40 saatleri arasındaki dersler yapılmayacaktır.

Tüm mensuplarımızın (öğretim elemanlarımızın akademik giysileri ile) ve öğrencilerimizin törene katılmalarını önemle rica ederim.

Saygılarımla.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Verşan Kök
Rektör

PROGRAM

09.05 Atatürk Anıtı önünde Saygı Duruşu

09.20 Anma Töreni – Kültür ve Kongre Merkezi
                                      Kemal Kurdaş Salonu

           Müzik Dinletisi: ODTÜ MGSB Çoksesli Korosu 
                                        Şef: Gök Çiçek Cihan
           Program: Ata’m, Bülbülüm Altın Kafeste, Yemen Türküsü, Sakarya Marşı
           Sunum: Dr. Aydın Tiryaki, “NUTUK”
           Konuşmacı: Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş, “Atatürk-Cumhuriyet ve Ankara”

Not: ODTÜKENT ve Yurtlar Bölgesi’nden saat 08.40’ta servis kaldırılacaktır.

16th METU International Republic Cup, the biggest and most prestigious dance tournament of Turkey, which is organized by our university's Dance Sport Club, will be held on November 4-5, 2017 at METU Sports Hall.

The event, which acts under the auspices of World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) since 2009, will draw more than 350 athletes of different age groups representing 20 different nations. The competitions will be judged by 13 internationally licensed adjudicators. According to the number, diversity and quality of the couples and adjudicators, METU Republic Cup is ranked in the top-10 of all the dance sport competitions organized by WDSF.

The initial rounds between 9am-5pm on both days will be followed by two spectacular evening programs which will start at 6pm on Saturday and 7pm on Sunday. During the gala programs, the audience will have chance to watch many couples who are listed among the top-50 dance athletes in the world ranking list. Many other Dance Ensembles will also perform impressive shows choreographed specially for this event. The evening programs will be webcasted live via event's website.

The tickets for the event can be obtained from the ticket desk at METU Carsi or through email via metuopen.ticket@gmail.com. There will also be a ticket booth at the METU Sports Hall on the competition days.

We welcome all our students, personnel and alumni to METU Sports Hall on the weekend November 4-5, to celebrate the 94th anniversary of foundation of the Turkish Republic together with many guests from all over the world.

To obtain for detailed information about the event, please visit metuopen.metu.edu.tr.

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