METU invites Ankara to the concerts, theatres, films, workshops, talks and the exhibition that will take place between March 21 – April 20, 2014.

Within the scope of the METUArt 15 Exhibition, this year, over one-hundred artworks of 51 artists will be exhibited on campus for a duration of one month. We await your participation at the concerts of İdil Biret, Jülide Özçelik, Piyano&Cello Austria Evening, Celil Refik Kaya, The Harmonica Orchestra, Emrehan Halıcı and Ankara Musicians, Tango+, The Air Force Band and The Eagles of Jazz; the theatre shows Animal Farm, İyi Saatler Olsun (free of charge), Uncle Vanya ; the modern dance show A Midsummer Night’s Dream; the screening of the film Şimdiki Zaman and an interview with Belmin Söylemez, the open-air screening of Pink Floyd’s film The Wall (free of charge); the talk entitled ‘Middle East: Art and Politics’ (free of charge); the concert in memory of Ali Dinçer by Yıldız İbrahimova and her friends (free of charge); the workshop by Hasan Pekmezci (free of charge).

Tickets at : Biletix and the METU CCC Ticket Office

Social Media : You may follow the activities on Twitter & Facebook

METUArt 15 Activity Program: http://kkm.metu.edu.tr/event/metuart-15-at-metu-culture-and-convention-center

 

England based Times Higher Education (THE) is one of the most prestigious university rankings in the world and once again Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ODTÜ) has been selected to be in the listings as the only Turkish university. ODTÜ was ranked in the top 80 among the world’s most reputable 100 universities.

The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2014 is followed by universities and institutes all over the world and ODTÜ has been ranked in the top 80 as the only Turkish university. It has been announced by the England based establishment on March 5^th, 2014 that ODTÜ has been placed among the top 100 universities, ranking in the 71-80 band.

“World Reputation Rankings 2014” is made possible by the participation of more than 10.000 academics around the world with the help of Ipsos MediaCT Research Corporation’s survey (Thomson Reuters Academic Reputation Survey) that took place on March-May 2013. The survey has been delivered to academics (with at least 18 year work experience and also published in recognized academic journals) from different backgrounds and various regions that have been selected from 133 countries by the Times Higher Education and Thomson Reuters. The aim being, to select the “world’s strongest top 100 university brands” via survey, the participants were expected to identify 15 universities that had “excellent” quality of education and research.

Alongside the continuously increasing international scientific studies, academic collaborations and the accomplishments our students, associates and alumni have achieved; just as they did in the years 2012 and 2013, ODTÜ is once again  the only Turkish university which has entered the list of "Most Reputable 100 Universities of the World". Our university ranked in the 71-80 band alongside famous universities like the University of Sorbonne and Boston University on the other hand leaving behind succesful universities such as London Business School and University of Florida.

Universities from developed countries like USA, England, Germany, Japan and Australia have remained on top of the list as they did in the past 2 years. However, successful universities from other countries like Italy, Spain, Austria or Denmark have not made the list. ODTÜ has shared the list with universities from only 20 different countries and succeeded to be one of the "Most Reputable 100 Universities of the World", which is a great honor for our university that aims to achieve international success in science and education.

I would like to congratulate our academic and administrative staff, graduates and students and extend my thanks to everybody who contributed to our success.

 

Prof. Dr.Ahmet Acar

President