July 12, 2025, Alumni Day Program
08:00 – 13:30
- Gathering at Culture and Convention Center, gown sales and distribution
- Registration for 55th, 60th, and 65th Anniversary Commemorative Medals
09:00 – 09:30
- Marching Band Performance (starting in front of ODTÜDEN and concluding at Culture and Convention Center with the departure of Anıtkabir buses)
09:30 – 11:30
- Visit to Anıtkabir (Buses will depart from Culture and Convention Center at 09:30 and return to campus at 11:30)
10:00 – 14:00
- Children’s Workshop Activities (Small Foyer at Culture and Convention Center)
10:00 – 12:00
- Campus Tour on open-top bus departing every hour from Culture and Convention Center parking lot (10:00, 11:00, 12:00)
11:00 – 11:30
- Marching Band Performance (starting in front of ODTÜDEN and concluding at Culture and Convention Center)
11:30 – 12:00
- Alumni Day Opening Speech by METU President Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yozgatlıgil (in front of Culture and Convention Center)
- Performances by METU Presidential Choir conducted by Coşkun Açıkgöz, and Alumni of the Classical Turkish Music Society (in front of Culture and Convention Center)
- Performance by Turkish Folklore Society (in front of Culture and Convention Center)
12:00 – 17:00
- Center for Society and Science Research & METU Museum of Archaeology
(The exhibition area of the Center for Society and Science Research and the METU Museum of Archaeology will be open for alumni visits)
12:15 – 13:15
- Lunch hosted by METU President Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yozgatlıgil with the 60th and 65th year alumni (METU Cafeteria)
12:00 – 14:00
- Alumni Day Lunch (METU Cafeteria)
Menu: Ankara Tava, Salad, Keşkül Dessert or Fruit, Soft Drink
13:30 – 16:00
- Medal Ceremony for our 55th, 60th, and 65th Year Alumni (Culture and Convention Center, Kemal Kurdaş Hall)
- Moment of Silence and National Anthem
- Performance: A Breeze of Tango in Summer
- Speech by METU President Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yozgatlıgil
- Speech by Prof. Dr. Bilgin Kaftanoğlu
- Presentation of Medals
14:00 – 16:00
- Campus Tour on open-top bus departing every hour from Culture and Convention Center parking lot (14:00, 15:00, 16:00)
14:00 – 17:30
- Department visits, special events and medal ceremonies in departments for alumni celebrating their 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, and 50th graduation anniversaries
15:30 – 16:30
- Medal ceremony for alumni of interdisciplinary programs at graduate schools (Culture and Convention Center, Hall A)
17:30 – 19:30
- Alumni Day Cocktail Event with DJ and live music performance in collaboration with Alumni Office and Radyo ODTÜ (At the green area between Culture and Convention Center and Social Building