{"id":7686,"date":"2024-02-25T10:56:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T07:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=7686"},"modified":"2026-02-03T19:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:15:51","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7686\" class=\"elementor elementor-7686\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfd84de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfd84de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcc639a\" data-id=\"dcc639a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27810f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"27810f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Choosing Bilkent University's MA in Philosophy was a pivotal decision for me. Transitioning from the physics department to philosophy initially felt daunting, but the faculty's unwavering support eased my transition. I had ample contact hours, and my professors were genuinely invested in my success. Despite my focus on the philosophy of physics, the diverse course offerings\u2014from feminist philosophy to ethics\u2014increased my exposure and gave me a holistic introduction to philosophy. The interactive classroom environment fostered engaging discussions, a refreshing change from the didactic approach I was used to in physics. Thanks to Bilkent's program and the support of the faculty, I have been accepted at several prestigious PhD programs in the United States. Choosing the MA in Philosophy at Bilkent has completely transformed my academic life.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/gp_Afra-Akram.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6350\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Afra Akram<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Master\u2019s candidate. Started her PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science at Pittsburgh University in September 2024<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fbf9f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fbf9f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99b4ed9\" data-id=\"99b4ed9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a11477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"0a11477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cThe Philosophy Department of Bilkent University is one of the best departments in Turkey. Students find a rich and friendly intellectual and friendly intellectual environment. For example, both faculty members and graduate students meet every week to share their ongoing research, emphasizing the collaborative side of philosophy while strengthening the understanding of philosophy. The department also provides financial support for students to travel to academic conferences if their submissions are accepted. This allows students to share their research, meet the best philosophers, and thus have a network for future projects. It is also worth mentioning that esteemed philosophers from all areas of philosophy, and from all over the world, regularly visit Bilkent to present their research. Last but not least, Bilkent University offers different kinds of sports activities for graduate students, from yoga to martial arts, and students have the opportunity to create a well-balanced life.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/gp_Erim-Bakkal.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6337\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Erim Bakkal<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Master\u2019s candidate. Fulbright grantee,  started his PhD in Philosophy at the University of California at Irvine in September 2024<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a942c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a942c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bded1f\" data-id=\"3bded1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413db3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"413db3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"> \u201cBilkent\u2019s MA Program greatly enhanced my life, from having close friendships to developing professional connections. It definitely prepared me for a qualified academic career path. I learned so much from the faculty members and my classmates during my time at the department. We had engaging conferences and weekly seminars. I discussed my philosophical ideas freely and my argumentative skills got better with the support I had. Being part of the supportive community of the Bilkent philosophy department allowed me to get better at professionally planning my career. Thanks to Bilkent\u2019s exchange program, I had the chance to visit Australian National University\u2019s Philosophy department for a summer and met incredible philosophers there to discuss my ideas. My MA supervisor was incredibly supportive during my dissertation writing and PhD application process. I successfully got into the PhD program in Philosophy at Central European University (Vienna) working on the philosophy of artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"377\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dilara-Bog\u0306a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2280\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dilara-Bog\u0306a.jpg 283w, http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dilara-Bog\u0306a-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Dilara-Bog\u0306a-41x55.jpg 41w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Dilara Bo\u011fa<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Master\u2019s student 2017-2019. PhD candidate in the the Department of Philosophy at Central European University.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b4879a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b4879a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6d07b5\" data-id=\"c6d07b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45a3a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"c45a3a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"It is said that one should choose a university for an undergraduate degree, a department for a postgraduate degree, and a scholar for a PhD. After years of experience in philosophical research from the UK to Australia, I can confidently say that Bilkent University\u2019s Philosophy Department offers a superb MA program which provides teaching that matches the level of strongholds of analytic philosophy like Oxford and Cambridge, a vibrant intellectual atmosphere that allows postgraduate students to grow through regular seminars and events, and an extremely rewarding exchange program with the Australian National University for those who work hard for it. The teaching staff includes some of the best scholars in Turkey that can provide brilliant thesis supervision. During my PhD years, I have always relied on my experiences in the Philosophy MA program at Bilkent, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone wishing to pursue academic research in philosophy.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"587\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/C\u0327ag\u0306r\u0131-Gu\u0308rkanl\u0131-s.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2302\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/C\u0327ag\u0306r\u0131-Gu\u0308rkanl\u0131-s.jpg 440w, http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/C\u0327ag\u0306r\u0131-Gu\u0308rkanl\u0131-s-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/C\u0327ag\u0306r\u0131-Gu\u0308rkanl\u0131-s-41x55.jpg 41w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">\u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 G\u00fcrkanl\u0131<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Master's student 2017-2019. PhD from the Faculty of Law at Cambridge University<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b09d81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b09d81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f929c6f\" data-id=\"f929c6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f20ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"15f20ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cThe PhD program in Philosophy at Bilkent has stimulated my analytical thinking skills and allowed me to improve my research abilities. From my first day at Bilkent, I have been able to engage with the faculty and my fellow students frequently and have received exceptional academic guidance. As an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in literature, I found the coursework year in the PhD program extremely useful for adaptation to the methods of thought in analytical philosophy. Within the scope of my research endeavors, I was encouraged by my advisor to seek out opportunities abroad, including academic conferences and other research programs. The department also invites philosophers from around the world for conferences and workshops, which provides the students with great networking opportunities. Overall, my experience at Bilkent has definitely made me a better philosopher.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/gp_Irem-Bengu-Demirtas.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6382\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Beng\u00fc Demirta\u015f<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Doctoral candidate<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f5ca60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f5ca60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-484cfc6\" data-id=\"484cfc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c6fc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"35c6fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"The Philosophy PhD Program at Bilkent University has provided me with an academically challenging environment that is also supportive. Besides being able to get detailed feedback on my projects from my supervisor in weekly one-to-one meetings, I have had the chance to learn from other professors in the department who are experts in their respective fields. Every meeting with my supervisor has helped me improve my arguments and papers, to the extent that I was able to present those works at conferences abroad (an opportunity to meet other philosophers working on the same topics), and even publish in an esteemed international journal. With the guidance I am getting from the department, I am now preparing to apply for exchange programs abroad as well as post-doctoral fellowships.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/simsek.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5757\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Ma\u015fuk \u015eim\u015fek<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Doctoral candidate<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-052d95b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"052d95b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d68edd5\" data-id=\"d68edd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4915ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"a4915ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Being a PhD student in the Philosophy Department is incredibly rewarding. Our education revolves around critically assessing the material we read and contributing new ideas of our own. Because it's a small department, we\u2019re lucky to be supervised on a more personal basis. Being surrounded by faculty members who take up extra tasks, like arranging reading groups apart from regular classes, is invaluable. Weekly work-in-progress seminars give us the opportunity to hear about our peers' work, as well as enjoy talks by guest speakers from outside Turkey. The faculty values us greatly and encourages us to present in conferences abroad. Additionally, we present wide arrays of philosophical activities appealing to non-majors, such as online journals and conferences for undergraduate and high school students, etc. It's a great pleasure to be included and asked to help out in such projects. 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