2024-2025 GRADUATION CEREMONY ANNOUNCEMENT 

Directorate of Student Affairs

2024-2025 GRADUATION CEREMONY ANNOUNCEMENT 

  • The graduation ceremony for the Academic Year of 2024 - 2025 takes place on July 24-25, 2025, in three sessions, at the Amphitheater.  

  • The ceremony is for the graduates of the Fall and Spring Semesters of 2024 - 2025 (including Graduate Schools), the Summer School of 2024 - -2025, and the prospective graduates of the Fall Semester of 2025 - 2026 (excluding Graduate Schools).

  • Graduation regalia will be provided at the Classroom 1033, Floor 1, School of Engineering; between July 08 - 17, 2025 (on weekdays between 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00, and until 16:00 on July 17). You are required to attend the ceremony with the regalia, and appropriate clothing (please do not wear shorts, flip-flops, sandals etc.).

  • The medallion that completes the regalia is a keepsake for our graduates. 

  • Graduates are required to pay a deposit of 3,250.00 TL by card via the Virtual POS system on ATACS for registered (active) students/ UNACS for graduates between July 08 - 17, 2025 in order to receive their regalia. Deposit transactions are made through ATACS/ UNACS so they remain as processing payments to be returned to the sender. The payment system closes at 16:00 on July 17; therefore, graduates not having received their regalia until then WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY.

  • In the event where graduates are unable to receive their regalia in person, and have provided the name of the individual to do so instead in the relevant field of the form; the appointed individual may receive the regalia for graduates (with the condition to present their own Republic of Türkiye Citizenship ID card). Individuals other than those appointed by graduates themselves via the forms shall not be provided with the regalia of graduates. Graduates’ decisions regarding their delivery persons may not be changed afterwards.

  • Graduates are to return their regalia between July 28 - 31, 2025; at the same unit (between 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00, or until 21:00 on ceremony days). No regalia or deposit payment returns will be possible after this date.

  • Deposit payments are to be returned via the card used by graduates for deposit payments provided that regalia are returned in the same condition; and on time.

  • Deposit returns will be subjected to a discount of 2,250.00 TL for missing pieces, tears, and adjustments on cloaks; 550.00 TL for missing caps; and 550.00 TL for missing pieces, tears, visible damage, and adjustments on scarves.

  • No additional regalia sets will be provided to graduates of Double-Major programs.

  • The seating arrangement and the seat numbers for students receiving their regalia are to be published at our website. Graduates are expected to take their seats at least an hour before the ceremony begins.

  • Achievement awards will be presented to the first, second, and third students of Schools/ Vocational Schools, as well as the top-ranking students of Departments/ Programs; as per Senate Resolution dated 22.05.2024, no. 05.

  • Since students will be invited to the stage with respect to a list of names, we urge you to pay attention to the presenter, and be seated only at your assigned seats. This is to aid us with the progression of the ceremony, and with the presentation of your diplomas.

  • A professional team will be photographing and videotaping the event. The ceremony will be live-streamed on the official YouTube account of the Atılım University Alumni Association.

  • We urge our guests to remain at their assigned seats and designated areas rather than approaching the stage even to take photos or videos, to ensure the smooth progression of the ceremony.   

  • If you are a Spring Semester student having gained eligibility to receive your diploma at the ceremony;

    • Please check the administrative approval for your graduation approval status via the “Graduation Approval Status” page under the “Course Registration and Graduation Transactions” menu on the ATACS system, and if there are administrative approvals missing, please contact the departments with missing administrative approvals to request information, and if any, complete your payment or delivery transactions regarding the fees, or the materials that you may have (books, devices, sports equipment etc.); until July 02, 2025.

    • Graduates of Graduate Schools and the Fall Semester of 2024 - 2025 will not be receiving their diplomas at this ceremony.