Work experience

• Writing Consultant for an AI Company

  Outlier AI

  2024.05-Current

  (a year)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Coaching an AI model by assessing the quality of AI-generated writing. · Crafting original responses to prompts to teach the model what truly excellent writing looks like. · Rating the quality of AI-generated writing on characteristics such as factuality, completeness, brevity, and grammatical correctness. · Writing original detailed answers to prompts/questions.
• Anıtkabir Journal Editorial Board Member

  Emeritus Prof. Dr. Charles Angeletti

  2024.01-Current

  (2 years)

  FWU Journal of Social Sciences Reviewer, January 2025. · FWU Journal of Social Sciences Reviewer, July 2024. · Journal of Academic Inquiries Reviewer, February 2024. · Journal of Leadership and Policy in Schools Reviewer, November 2023. · Journal of Erciyes Akademi Reviewer, September 2023. · Journal of Islamic World and Politics, April 2023. I-References · Assoc. Prof. Bahar Otcu-Gillman, TESOL/Bilingual Ed., Mercy College, NY, Tel: 212-731-4020, bahar.otcu@gmail.com · Emeritus Prof. Dr. Seçil Akgün, Former Chair of the Department of History (PhD Thesis Supervisor), METU, Ankara, Tel: +90 312 223 8774, secilkaralakgun@gmail.com · Emeritus Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shirley Epir (former work supervisor), Bağış Sok 24/3 K.Esat, Ankara, Turkey, Tel: +90 312 418 9529, shirley.epir@gmail.com · Emeritus Prof. Dr. Ali Kaş, Department of Foreign Language Education, Faculty of Education, METU, Ankara, Tel: +90 312 210 4076, alikas@metu.edu.tr · Emeritus Assoc. Prof. Dr. Margaret J.M Sönmez, Department of Foreign Language Education, Faculty of Education, METU, Ankara, Tel: +90 312 210 4073, margaret@metu.edu.tr · Emeritus Prof. Barbara Roos, Assistant Director, School of Communications, GVSU, Allendale, MI 49401, USA, roosb@gvsu.edu · Emeritus Prof. Dr. James Goode, Professor of History and Coordinator of the Middle East Studies Program, History Department, Grand Valley State University, D-1-160 MAK Allendale, MI 49401 goodej@gvsu.edu , Colorado 80217-3362, USA, Tel: 303-556-3053/303 274-2570, angeletticharles@hotmail.com, angeletc@mscd.edu
• External Expert

  Internationalization Collaborations” field committee

  2023.01-2027.01

  (4 years)

  European Commission DG EAC Erasmus+ KA131 Programme Working Group Member (2023-Ongoing).
• C2. Coordinator of International Membership & Networks

  METU

  2023.11-2025.01

  (a year)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Strategic Partnership Development: Identifying, establishing, and nurturing strategic partnerships with international organizations and networks. · Membership Management: Overseeing international memberships' registration, renewal, and termination processes. · Communication and Promotion: Crafting and distributing promotional materials and communications to boost visibility and engagement within international networks and involving university academic units and faculty in network events and projects. · Innovation and Improvement: Always exploring ways to enhance the effectiveness and impact of international memberships and network engagements.
• C4. Director of International Cooperations Office

  METU

  2019.09-2023.10

  (4 years)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Coordinate a team of advisors and officers carrying out various tasks in sub-sectors of internationalization. · Representation of the office and the staff at different professional platforms. · Control, check, and proofread all relevant paperwork. · Reporting to the university administration and other relevant stakeholders. · Policy advising to the president's office and relevant units at the university on internationalization. · Planning the expansion and development of the university’s partnership portfolio. · Managing and planning overall financial flows. · Policy advising to the university administration in matters related to internationalization. · Project development on international, education, and leadership.
• Internationalization Policies Committee member

  METU

  2017.01-2021.01

  (4 years)

  Strategic planning
• External Expert

  Turkish National Agency

  2006.01-2021.01

  (15 years)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Evaluation and grading projects using guidelines and EU’s project cycle management in the Erasmus+ School Education Sector (Comenius). · Grundtvig (Adult Education)
• C5. Coordinator of Global Engagements & Partnership Dev

  METU

  2016.11-2019.09

  (3 years)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Partnership development and concluding institutional agreements and related procedures with YOK. · Official delegations visiting the METU President’s Office. · Erasmus KA2 LEAD1 & LEAD project campus coordination.
• Teacher of English

  Ministry of Economy educational fairs support system

  2016.01-2019.01

  (3 years)

  Institutional memberships to educational networks.
• C6. Study Abroad Advisor

  METU

  2000.12-2016.11

  (16 years)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Overseas exchange, Erasmus+ (formerly LLP-Socrates), Mevlana programs. · Visiting faculty members (until 2006). · Organization short-term academic programs (student & faculty). · Preparing and editing promotional printed materials. · International student recruitment; funding mechanisms from the granting agencies. · Monitoring and recording incoming funds, expenditures, and related reports regularly (until 2017). · Coordination of tailor-made summer programs. · Studying systems of international universities and institutions, researching global trends in education and education policies, and preparing eligibility and feasibility reports. · Keeping good linkages with Turkish universities countrywide and relevant government institutions. · Pitzer College Turkey cultural inclusion program coordinator (member of Claremont Colleges)
• Former Advisor to the President for International Affairs

  Prof. Dr. Aysegul Daloglu

  2008.01-2016.01

  (8 years)

  Department of Foreign Language Education, Middle East Technical University, Tel: +90 312 210 4085, daloglu@metu.edu.tr
• C8. Administrative Coordinator

  A tailor-made summer program on “Contemporary Turkey

  2004.01-2013.01

  (9 years)

  Selected Programs & Key Responsibilities: ey: Historical Perspectives of Politics and Culture” has been prepared for Spelman College/ USA for five weeks in collaboration with the History Department. Organizing all parts of the Spelman program, which lasted five weeks (June -July 2011 and 2013). Correspond with NGOs and government offices; organize study meetings for project participants; schedule seminar field trips and accommodation; and manage project budget and report.
• FORT Project METU Campus Coordinator

  University of Alicante & METU

  2009.01-2012.06

  (3 years)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Promotion of EHEA in the Mediterranean region & enhance awareness of ECTS, DS, and QF. · Stimulate quality assurance and analyze trends in quality management. · Provision and university preparation for international students in the Euro- the Mediterranean Area.
• Former Advisor to the President for International Affairs

  Prof. Dr. Nezih Güven

  2000.01-2008.01

  (8 years)

  Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Tel: +90 312 210 2330, guven@metu.edu.tr · Luciano Sasso, Secretary General, UNICA, Rue d’Egmont 11 | 1000 Brussels | Belgium, Tel: +32 2 514 79 00, Luciano Saso luciano.saso@uniroma1.it · Ms. Laura Brossicoi, Project Manager, UNICA Secretaria, Rue d’Egmont 11 | 1000 Brussels | Belgium, Tel: +32 2 514 79 00, laura.brossico@unica-network.eu
• C12. Assistant and Translator

  Multiple Institutions

  1996.01-2004.01

  (8 years)

  Selected Programs & Key Responsibilities: · CIEE (Council of International Educational Exchange) has held Faculty Development Seminars in Turkey for two weeks every summer since 1996. Accompanying and hosting a group of American university professors during seminars about aspects of Turkey; translation work during study tours in different parts of Turkey; English-Turkish/Turkish-English; assisting the CIEE Regional Director on payments, seminar rooms, transportation, airport pick-up and site visits in and out of Ankara; helping the US faculty members on cultural orientation, education system in Turkey vs. exchanging ideas on similarities and differences of Turkish and US systems on educational, political and social issues. · In collaboration with Fulbright Ankara, the International Relations Office of METU arranged seminars and related study tours in Turkey: 1. Fulbright-Hays Global Education Seminar on Modern Turkey (June 2-July 4, 1998) 2. Fulbright-Hays Global Education Seminar on Modern Turkey (June 2-July 4, 2001) 3. Fulbright “Bridge Across the Bosporus” Program (July 16-20, 2001) · Translation during study tours in different parts of Turkey; English-Turkish/Turkish-English; assisting the US faculty members on cultural orientation and communication with the local people; helping the office director on payments, seminar rooms, transportation, airport pick-up and site visits in and out of Ankara. C13. International Polling Supervisor (November 10-21, 2001) Key Responsibilities & Duties: · The OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) implemented parliamentary elections in Kosovo. · Working and cooperating in a multinational environment in Thessaloniki/Greece and Ferizaj & Prizren/Kosovo. · Problem-solving during elections. · Local staff and time management. · Working in underprivileged conditions in a deprived region. · Training on radio communication and precautions against land mines. · Ethnical conflicts & mediation.
• C14.Teacher of English

  Ministry of Education

  1999.10-2000.11

  (a year)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Working for the Ministry of Education at the elementary and high school levels. · Material development for language teaching. · Use of different teaching techniques and methods. · Laws and regulations concerning civil servants through an in-service teacher training course (November 6-December 5, 1999). · Organization of various cultural activities at different levels of the state education system. C15. English Language Instructor, TBA (Turco-British Association), Ankara (March-June 1999) Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Teaching the English language to adult learners. · Working on pronunciation and communication skills. · Working in collaboration with international staff (especially British, Canadian and American).
• C16. Au-pair

  Hastings

  1997.09-1998.05

  (9 months)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Teaching the Turkish language for fifteen hours a week to bilingual children in a family environment. · Use academic English through participation in a language course at the University of Sussex in Hastings, UK. · All sorts of household tasks. · British culture and way of life, coping strategies with culture shock. · British education system, policies towards European integration through local seminars. C17. English Language Instructor, Baskent University, Ankara (August-September 1997) Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Material and curriculum development through pre-service teacher training seminar (certificate program). · Peer training in language teaching. C18. Practice Teaching Internship, TED College, Ankara (February-June 1997) Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Observing language teaching at the elementary level. · Assisting language teachers in preparing tests, evaluation, and grading. · Teaching certain language skills to elementary school students at short intervals.
• C19. Student Assistant

  METU International Relations Office

  1995.06-1997.06

  (2 years)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties: · Use electronic office equipment such as photocopiers, fax machines, typewriters, and PCs. · Assisted the office coordinator in editing promotional materials and translating texts. · Touring exchange students and international academicians on campus and giving brief information about METU. · International student registration, activities in orientation programs. · Assisting exchange students and foreign faculty in obtaining residence permits and their relations with the security office & accompanying exchange students and foreign faculty in all study tours to deal with administrative issues. D-Experience in Various Sectors D1. Appearances in Turkish Media · TRT 2 on April 18, 2007: “Gençlerin Avrupası (Europe of the Youth) in Avrupa Vizyonu”. · Radio ODTÜ on Noveber 2, 2014: “Alman Usulü (German Way)”.
• D2. Editor-in-Chief

  FLE News

  1996.01-1997.01

  (a year)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties · Editing and reporting through a semi-academic newspaper; developing writing skills. · Working with peer university students, assigning them certain tasks, and negotiating with a printing house.
• D3. Exchange Committee Member

  Friendship Force International

  1996.01-1997.01

  (a year)

  Key Responsibilities & Duties
• D4. Freelance Translator

  Multiple Institutions

  1993.01-1994.01

  (a year)

  in which FFI had exchange visiting groups from the USA. Key Responsibilities & Duties · Various translation works in multiple disciplines, such as translating a formal text about science parks and computer software policy for TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Research Council of Turkey) & textile design for disabled people. D5. Turkish Language Tutor Key Responsibilities & Duties Taught Turkish language to foreigners in a private lesson format. Tutoring references: · Janneke Roos, Project Co-Director, Program of Reproductive Health in Turkey, Technical assistance made available by the EU, roosjanneke@hotmail.com · Prof. Charles Angeletti, Department of History, MSCD, Campus Box: 27, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, Colorado 80217-3362, USA, angeletticharles@hotmail.com · Prof. Barbara Roos, Assistant Director, School of Communications, GVSU, Allendale, MI 49401, USA, roosb@gvsu.edu E-Seminar/Conference/Fair E1. Assisted · UNICA Online Webinar: “Remote & Virtual Labs” promoted by METU in Collaboration with Ankara University (March 2021) · 11th Turkish Linguistics Conference, METU (May 22-23, 1997) · Conference on Education, Science and Technology, METU (June 27-28, 1996) · 4th METU ELT Conference, METU (May 16-17, 1996) · The Golding Seminar, METU (March 10-17, 1994) E2. Participant and Presenter · British Fiction from the 70’s to the present, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Turkey (April 10-12, 1996) · Doris Lessing & Her Work, METU, Turkey (March 7-8, 1996) · Malcolm Bradbury Seminar, METU, Turkey (March 9-10, 1995) · A Symposium: Folklore in the Modern World, METU, Turkey (October 6-8, 1993) · Turkish National Agency (N.A.) Erasmus Fall Meeting, METU, Turkey (January 27, 2004) · 16th EAIE Conference and Fair in Torino, Italy (September 14-19, 2004) · National Bologna Process Meeting, Hacettepe University, Turkey (February 11, 2005) · Regional Bologna Process Meeting, METU, Turkey (April 15, 2005) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus Regional Meeting, Gazi University, Turkey (May 2, 2005) · Project Cycle Management Training and MEDA Programs Seminar organized by EIPA (European Institute of Public Administration) and funded by European Commission, Brussels, Belgium (July 2-8, 2005) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus Fall Meeting, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey (September 29-30, 2005) · Erasmus Coordinators Conference (ERACON-2006), Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey (May 10-14, 2006) · Study Abroad Fair at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, USA, accompanied by METU presentations to different universities in Michigan and Chicago-Illinois, USA (October 8-16, 2006) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus Fall Meeting, Denizli Pamukkale University, Turkey (November 16-17, 2006) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus Spring Meeting, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Turkey (May 28-29, 2007) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus Fall Meeting, Antalya Akdeniz University, Turkey (November 15-17, 2007) · EM ECW Info Session organized by EU Commission EACEA in Brussels, Belgium (December 19, 2007) · NIHA Conference on Common Future, Kizilcahamam, Ankara, Turkey (January 13-16, 2008) · EM ECW Lot 7 Consortium Board Meeting in Enschede, The Netherlands (February 4, 2008) · EM ECW Lot 7 Consortium Board Meeting in Faro, Portugal (June 3-4, 2008) · 20th EAIE Conference and Fair in Antwerp, Belgium (September 10-14, 2008) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus Fall Meeting, Adana Cukurova University, Turkey (October 8-10, 2008) · EU Erasmus Mundus ACTION 4 (Fort Project) Meeting, Alicante University in Alicante, Spain (February 1-5, 2009) · EM ECW Lot 7 Consortium Board and Selection Meeting in Bordeaux, France (May 25-28, 2009) · EU Erasmus Mundus ACTION 4 (Fort Project) Meeting, ISET in Sousse, Tunis (June 3-6, 2009) · LLP Erasmus Staff Training Week, Middlesex University in London, UK (June 13-21, 2009) · EM ECW Lot 10 Consortium & Kick-Off Meeting, Graz University, Graz, Austria (July 15-17, 2009) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus Fall Meeting, Gaziantep University, Turkey (November 5-6, 2009) · La Saison de la Turquie en France – Salon de l’Edudiant Education Fair, Paris, France (November 18-22, 2009) · EM ECW Lot 8 Consortium Board and Selection Meeting in Lund, Sweden (November 3-6, 2010) · IECHE (International Exhibition & Conference on Higher Education) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (April 19-22, 2011) · EU Erasmus Mundus ACTION 4 (Fort Project) Meeting in Izmir, Turkey (May 10-11, 2011) · 23rd EAIE Conference and Fair in Copenhagen, Denmark (September 13-16, 2011) · A2 International Education Fair 2012 Fall in Baku, Azerbaijan (November 10-11, 2012) · Fulbright Commission Presenter in the Workshop on “Turkish-American University Collaborations and Fulbright Program,” Ankara, Turkey (November 15, 2012) · World Education Fair 2013 in Bucharest, Romania (March 2-3, 2013) · Days of Education and Career 2013 in Skopje, Macedonia (April 10-12, 2013) · Georgia Turkish Universities Education Fair in Tbilisi, Georgia (May 2-3, 2013) · LLP Erasmus Staff Training Program, Middlesex University in London, UK (July 8-12, 2013) · Twenty Fourth Internatıonal Education Fair in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia (October 4-6, 2013) · 25th EAIE Conference and Fair in Istanbul, Turkey (September 10-13, 2013) · Erasmus+ Staff Training Program, Kempten University of Applied Sciences in Kempten/Bavaria, Germany (July 12-19, 2014) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus+ Information Meeting, Konya Selcuk University, Turkey (November 26-28, 2014) · NAFSA 2015 Conference and Exhibition in Boston, USA (May 24-29, 2015) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus+ Information Meeting Presenter, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey (November 19, 2015) · U.S. Embassy University Partnership Workshop Presenter, Ankara University, Turkey (December 10, 2015) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus+ KA107 Information Meeting Presenter, Ankara TED University, Turkey (December 16, 2015) · LEAD1 (Governance and Academic Leadership of Chinese and European Universities in the Context of Innovation and Internationalization) Erasmus+ KA2 Project Meeting in Brussels, Belgium (March 21-23, 2016) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus+ Information Meeting Presenter, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey (September 26-27, 2016) · UNICA General Assembly & IROs Meeting in Warsaw, Poland (November 17-18, 2016) · EU Commission DG for Education & Culture Erasmus+ Program ECHE Working Group Meeting in Brussels, Belgium (December 1-2, 2016) · EU Commission DG for Education & Culture Erasmus+ Program ECHE Working Group Meeting in Brussels, Belgium (March 16-17, 2017) · NAFSA 2017 Conference and Exhibition in Los Angeles, USA (May 28-June 2, 2017) · EAIE 2017 Conference and Exhibition in Seville, Spain (September 12-15, 2017) · Fulbright Commission Presenter in the Workshop on Fostering Productive Cultural Exchange through U.S. Study Abroad Program, Ankara, Turkey (October 19-20, 2017) · EURIE 2018 (Eurasia Higher Education Summit) Exhibitor & Presenter in İstanbul, Turkey (February 14-16, 2018) · APAIE 2018 Conference and Exhibition as ITRU Group Exhibitor in Marine Sands, Singapore (March 25-29, 2018) · Swiss Mobility Program Training at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) in Lausanne, Switzerland (June 19-22, 2018) · Fulbright Commission Presenter in the Workshop on Empowering Student and Faculty Exchange between Turkey and the U.S., Ankara, Turkey (November 27-28, 2018) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus+ Information Meeting Presenter, Ankara Social Sciences University, Turkey (June 11-12, 2019) · LEAD2 (Enhancing Academic Leadership and Governance of Chinese and European Universities in the Context of Innovation and Internationalization) Erasmus+ KA2 Project Meeting in Gliwice, Poland & Vienne, Austria (October 23-30, 2019) · The Turkish Fulbright Commission Presenter in the Workshop on Enhancing the Capacity of Internationalization in Turkish Universities: Perspectives of Students, Academicians, and Administrators at METU/Ankara, Turkey (December 16-17, 2019) · Turkish N.A. Advisory Council Meeting in Ankara, Turkey (December 17, 2019) · Erasmus+ Staff Training Program, British Quality Assurance Agency & Coventry University in Coventry, UK (January 27-31, 2020) · EURIE 2020 (Eurasia Higher Education Summit) Exhibitor & Presenter in İstanbul, Turkey (February 19-21, 2020) · E2E (Educator-to-Educator)Online Virtual Connection (virtual NAFSA 2020) program sponsored by the US Department of Commerce (June 8-12, 2020) · Turkish N.A.: “Global Mood Up Webinar” (June 10, 2020) · Online “International Staff Training Week” by Universita Degli Studie di Padova (June 15-17, 2020) · UNICA IROs Meeting with President (July 2, 2020) · LEAD 2 Project Online “Partners’ Meeting Mid-Term Progress” (July 10, 2020) · IUNC (International Universities Networking Conference): “Global Online Conference 2020” Presenter (October 20-22, 2020) · CIEE 2020 International Education Exchange Online Summit: “Reimagine, Rebuild, Reopen” (November 16-20, 2020) · Online “4th International Week” by IMT Mines Albi (November 16-20, 2020) · UNICA General Assembly and Rectors Seminar on Three Decades of UNICA: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities for European Universities in the COVID-19 Era” (November 19, 2020) · LEAD2 Project Online Workshop: “Diversified and Inclusive Academic Leadership” (November 25, 2020) · Alliance of Guangzhou International Sister-City Universities (GISU) Council/Conference Presenter (December 2, 2020) · Turkish N.A. Advisory Council Online Meeting (December 21, 2020) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus+ End-of-the-Year Online Webinar (December 30, 2020) · LEAD2 Project MOOC Online Workshop Keynote Speaker: “University Governance and Academic Leadership in Times of Global Uncertainty”(January 12, 2021) · LEAD2 Project Partners’ Online Meeting (April 1, 2021) · LEAD2 Project “Co-creation Workshop of Academic Leadership Development Design in Higher Education” (April 2, 2021) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus Centralised Projects & Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Online Meeting (March 11, 2021) · Turkish N.A. Digital Erasmus (EduGain) Online Meeting (April 15, 2021) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus Partnership for Cooperation Projects for Higher Education (KA220) Online Meeting (April 20, 2021) · İMMİB(Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters' Association), Educational Services for India Online Webinar (April 20, 2021) · TCA (Transnational Cooperation Activities) Organized by Swedish National Agency: “Erasmus+ Alumni Students and Ambassadors” Program (May 20-21, 2021) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus+ Centralized Projects Online Meeting (January 12, 2022) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus+ “European Universities” Online Meeting (January 14, 2022) · UNICA IROs Online Meeting (February 15, 2022) · EURIE 2022 (Eurasia Higher Education Summit) Online Presenter on “Greener Minds & Greener Careers” (March 2-4, 2022) · LEAD2 Project Network Meeting & Workshop on Academic Leadership Development at Aarhus University, Denmark (June 23-26, 2022) · Turkish Council for Higher Education (YÖK) Online Meeting on Thematic Analysis of Output-Based Internationalization (June 27, 2022) · Erasmus+ Staff Training Program at Indiana University-Bloomington & Washington University-St. Louis, USA (July 13-30, 2022) · EAIE 2022 Conference and Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain (September 13-16, 2022) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus+ KA171 Project Management Meeting at Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Türkiye (September 29-30, 2022) · British Council Project Workshop & Partnership Meeting at the University of Bradford, UK (November 1-4, 2022) · Turkish N.A. Erasmus+ KA171 Project New Application Round Meeting at Selçuk University, Konya, Türkiye (November 17, 2022) · LEAD2 Project Closing Conference & Dissemination Event at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium (November 28-29, 2022) · Turkish N.A. Advisory Council Online Meeting (December 20, 2022) · EURIE 2023 (Eurasia Higher Education Summit) Exhibitor & Speaker “Working Usually in Erasmus in Unusual Destinations: ICM Experience of METU” in İstanbul, Türkiye (March 1-3, 2023) · European Commission DC EAC Erasmus KA131 Working Group Online Meeting (June 1, 2023) · TCA (Transnational Cooperation Activities) Organized by Belgium National Agency: “Blended Mobility for Higher Education: Challenges, Opportunities and Concrete Implementation” Program in Brussels, Belgium (June 7-9, 2023) · Erasmus+ Staff Training Week at Universitat Mannheim “Recognition and Digitalization” in Mannheim, Germany (July 3-7, 2023) · EAIE 2023 Conference and Exhibition in Rotterdam, The Netherlands Speaker: “The Power of Global Citizenship as a Catalyst for Internationalisation Initiatives” (September 26-29, 2023) · European Commission DC EAC Erasmus KA131 Working Group Meeting in Brussels, Belgium (October 12, 2023) · UNICA IROs Meeting 2023: “Enhancing International Collaboration and Student Support in Higher Education, hosted by Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski in Sofia, Bulgaria (November 6-8, 2023) F-Scholarships & Awards & Training Certificates · International Bioenergy Confederation Life Coaching and Quark Bioenergy Practitioner Certification Program (July 6-7, 2024). · International Bioenergy Confederation Life Coaching and Breath Awareness Certification Program (July 6-7, 2024). · Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Migration4Work Project Training 3rd Certificate for “Module 11: Monitoring and Evaluation of the Workforce Migration Policies” (May 15-16, 2023), 2nd Certificate for “Module 8: Harmonization and Coordination of Labour Migration Data and Information” (March 17, 2023), 1st Certificate for the “Module 7: EU and EU Members States’ Policies on International Students, Interns, Exceptions and Exemptions”, (January 9-10, 2023). · LEAD2 Project & Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Certificate of Completion for Blended Training Program in Young Academic Leadership Development (YAL) (2022). · Vrije Universiteit Brussel, MOOC Certificate of Completion on University Governance and Academic Leadership in Higher Education (2021). · METU Office of the President “20 Years of Outstanding Service” Certificate (May 28, 2021). · METU Mustafa Parlar Foundation Best Thesis (PhD) of the Year Award (2017). · Scholarship award from the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) for MEDA's “Training of Public Administration” program on project cycle management. The EU Commission funds the program for training on the “European Programs” module in Brussels, Belgium (July 2-8, 2005). · Department of Foreign Language Education, High Honor, and Honor list at METU. G- Language and Computer Skills · Turkish (Native speaker), English (Advanced level and fluent), French (Pre-intermediate level), German (Beginner level), Ottoman (Beginner level). · Working knowledge of Windows software (Windows XP, Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) programs, frequent and good user of the Internet, typing 50 words per minute on keyboard, knowledge of web page updates by using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX and Macromedia Contribute and Drupal. H-Academic Works H1. Conference Presentations & Proceedings: · Yorgun, İ., “AB’deki Demokratik Eksikliğin Bir Analizi (A Review of the Democratic Deficit in the EU”, 4th International Congress on Scientific Advances (4. Uluslararası Bilimsel Gelişmeler Kongresi) ICONSAD'24. Online. December 25-28, 2024. https://en.iconsad.org/. · Yorgun, İ., “The Power of Global Citizenship as a Catalyst for Internationalisation Initiatives”, 33rd Annual EAIE Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 26-29, 2023. (https://www.eaie.org/past-conferences.html). · Teksöz G., Acar F. P., Shariff A. M., Weerakkody V., Sivarajah S., Sürer E., Angın P., Balcı E. S., Yorgun İ, Şişli E.A, “A Comparative Analysis between the UK and Türkiye from Recent Past to the Future on the UN SDGs on Employability: Global Graduates for Global Careers”, 11th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), New York, USA, 18 - 20 September 2023.(https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/4228/submission/191 & https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/4228/people). · Yorgun, İ., “Working Usually in Erasmus in Unusual Destinations: ICM Experience of METU,” EURIE 2023-Eurasian Higher Education Summit, İstanbul, March 1- 3, 2023. (https://eurieeducationsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Eurie-Conference-Catalog-2023-1.pdf). · Yorgun, İ., “Greener Mind & Greener Career,” EURIE 2022-Eurasian Higher Education Summit, İstanbul, March 2-4, 2022. (https://eurieeducationsummit.com/past-conferences/). · Yorgun, İ., "METU in Alternative Internationalization & International Students," IUNC Global Online, October 20-22, 2020. · Yorgun, İ., “A New Role for Universities: Contributors to UN’s Sustainable Development Goals,” EURIE-Eurasian Higher Education Summit, İstanbul, 19-21 February 2020, pp.57-59. (https://eurieeducationsummit.com/past-conferences/). · Yorgun, İ., “A Young Brother at the Forefront of a Nuclear War: The Role of Robert F. Kennedy in the Resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis,” V. International Congress on Social and Education Sciences (INCSES-2019), Adana, Turkey, December 13-15, 2019, p.150, ISBN: 9786057758521, published on December 25, 2019. (https://756d243f-9742-4892-987f-8834db07019e.filesusr.com/ugd/e42d97_3776013a935d437e99462fe1a8b1ab13.pdf). · Yorgun, İ., “Philanthropy or Hegemony: American Presence in Turkish Higher Education in a Historical Context,” 3rd International Higher Education Studies Conference (IHEC 2018) in Kayseri Abdullah Gül University, Turkey, p. 128, October 11-12, 2018. (http://www.ihec-conference.com/program/2018/ihec-2018-abstracts.pdf. · Yorgun, İ., “Atatürk Döneminde Bir 2. Dünya Savaşı Öncülü ve Bir Amerikan Kamplaşma Tarihi: ABD Genelkurmay Başkanının Türkiye Ziyareti”, 2nd International Rating Academy Congress: HOPE, Çanakkale, Turkey, p. 108, April 19-21, 2018. (http://www.ratingacademy.com.tr/umut/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/new-version.pdf), ISBN: 9786058245969. · Işık-Güler, H., & Bulut-Şahin, B. & Yorgun, İ. “Academic Leadership and Decision-Making for Internationalization: Basic Building Blocks in Panel: University Strategic Planning for Internationalization (How to Design and Sustain International Partnerships for Higher Education),” EURIE-Eurasian Higher Education Summit, İstanbul, February 14-16, 2018. (https://eurieeducationsummit.com/past-conferences/). · Yorgun,İ&Ceylan, S., “Adaptive Strategies for Internationalization in a Non-Stable Political Environment,” APAIE Conference and Exhibition, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, March 20-23, 2017. (https://apaiearc.nsysu.edu.tw/AbstractSubList.asp?ItemList=7). · Daloğlu, A. & Yorgun, I., “System and internationalization in Turkish higher education: Challenges and Opportunities," Cultivating Culture, CIEE Annual Conference, --, p. 12, 2009. H2. Publications (Articles & Books & Book Sections): · Yorgun, İ. (2024). THE TRAP OF PRESENT-DAY: PRESENTISM AS AN ISSUE AND ITS BOUNDARIES IN HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY. Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi, 39(2), 881-898. https://doi.org/10.18513/egetid.1543287. · Yorgun, İ. & Mladenova, Z., (2024). The Transformative and Political Power of Tourism for World Peace: From Past to Present. Publisher, vol. XXVI, № 2, 59–68. ISSN: 1310-4624 (Print). ISSN: 2367-9158 (Online). DOI: https://doi.org/10.70300/JaQm9KmLgDhd. · Yorgun, I. (2024). Leveraging Familial Bonds to Resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis: A Case of Unconventional US Governance. International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.12, No:07, 1-13. DOI: https://zenodo.org/records/13569579. · Yorgun, I. (2024). Unveiling Disregarded Racism in British Immigration Practices between 1945 and 1965: A Focus on the Others and the Colonies. Global Journal of Arts Humanity and Social Sciences, 4(8), 608–617. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13371657. · Yorgun, İ. “İsmet İnönü Era: Assessing the Challenges of Democracy in Turkey,” Chapter 7 in Current Approaches in Social Sciences, (pp.131-154), Ankara, Özgür Yayınları, 25 June 2023, ISBN: 978-975-447-664-4, DOI: https://doi.org/10.58830/ozgur.pub167. · Yorgun, İ., “The Evolution of Crisis Term in Recent History and Its Propositions for the University Administrators When Covid-19 is Prevalent”, Chapter 2 in INSAC Advances in Social and Educational Sciences, Duvar Yayınları (Publisher), ISBN: 9786257680707, Ankara, 25 May 2021. pp.37-48. · Yorgun, I., “University Leadership Skills For The Creation of Endemic Opportunities Under Covid-19 Pandemic: A Short Journey of the Word Crisis in History”, LEAD2 Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 5, April 13, 2021, p.11, ISBN: 9789461171658, VUBPRESS, (http://www.lead2-project.eu/node/171 & http://www1.lead2-knowledge-base.eu/2021/04/09/university-leadership-skills-for-the-creation-of-endemic-opportunities-under-covid-19-pandemic/). · Yorgun, İ, The Patronage of the Mightier: Ankara’s Cross-Atlantic Prescriptions from America in the 50s, ISBN: 9786052380987, Libra Books, İstanbul, 2019. · Yorgun, İ, “A Predecessor of the 2nd World War during Ataturk Era and a History of Creation of an American Camp: US Chief of Staff’s Turkey Visit and Implications to the Present”, Journal of Awareness, Vol. 3, Special Issue 2018-1, E-ISSN: 2149-6544, DOI: 10.26809, 2018, pp.95-100, 2018. (https://ratingacademy.com.tr/ojs/index.php/joa/article/view/454/377). · Yorgun, İ., “Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and General Douglas McArthur Meeting: Prophecy to the Future,” Anıtkabir Dergisi (Anıtkabir Journal Quarterly published in Turkish), issued in April 2013. H3. Projects: · International Student Recruitment to the Turkish and North Cyprus Universities titled “11 Eylül Sonrası Türk ve KKTC Üniversitelerine Yabancı Öğrenci Kazandırılması Projesi” " funded by the Prime Ministry coordinated by METU in collaboration with Ankara, Hacettepe and Gazi universities). · Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window (EMECW) Lot 8 (Iran, Irak, and Yemen) Project Expert & Campus Coordinator · Erasmus Mundus ACTION 4: FORT (Forging Ties and Building Bridges between Mediterranean Higher Education Institutions) Project Expert & Campus Coordinator. · Erasmus+ KA2: LEAD (Governance and Academic Leadership of Chinese and European Universities in the Context of Innovation and Internationalization). · Erasmus+ KA2: LEAD2 (Enhancing Academic Leadership and Governance of Chinese and European Universities in the Context of Innovation and Internationalization) Project Expert & Campus Coordinator. · British Council Connect4Innovation: UK-Turkey Higher Education Institutional Partnership Fund Project Member/Expert (Global Graduates for Global Careers). · HORIZON-MSCA-COFUND: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Co-funding of Regional, National, and International Programmes, ENRICH-TOGETHER (Enriching the Green and Blue Transition Research and Training Network by Working Together through the New European Research Area Project Work Package Leader 4 for Training and Mobility Task. H4. Courses: · METU 6420401: “Transition from Pagan to Modern Turkish Culture in Historical and Religious Context” module lecturer and “Comparative History of Modern Turkey” module co-lecturer & course coordinator in the “Introduction to Society and Culture” course. · METU 3120100: “Internationalize Yourself” module lecturer in the “Career Planning” course. · LEAD2 Project MOOC Course delivered on canvas platform in 2022 titled Middle-Level Academic Leaders MAL Module 4 (MAL Leading in Internationalization and Cooperation) co-lecturer: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFcbua3-EM/T5NCmS54H9oJkR8v1QwELA/view?utm_content=DAFcbua3-EM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink. H5. Scientific Reviewer & Editorial Board Memberships

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