Turkish
Rector, Prof. Dr. Erdal DURSUN graduated from Çankaya University, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering. He started his professional career at Bilkent University Technology Development Zone in 2008. In 2009, he received his master's degree in his field and in 2014 he received his doctorate degree. He carried out his post-doctoral studies at "Southern University Institute of Management Business and Law".
Between 2009-2013, he served in public service as an Electronics Engineer and Technical Auditor at the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), and received various operational trainings in Türkiye and abroad. He served as the Founding President of the Aviation Safety Institution (HEK) Association. As a result of the successful project studies he prepared before the Ministry, he was awarded an Official Certificate of Appreciation. He pioneered the capacity building, sectoral cooperation and global market access activities of various higher education institutions.
In 2013, he served as Rector's Advisor at University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK); in 2015, he was appointed as a faculty member and served as the Director of the Vocational School. Subsequently, he was appointed as Secretary General of Istanbul Rumeli University and then Secretary General of Istanbul Esenyurt University. In order to contribute to the visibility of the National Transport and Logistics Policies of the Republic of Türkiye, he worked as a writer and page manager in Türkiye Newspaper. He worked as General Manager at Expert Aviation Flight Academy and 27th Term AK Party Member of Parliament's Adviser at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM).
He carried out many institutional activities in Europe, Balkans, Turkic Republics and Arab Geography. In 2019, within the scope of the Turkish Academic and Scientific Cooperation Project (TABIP) under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN, a cooperation protocol was signed between Yunus Emre Enstitüsü and the Institute of International Students (IOIS). In line with the "350,000 international students target" of the President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN, Yunus Emre Enstitüsü carried out transnational visibility, awareness and recognition activities for higher education. He participated in many education programmes broadcast live on A Haber, CNN Türk, NTV, 24 TV, Bloomberg HT and Akit TV, guiding and mentoring young generations on their career journeys.
He performed expert witness and expertise duties in various public sector business processes, primarily in the Ministry of Justice. He took part in the legislation working groups of institutions. As a result of his orientation towards law, he completed the "justice" diploma programme at Anadolu University and obtained the title of "justice professional staff". Subsequently, he completed the "Legal Counselling" training at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University.
He was appointed as the President of the Executive Board of the Global Power Union (GPU), Vice President of the Flight and Ground Safety Inspection and Evaluation Board of the Turkish Air Sports Federation (THSF) of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and Vice President of the Internationalisation and Development Foundation for Higher Education (YUGEV). On 14 May 2023, he became a candidate for Ankara 3rd Region AK Party Member of Parliament candidate in the 28th Term Member of Parliament General Elections.
As a result of the grading of 2 books, 6 book chapters, 12 scientific articles (9 international and 3 national) and 6 academic papers according to international references and criteria, he was awarded the title of professor in 2023 and was appointed as the Founding Rector of the International Science and Technology University, whose activities were initiated to support the "Disabled and Disadvantaged Groups" policies of the United Nations and the Council of Europe.