He graduated from Çankaya University, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering in English. He started his professional career in Bilkent University Technology Development Zone. He received his master's degree in 2009 and his doctorate in 2014. He carried out his post-doctoral studies within the Institute of Management, Business and Law at the Southern University.
He served as an Electronics Engineer and Technical Inspector at the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Türkiye; He received various operational trainings at home and abroad. As a result of the successful project work he prepared before the Ministry, he was given an Official Certificate of Appreciation. He pioneered the capacity building, sectoral cooperation and access to global markets of various higher education institutions.
He served as Rector's Advisor and Vocational School Director at the University of Turkish Aeronautical Association. Subsequently, he was appointed as the Secretary General of Istanbul Rumeli University and then the Secretary General of Istanbul Esenyurt University. In order to contribute to the visibility studies of the National Transport and Logistics Policies of the Republic of Turkey, he worked as a writer and page manager in Türkiye Newspaper. He worked as a Director General at the Expert Aviaton Flight Academy and as an Adviser to the Member of Parliament of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM).
In addition to having many international academic publications related to his field, he is the Vice President of the Foundation for Internationalization and Development in Higher Education; and also Vice President of Board of Audit and Assessment for Flight and Ground Safety in Turkish Air Sports Federation at Ministry of Youth and Sports. He is President of Executive Board in Global Power Union and President of Supreme Board in Institute of International Students.
Prof. Dr. Erdal DURSUN
Acting President of Management Board
Rector
He was born in Samsun Bafra in 1977. He studied Computer Programming at Ankara University and Business Administration at Anadolu University. He received his master's degree from Southern University, Institute of Management, Business and Law.
He started his professional career at Çankaya University and held various technical and administrative positions for 13 years. He served in strategic positions as Deputy Secretary General and Secretary General at the University of the Turkish Aeronautical Association, where he took part in the establishment. After a total of 7 years of service at the University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, he started to work at Istanbul Rumeli University and was appointed as Deputy Secretary General and Secretary General, respectively.
He also served as the General Secretary at Antalya Belek University. In the ongoing process, he carried out various professional activities as the Deputy Secretary General at OSTİM Technical University, whose establishment is continuing. In order to carry his international studies to a more professional ground, he served as the General Secretary of the Commercial Enterprise of the Institute of Management, Business and Law in the Southern University.
Advanced competency on SAP Crystal Reports, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft .NET Framework, Delphi, Proliz University Student Affairs Automation, Unipa University Information System, Kamusis Electronic Document Management System and CBKSoft Electronic Document Management System, which are the automation, software and other platforms that are actively used.
On the other hand, he received sectoral trainings at the Institute of Air Navigation Services (IANS) in Luxembourg of the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) regarding civil aviation, which he focused on as a specialty. He has been involved in various organizations and activities in the field of education, which is the main element of development in many countries, especially in Russia, Germany, Italy and Moldova. He is still a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Internationalization and Development in Higher Education; He is married and has two children.
