Şerife Arslan

Dr. Arslan received her master's degree in Biotechnology in 1985 and her doctorate in Pedagogy in 2013, from Sofia St. Kliment Ohridski University. In 1998, she completed the Contemporary Management Techniques Specialization Program, which is carried out jointly by Marmara University and Maine University, USA. She worked as Education Coordinator in the establishment of Adapazarı ENKA Schools, General Manager of İzmir Çakabey Schools, and School Manager in the establishment of Kültür 2000 High School. She took part in the establishment and 5-year pilot implementation process of K-12 Laboratory Schools affiliated to the Institute of Educational Sciences, which was implemented for the first time in the Turkish education system. She worked as Deputy General Manager of İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University Erzurum Institute of Educational Sciences and Deputy General Manager of Private Bilkent Erzurum Laboratory High School. During this appointment, she had successful accreditation processes by obtaining the executive certificates of Cambridge University International General Secondary Education Certificate Program (IGCSE) and International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP). She was accepted to the executive certificate program from Harvard University Faculty of Educational Sciences in 2011 and successfully completed it. She worked as an Instructor, Biology Inspector and Senior Management in Education Administration In Bulgaria and Turkey. She worked at AÇEV İz Child Development Center between 2013 and 2018 as the Founding Representative of İz Child Development Consulting and Education Services Inc. She started as a Consultant at Özyeğin University in November 2018 and continues as the Director of the Student Development and Experience Department as of September 2021.