Tüzin Baycan - Curriculum vitae#

EDUCATION

• 1999 Doctorate: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University
• 1993 Master: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University
• 1998 Higher Education: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2010- Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University
• 2010-2011 Visiting Professor, Office of Research & Economic Development, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, USA
• 2004-2010 Associate Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University
• 2003-2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University
• 2001-2003 Research Fellow, Department of Spatial Economics, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 2000-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University
• 1999-2000 Dr. Research Assistant, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University
• 1998-1998 Research Assistant, Sorbonne University
• 1991-1999 Research Assistant, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University

ADMINISTRATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2005-2009 Chair, European Union Center, Istanbul Technical University

EDITORIAL WORKS

• 2011- Editorial Advisory Board Journal of Independent Studies and Research Management, Social Sciences and Economics
• 2009- Editorial Board, Romanian Journal of Regional Science
• 2008- Advisory Board, Studies in Regional Science
• 2007- Editorial Board, International Journal of Sustainable Society
• 2000- Editorial Board, A/Z ITU Journal of Faculty of Architecture

INTERNATIONAL REVIEW WORKS European Union Projects – Review Works:

• ERC Advanced Grants - Social Science and Humanities: SH3 Environment and Society, (Panel Member, 2012)
• ERC Advanced Grants - Social Science and Humanities: SH3 Environment and Society, (Panel Member, 2010)
• ERC Advanced Grants - Social Science and Humanities: SH3 Environment and Society, (Panel Member, 2008)

International Programmes – Review Works:

Greek Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs and the European Social Fund, Research Funding Programme Thalis - Enhancement of Interdisciplinary or/and Interdepartmental Research and Innovation with the Prospect for Recruitment of High-Level Researchers from Abroad via the Implementation of Basic and Applied High-Quality Research, (External Evaluator, 2011)

Greek Ministry of Education, Life Long Learning and Religious Affairs and the European Commission, Research Funding Programme Archimedes III - Enhancement of Research Groups in the Greek Technological Education Institutions and the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, (External Evaluator, 2011)

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - German-Arab Master’s Programme on “Ecological City Management and Energy Efficient Construction”, (International Selection Committee Member, 2010)

International Journals – Review Works:
Annals of Regional Science Entrepreneurship and Regional Development Environment and Planning A European Planning Studies Gender, Work & Organization Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy International Journal of Manpower International Journal of Sustainable Society Journal of Urban Planning and Development Studies in Regional Science Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION WORKS

International Conferences - Scientific Committee Membership:

BENA (Balkan Environmental Association) 2012 Conference, 21-24 June 2012, Istanbul, Turkey (Scientific Committee)

International Sustainable Buildings Symposium – ISBS, 26-28 May 2010, Ankara, Turkey (International Editorial Board)

Sustainable City and Creativity: Promoting Creative Urban Initiatives, 24-26 September 2008, Naples, Italy (Scientific Committee)

International Conferences – Organization Committee Membership:

Special Session: Academic Knowledge Commercialization and Valorization: International Perspectives, 52nd Congress of European Regional Science Association (ERSA), 21-25 August 2012, Bratislava, Slovakia (Session Organizer: Tüzin Baycan)

Special Session: Economic Evaluation of Cultural Heritage, 52nd Congress of European Regional Science Association (ERSA), 21-25 August 2012, Bratislava, Slovakia (Session Organizers: Tüzin Baycan and Jan Rouwendal)

6th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE), 15-16 September 2011, Aberdeen, Scotland (Conference Programme Committee Member)

Special Session: Knowledge Commercialization and Valorization in Regional Economic Development: New Approaches and Concepts, 51st Congress of European Regional Science Association (ERSA), 30th August - 3rd September 2011, Barcelona, Spain (Session Organizers: Tüzin Baycan and Roger R. Stough)

Special Session: Slow City Movement and Sustainable Local Development, 14th Uddevalla Symposium, 16-18 June 2011, Bergamo, Italy (Session Organizers: Tüzin Baycan and Roger R. Stough)

Special Session: Bridging Knowledge to Commercialization: Review and Research Agenda, 57th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (NARSC), 10-13 November 2010, Denver, USA (Session Organizers: Tüzin Baycan and Roger R. Stough)

Stream: Gender, Migration and Entrepreneurship, Gender, Work & Organization 6th International Interdisciplinary Conference, 21-23 June 2010, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK (Stream Convenors: Sibylle Heilbrunn and Tüzin Baycan-Levent)

International Workshop on Migrant Entrepreneurship in Urban Economy: Policy Challenges, 30 August-1 September 2009, Ancona, Italy (Workshop Organizers: Francesco Chiapparino and Tüzin Baycan-Levent)

EU FP6 “Sustainable Development in a Diverse World” (SUSDIV), Fifth General Assembly, 25-27 March 2009, Istanbul, Turkey (Organizer: Tüzin Baycan-Levent)

Seventh European Urban & Regional Studies Conference: Diverse Europes: Urban and Regional Openings, Connections and Exclusions, 18-21 September 2008, Istanbul, Turkey (Local Organizer: Tüzin Baycan-Levent)

International Conference on “Sustainable City and Creativity: Promoting Creative Urban Initiatives”, 24-26 September 2008, Naples, Italy (Scientific Committee Member, Programme Committee Member)

Conference in Honour of Prof.Dr. Vedia Dökmeci “New Approaches in Urban and Regional Planning”, 28-29 April 2008, Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Taşkışla (Conference Organization Committee)

SUSDIV-IMISCOE-HWWI Joint International Workshop, Migrant Entrepreneurship/Self-employment: Aspects with Regard to Sustainability, 10-11 April 2008, Hamburg, Germany (Workshop Organizers: Michael Bommes, Tanja El-Cherkeh and Tüzin Baycan-Levent)

Special Session: Urban Quality of Life: Analysis and Policy, 19th Pacific Regional Science Association Conference (PRESCO), 25-28 July 2005, Tokyo, Japan (Session Organizers: Tüzin Baycan-Levent and Peter Nijkamp)

Possibilities and Limitations on the Expansion of the European Union: New Issues in Regional Science, ERSA/Thirteenth European Advanced Studies Institute, Regional Science Summer Institute 2000, July 2-8 2000 - Istanbul, Turkey (Local Organizing Committee)

Habitat II Istanbul Workshops, Workshop 3: Shelter For All Versus Sustainable Development, Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture 13 June 1996, Istanbul (Workshop Organizing Committee)

MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

• Turkish National Delegation of ISoCaRP
• Administrative Board of Turkish Section of Regional Science
• International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP)
• Regional Science Association International
• Turkish Section of Regional Science

HONOURS

• Fellow of Academia Europaea (2011-)
• Editorial Advisory Board Member of Journal of Independent Studies and Research-Management, Social Sciences and Economics (2011-)
• External Evaluator of Greek Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs and the European Social Fund, Research Funding Programme Thalis (2011)
• External Evaluator of Greek Ministry of Education, Life Long Learning and Religious Affairs and the European Commission, Research Funding Programme Archimedes III (2011)
• International Selection Committee Member of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - German-Arab Master’s Programme on “Ecological City Management and Energy Efficient Construction” (2010)
• Editorial Board Member of Romanian Journal of Regional Science (2009-)
• Panel Member of ERC Advanced Grants, Social Sciences and Humanities: Environment and Society (2008-)
• Advisory Board Member of Studies in Regional Science (2008-)
• Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Sustainable Society (2007-)
• Member of Turkish National Delegation of ISoCaRP (2006-)
• Administrative Board Member of Turkish Section of Regional Science (2004-)
• Member of International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP) (2002-)
• Editorial Board Member of A/Z ITU Journal of Faculty of Architecture (2000-)
• Tinçel Kültür Vakfı Scholarship (1998)
• Member of Regional Science Association International (1992-)
• Member of Turkish Section of Regional Science (1992-)

LECTURES

Lectures – Urban and Regional Planning Doctorate Programme:

• Urban Systems (in English)

Lectures – Regional Planning Master Programme:

• Regional Development Theories and Policies (in Turkish)
• Sustainable Regional Development (in Turkish)
• Watershed Planning and Management (in Turkish)
• Regional Planning Project I (in English)
• Regional Planning Project II (in Turkish)

Lectures – Urban and Regional Planning Undergraduate Programme:

• Urban Planning Theories and Policies (in English)
• Sustainable Planning and Development (in English)
• Urban Planning (for the students of Environmental Engineering Department, in Turkish)
• Project III (Location Analysis and Development Scenarios, in Turkish)
• Project IV (Site Planning, in Turkish)

SELECTED INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

European Union Projects:

Co-Ordination: CJD Eutin, (2008-2010) Moving Societies towards Integration, European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals 2007-2013, Community Actions, Call for Proposals 2007, (Associate Partner)

Co-Ordination: Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), (2005-2010) Sustainable Development in a Diverse World (SUS.DIV), Network of Excellence, European Commission, 6th Framework Programme on Research Technological Development and Demonstration, (Executive Committee Member (SUSDIV), Research Task Leader (SUSDIV), Team Leader-Scientific Partner(ITU))

Co-Ordination: European Commission, ERA-MORE / European Research Area-Mobile Researchers (32 European Countries, 200 Mobility Centers), (ITU Mobility Center Coordinator, 2005-2009)

Co-Ordination: TTR Transport & Travel Research Ltd Lichfield-Staffordshire (2002-2005) Planning and Urban Mobility in Europe (The PLUME/EU Project/Thematic Network), European Commission Science, Research and Development, 5th Framework Programme, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, Key Action: The City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage, (Partner in Advisory Group)

Co-Ordination: UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Interdisciplinary Department of Urban Landscapes, (2001-2004) Development of Urban Green Spaces to Improve the Quality of Life in Cities and Urban Regions (The URGE/EU Project), European Commission Science, Research and Development, 5th Framework Programme 1998-2002, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, Key Action: The City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage, (Researcher in Scientific Partner Group)

UNDP Project:

Co-ordination: Istanbul Technical University (ITU), (2006-2007) UNDP-GEF Black Sea Ecosystem Recovery Project, Phase II: Testing of Methodology on Spatial Planning for Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM): Akcakoca District Pilot Project. (Expert in Urban and Regional Planning)

Other International Projects:

Co-ordination: Istanbul Technical University (ITU), (2010-2012) Slow Cities: An Alternative Urban Development Strategy (CITTASLOW), (Bilateral Agreement Between Turkey and Italy), (Project Coordinator)

Co-ordination: Istanbul Technical University (ITU), (2009-2011) Gaining Additional Urban Spaces (GAUS), INTEN-C Programme (Bilateral Agreement Between Turkey and Germany), (Expert in Urban and Regional Planning)

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

• Baycan-Levent, T. (2010): "Migrant Women Entrepreneurship in OECD Countries", OECD Conference on Entrepreneurship and Employment Creation of Immigrants in OECD Countries, 9-10 June 2010, Paris (invited speaker)
• Baycan-Levent, T. (2010): "Green Cities: European Planning and Management Perspective", Int. Sustainable Buildings Symposium, 26-28 May 2010, Ankara (invited speaker)
• Baycan-Levent, T. (2009): "Green Cities: European Planning and Management Perspective", Rotterdam Global Urban Summit, 3-4 December 2009, Rotterdam (invited speaker)
• Baycan-Levent, T. (2008): "Creative Cities: Context and Perspectives", Int. Conference on Sustainable City and Creativity, 24-26 September 2008, Naples (keynote speaker, opening plenary)
• Baycan-Levent, T. (2008): "Diversity and the Creative Capacity of Cities and Regions", 7th European Urban and Regional Studies Conference on 'Diverse Europes', 18-21 September 2008, Istanbul (keynote speaker, opening plenary)