Selen Akün

Coordinated term-based orientations and other public-facing social events, including festivals, celebrations, and student contests. Managed 40+ student clubs events, department website and social media, vendor/sponsorship agreements, and student council election processes.

Managed project operations including operations budget management, planning and scheduling, and health & safety/risk assessments. Coordinated contractors, suppliers and exhibitors, produced feature areas and technical manuals, and trained/supervised the operations executive team.

Managed delivery of Wider Europe regional, global, and signature events, including venue and vendor contracting in line with procurement policy and SLA performance. Led risk management and health & safety/security and emergency crisis planning, and managed line operations staff across regional offices.

Planned, implemented, and reported on national and international medical congress, symposium, and conference events, coordinating local and international stakeholders. Built and managed event budgets up to 1,300,000 USD and led onsite temporary staff (15–60).

Managed operations for newly formed UBM Istanbul geo-adapt events and established operational standards including health & safety management. Handled service level agreements with suppliers, operations budget management and cost saving, event production support, and onsite management of 100+ temporary staff.

Coordinated B2B meetings and supported business development activities, including incentives research and cooperation development with public/private institutions. Managed coordination of marketing and printed materials, membership research, and business/solution partner activities across ICCI 2011 and 2012 projects.

Coordinated a documentary-based awareness-raising project on breast cancer in primary and secondary schools and universities. Worked on project coordination activities as part of part-time volunteer work.

Taught English language and literature courses and coordinated departmental coursework including English, short story, novel, and theatre offerings. Served as a student advisor coordinating performance project activities such as short film and theatre plays.

Coordinated a UNOPS project focused on the distribution of selenium in Cyprus soils.

Supported corporate/foreign affairs operations and event-related coordination through work with Sektörel Fuarcılık and its joint-venture activities.

Grade: CGPA: 3.65/4.00

Activities and societies: Project title: Current Strategic Marketing Management Approaches.

Completed an MBA at Okan University with a project focused on strategic marketing management approaches. Reported CGPA of 3.65/4.00.

Activities and societies: EU Scholarship Program for the Turkish Cypriot Community; attended full-time for one year and continued part-time for one year.

Undertook a PhD program in Drama at The University of Manchester under an EU scholarship. The PhD was discontinued due to financial difficulties.

Grade: CGPA: 3.11/4.00

Earned an MSc at METU in Gender and Women’s Studies. Reported CGPA of 3.11/4.00.

Completed a Certificate program in English Language Teaching at Hacettepe University. This training supports instruction in English language teaching.

Grade: CGPA: 3.05/4.00 (Honors)

Completed a Bachelor of Arts at Bilkent University in American Culture and Literature. Reported CGPA of 3.05/4.00 and received honors.

Completed high school studies at Private Arı College. Earned the High School Diploma.