Professor Ibrahim Sirkeci PhD (Sheffield), BA (Bilkent), FHEA (IoE, London) Professor of Transnational Studies and Marketing Director of the Regent’s Centre for Transnational Studies E-mail:
[email protected] Current teaching interests: Transnational marketing, International marketing, transnationalism, demographic analysis, transnational mobility, ethnicity and conflict Current research and consultancy interests: Transnational marketing, transnational mobility, international marketing, transnational consumers, marketing of higher education, ethnic marketing, UK, Turkey, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Emerging Markets. 1. Education and Qualifications 2008 Interuniversity Docent in Business and Management (Marketing) title awarded Docent by YÖK (Council of Higher Education, Turkey), Interuniversity Board (ÜAK) 2006-2007 University of London, Institute of Education, UK. PGCE Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education 1999-2003 University of Sheffield, Department of Geography, UK. PhD PhD in (Human) Geography 1992-1997 Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. BA BA in Political Science and Public Administration. 2. Employment 08/2005 – present Professor of Transnational Studies and Marketing - Regent’s College, Faculty of Business & Management, Department of Marketing, Strategy & Law, London, UK. 01/2005 – 07/2005 Leverhulme Research Fellow - University of Bristol, Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, Bristol, UK. 07/2003 – 11/2004 Assistant Professor in Management and Head of Department, Department of Tourism Management - Atilim University, Faculty of Management, Ankara, Turkey. Previously I have also worked at Hacettepe University, Bilkent University, History Foundation, OLEYIS Trade Union, and various small companies. 3. Research Funding and Grants I have secured over £200,000 worth of research funding from competitive grant programmes including the British Academy, the UK Higher Education Academy, the World Bank, European Development Fund, European Commission, and Euromonitor.