Gülsün Sağlamer (born in 1945) is a Turkish academic, the third female rector in Turkey.[1]

Gülsün Sağlamer
Born1945 (age 78–79)
NationalityTurkish
CitizenshipTurkish
Alma materIstanbul University
SpouseAhmet Sağlamer
AwardsHonorary Fellowship by American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Leonardo da Vinci Medal by Société Européenne Pour la Formation Ingénieurs
Scientific career
FieldsArchitecture
InstitutionsIstanbul

Life edit

Sağlamer was born in 1945 in Trabzon. After finishing primary and secondary education in her home city she obtained her MS from the School of Architecture in Istanbul Technical University (ITU). She carried out her post-doctoral studies at the Martin Centre, Department of Architecture- University of Cambridge, UK 1975-1976.[2]

She returned to Istanbul. She became associate professor in 1978, and professor in 1988 in ITU. Between 1994-1995 she was the visiting professor in Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland.[3]

Between 1996-2004, she was elected as the rector of Istanbul Technical University.[4] She is the president of European Women Rectors Association.[2] Between 2005-2009 she was elected to the board of European University Association (EUA). Later she was elected to the board of trustees in Kadir Has University and the president of the Council for Technology and Technoparks in Turkey [5] She is a member of academic board of referees of the periodical Open House International.[6]

She is one of the three Turkish women academics in the Oxford Book Women Scientists: Reflections, Challenges and Breaking Boundaries by Magdolna Hargittai.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Öğrencilerin annesi" (in Turkish). Sabah. 1998-04-30. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  2. ^ a b "Gulsun Saglamer". European Women Rectors Association. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  3. ^ "Prof. Dr. Gülsün Sağlamer" (in Turkish). TurkceBilgi.Net. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  4. ^ "Prof. Dr. Gülsün Sağlamer" (pdf) (in Turkish). İstanbul Technical University. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  5. ^ "Gülsün Sağlamer". University of Massachusetts Boston. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  6. ^ "ACADEMIC BOARD OF REFEREES". Open House International. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  7. ^ "Üç Türk bilim kadını Oxford Üniversitesi'nin kitabında" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2019-03-26.