Education Processes

• Education
• Vocational Schools Coordinatorship
• Language Education Center
• Erasmus, Farabi and Mevlana Programs
• International Students
• Commission of Education
• Special Ability Exams
• Internship and Workplace Practices

Sinan Serdar ÖZKAN was born in Ordu city in 1966 and completed his secondary school education in the same city in 1983. He completed his undergraduate education in Trakya University Mechanical Engineering Department in 1988. ÖZKAN, who started his career as Lecturer at İ.T.Ü. Sakarya Faculty of Engineering Düzce Vocational High school between 1991 and 1992, completed his master's degree in Marmara University Mechanical Education Department in 1993 and doctorate degree in 2000.

He worked as a Lecturer between 1993 and 1994 at Abant İzzet Baysal University Düzce Vocational School; as a Lecturer from 1994 to 2001 and as Dr Lecturer between 2001 and 2012 at Sakarya University Sakarya Vocational School. He started to work as an Associate Professor at Sakarya University Technology Faculty from 2012 to 2018. He took office as Industrial Electronics Program Chair in 2001-2002 in Sakarya University, Sakarya Vocational High School ; Chair of Mechanical Program Department and Internship Commission Member of Technical Programs Department between 2003 and 2011; Erasmus Manager Coordinator between 2007 and 2011; the Head of Mechanical and Metal Technologies Department between 2011 and 2012; Sakarya Vocational High School Deputy Manager between 2011 and 2013, and Sakarya University Vocational High School Deputy Coordinator between 2011 and 2018.

From 2016 to 2018, he served as the Vice Dean of Sakarya University Faculty of Technology, and since 2018 he has been working as Vice Rector of Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Deputy Coordinator of Vocational Schools, and Representative of Inter-University Board.

Professor Dr Sinan Serdar ÖZKAN is married and has three children.

Research And Development Processes

• Research And Development
• Strategic Planning
• Accreditation
• Scientific Research Projects Board
• Research And Application Centers
• University- Public– Industry Cooperations
• Technology Transfer Office
• Publishing And Patent
• Academic Encouragement

Ali Fuat BOZ, who was born in Tarsus, Mersin in 1969, completed his secondary education in 1986 in Adana city. In 1990, he completed his undergraduate education in Gazi University Technical Education Faculty, Electronics Education Department. In the same year, he started his Master’s degree in Gazi University Institute of Science Electronics-Computer Education Department. Again in the same year, he started work as a technical teacher at Gazi Anatolian Technical Secondary School affiliated to the Ministry of National Education.

He served as an assistant researcher at Gazi University Technical Education Faculty, Electronics and Computer Education Department between 1992 and 1993. In late 1993, he was granted HE (YÖK) Scholarship in the name of Sakarya University as a result of the HEC (ÖSYM) exam he took and within the scope of this scholarship he went to England and completed his doctorate degree in the field of Control Systems Engineering in the University of Sussex, department of Engineering. He returned back to Turkey in early 1999 and started work as Assistant Professor at Sakarya University Technical Education Faculty, Electronics and Computer Education Department.

He served as deputy chair of Electronics-Computer Education Department between 1999 and 2006, as department chair between 1999 and 2006 and as Head of division between 2006 and 2007. Between 2005 and 2007, he worked as elected Faculty Board Member in the same Faculty. In 2011, he became Associate Professor in department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Professor in 2016. Between 2016 and 2019, he was the head of the same department, and served as Faculty Board and Faculty Executive Board member at the same faculty.

He transferred to Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, which was founded upon detaching from Sakarya University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2018, and he still continues his post in the same department. Prof Dr Ali Fuat Boz was appointed Vice Rector in February 2019 and has been taking office since then.

Prof Dr Ali Fuat Boz has been conducting scientific work in the fields of Control Systems Design, Controller Design, System Modelling, Optimisation and electronic circuits design. Prof Dr Ali Fuat Boz has served as academic editor and reviewer in a number of scientific journals in his field. Along with his multiple national and international publications, he served as researcher, advisor and executive in scientific projects. His publications have been cited frequently. Under his supervision, six Doctorate and eighteen Master’s Thesis studies have been completed.

Prof Dr Ali Fuat Boz is married and he has three children.

Implementation and Community Service Processes

• Relations with Public Institutions
• Relations with Alumni
• Student Council
• Structural Planning
• Panel, Seminar, Conference, Sports And Arts Facilities
• Student Council
• Student Clubs and Societies
• Panel, Seminar, Conference, Sportive and Artistic Activities
• Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
• Foreign Lecturers

Administrative Processes

• Accreditation
• Appointment and Promotion
• Human Resources
• Strategic Planning

Coordinatorships Operating within the Scope of Administrative Processes, Implementation and Community Service Processes

• Coordinatorship of Scientific Publications
• Coordinatorship of Accessible University
• Coordinatorship of Quality
• Coordinatorship of Healthy Living and Fight against Addiction

Research and Application Centers Operating within the Scope of Implementation and Community Service Processes

• Women and Family Research Center
• Career Planning and Human Resources Application and Research Center
• Autism Research Application and Research Center
• Sakarya Social and Cultural Research and Application Center
• Lifelong Education Center

Oğuz TÜRKAY was born in Acıyurt Village of Sivas in 1975. He graduated from Sivas High School in 1990. In 1991, he completed his undergraduate education at Erciyes University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Nevşehir Tourism and Hotel Management School. After working in various institutions and duties in the tourism sector, he became a research assistant in Department of Tourism Management at Sakarya University in 2002. In 2003, he completed his master's degree at Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Tourism Management. In the same year, he was assigned to the Faculty of Business Administration of Dokuz Eylul University within the scope of Article 35, and returned to Sakarya University after completing his doctorate in 2007, which he started at the Social Sciences Institute Tourism Management Department of the same university.

Between 2008-2010, he worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Tourism Management at Sakarya University, Faculty of Business Administration, between 2010-2012. He became associate professor of Management and Strategy in 2012. Between 2012 and 2016, he worked as an associate professor at Sakarya University, Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Tourism Management. With the establishment of the Faculty of Tourism in 2016, he worked as an associate professor in the Department of Tourism Management at Sakarya University-Faculty of Tourism until 2018. Since 2018, he has been working as a professor at Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts.

He worked as principal of Sapanca Vocational School at Sakarya University of Applied Sciences between 2018-2020, and Dean of Faculty of Tourism between 2020-2023. Prof. Dr. Oğuz TÜRKAY was appointed as the Vice Rector of Sakarya University of Applied Sciences in December 2022 and still continues this duty.

Prof. Dr. Oğuz TÜRKAY carries out scientific activities in the fields of strategic management, management of tourism enterprises, product-service development in tourism regions, sustainable development, sustainable tourism, environment and management. Prof. Dr. Oğuz Türkay has served as a referee in many scientific journals in his field. He also worked as a member in different scientific institutions and organizations. He has worked as a researcher in scientific projects along with numerous national and international academic publications. Numerous national and international references have been made to his publications. Ten Ph.D. and twenty-one Master's studies have been completed in management.

Prof. Dr. Oğuz TÜRKAY is married and has three children.