Dr. Ayselin Yildiz is Assistant Professor of International Relations and UNESCO Chair on International Migration at Yasar University (Izmir/Turkey). Dr. Yildiz received her Phd in international relations and MSc in European Studies from Middle East Technical University. She has been the founder and director of Yasar University European Union Center between 2005 and 2015. She has held research fellowships at Wageningen University, University of California Berkeley and University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Yıldız has coordinated and engaged in several EU funded projects and she holds Jean Monnet Module titled “EU Grants and Project Management”. Her research and publications focus on migration and refugee studies, Turkey-EU relations, social integration of migrants and higher education policies. She is the author of the book "The European Union’s Immigration Policy: Managing Migration in Turkey and Morocco" , published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016.
Fields of expertise: Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Migration