İlkut Elif Kandil Göker graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Gazi University in 2005 and began her academic career the same year as a research assistant at Harran University, where she also completed her master’s degree. She was appointed to Kırıkkale University in 2009 and earned her Ph.D. in 2014. In 2020, she was awarded the title of Associate Professor in the field of finance. Since 2024, she has been serving as a faculty member at Ankara University, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Real Estate Development and Management. Her research areas include corporate finance, financial markets, and company and brand valuation.

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Prof. Dr. Fevzi Serkan Özdemir,

is a professor at Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science, Department of Business Administration, specializing in Accounting and Finance. He earned his Ph.D. from Ankara University, where he examined the alignment of financial statement information, produced according to the Uniform Accounting System and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), with the qualitative characteristic of relevance, using financial failure predictions. His doctoral thesis was awarded the Second Best Doctoral Thesis by the Economic Research Foundation in 2011.

During his doctoral studies and afterward, Prof. Özdemir worked as a visiting scholar at New York University, where he continued his research on accounting information systems, financial reporting and analysis, accounting theory and education, international accounting, and corporate sustainability.

Prof. Özdemir has published numerous articles in national and international journals, as well as presented papers at various scientific conferences. He has supervised many master's and doctoral theses in the areas of financial reporting, sustainability, and financial performance across different universities. In addition to his academic contributions as an author and editor in several books, Prof. Özdemir serves as a reviewer and editorial board member for several academic journals. He also coordinates Accounting Search Conferences and International Insurance, Banking, and Finance Symposiums.

Since 2008, he has held various editorial roles at the Journal of Accounting and Taxation Studies, including Editorial Board Secretary, Associate Editor, and Editor. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief.

Prof. Özdemir also holds certifications as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Independent Auditor and serves as the Vice President of the Assurance Services Association.

Professor in the field of Mathematics Education at Polytechnic of Guarda (IPG);
Post-Doc in Problem-solving Skills at Kindergarten (Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, Sakarya University, Turkey);
PhD in Science and Technology - specialization in Didactical Mathematics (UTAD University, Vila-Real);
Master's degree in Mathematics Education ( UBI University - Covilhã);
Degree in Mathematics Education (Faculty of Education, Coimbra University);
Coordinator of Center for Studies in Education and Innovation (CI&DEI - Guarda Section - https://www.ipv.pt/cidei/coord.htm) from December 2018;
Dean of HEI - School of Education, Communication and Sport, Polytechnic of Guarda, from 12/01/2015 until 14/01/2019;
Member of the Executive Commission of CEI - (Centro de Estudos Ibéricos - http://www.cei.pt/cei/estrutura.htm) from 12/01/2015 until 14/01/2019;
Member of the board of UDI (Research Unit for Inland Development - http://www.ipg.pt/udi/) from 02/2012 until 12/2014;
Develops research in mathematics education, ICT, multicultural education, pre-school and primary school education, and inclusion and innovation.
Has several scientific publications and designed activities with different HEI from Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Sweden, Ireland, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Germany, Albania, Uzbekistan, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru among others
He is an evaluator for ERASMUS+ Portuguese Agency and European COST projects.

Professional Experience:

August 2024 – Present
Head of Entrepreneurship, Trade and Tourism Business Department (https://ptt.hneu.edu.ua/salun-marina-mikolayivna/)
Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics (9a, Nauky ave, Kharkiv, 61166, Ukraine, https://www.hneu.edu.ua/)

January 2021 – August 2024
Head of Entrepreneurship and Trade Department (https://ptt.hneu.edu.ua/salun-marina-mikola%d1%97vna/)
Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics (9a, Nauky ave, Kharkiv, 61166, Ukraine, https://www.hneu.edu.ua/)

September 2017 – December 2020
Professor of Economics and Management Department
Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

January 2000 – August 2017
Associate Professor of Business and Entrepreneurship Department
Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics

January 1995 – November 1998
Monetary Economist
Kharkiv Tractor Engine Factory PLC (19 Kirghizska Street, Kharkiv, Ukraine)

Projects:

AUF project "Formation à Entreprenariat social à l'Université" (2020-2021).
IGA № 004DTI/2019 «Preference of colors of project team members´ in the didactic context of education in higher education in EU countries» organized by DTI University Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovak Republic and Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Czech Republic (2019 – 2020).
Erasmus + KA2 project "Structuring Cooperation in the Field of Doctoral Research, Transferable Skills Training and Academic Writing in Ukrainian Regions" (2017 – 2019).
Erasmus + KA1 project "Mobility for learners and staff – Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility" organized by ISMA University, Latvia (2016 – 2024).

Erasmus + KA1 project "Mobility for learners and staff – Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility" organized by IP Beja, Portugal (2023 – 2024).

Azamat Maksüdünov (Ph.D.) is an educator with over a decade of experience in the field of business academia. He is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Florida Atlantic University for the academic year 2023-2024. Currently, he is a full-time associate professor at Kyrgyz - Turkish Manas University, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management. Dr. Maksüdünov has authored or co-authored 44 articles, 40 conference papers, 10 book chapters, and 4 books. He received the Best Paper Award at the 26th World Business Congress organized by the International Management Development Association (IMDA) in May 2016, as well as a Certificate of Honor from the Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan in December 2021.