Roundtable Discussion with Mr Kemal Yurtnac

On June the 23^rd, 2012, LCSS team hosted a roundtable discussion with Mr Kemal Yurtnac with the executive team of the Department of Turkish Government for Turkish Communities Living Abroad at our office. With the participation of  academics from major UK Universities, the discussion concentrated around potential avenues for future collaboration opportunities in order to build academic bridges between the UK and Turkey. Projects to facilitate the integration of the Turkish Government funded postgraduate students into the UK Higher Education System were discussed. The needs of the university students in the UK with an immigrant background from Turkey and Northern Cyprus were also highlighted as potential areas for collaboration. The twenty guests who attended the meeting included Prof Ibrahim Sirkeci from Regent’s College, Dr Bilal Gokpinar from the Association of British and Turkish Academics (ABTA), and Dr Nevzat Simsek from the University of Oxford.

Discussants/participants

Mr Kemal Yurtnac, President of the Department of Turkish Government for Turkish Communities Abroad

Mr Murat Gunduz, Head of the Section for Citizens Abroad, Department of Turkish Government for Turkish Communities Abroad

Dr Ayca Simsek, London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE)

Dr Nevzat Simsek, University of Oxford

Mr Ali Cifci, London Centre for Social Studies (LCSS)

Mr Huseyin Gundogar, Advisor at the Department of Turkish Government for Turkish Communities Abroad

Prof Ibrahim Sirkeci, Regents College London

Dr Bilal Gokpinar, Assosciation of British and Turkish Academics (ABTA)

Dr Zeynep Kaya, London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE)

Dr Sibel Safi, University of East London (UEL)

Dr Zeynep Engin, London Centre for Social Studies (LCSS)