{"id":1875,"date":"2026-01-26T10:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ukcollegeonline.com\/?page_id=1875"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:29:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:29:03","slug":"academic-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/academic-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAcademic Team \n\t\t\t<\/h2 > \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Dr. Emilija Dina<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Dr. Emilija Dina is a university professor currently teaching five management-related courses. She combines a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship with over 13 years of professional experience as a business advisor and founder of a facility management enterprise. Her academic and professional work bridges theory and practice, with a strong emphasis on applied entrepreneurship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Dr. Dina is an active researcher with a focus on family business, women\u2019s entrepreneurship, and youth entrepreneurship. She serves as a member of the CIT Editorial Board, has published in peer-reviewed journals, and leads entrepreneurship-driven projects at national and international levels. Her work contributes to the advancement of entrepreneurial ecosystems and policy development in North Macedonia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Dr. Altay Iltan Akturk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Dr. Altay Iltan Akturk holds a Bachelor's degree in Law from Marmara University and earned his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Forensic Social Sciences from Istanbul University. He has served as a faculty member and lecturer at various institutions, teaching courses in criminal law, health law, forensic sciences, mediation, and restorative justice. Since 2019, he has been delivering doctoral-level courses and providing academic supervision at Conley University, Aston American University, and Paris International American University. Dr. Akturk has supervised several master's and doctoral theses and has authored academic books, articles, and conference papers in the fields of law and forensic sciences. He currently works as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Cyprus Science University.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Feyza Bhatti<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Feyza Bhatti \u2013 Associate Professor

Associate Professor Feyza Bhatti is a mixed-methods social science researcher with substantive experience and interest in gender studies, particularly focusing on understanding the gendered nature of workplaces, gender inequalities, and the social and work experiences of women, men, and marginalised groups in developing countries. After completing her BA and MS in Economics, she earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. She is currently the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Business, Director of the Centre for Gender Studies, and Director of the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research at Girne American University, Cyprus.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Nursena Koyut\u00fcrk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Nursena Koyut\u00fcrk – Instructor<\/span><\/p>

Nursena Koyut\u00fcrk completed her Bachelor\u2019s degree in Visual Communication Design at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. She also got her master\u2019s with her thesis on Digital Gamification and Visual Interface Design, at the same university. She is currently continuing her studies in the Computer and Instructional Technologies Ph.D programme.
In her academic studies she focuses on visual interface design, digital learning environments, cultural heritage and design education. She presented reports at national and international conventions and has academic researches published in peer-reviewed journals. She also practiced as an assistant at university level design courses; participated actively in education, design and technology focused projects.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Oktay Ko\u00e7<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Oktay Ko\u00e7
International Mathematics Educator | Academic Leader | Computer Engineering Researcher<\/p>

Oktay Ko\u00e7 is an international mathematics educator and academic leader with over 25 years of teaching experience across secondary and higher education. He has extensive expertise in international curricula including A Level, IGCSE, IB, AP and SAT mathematics and has served as a lecturer at Izmir University of Economics. He currently works as Director at an international K\u201312 school in Ankara and has significant experience in academic programme coordination, assessment and examination management. He is also a PhD candidate in Computer Engineering at Epoka University, with research interests in biometrics, artificial intelligence and applied mathematics.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Dr. David Holliman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Dr. David Holliman holds PhD degrees in Education Studies and Cultural Studies, as well as International Business. He has extensive experience in higher education leadership, academic quality assurance, and partnership management. <\/p>

His roles have included managing university partnerships at the University of Buckingham, serving as Programme Director for a suite of nine specialist master's programmes with over 1,000 students at the University of Bedfordshire, and lecturing on MBA, MA, and MSc programmes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

He has also contributed to programme validation, academic governance, and corporate engagement projects. Additionally, he has worked as a Lecturer and Quality Nominee at Milton Keynes College and served as an External Examiner and Quality Assessor for Ofqual-regulated awarding organisations, ensuring academic standards, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Why Choose UCO?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t
  • \n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n

    Enjoy Maximum Flexibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Anytime, anywhere, on your own pace. You can take courses intensely and complete the program in half the program time or take it slow while continuing your regular activity in life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t

  • \n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n

    Personal Care<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Our team will do their best to help you graduate on the time frame that you define. Your personal tutor will help you solve any obstacle, motivating and assisting you on final assessments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t

  • \n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n

    International Environment <\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Study with students around the World, meet with them in the webinars or during workshops in London. This is an opportunity to build a global network and gain connections to your future career.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t

  • \n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n

    Affordable Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Our program enables you to a British degree with up to 60% reduced fee. Our administrative team will help in providing you with a comfortable payment plan and give support if you choose to complete the last year in the UK.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t

  • \n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n

    Opportunity to live in the UK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Students who finish the final stage of their degree on campus obtain an 18 months work and residence permit automatically after completing their degree enabling them to secure sponsorship from a UK employer which may lead to full citizenship.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

    \n\t\t
    \n\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\n\t\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t

    Request Course Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t
    \n
    \n
    \n

    <\/p>

      <\/ul><\/div>\n
      \n
      \n<\/fieldset>\n
      \n\t
      \n\t\t

      <\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      \n\t

      <\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

      \n<\/div>\n
      \n\t
      \n\t\t

      <\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      \n\t

      <\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

      \n<\/div>\n

      Please leave this field empty.<\/label><\/span>
      \n

      <\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Academic Team Dr. Emilija Dina Dr. Emilija Dina is a university professor currently teaching five management-related courses. She combines a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1876,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"partner_university":[],"class_list":["post-1875","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1875"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4181,"href":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1875\/revisions\/4181"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"partner_university","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukcollegeonline.com\/he\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/partner_university?post=1875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}