Prof. Dr. Serkan Bayraktaroğlu

Senior Lecturer & International Education Professional and Consultant

Istanbul

Human Resource Management Management Leadership Organizational Behavior

About

Prof. Dr. Serkan Bayraktaroğlu

Prof. Dr. Serkan Bayraktaroğlu is an academic specializing in HRM, Management, Leadership and Organizational Behavior. He holds an International MBA and a Ph.D. from Coventry University Business School (UK) and has held teaching and research positions at institutions including Carleton University (Canada), Vizja University (Poland), Hertfordshire University (UK), Leeds Beckett University (UK) and Sakarya University (Turkey).

His administrative experience includes serving as Dean and Associate Dean, as well as managing faculty- and university-level Erasmus coordination processes, where he oversaw international mobility, institutional partnerships, and academic exchanges. His background in international higher education and cross-cultural academic management directly supports the mobility and professional development initiatives within the Erasmus+ programme.

Background

Qualifications and experience

Education

PhD, Human Resources Management — Coventry University, UK (1999)
International MBA — Coventry University, UK (1995)
BA, Public Administration — Ankara University, Turkey (1992)

Academic and professional roles

2025 – presentSenior Education Coordinator, Faydalan Academy, Istanbul
2024 – presentSenior Lecturer & Programme Coordinator, Vizja University, Warsaw
2021 – presentAdjunct Research Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa
2019 – presentInstructor, Sahara Group Training, Istanbul
2016 – presentIndependent consultant, Sakarya and Istanbul
1993 – 2016Senior Lecturer and Dean, Sakarya Business School, Sakarya
1993 – 1999Teaching Assistant, Coventry Business School, UK