Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Kobus Maree
University of Pretoria
Faculty of Education
Keynote Title: “‘Enhancing gifted and talented learners’ narratability and autobiographicity by integrating their conscious knowledge and their ‘subconscious insights‘“
Abstract: “Will be announced”
Bio: Prof. Kobus Maree (DEd (Career Counselling); PhD (Learning Facilitation in Mathematics); DPhil (Psychology)) is a full Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Pretoria. His main research interests are career construction (counselling), life design (counselling), emotional‐social intelligence and social responsibility, and learning facilitation in mathematics. He links research results to appropriate career choices and to life designing.
Past editor of a number of scholarly journals, for instance, the South African Journal of Psychology, managing editor of Gifted Education International, regional editor for Southern Africa: Early Child Development and Care, and a member of several national and international bodies, including the Society for Vocational Psychology (SVP) (USA), the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) (USA), the Psychology Association of South Africa (SA), and the Association of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). In 2009, he was awarded the Stals Prize of the South African Academy of Science and Arts for exceptional research and contributions to Psychology. In June 2014, he was awarded the Stals prize for exceptional research and contributions to Education, and he received the Psychological Society of South Africa’s (PsySSA) Award for Excellence in Science during the 20th South African Psychology Congress in September 2014. Prof. Maree was awarded Honorary Membership of the Golden Key International Honour Society for exceptional academic achievements, leadership skills and community involvement in October 2014. He was awarded the Chancellor’s Medal for Teaching and Learning from the University of Pretoria in 2010 and has been
nominated successfully as an Exceptional Academic Achiever on four consecutive occasions (2003‐ 2016). He has a B1 rating from the National Research Foundation (the highest rating in the history of the faculty).
Prof. Maree has authored or co‐authored 100 + peer‐reviewed articles and 55 books/ book chapters on career counselling, research and related topics since 2009. In the same period, he supervised 30 doctoral theses and Master’s dissertations and read keynote papers at 20 + international and at 20 + national conferences (e.g. Australia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Mauritius, Poland, South Africa, Turkey, and the USA; e.g. one of the State‐of‐the‐Science speakers (Division 16: Counselling Psychology) at the International Congress of Applied Psychology, the flagship event on the international psychology calendar, held in Paris in July, 2014. Topic: Connecting life‐themes to construct self‐portraits. He has also presented numerous invited workshops at conferences across the world on a) integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches in career counselling, and b) the art and science of writing scholarly articles. Over the past seven years, he has spent a lot of time abroad. For instance, he accepted invitations to spend time as a visiting professor at various universities where he presented workshops on e.g. contemporary developments in career
counselling, article writing, and research methodology. Prof. Maree was awarded a fellowship of the IAAP at the ICAP Conference in Paris in July, 2014.
Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu
Professor of Educational Technology
Member, Higher Education Planning, Supervision, Accreditation and Coordination Board, Nicosia, CYPRUS
President, Cyprus Educational Sciences Association (Members of EERA & WERA)
Keynote Title: “Will be announce”
Abstract: “Will be announced”
Bio: Prof.Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu he had completed high school at 20 Temmuz High School in Cyprus. In 1995, his higher education career began by winning the Anatolia University, Department of Communication and Planning on Education in Turkey. And after he had completed his preparatory education in one year and he has completed his undergraduate degree in 1991. Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu has started his graduate education in Ankara University, the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 1993 and graduated in 1995. He was accepted into the doctoral program in the same university, Educational Technology Department of Educational Sciences in 1995 and he has completed his PhD degree in 2002. In 2003, he became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology at the Near East University, he was an Associate Professor in 2005 in Ataturk Faculty of Education, and in December 2010, with respect to the members of juries he was appointed as a professor. After doctoral studies he started working at the Near East University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology in 1996 and he taught courses that educational sciences and research methods. He coordinated of ‘Pedagogy Certificate Program’ which was conducted by the University from 1997 to 1999, and since he conducted Chairman of the Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology from 2004 to 2013. From 2013 to 2018, he serves as a Dean of Faculty of Education.
Since 23 October 2019, he is appointed to member of Higher Education Planning, Supervision, Accreditation and Coordination Board by President of North Cyprus (TRNC). Prof. Dr. Uzunboylu has five academic books published by Turkey’s respected publishing firms; he has supervised five doctoral and 63 master’s theses up to now. He has 103 high-level articles that searching by Web of Science (SSCI, SCI, SCI-Expanded, ESCI); He has 27 searching article and published papers are presented on the international or national conferences. He is editor-in-chief of the Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences; also, Prof. Dr. Uzunboylu serves as the boards of many journals referee within the searching in the Social Sciences Citation Index. Since 2004, he is taking place on the list as founders, and he is president of the Cyprus Educational Sciences Association (KEB-DER). In 2010, Prof. Dr. Uzunboylu has a major role representing KEB-DER and put effort on being a full member of European Educational Research Association.
Prof. Dr. Hakan Sari
Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey
Keynote Title: “Future Trends in Special Education”
Abstract: “Will be announced”
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Prof. Dr. Nilgün Sarp
İstanbul Bilgi University, Turkey
Keynote Title: “Resilience in Development: The Importance of Early Childhood”
Abstract: Early childhood period is an important time to nurture the development of resilience. Resilience is, when children show healthy development in spite of adversity. Some difficult circumstances, like; the death of a parent, living in poverty, stressful family or being in a natural disaster, can affect child’s development. If a child‘s resilient, can successfully deal with these difficulties. So, resilience is being able to adapt to difficult circumstances in a positive way. Resilience in development and its importance of early childhood will be discussed in this congress.
Bio: Nilgun SARP BsC, BsC, MsC, Ph.D
Date of Birth: June 27, 1958
Hacettepe University, School of Home Economics, Child Development and Education B.Sc, 1975-
1980
Ankara University, Faculty Of Education, Special Education B.Sc , 1980-1983
Hacettepe University, Institute of Public Health, Health Education M.Sc , 1980-1983
Hacettepe University, Institute of family Health, Family Health. Ph.D , 1983-1987
Birmingham University, Health and Hospital Management Center, Health and Hospital Management.
Post-Doc. 1998-1999
Professional Experience
Professor of Child Development Department at Faculty of Health Science, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul-Turkey (2018..)
Professor, Head of Child Development Department at Faculty of Health Science, Üsküdar University, Istanbul-Turkey (2016-2018)
• Professor, Head of Child Development Department at Faculty of Health Science, Bahcesehir
University, Istanbul-Turkey (2015-2016)
• Professor, Founding Dean of Faculty of health Science, European University of Lefke-North
Cyprus 2010-2015
• Professor, Vice Dean and the Dean of Faculty of Health sciences, Ankara University 1996-
2012
• Founding Dean,Faculty of Health Sciences, European University of Lefke –North Cyprus 2010-
2015
• Girne American University, Rector (August 2008-September 2009)
• Ankara University, Faculty of Health Education. Senator, Dean, Head of Health Management
Department, Professor (1996-2012)
Erasmus Exchange Academic and visitor researcher- East Anglia University, East Anglia University Diversity and Equality in Careers and Employment Research. June- Sept 2007
• Researcher, Leadership Project, NHS Institute of Innovation and Implement-London, UK.
June-September 2005
• Fulbright Visiting Scholar, the George Washington University at the Center for Disaster, Crisis
Risk Management, Washington DC, USA. August 2002-February 2003.
• Prime Ministry, Family Research Center, Expert, Chief of Section and Head of Research Department (1993-1996)
• Ministry of Interior, Department of NATO-Foreign Relations, Chief of Section (1990-1993)
• Ataturk Child Institution for 0-12 year’s children. Expert, Deputy Director and Director (1980-
1990)
Prof Sarp has 53 international and national articles, 48 presentations, 10 international book
chapters, 12 national book chapters and 12 books (editör or as a writer). She also completed
20 national and international projects, and a member of national and international academic
Institutions.
• Erasmus Exchange Academic and visitor researcher- East Anglia University, East Anglia University Diversity and Equality in Careers and Employment Research. June- Sept 2007
• Researcher, Leadership Project, NHS Institute of Innovation and Implement-London, UK.
June-September 2005
• Fulbright Visiting Scholar, the George Washington University at the Center for Disaster, Crisis
Risk Management, Washington DC, USA. August 2002-February 2003.
• Prime Ministry, Family Research Center, Expert, Chief of Section and Head of Research Department (1993-1996)
• Ministry of Interior, Department of NATO-Foreign Relations, Chief of Section (1990-1993)
• Ataturk Child Institution for 0-12 year’s children. Expert, Deputy Director and Director (1980-
1990)
Prof Sarp has 53 international and national articles, 48 presentations, 10 international book
chapters, 12 national book chapters and 12 books (editör or as a writer). She also completed
20 national and international projects, and a member of national and international academic
Institutions.
Prof. Dr. Gönül AKÇAMETE
Near East Universty, North Cyprus
Keynote Title: “Future Trends in Special Education”
Abstract: “Will be announced”
Bio: Will be announce”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Yıkmış
Bolu Izzet Baysal University, Turkey Department of Special Education
Keynote Title: “Use of materials with learning disabilities”
Abstract: “Will be announced”
Bio: Will be announced”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevzat DEMİRCİ
Mersin University, Faculty of Sport Science
Keynote Title: “Physical Education and Sports for Individuals with Special Needs in the Distance Education Process: Problems and Solution Suggestions”
Abstract: “Will be announced”
Bio: Assoc. Dr. Nevzat DEMIRCI graduated from Celal Bayar University, School of Physical Education and Sports, Department of Physical Education Teaching in 1996. After working as a teacher in the Ministry of National Education for 2 years, he started to work as a lecturer at Kafkas University in 1998. He completed his first master’s degree at Kafkas University Social Sciences Institute Educational Sciences Department in 2004 and his second master’s degree at Kafkas University Health Sciences Institute Physiology Department in 2007. He completed his doctorate in the same department in 2011. DEMIRCI, 2008-2014 Kafkas University Social Scientific and Cultural Activities Commission Member, 2012-2014 Kafkas University/Education Faculty/Special Education Department Head, 2012-2014 Kafkas University/Education Faculty/Special Education Department/Mental Handicapped Education Department Head, 2015-2015 Mersin University School of Physical Education and Sports / Head of the Department of Coaching Education, served as Deputy Dean of Mersin University Faculty of Sports Sciences between 2019-2021.
He is currently an Associate Professor at Mersin University Faculty of Sports Sciences. Demirci has authored or co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and 18 book/book chapters since 2007. He also presented 89 papers in national and international congresses. In the same period, he directed his doctoral thesis and master’s thesis. He is also the editor of the International Journal of Disabilities Sports and Health Sciences (IJDSHS).
