Prof. Dr. Mustafa Hilmi ÇOLAKOĞLU

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Hilmi ÇOLAKOĞLU

He was born in Ayaş Ankara in 1957. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Ankara.

He graduated from Middle East Technical University Mechanical Engineering department in 1980. He completed his master’s program at Hacettepe University and his PhD program at Gazi University. In 2011, he received the title of Associate Professor.

He started his own business in 1980. Between 1986 and 1990, he served as the Head of the Machinery Department at segem industrial education and development general directorate of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in T.C. Between 1990 and 2011, he served as An Expert, Head of Department, Vice President and Deputy Chairman of KOSGEB. During this period, he took an active role in the establishment of numerous Technology Development Centers and technoparks and in the development of its legislation. He represented Turkey in the OECD Industrial Committee and the SME Working Group.

He worked as an expert and rapporteur in the preparation of the Five-Year Development Plans.

In 2011-2012, he worked as a General Secretary Advisor at TTGV Turkey Technology Development Foundation and in 2012-2013 as Team Leader In the EU IPA Program Erciyes Technopark Development Project.

In 2014-2015, he served as Minister Counsellor in the Ministry of National Education, in 2015 as Deputy Undersecretary in charge of vocational education, lifelong learning, strategy development and coordination of financial affairs, computing, construction and real estate, and in 2019-2020 as Minister Advisor in the development of education policies.

He was a member of the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) and a member of the MYK Professional Qualification Board, representing the Ministry of National Education. He represented Turkey at the OECD Education Commission and the European Union ETF European Education Foundation. He served as the beneficiary representative of the Ministry of National Education’s IPA projects (SROB-Senior Representative of Beneficiary). He contributed to the development of meb’s international relations and the preparation and execution of numerous European Union Projects. CEDEFOP participated in TAFTIE and ILO studies.

He taught seminars and conferences at many universities, undergraduate and graduate programs at METU and Kastamonu Universities.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Hilmi ÇOLAKOĞLU is married with two children.

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