Halil Güven
Halil Guven (Halil Güven, in Turkish) is a Cypriot-born professor, currently serving as the Dean of
San Diego State University - Georgia. He was a Vice Dean of SDSU Georgia for four years before then and was one of the coordinators of the project at the time of its conception. Dr. Güven served as a Rector at three different universities in Turkey and in Cyprus. He served as the rector of
Istanbul Bilgi University appointed in the academic year of 2009–2010,
Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), North Cyprus in 2004–2007, and
Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey in 1999–2003. He received his B.S. degree from
Boğaziçi University (Istanbul, 1978), his M.S. degree from
Mississippi State University on
Fulbright Scholarship (1981), and his Ph.D. degree from
University of Houston, in
Mechanical Engineering(1983). Alongside his 20+ articles in energy systems in peer-reviewed journals, Güven has edited books and published book chapters on
Globalization,
Leadership,
Clash of civilizations and
Education. He speaks Turkish, English, and moderate Spanish and Greek.
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