Muhammed Şahin (born 1965 in

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) is a Turkish academic. He is the former rector of

Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University ( tr, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as ITU or The Technical University) is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical university ...

(2008-2012), and the founding rector of

MEF University MEF University is a non-profit private university in Istanbul, founded by the İbrahim Arıkan Education and Scientific Research Foundation. It opened in the academic year 2014–2015. It is the first university in the world to adopt the "flipp ...

(2013 – present). He studied at Pazar Sivritepe Village Primary School, Pazar Secondary School and Pazar High School, He graduated from the Department of

Geodesy Geodesy ( ) is the Earth science of accurately measuring and understanding Earth's figure (geometric shape and size), orientation in space, and gravity. The field also incorporates studies of how these properties change over time and equivale ...

and Photogrammetry (Geomatics) Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering,

in 1987. Şahin received his master's degree from

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

1991, and his PhD degree from

University of Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick univer ...

in 1994.

Career

He started his academic career in 1998 as a Research Fellow in the Department of Surveying Techniques at Istanbul Technical University and advanced through the ranks of assistant professor and associate professor. In 2002, he became a tenured Professor in the Department of Surveying Techniques there. He was a short-term visiting fellow at Graz Technical University in 1997 and at

Berlin Technical University The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was ...

in 2000. From 1996-2004, he served in administrative positions such as Advisor to the Rector, Director of the School of Foreign Languages, Chairman of the Department of Surveying Techniques and Coordinator for the Graduate Program in Advanced Technologies. Şahin is a member of various national and international engineering societies and published 14 international SCI articles and 73 international papers. Şahin was appointed Rector of Istanbul Technical University on August 6, 2008 and served until August 6, 2012. In 2009, Şahin was the first rector from Turkey to be elected as a member of the Board of Directors of CESAER (Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research). In February 2012, Şahin was elected unanimously to the four-member Executive Board of CESAER. Şahin is a member of the Advisory Board on Earthquakes of the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, and a member of the Board of Directors of Foundation for Citizens from Rize and Black Sea Region. From August 2008 to August 2012, he was the Chairman of ITU Foundation and ITU Development Foundation, Chairman of ITU ARI Technocity Board of Directors, Founding Representative of ITU Development Foundation Schools and an Honorary Chairman of ITU Alumni Council.

Publications

Şahin has co-authored three books on flipped learning with the director of the Center for Research and Best Practices in Learning and Teaching at MEF University, Dr. Caroline Fell Kurban
The Flipped Approach to Higher Education: Designing Universities for Today's Knowledge Economies and SocietiesThe New University Model: Scaling Flipped Learning for Higher Ed - An Insanely Simple GuideThe New University Model: Flipped, Adaptive, Digital and Active Learning - A Future Perspective

Personal life

Muhammed Şahin is married to Neşe Şahin, a textile designer. They have a son named Efe and a daughter named Defne.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahin, Muhammed 1965 births Rectors of Istanbul Technical University Living people People from Pazar, Rize Alumni of University College London Istanbul Technical University alumni Alumni of Newcastle University Academic staff of Istanbul Technical University Geodesists