Gökşen Çalışkan

Gökşen Çalışkan has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Gökşen is currently a Fellow at Belgium's 40 under 40 initiative, where they connect and engages with leaders in different sectors to reflect on leadership experience and societal impact. Prior to this, they worked at EURACTIV as the EU Advocacy Director and Head of Business Development, driving strategic partnerships and achieving annual growth. Gökşen also held positions such as Senior Manager at EU Affairs & Ad Operations and EU Advocacy & B2C Director at EURACTIV. Additionally, they have worked as a Senior Expert at Sivil Düşün and a self-employed EU Advocacy and Communications Consultant. Gökşen Çalışkan is also the Founder and Podcast Host of ProjectPost30 and has had experience in Content Acquisition and Partnerships at Deutsche Welle, as well as various roles at ZEGO Communication Strategies Center, EURACTIV Turkey, TRPLUS Centre for Turkey in Europe, and ATAUM.

Gökşen Çalışkan's education history is as follows:

Gökşen Çalışkan obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in International Relations from Ankara University. This degree was earned from 2003 to 2007.

Çalışkan then pursued a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University. This degree was earned in 2007.

In the same year, Çalışkan also completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Communication Policy Studies from City, University of London. This degree was earned from 2007 to 2008.

In addition to these degrees, Çalışkan has obtained several certifications. These include:

- Fundamentals of digital marketing from Google, obtained in August 2023.

- Leading Newsroom Change from Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, obtained in May 2022.

- Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design from Coursera | Google, obtained in February 2022.

- Balancing Multiple Roles as a Leader and Working with High Conflict People from Project Management Institute & LinkedIn Learning, obtained in April 2020.

- Leadership from The School of Life, obtained in March 2020.

- Google Analytics from Google, obtained in August 2015.

Furthermore, Çalışkan has participated in various workshops and programs, including the MADE Turkey Data Journalism Camp 2013, MADE TURKEY Start-up Weekend, and the Association of Jean Monnet Scholars' "Project Cycle Management" Training. They have also received participation certificates for projects such as "Turkish Local Media on EU Path" and "Internet Journalism: The Changing Role of Journalism with the Rise of Internet Technologies." Additionally, Çalışkan holds language certificates in French-A1 from L'Institut Français d'Ankara and a Language Passport in Spanish-B2 from the Turkish and Foreign Languages Research and Application Centre (TÖMER).