Selen Balcı

Selen Balcı currently serves as L&D Programme Manager and previously held the position of L&D Programme Officer at UNLOQ since April 2023. Selen has a diverse background in education, having worked as a Language Instructor and L&D Specialist at The Laz Institute, where responsibilities included organizing teacher training and coordinating educational activities from November 2015 to September 2022. Additionally, Selen was an English Teacher and Team Leader at Fide Okulları, focusing on creating interactive lesson plans from August 2017 to August 2022. Early career roles include Assistant Teacher at Bogazici University, tutoring adults for standardized tests, and Research Assistant at Koç University, participating in a study on language processing in children. Selen's educational qualifications include a Master’s degree in Educational Sciences from Boğaziçi University and Ghent University, a Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language from Boğaziçi University, and a Bachelor of English Philology from Uniwersytet Szczeciński.