Academic Council Member Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel, one of the Volunteers of Marmara Group Foundation, was appointed as the Rectorate of the newly established Galata University. Between 1992-2000, completed undergraduate and graduate education in the fields of Business-Marketing at the The University of Central Florida in the United States, Prof. Dr. Çengel had served as a Lecturer at the same university. In 2005, awarded the title of Doctor in Marmara University, Production Management, and Marketing Department, Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel, between 2002-2020, worked as a full-time academician at Istanbul Commerce University, Faculty of Business Administration for 18 years. He participated in various workshops on his specialty at Harvard, Tufts, and Babson Universities respected universities of the United States. Prof. Dr. Çengel became Professor in 2015 and served as the Vice-Rector at Istanbul Commerce University between 2015-2019. As of June 1, 2020, appointed to Istanbul Galata University as Rector, Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel has many articles, books, and papers in his native language and foreign languages. Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel is the Rapporteur of the Eurasian Economic Summits, organized by the Marmara Group Strategic and Social Research Foundation for 22 years without interruption and success.

Galata University

Istanbul Galata University was founded in the Galata district of Istanbul, which stands out with its historical, social, cultural, and economic riches, and it serves our country, especially to follow universal changes in art, multiculturalism, intercultural dialogue, equality, freedom, justice, tolerance, and science. It is the newest and most innovative university of our country, which was established to raise individuals with high quality, morality, and traditions that are compatible with the modern world.