Bülent Özcan
Director General of Financial Cooperation and Project Implementation, Directorate for European Union Affairs, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in the Department of International Relations at Middle East Technical University in 1999, Özcan completed the Master’s Programme on the European Union Economy at the EU Institute of Marmara University. Subsequently, he attended Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Education Programme in 2011.
Bülent Özcan has been working as the Director-General of Financial Cooperation and Project Implementation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for European Union Affairs in Türkiye since December 2018.
Prior to this position, he served as assistant expert, expert, coordinator and Director within the same institution.
Özcan is responsible for the overall coordination, monitoring and evaluation of Instrument for Pre-Acession Assistance (IPA) Funds provided to Türkiye by the EU. In that vein, he takes responsibility in management of Bulgaria-Türkiye IPA Cross Border Cooperation Programme and Black Sea Basin Cross Border Cooperation Programme. He also coordinates the work on participation of Türkiye in EU Programmes and Agencies such as Erasmus + and Horizon 2020.
Özcan has been a featured speaker at numerous national and international high-level conferences, panels, seminars, and meetings, addressing topics such as EU funds management, Türkiye-EU relations, social entrepreneurship, R&D, innovation, smart cities, and project management.
Özcan, who published books on "Pre-Accession European Union Financial Assistance Provided to Türkiye," "European Union Grant Programs and Support Provided to NGOs," and "Project Preparation and Implementation," also teaches the "Project Management" course in the TOBB-ETÜ University Business Administration Master's Program.
Speaker’s Events
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Deep Dive into Economic Resilience | Green Transition | 05 Oct 2023 09:30 | 11:00 |