Gelisim News

The world-famous professor is at IGU!

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Departments train future chefs with their hands-on training on Turkish and world cuisine. The world-famous academician Prof. Dr. Fevzi Okumuş, who is known for his work in the field of tourism management, also joined as visiting professor.

“IT IS A GREAT HONOR TO BE ONE OF THE HIGHLY CITED RESEARCHERS”

Prof. Dr. Fevzi Okumuş, who was included in the staff of Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) as a visiting professor, is shown among the best professors in the world in the field of tourism management. His research interests include strategic management, competitive advantage and crisis management. Prof. Dr. Okumuş has more than 300 scientific publications. World-renowned professor with over 18000 citations and an h-index of 64 according to GoogleScholar December 2022 data, is also on the "Highly Cited Researcher" list according to the data of the Clarivate institution in 2021-2022. Prof. Dr. Fevzi Okumus stated the following:

“Being one of the highly cited researchers is significant. However, helping our students, guiding young faculty members and working with institutions in the tourism sector are as significant as our publications and citations.”

THE FIRST TURKISH UNIVERSITY TO TEACH SUSTAINABILITY AS A COMPULSORY DISCOURSE

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serdar Egeli, Secretary General of Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) and Coordinator of Gastronomy Departments indicated: “We are very happy to have Prof. Dr. Fevzi Okumus, who has signed hundreds of scientific projects in the field of tourism management, joined our staff as a visiting professor. Our university, which has achieved success both nationally and internationally, pursues to develop. Our achievements are not limited to the breakthroughs we have made in the teaching staff. In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, we are the first Turkish University to make “Sustainability” its priority and teach it as a compulsory course.”