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CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Name : Aytaç Yıldırım

2. Date of birth : 12 Mayıs 1964

3. Title : Assist.Pr.Dr.

4. Education : Doctorate

Degree	Field	University	Year
MA	Tourism and Hotel Business	Uludağ University	1988
Master	Business	Eastern Mediterranean University	1994
Doctorate	Tourism and Hotel Business	Balıkesir University	2001

5. Academic Titles

Title	Department	University	Year/Period
Research Assistant	Tourism and Hotel Business	Eastern Mediterranean University	1991
Assistant Professor Doctor	Tourism and Hotel Business	Girne American University	2001

6. Graduate Theses Supervised

6.1 M.Sc. Thesis Supervised

SULTANOV Azamat: Sağlık Turizmi ve KKTC de Uygulanabilirlik Analizi, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi,Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2009.

6.2 PhD Thesis Supervised

7. Publications

7.1 Articles published in SCI/SSCI/SCI Expanded/SSCI Expanded Journals

7.2 Articles published in peer reviewed international journals

7.3 Papers delivered in international conferences and printed as proceedings

“Measuring the Residents’ Perceptions towards Community Approach to Tourism Planning: The Case of Famagusta in North Cyprus”, Conference on “Environment: Survival and Sustainability”, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, Lefkoşa, KKTC, 19-24 Şubat 2007.

7.4 Books and chapters in books published internationally

7.5 Articles published in peer reviewed national journals

7.6 Papers delivered at national conferences and printed as proceedings

7.7 Books and chapters in books published nationally

7.8 Other publications (Periodical or non-periodical)

8. Projects directed and participated

9. Administrative designations

1993-1997: Vice-Director of the Tourism and Hotel Business School, Eastern Mediterranean University.

1998-2002: Head of the Tourism and Hotel Business School, Girne American Üniversitey.

2002-2004: Head of the Tourism and Hotel Business School, International Cyprus University

2004-2009: Head of the Tourism and Hotel Business School, Near East University

10. Membership in scholarly institutions

11. Honors and Awards

12. Courses Taught

Academic Year	Semester	Name of the Course	Contact Hours		No. of students
Academic Year	Semester	Name of the Course	Lect.	Lab/Tut.	No. of students
2007-2008 2008-2009	Fall	Front Desk Management
		Food and Beverage Cost Control and Analysis
		Tourism Management
		Hotel Management
	Spring	Front Desk Management
		Food and Beverage Cost Control and Analysis
		Tourism Management
		Hotel Management
	Fall	Front Desk Management
	Fall	Micro Economics
		Business Management
		Catering Management

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