Özgün Erler Bayır Professor, Istanbul University

Özgün Erler Bayır is a professor of International Relations at Istanbul University, specializing in European Studies, foreign policy, and diplomacy. She serves as the Jean Monnet Module Chair for “Challenges and Opportunities for the Future of Europe” and is a researcher for the “EU as a Global Digital Actor” Jean Monnet Module at the University of Bucharest. Additionally, she coordinates the EU project titled “Digital Diplomacy: Building the Common Future with Technology” and manages the TÜBİTAK-funded project “Space Studies in Social Sciences.” She has successfully completed two public diplomacy projects funded by NATO and a Jean Monnet Action on the “Future of EU” supported by the EU.