CURICULUM VITAE Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ergin AKALPLER
--- Personal Data
Nationality : Turkish Cypriot Foreign Language : English, German Marital Status : Married, three children
Addresses : Home: Ayluka Mercan st. No: 2 Magosa Tel: mobile 00905338342002
E mail: akalpler@yahoo.com
Education : Post Graduate:
University of Economics and Business Administrations (Wirtschaftsuniversitaet) in Vienna, Faculty of Economics Volkswirtschaftslehre (VWL), in European Research Institute, became doctor title for economics and social sciences (2000 - 2004), and published via epub in 2006.
Graduate :
University of Economics and Business Administration (Wirtschaftsuniversitaet) in Vienna, Faculty of Economics (Volkswirtschaftslehre); in institute for the Theory of Economics and Politics in 1993.
Under Graduate:
University of Gazi, Economics and Business Administration, Ankara, Bachelor degree on Economics (1982-1987)
Other Degrees / certificates
Diplom for German Language at the DeutscheAcademie in Vienna. Diploma exam for German language at the Wirtschaft Universität, in 1991 and in 2000
Diplom exam for English and Word/ Excel in Vienna. 1993 and 2001 Areas of Specialisation:
Economics and Social Sciences, International Economics, European integration, Regional development, sustainable growth with renewable energy, Clean tech and renewable sectors for welfare nations, Agricultural Economics, CAP of the EU, European Union Economics, Methodology for PSE- CSE (Producer Subsidy Estimate).
Areas of Competence:
European Integration, International Economics, European Economics, Clean Energy Usage in Production, Macro-Economics, Price Support System, CAP of the EU, Regional Development and German and English languages, Project development, EU’s Socrates- Erasmus Higher Education Programmes.
Academic Experience: (courses taught)
Research Methods (Econ 405), Managerial Economics, Research Methods, Micro Economics International Economics (graduate courses), International Economics (Econ 301 and Econ 202, World Economics, Global Economics, Europea Economic Integration, European
Monetary Integration, Game Theory Introduction to Economics (Econ101 and Econ102), Intermediate Micro / Macro Economics (Econc 201 and Econ 202), European Economic Integration (Bus 439), Statistics I (Bus205) and Statistics II (Bus 206), Production &
Operations Management (BA 460), Marketing, German (Ger) 201, Ger203, 204, GR202.
Work Experience:
September 2010 to date September 2010 Lecturer in Economics Department at Near East University
August 2010 to Oct.2015 President's Advisor for Economic Affairs at Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Presidency Office and UNDP Economic and Technical Committee member,
Sep. 2007 to Feb.2009 Head of Department Assistant Professor in Faculty of Business and Economics in Economics Department- Girne American University, Cyprus.
Sep. 2004- Sep. 2007 Ministry of National Education and Culture, Higher Education and Foreign affairs Dept. as Representative of Foreign Affairs and Education Advisor of the Minister. I resigned in September 2007 and turned back to the University.
Oct.2003- July 2004 Vienna Higher Education as a lecturer in Academy Meidling, Academy Simmering and Academy Urania.
Sep.2000- Aug 2003 Cyprus International University (CIU) Department of Economics and Art and Science Faculty and School of Foreign Languages.
Sep.1997-Aug.1999 Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Department of Art and Science and School of Tourism, Eastern Mediterranean College (EMC); also at the International American University Department of Economics.
Aug.1991 – June.1994 Vienna National Education assistant lecturer (Verband Wiener Volksbildung), I have made many seminars and administrative works.
Research works, projects and regulations : Prepared / Proceeding projects listed below:
Ring Project bi-communal project prepared under the confidence building measure for bringing two communities closer in cultural social and economical aspects (2014).
Prepared several documents and regulations related to TRNC economics and sectoral plans and proposals for the TRNC president between 2010 and 2015.
The Distinctions of the Higher Education in North Cyprus, in the light of the ENQA of the EU (Workshop), GAU, 2007 -Proceeding Project Ministry of National Education and Culture Project prepared for GAU: The Estimation of Producer Subsidy Equivalent (PSE) for
Producers in Agriculture in North Cyprus, project approved by the Ministry of Education and Culture and TR Aid Commission in 2008
Prepared several documents and regulations related to Higher Education Council for Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination (YÖDAK)’s membership to the European Network for Quality Assurance (ENQA) in 2007
Adoption of the EU’s Education Programme in North Cyprus Higher Education Institutions, programme prepared for the Ministry of National Education and Culture, Higher Education and Foreign Affairs Department for implementing the EU’s ‘Erasmus’ programme at universities in North Cyprus, June- Sep 2004.
Other regulations, measures and guiding papers for the government:
Prepared Economic and Technical Committee Reports 2010-15
Prepared several reports, guiding papers, and information papers on economic issues for the TRNC President 2010-15
Impact of the Cyprus problem on TRNC economy and cost benefit analysis of the Cyprus solution on North Cyprus
Proposal for direct trade regulations via green line and Subjects to be discussed in technical and economic committee such as joint ventures between the economic operators, regulations for promoting trade relations between two communities, products subjected to the geographical signs in EU, effective enlargement of the green line regulations etc.
Proposal and action plan for reducing tariff non-tariff measures on imported goods and enlargement of economics via exportable goods in third countries
Report on gas reserve and expected impact on TRNC
Social security problem and impact on the workforce and productivity,
Report on value added production and effects of the labor unit cost in productivity Problems of the construction sector and estate agencies in TRNC
Regulation on short term scholarship programme for the Ministry of National Education and Culture in North Cyprus April 2007
Strategic Plan, Mission Plan, Vision plan and Quality Assurance Statement of Higher Education Council for Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination – (YÖDAK), January 2007
The Education System in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, prepared for the German Embassy (ASSIST) used for the web page www.anabin.de , British Council and UK - UCAS, NARIC, French Embassy and Austrian Embassy for facilitating TRNC students’ higher education in those countries.
Regulation on scholarship programme (for North Cyprus students studying at universities in third countries) for the Ministry of National Education and Culture in North Cyprus April 2007
Regulation on scholarship programme (for third countries’ students studying at universities in North Cyprus) for the Ministry of National Education and Culture in North Cyprus April 2007 Higher Education Guide in the EU countries presented in the Second Education Confrence in 2004 and published by the Ministry of the National Education and Cultur via Ministry’s web page
Structure of the Secondar Education in Cyprus.
Comparing the Higher Education Sytems between Cyprus and Foreign Countries
Regulation for the reconstruction of the Higher Education and Foreign Affairs department, 2005 November 2005.
Reconstruction of the Department of Higher Education and Foreign Affairs presented and published for the Ministry of National Education and Culture Syposium, September 2005.
Seminars/ conference:
Impacts of energy consumption on sustainable economic growth around the world, Keynote Talk, published IAPE 2019 Oxford University Conference proceedings
Conference ICSSW Budapest: Statistical reasoning the link between energy demand, CO2 emissions and growth: Evidence from China, 9th International Conference on Theory and Application of Soft Computing, Computing with Words and Perception, August 22-23, 2017 Hotel Benczur, Budapest, Hungary
Islamic Development Bank and Cyprus Development Bank Workshop- Islamic Finance and Economics 13/ 14 December 2017 Nicosia
International Research Conference on Business, Economics and Social Sciences, IRC-05;06.
December.2015, ISSN:(2410;5465) Istanbul;Turkey, Book of Proceedings ISBN:
(978G969G7581G03G0)
Conference Cetral Bohemien University Prague “Optimum Currency Area and Eurozone” 23 25 2016 March
Conference: Euro Crisis and Its Effects on Euro Zone, in the Light of the Optimum Currency Area, Ekonomická fakulta, Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava , 19th – 20th May 2016
Conference: International Conference on Sustainable Development 2015 Jakarta, Indonesia.
Conference: "The distribution effect of support system of the CAP on producers in the light of the Turkey's EU membership", Conference in Rabat in June 2008
Conference with the TRNC Sectors for developing economic and social structure, 2010 Briefings and Meetings given to the group members in the Technical comittee in the TRNC Presidency 2010 -2015
Conference: “The Impact of the E- Learning on EU Education Programmes and Accreditation Processes in the Light of the North Cyprus Higher Education, Future-learning 2008 International Conference, Istanbul 27/ 29 March 2008
Symposium: ‘In the Full Membership Turkey and EU Relations’ GAU, Business and Economics Faculty’, Akalpler E: The Economic Impact of Tariff and Non-Tariff Measures on the Economic Welfare of Turkey in the Process of Full Membership to the EU’, in Girne 12/13 December 2007
Conference: Higher Education Accreditation and Evaluation in USA and in the EU, Court of Audit building, 27th March 2007
Conference: ‘The Singificance of the EU's Education and Bologna Process in Higher Education”, Eastern Mediterranean University, Blue Hall, 25th December 2006
Conference: Bologna process and application in Turkey and implementation in Cyprus, Court of Audit building, 12th January 2007,
Workshop: The Planning of the Higher Education, organized by the Ministery of National Education and Culture and by the Higher Education Accreditation and Evaluation Committee, selected member of the organisation committee, 12 September and 2nd and 3rd October 2007.
Conference: Journées Internationales, D’études Jean Monnet-Les coopérations sectorielles en Méditerranée Akalpler Ergin: “The impact of Non-Tariff Trade Measures on Liberalisation of the world economics in the light of the agricultural products trade between EU and Third Countries”, Sfax Tunisia, 13/ 14 September, 2006
Briefing: A review on the Cyprus Dispute after the Annan Plan, presented by myself and the (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) TRNC President Mehmet Ali Talat, 02nd June 2006.
Briefing: A review on the Cyprus Conflict, presented by myself and the First President TRNC R. Denktaş, 29th May 2006.
Conference: EU’s Socrates Education Programmes and Implementation of the Erasmus University Charter in North Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Engineering, 17. May. 2006
Congress Participant: I. Environment Congress in North Cyprus 19/ 20/ 21/ April/ 2006 Conference: The Consumer Day and Consumer Problems, Atatürk Culture Palace, in Nicosia, 15 March 2005
Conference: The Consumer Day and Consumer Rights in EU and in TRNC, Atatürk Culture Palace, in Nicosia, 15 March 2006.
Conference: The Adoption of the Erasmus Higher Education Programme and Policy of the EU in Cyprus, Girne American University Presented by myself and the GAU Rector, Girne, 22.Okt.2004
Seminar Participant: Wirtschaftssoziologie: Qualitative Sozial Forschung, Referat für:
Symbolic Interactionismus, WU Vienna, SS- 2004
Seminar participant: Seminar für Neue Kursleiterinnen bei der Verband Wiener Volksbildung, in Wien, May 2004
Seminar participant, Wissenschaftstheorie, 13 October 2003
Seminar participant, Wirtschafts- und Sozial Geschichte, 2 December 2003
Seminar participant, Volkswirtschafts Theorie, Volkswirtschaftspolitik, und Ökonometrie,
‘The New world order’25 Oktober- 2003
Seminar participant, The Price Support System of CAP of the European Union, 26. August.
2003.
Seminar Participant, The Globalisation and Neoliberalismus, at the WU, University of Economics, in Vienna, 4/5/6 December, 2002.
Seminar participant, The Impact of the Subventions within the CAP policy of the European Union, at the WU, Universitiy of Economics, in Vienna, 19 June 2002
Seminar participant: Problems of the European Integration; at the (WU=Wirtschaft Universitæt) University of Economics, in vienna, 6. May. 2000
Methoden Oberseminar participant, ( Strategic Moves in Game theory), at the WU, University of Economics ,in Vienna, 20.June. 2000
Seminar participant: Dynamics of the European Integration, (Free Movements of Goods Within the EU) at the University of Economics in Vienna, 30. June. 2000
Seminar participant: Evolution psychology (Entwicklungspsychologie), at the National Education, in Vienna, 3-4.April.1992
Seminar participant: Impact of the Ozon Risk (gefahr)- Climate protection (Klimaschutz), at the National Education, in Vienna, 7.Sep.1993
Seminar participant: Fundamentals of the Work in Education of Multi-Cultural Groups (Grundlagen der Arbeit in Multikulturellen Lernen), in Vienna 10.April 1992.
Seminar participant: Education of the Intercultural Groups, at National Education in Vienna, 19.Aug-30 Aug.1991
Publications
Citation Index / WP/ Articles
- Impacts of energy consumption on sustainable economic growth around the world, Keynot Talk published IAPE 2019 Oxford University Conference proceedings
http://iape-conference.org/Downloads/Proceedings/Proceedings%20of%20IAPE%2719.pdf - Dynamic relationship between budget deficit and current account deficit in the light of Nigerian empirical application, (January 2019) ISSN: 1349-4961 (Print) 2188-2096 (Online) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40844-019-00122-8
- Sustainable Development with Small and Medium Enterprises: Evidence from the
Netherlands, Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja,SSCI, 2018 (to be published) and presented and published in IAPE 2019 Oxford University Conference
- Carbon Emissions Energy use real GDP per capita and trade matrix in Indian Economy, Energy Journal SSCI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.12.012) Energy
Volume 168, 1 February 2019, Pages 1081-1093, and presented in IAPE 2019 Oxford University Conference
- Eurozone in the Light of the Optimum Currency Area; Model Countries Germany and Poland, IAPE 2019 Oxford University Conference proceeding, published 2019 and to be published in International Advances in Economic Research
-Monetary Policy and Capital Flow Implications on Economic Growth in BRICS Countries, -to be published in WOS
The Impact of Oil Price Instability on Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria, Pages 39 – 53, ISSN 2618-6098 | e-ISSN 2651-2610 Business, Economics and Management Research Journal,Volume 1 - Issue 1 - Aug 2018http://www.bemarej.com
-The impact of Turkish trade on Growth Rate, Turkish Export Regime, - to be published in WOS
-The impact of IFRS Adoption on the Stock Market-Growth Nexus: Model Countries Germany and Poland- to be published in WOS -Financial innovation
-Dynamic Relationship between Budget Deficit and Current Account Deficit in the light of Nigerian Empirical Application - to be published in WOS
- Trade-Volatility Relationship in the Light of Nigeria and the Euro Area Journal of Applied Economic Science, Volume XII, Issue 8(54) Winter 2017,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ S1097-2765(03)00225-9; The European Center of Managerial Studies in Business Administration Econ lit, Scopus
- Statistical reasoning the link between energy demand, CO2 emissions and growth: Evidence from China, ICSSW Budapest, Procedia Computer Science indexed: Web of Science and Scopus in 2017, Volume 120, 2017, Pages 182–188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2017.11.227
- Impact of Unemployment, Wages and Inflation on the Increase of Trade and Growth, Pages 1-26 | published online: 16 May 2017, Routledge- Taylor Francis, Scopus, Econ lit,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15339114.2017.1318710
- Monetary Policy and Economic Growth Evidence from Malaysia, Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Emerald Group, Web of Science, SCI (DOI (10.1108/JEAS-03- 2017-0013)
- The Role of Net Export on economic growth in USA, Journal of Applied Economic Science, issue 3(49), volume: XII, ISSN: 2393-5162, ISSN-L: 1843-6110, The European Center of Managerial Studies in Business Administration Econ lit, Scopus
- The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth in Singapore between 1980 and 2014, Eurasian Economic Review, Springer, Web of Science -Thomson, 2017, December 2017, Volume 7, Issue 3 , pp 435–450, DOI 10.1007/s40822-017-0071-3
- Effects of producers’ subsidies on estimating the trade balance in the light of free but unfair trade relations of the EU, Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, Scopus, Econlit, 2016, 7 (1), pp. 6-15
- Devaluation and its effects on turkish trade regime, Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics Scopus Econlit, 7 (2), pp. 176-192
- Euro Crisis and Its Effects on Euro Zone, in the Light of the Optimum Currency Area, Kasmera Journal, Vol. 43 (no 5, Year 2015)
- Does inflation increase the export? Case Study Turkey, Association for Sustainable Education Research and Science (ASERS) in journal; Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields Volume lV, issue 2(8)-2013
-Effective Learning Outcome in Classic classroom Versus E-learning Classroom: A Case Study of North Cyprus Education, International journal of Social Science and Education (IJSSE), volume 2, issue: 1 Jan 2012, ISSN: 2223-4934, http://www.ijsse.com
-The Economic Effects of Common Custom Tariffs on Producer Prices in the EU and in Turkey as a Non-Member Country, SSRN (Social science Research Network), February 2008
http://ssrn.com/author=532724 Social Science Research Network-New York / Chicago GSB / European Corporate Governance Institute- Brussels / Korea University / Stanford Law School / Harvard Economics Department
-The Distribution Effect of Support System of the CAP on Producers in the Light of the Turkey's EU Membership, SSRN (Social science Research Network), July 22, 2008, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1168783 , Social Science Research Network-New York / Chicago GSB / European Corporate Governance Institute- Brussels / Korea University / Stanford Law School / Harvard Economics Department
-The Impact of the Support System of the EU's Cap on Trade Balance Free Trade in the Light of Turkey's EU Membership, SSRN (Social science Research Network), July 22, 2008,
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1168800 , Social Science Research Network-New York / Chicago GSB / European Corporate Governance Institute- Brussels / Korea University / Stanford Law School / Harvard Economics Department
- The impact of the E- Learning in the light of the EU’s higher education program and accreditation processes in North Cyprus higher education pp. Educational Research and Reviews Vol. 4 (5), pp. 218-224, Scopus, May 2009 ISSN 1990-3839 © 2009 Academic Journals
- The New World Order: Social and Economic Globalization versus Protection, SSRN (Social Science Research Network), 19 May 2010, http://ssrn.com/abstract=1609567
- The Small and Medium Enterprises and Problems confronting in Production Operation Process, case study Cyprus Turkish State, (in progress)
-The impact of IFRS Adoption on the Stock Market-Growth Nexus: Model Countries Germany and Poland (under review)
-Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy Measures in Fixed Exchange Rate System A Case Study Germany
- Climate Change and Population Growth: Challenges to the Economic Growth of Nigeria (under review)
- Difficulties of Small and Medium Size Economies on the adoption process into the EU’s Monetary Union (in progress)
- Monetary Policy and Capital Flow Implications on Economic Growth in BRICS Countries (under review)
International publications (working papers- articles)
- The impact of Non-Tariff Trade Measures on Liberalisation of the world economics in the light of the agricultural products trade between EU and Third Countries- L'Harmattan, Journées Internationales- D’études Jean Monnet Institute 2007
- The impact of the support system of the CAP on trade balance- Review Economic and Social Integration-(WP) Working paper -issued by the Chair Jean Monnet
http://IntegEco.u-bordeaux4.fr), http://integeco.u-bordeaux4.fr/Alkapler.pdf
-The Education System in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, prepared for the German Embassy (ASSIST) used for the web page www.anabin.de , British Council and UK - UCAS, NARIC, French Embassy and Austrian Embassy for facilitating TRNC students’ higher education in those countries.
-Price Support system of the CAP of the EU via Intranet (http://www.subsidy.de)
- The impact of the support system of the CAP on free trade in the light of the Turkey’s membership via
http://epub.wu-wien.ac.at/dyn/virlib/diss/showentry?ID=epub-wu-01_996
National Journals
-Impact of the Consumer Cooperatives in the Regional Development of North Cyprus published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in Cyprus
- Higher Education Guid in the EU countries published via mebnet
http://www.mebnet.net/bakanlik/yuksekogrenim/yurtdisiegitim/yurtdisirehberi.html, Books
- EU's Support Measures and Turkey's Agricultural Support Program-LAM Verlag service Gesellschaft MBH, September 2010, ISBN (978-3-8433-5016-7)
- The European Unions’s CAP on Free Trade and Turkey, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, ISBN – 10: 3639048792, ISBN- 13: 978-3639048797, Germany, June 2008
- Chapter title: Classic Classroom Education versus E-learning in Effective Learning Outcome Case Study North Cyprus Education, E-Learning / Book 3(ISBN 979-953-307-687-3)
- Neoliberalism and Globalisation (via intranet) - Von Nichtswissen zum Wissen (via intranet)
International Conferences publications
-The Distribution Effect of Support System of the CAP on Producers in the Light of the Turkey’s EU Membership,VII Journees Internationales D’etudes Jean Monnet, Rabat, 4/5 June 2008
-The Impact of the E- Learning on EU Education Programmes and Accreditation Processes in the Light of the North Cyprus Higher Education, Future-learning 2008 International
Conference,27/ 29 March 2008 National Conference publications
Reconstruction of the Department of Higher Education and Foreign Affairs presented and published for the Ministry of National Education and Culture Symposium, September 2005.
The Planning of the Higher Education published in the co, organized by the Ministery of National Education and Culture and by the Higher Education Accreditation and Evaluation
Committee, selected member of the organisation committee, 12 September and 2nd and 3rd October 2006.
-In the Full Membership Turkey and EU Relations’ GAU, Business and Economics Faculty, Akalpler E: The Economic Impact of Tariff and Non-Tariff Measures on the Economic Welfare of Turkey in the Process of Full Membership to the EU’, 12/13 December 2007
Other Publications
- Some articles in local newspapers in North Cyprus
Awards and Fellowship:
‘Outstanding Paper in the 2019 Emerald Literati Awards’ for the paper entitled: Does monetary policy affect economic growth: evidence from Malaysia, Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, ISSN: 1026-4116, Publication date: 8 May 2018
Yakin Dogu Universitesi-Desam BilimselYayin Odulu 2016
Euromed Associate Membership EuroMed Research Business Institute and EuroMed Academy of Business – EMAB, 2013-2014
Member of the Economic and Technical Committee in UNDP for TRNC Presidency, 2010 2015
Who’s Who in the World 2012 Award Outstanding Achiever in Economics,
Professional member of the Jean Monnet Institute,
Representative of the Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination Council (YÖDAK) in ENQA (European Network for Quality Assurance) and in Quality Assurance Committee (2004-2008),
Representative of the Ministry of National Education and Culture in Environment Council in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC),
Representative of the Ministry of National Education and Culture at Consumer Council,
Representative of the Ministry of National Education and Culture at Environment Council 2004-2008,
Best Lecturer in Tourism Department at Eastern Mediterranean University in 1998,
Best Lecturer in Economics and Administrative sciences Faculty awarded from Nigerian Diaspora
Member of the Milken Institute,
Member of the TRNC State Scholarship Committee (2004-2008)
Member of the Bologna Committee in TRNC (2004-2008)
Other Experiences and Services
Attends to some live and non live Radio programmes in BRT Bayrak Radio Televison and other private broadcasts in Cyprus and in Österreichiscen Rundfunks (ORF) in Vienna Invited as a guest to give a briefing on Cyprus education system and EU’s Education programmes in several universities
Attends to the think tank group of Higher Education Council for Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination – (YÖDAK)
Directing Manager
8.1999-4.2000 Isıktan Tourism and Travel Agency as a Directing Manager.
Transmission Director
5.1997-10.1997 BRT (Bayrak Radio Television) as a transmission director and programme maker in foreign language department.
Managing and
Work benefits Manager assistant, at bigstore Konsum Gross Markt, in Vienna 11.1989- 6.1990,
Interests and Activities: I have an academic knowledge in German and English languages, through study, have developed my computer literacy skill at Wirtschaft University.
Water sports: wind surfing, canoe, swimming, beach racket and volley, Jogging, trekking, reading and research, animals and Green Peace organisation.
Memberships/ Affiliations: Green Peace, Cyprus Consumer Association and Human Rights Association, Friends of Nature Cyprus, International member of the Amnesty Internatonal, MBA WU Executive Academy, Global Management Journal, EUROPE Sustainability, AIESECAlumni, Wirtschaft Universitaet Alumni Club
