Prof. Dr. Meltem UCAL

 Erasmus+
 Horizon Europe


: Aug 7, 2018


About Me

A number of projects have been completed from EU-H2020, Erasmus +, UNDP, ERANET, COST action and other funding sources. I have just received funding from H2020 MSCA-RISE 2020 as a coordinator (AI4LABOUR: Reshaping labour force participation with Artificial Intelligence Project). I managed international prestigious projects, some of them are UNDP, H2020 and others EU project and I'm involved in various projects as a referee such as ERANET-Plus, H2020-Energy Calls, H2020-COST Action, TUBITAK (Science and Technology Council of Turkey) as well. My project "Raising Awareness in Energy Efficiency of Household Appliances and Climate Change” funded by UNDP in 2014 elected as a success story in the world and published in 4 languages (Turkish, English, French and Spanish) in the UNDP ; I received academic award due to my successful project on energy issues in 2017 for “Energy Efficiency” delivered by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry.

COMPLETED AND ONGOING PROJECTS

2021 - 2025 - Coordinator - H2020 - MSCA-RISE  - “AI4LABOUR - Reshaping labor force participation with Artificial Intelligence” 

2020 - 2024 - Partner - Erasmus+ KA2 CBHE - “ENGINE – Engineering curricula modernization in renewable energy in Albanian Universities"

2017 – 2019 - Coordinator - “Macroeconomic Factors Influencing Real Estate Markets on Several Counts in Istanbul” funded by Kadir Has University Scientific Research Project Grant (BAP-07)

2017 - 2018 - Coordinator - “Increase Awareness of Public Understanding Through Building Stakeholder Capacity on National Climate Action” funded by Capacity Building in the Field of Climate Change in EU-Turkey Grant Scheme ;

2017 – 2018 - Coordinator - “Climate Change and Green Dimension: Green Economy, Green Growth”, funded by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Foundation.

2018 - Researcher – “Turkish Public Preferences for Energy-3”, funded by Kadir Has University Scientific Research Project Grant.

2017 – 2021 –- Management Committee - European Energy Poverty: Agenda Co-Creation and Knowledge Innovation (ENGAGER 2017-2021) is a research network funded via the H2020 European Co-operation in Science and Technology (COST) scheme.

2017 - Researcher - “Turkish Public Preferences for Energy-2”, funded by Kadir Has University Scientific Research Project Grant (BAP-06)

2016 - Researcher - “Turkish Public Preferences for Energy-1”, funded by Kadir Has University Scientific Research Project Grant (BAP-04) 

2014 - Coordinator - “Raising Awareness in Energy Efficiency of Household Appliances and Climate Change”, funded by UNDP (EVÜDP PIMS 4014 UNDP/GEF – Market Transformation of energy Efficient Appliances in Turkey Project, Project was a success story in the world.

2012 – 2013 - Researcher – “Analysis of Investment Policies and Suggestions for Foreign Direct Investment Incentives”, funded by Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. (Türkiye'de Yatırım Politikalarının Analizi ve Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırımların Teşviki için Öneriler, İstanbul Ticaret Odası)

2012 - Researcher - (Awareness Survey for Sustainable Quality of Life in Urban Transformation) İktisadi Araştırmalar Vakfı (İAV) tarafından yürütülen “Kentsel Dönüşümde Sürdürülebilir Yaşam Kalitesi İçin Farkındalık Araştırması”, funded by Istanbul Development Agency

2012 - 2013 - Coordinator – “Gender Wage Gap at University”, funded by Kadir Has University Scientific Research Project Grant (BAP) (“Üniversitelerde Toplumsal Cinsiyetin Etkisi: Türkiye’deki Kadın ve Erkek Akademisyenlerin Ücret Farklılığı Üzerine Karşılaştırmalı Bir Çalışma”, Kadir Has Üniversitesi, BAP Projesi, 2012 – 2013) 

2007 - 2008 - Coordinator – “An Empirical Comparison of Model Selection Criteria in Univariate and Multivariate Regression”, funded by Kadir Has University Scientific Research Project Grant (BAP)

SUPPORT FOR PROJECT SUBMISSION AND WRITING

Supported by TUBITAK-EU-H2020 Framework Programmes:

Coordinator - 2019, H2020- MSCA-RISE – 2019 “Reshaping labor force participation with Artificial Intelligence” Support for Project submission and writing process funded by TUBITAK-EU-H2020 Framework programs.

- Project Writing Support (2019)

- Travel Support for Consortium Activities (2019)

FUNDED ACTIVITY PROJECT

2017 – Energy Efficiency Area Thematic Training, funded by TUBITAK-EU H2020 Framework Programs, Travel ;

2016 – Focused Group Training-Proposal Development, funded by TUBITAK-EU H2020 Framework Programs, Travel Support

2016 - Science with and For Society, funded by TUBITAK-EU H2020 Framework Programs, Travel Support.

Fields of Expertise:

 Technology Transfer
 Low-Carbon Economy
 Energy Efficiency
 Education and Training
 Economics
 Climate Sciences
 Project Development
 Project Planning
 Green Deal

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