Burcin Bedel Email and Phone Number

I am Burcin Bedel, from Turkey. I am a research assistant, specializing in Chinese studies.For a while now, I have developed a growing interest in Chinese Studies due to professional reasons. I have started my academic career in 2006 by studying a bachelor's program sinology at Ankara University in Turkey. Specializing in Chinese political philosophy since the master's program that I began in 2012, I have attended a one-year Ph.D. study program in 2019 at Fudan University in China and I have written my Ph.D. thesis on classical Chinese philosophical thought titled “The Importance of the Ritual and Law in the Establishment and Maintaining of Order in Xunzi’s Political Thought”. Working as a research assistant since 2012, I had the opportunity to work in international teams, coordinate projects and organize events during my career. I have been a member of the organization team at the contest “The 13th Chinese Bridge” held by Ankara University, Faculty of Languages and History- Geography in 2014 and I have been the moderator of the program “Turkey-China Dialogue of University Students: New Silk Road” which was organized by same institution in 2015. I also coordinated the painting contest “China in My Imagination II” cooperated by Ministry of Education of Turkey and Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Ankara. I am now a research assistant at RTE University in Turkey and give selective courses in the field of Chinese Studies.My aspiration to look for job position stems from my frequent desire to achieve more in academics and also in administerative departments. I have excellent organization, communication, and intrapersonal skills. I can work in an international team and create a collegial atmosphere. Turkish is my native language. I am also fluent in English and Chinese and I have a basic knowledge (B1) of German. For these reasons, I would attempt to make the most of the opportunities with my strong work ethic and drive to succeed.