Semih Ersoz Email & Phone Number

Helsinki, Finland

At Sopu Academy, our mission is to empower students with the skills and confidence necessary to solve complex problems of the future with a win-win approach. We provide world-class educational programs about communication, negotiation and, mediation skills.

Helsinki Metropolitan Area

• Aalto University Junior aims to educatethe next generationfor science, arts, technology, and business. As the first time coordinator from the School of Business, my tasks include:
• Designing and organizing courses and workshops for children and youngsters,
• Developing interdisciplinary activities in various forms -both digital and face-to-face,
• Collaborating with schools, municipalities, and NGOs on a national scale,

Helsinki Area, Finland

• Aalto University's Entrepreneurship Platform is a one-stop-shop for guidance on the Aalto entrepreneurship community. My tasks are:
• Providing guidance to researchers, educators, and entrepreneurs,
• Mapping out the current state of the ecosystem,
• Building and maintaining digital channels of the platform,
• Organizing events (such as Startup Circus) to facilitate collaboration in entrepreneurship research, teaching, and practice

Helsinki Metropolitan Area

• Working as a part of the Oma Linja project team. The project aims to help young people find their own path in life. My tasks are:
• Exploring technological solutions for the digital components of the project
• Mapping out educational technology implementation phases
• Supporting interfaces between education and technology at a broader level

Helsinki Area, Finland

• Developing an impact assessment framework for the fund's potential investments
• Exploring the state of the art of social impact assessment practices in the field
• Researching the literature about impact assessment practices, Meanwhile, I also completed my MSc thesis on "Social Impact Assessment in Education Technology Investments"

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

• Achieved the highest revenue growth in the history of the company,
• Managing all of the digital marketing activities at Arctic15 event,
• Using comprehensive strategies in social media marketing, email marketing, and search engine marketing.

Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

• Discovering opportunities to enhance the learning experience,
• Promoting creative & successful education solutions,
• Producing inspirational & educative content about edtech

Helsinki Area, Finland

• Managing paid digital marketing activities;
• Designing scalable digital marketing processes with an integrated database which consists of CRM data, social media, and email marketing insights;
• Supporting the sales & marketing team with the data analysis;
• Building and managing a comprehensive database for the sales team

Istanbul, Turkey

• Coordinating the operations of ITU Cekirdek, 8th most successful university incubator in Europe according to UBI Global Index,
• Screening and selecting of early stage startups,
• Designing training and mentorship programs for the entrepreneurs,
• Organizing seminars and workshops, supporting startups during their investment process,
• Leading a team of 7 passionate people

Istanbul, Turkey

• Supporting 3 main entrepreneurship projects of Istanbul Technical University Techno Park
• ITU CEKIRDEK: Early stage incubation center for tech startups
• ITU GATE: Late stage international accelerator that is operating in Istanbul, Chicago and San Francisco
• ITU MAGNET: Co-working space project for post incubation stage start-ups in ITU Campus

Istanbul, Turkey

• Developing a measurement model which evaluates the code quality and efficiency of Git,
• Researching and integrating new project management methods (such as Scrum, Scrumban, Lean Kanban) to the developer teams

Master'S Degree, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Management Engineering

Activities and Societies: ITU Volunteers Society, ITU Management Engineering Society

Bachelor'S Degree, International Business And Management, Exchange Student - 1 Year

Activities and Societies: Pelagros Rowing Community

Education record

Activities and Societies: Creative Drama Society, Music Society