Vice Rector
Prof. Dr. Ünsal SIĞRI

Prof. Dr. Ünsal SIĞRI 

Prof. Dr. Ünsal Sığrı is a faculty member and Vice Rector at OSTİM Technical University. He is a Professor of Business Administration. He completed his undergraduate education at the Turkish Military Academy, his master's degree at Atatürk University, and his Ph.D. at Marmara University. He conducted his postdoctoral studies in the United States with a scholarship from TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye). Throughout his academic career, he has held full-time positions at the Turkish Military Academy and Başkent University; part-time positions at TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Bahçeşehir University, and the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy; and visiting scholar positions at international institutions such as universities in the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina (IOU), and the United States (St. John Fisher College – Bittner School of Business). He has authored numerous national and international books, articles, and conference papers in the fields of Leadership, Strategic Management and Planning, Organizational Change and Development, Organizational Behavior, Conflict Resolution, and Negotiation. In addition to serving as the lead trainer for mediators and conciliators in Türkiye, Prof. Sığrı has conducted various projects under international organizations such as the European Union, Council of Europe, United Nations, and NATO. He provides professional training to executives and trainers in the public and private sectors and offers consultancy and mentorship in management and strategy to companies and institutions. Within the TOBBUYUM Mediation and Dispute Resolution Center, he serves as a member of the Academy Board, an accredited Med-Arb Arbitrator, and an International Mediator. He is also an accredited Angel Investor by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance through the OSTİM Investment Network Platform, and an accredited Expert Witness in corporate governance and higher education under the Ministry of Justice. Prof. Sığrı is the co-founder of Empler AI, a startup that develops AI-based assistant products for executives. He offers a variety of online training programs on topics such as Management, Leadership, Negotiation, and Persuasion Techniques. He actively mentors leadership development programs in major Turkish institutions as well as in the NATO DIANA entrepreneurship program.

E Posta: unsal.sigri@ostimteknik.edu.tr   Internal: +90 312 386 10 92 / 1901 Room Number: 910

Vice Rector
Prof. Dr. Mustafa POLAT

Prof. Dr. Mustafa POLAT

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Polat is a faculty member at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at OSTİM Technical University. He earned his B.Sc. degree in Systems Engineering from the Turkish Military Academy in 1994, an MBA in Defense Management (English Business Administration) from Yeditepe University in 2000, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Uludağ University in 2010. He was awarded the title of Associate Professor in the field of Management and Strategy in 2012 and was promoted to full Professor in the same field in 2021.

Prof. Polat served for many years as a faculty member, Department Chair, and Head of Division at the Turkish Military Academy. In 2000, he was a member of the pioneering team that conducted the first feasibility study for the Modern Tank project in Türkiye. Between 2016 and 2019, he contributed to the establishment of the National Defence University and played an active role in the restructuring of the Turkish Military Academy's curriculum. Within this framework, he designed the "Bachelor’s Degree Program in Logistics," which was implemented for the first time in the Turkish Armed Forces and the Turkish Military Academy starting in 2019.

He has taught various courses at Erzincan University, Atılım University, and the Turkish Aeronautical Association University. Additionally, he has delivered seminars at the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy as well as at numerous public and private sector institutions. His academic work includes national and international articles, book chapters, and conference papers in the fields of Management, Strategy, Leadership, Logistics, and Organizational Behavior.

Since 2003, Prof. Polat has also been engaged in voluntary educational activities, providing mentorship and consultancy at various educational institutions, aiming to support the career development of young minds.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Polat, who served as the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at OSTİM Technical University between 2021-2024, has been serving as the Vice Rector responsible for R&D and projects since December 2024.

Prof. Polat continues to work on the development of individual, organizational and national talents in businesses on the path to national development.

 

E Posta: mustafa.polat@ostimteknik.edu.tr   Internal: +90 312 386 10 92 / 1920   Room Number: 812