Enver Yücel Becomes Vice Chair of NYU Steinhardt

Our Chair of the Board of Trustees Enver Yücel Elected Vice Chair for International Relations of the NYU Steinhardt Board of Trustees

Enver Yücel held his first board meeting with the Board of Trustees at NYU Steinhardt on 4 October. Yücel, the first foreign member of the Board of Trustees, was also elected Vice Chair for International Relations of the Board of Trustees.

Following the annual financial analysis of the Steinhardt School, investment and budget targets for the next 8 years were set. Discussions focused on which programs and activities to concentrate on in order to reach the funding target of 120 million dollars.

THE US CAN LEARN A LOT FROM TÜRKİYE

At the meeting, where Enver Yücel's strategies and proposals for developing a more global vision for the Steinhardt School of Education were listened to with interest, his visionary proposal to launch an initiative to create a Global Citizenship Education Curriculum as a global endeavor was accepted. The importance of developing not only national but also international awareness in teacher education was emphasized. It was underlined that America can also learn a great deal from Türkiye's educational experience and that this sharing can take place through NYU.

FAMOUS MEMBERS OF NYU STEINHARDT

The NYU Steinhardt School of Education has 6,000 students. The Dean's Board of Trustees includes important businesspeople and educators, such as the CEO of the New York Knicks, James Dolan; the Vice President of McGraw Hill publishing house, Charlotte Frank; Goldman Sachs Global Department Head Harvey Schwartz ; and, having given his name to the school of education with his generous donation, Michael Steinhardt .