Saganga Kapaya | Financial Economics | Research Excellence Award

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Assoc Prof Dr. Saganga Kapaya | Financial Economics | Research Excellence Award

Open University of Tanzania | Tanzania

Saganga Kapaya is an Associate Professor with strong academic expertise in education and research at the Open University of Tanzania. He holds advanced degrees in education and has extensive experience in teaching, curriculum development, and academic leadership. His research focuses on educational management, teacher training, e-learning, and improving access to quality education in developing contexts. He has contributed to numerous scholarly publications and supervised postgraduate research. Recognized for his contributions to academic development and innovation in distance learning, he continues to promote inclusive and technology-driven education systems, strengthening higher education practices and research capacity in Tanzania and beyond.

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Ümit İzgi Onbaşılı | Emotional Intelligence | Research Excellence Award

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Assoc Prof Dr. Ümit İzgi Onbaşılı | Emotional Intelligence | Research Excellence Award

Mersin University | Turkey

Ümit İzgi Onbaşılı is an Associate Professor in Primary Education with a strong academic background in science education. She completed her doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate studies at Hacettepe University, specializing in primary and science education. Her academic experience includes roles as research assistant, lecturer, and faculty member at Mersin University. Her research focuses on assessment approaches in education, student learning retention, science teaching, digital literacy, STEM education, and environmental awareness. She has supervised numerous postgraduate theses and contributed to international educational projects funded by the European Commission. Her work promotes innovative, student-centered learning and enhances educational practices in primary education.

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Prof. Dr. Cecilia María Ruíz Esteban | Team Building and Team Management | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr. Cecilia María Ruíz Esteban | Team Building and Team Management | Best Researcher Award

Universidad de Murcia | Spain

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Inglés, C., Benavides, G., Redondo, J., García-Fernández, J. M., & Ruiz-Esteban, C. (2009). Conducta prosocial y rendimiento académico en estudiantes españoles de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 25(1), 93–101.

Martínez, J. P., Méndez, I., Ruiz-Esteban, C., Fernández-Sogorb, A., & García-Fernández, J. M. (2020). Profiles of burnout, coping strategies and depressive symptomatology. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 591.

Inglés, C. J., Martínez-González, A. E., Valle, A., García-Fernández, J. M., & Ruiz-Esteban, C. (2011). Conducta prosocial y motivación académica en estudiantes españoles de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria. Universitas Psychologica, 10(2), 451–461.

Cerezo, F., Ruiz-Esteban, C., Lacasa, C. S., & Gonzalo, J. J. A. (2018). Dimensions of parenting styles, social climate, and bullying victims in primary and secondary education. Psicothema, 30(1), 59–65.

García-Fernández, J. M., Saura, C. J. I., Díez, M. S. T., Ruiz-Esteban, C., & Herrero, Á. D. (2010). Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Autoeficacia Percibida Específica de Situaciones Académicas en una muestra de estudiantes españoles de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria. European Journal of Education and Psychology, 3(1), 61–74.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Öztürk | Educational Leadership | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr. Mustafa Öztürk | Educational Leadership | Best Researcher Award

Boğaziçi University | Turkey

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Öztürk is a distinguished scholar in the field of educational sciences, currently serving as Professor at Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Education. He holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Middle East Technical University (2014), an M.Sc. in Educational Sciences from the same institution (2008), an M.Ed. in Learning, Learning Environments, and Educational Systems from the University of Turku, Finland (2007), and a B.A. in English Language Teaching from METU (2004). He also completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Columbia University, Teachers College in International and Comparative Education (2016) and earned a PGCert in Peace Studies from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (2022). His academic career spans teaching and research roles at Hacettepe University, METU Development Foundation Schools, and the Turkish Land Forces before joining Boğaziçi University, where he became Associate Professor in 2023 and full Professor in 2025. With an h-index of 12, his scholarly contributions include 824 citations across documents indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. His research focuses on curriculum development, international and comparative education, teacher training, and peace education. Recipient of national and international research grants, Prof. Öztürk continues to advance global dialogue on education with a commitment to innovative pedagogies and cross-cultural understanding.

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Çiğdem, H., & Öztürk, M. (2016). Factors affecting students’ behavioral intention to use LMS at a Turkish post-secondary vocational school. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 17(3), 276–295.

Çiğdem, H., & Öztürk, M. (2016). Critical components of online learning readiness and their relationships with learner achievement. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 17(2), 98–109.

Öztürk, M., & Yıldırım, A. (2013). Adaptation challenges of novice teachers. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 28(28-1), 294–307.

Öztürk, M. (2008). Induction into teaching: Adaptation challenges of novice teachers [Master’s thesis, Middle East Technical University]. METU Graduate School of Social Sciences.

Öztürk, M. (2017). Sürdürülebilir gelişme odaklı eğitim: Kuramsal çerçeve, tarihsel gelişim ve uygulamaya dönük öneriler. İlköğretim Online, 16(4), 1–11.