Akadimya Group · The Next Wavecontact@akadimya.org
Since 2010
Working on the future of global and higher education, and on how society can adjust to trending technologies and innovative management practices, for a better world.
Top global experts
We work with leading experts, consultants, academics and advisers in every domain of the five pillars of Akadimya.
Smart solutions
Akadimya looks for the smarter solution to the current and future challenges facing our world in global and higher education.
Best overall value
The strategies, services, products and solutions we provide aim at the best overall value for the institutions we partner with and serve.
Akadimya in numbers
Impact, measured
16
Since 2010
Years of success
114
Reaching
Completed projects
65
Serving
Clients and partners
429
Impacting
Universities
Welcome to Akadimya Group
The five pillars of human progress
Akadimya Group is a global organization focused on the future. It asks what “The Next Wave” in knowledge will be, and what it will mean for five distinct areas of human development.
We call them the five pillars of human progress: education development, trending technologies, new media, economic growth and social change. Together they will shape our future more than any other areas, and the rapid growth of human knowledge runs through all of them.
Akadimya works on the future of knowledge: how it is acquired, used, transferred, preserved and brought to market, across the five pillars of human progress.
5 pillarsof human progressWhat we do
Our services
Capacity Building
We develop events, forums, conferences and seminars that build and keep the skills, knowledge, tools and resources needed for strong performance.
Advisory and Consulting
We advise institutions from education to technology on creative initiatives, innovative projects, new ideas, unique services and smarter solutions.
Advocacy
We advocate for the global academic community and for better education in developing and rising countries, and welcome partners for these causes.
Publishing
We help authors publish and distribute their research and scholarship, and we believe in open access for journals, articles, research, books and theses.
Leadership Development
We lead professional development in leadership, inclusion, governance, organizational change, critical thinking and more for senior professionals.
Strategic Planning
In a fast-changing world, we help institutions plan to expand, improve their performance and grow.
A new global initiative
SEDA, Space Education for All
Akadimya is a co-founder of SEDA, to be launched soon.
Why Akadimya
Working with Akadimya
Ethics and Values
A close interest in ethics in the academic and business world, in scientific research and in cultural exchange.
Energy and Passion
A management team known for its energy, mentoring approach, commitment to excellence and drive for lasting change.
Multidisciplinary Experts
A partnership of experts from many fields who share a clear, forward-looking strategic vision.
Creative Professionalism
Creativity joined with global understanding and professionalism, for ambitious targets and long-term alliances.
Global Understanding
An international team that gives clients a complete and consistent service built on the highest international standards.
Leadership
The people behind Akadimya
Prof. Bassem Khafagy
Board Chairman
A leader of international standing in carrying out strategies for new and visionary projects. An educator with a strong belief in lifelong learning, with a track record in education, industry and commerce, and a commitment to new initiatives that use new technologies for the good of humanity.
Dr. Nurgül Karahan
CEO
As a board member and country manager of the Smart University Foundation, S-U-F, Dr. Karahan helps Turkish universities use new management concepts and innovative technologies that shape the future of universities and their role in society. She has worked as a lecturer, instructor and assistant professor at academic institutions in Sudan and Türkiye.
Recent projects and initiatives
Ideas we help bring to life
IU
Innovoa University
Innovoa University is envisioned as the first global media university, focused on media fields, communication research and cinema studies. Akadimya is working with Innovoa on strategic planning and staffing.
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IDU, November 7
International Day of Universities
With the Smart University Foundation, S-U-F, and other global organizations, Akadimya helps create and promote the International Day of Universities and leads its global branding and advocacy.
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“Mastering Success”
PASSIU
An initiative that helps young graduates and future graduates achieve lasting success in competitive job markets or in their own businesses. Akadimya is a global partner for capacity building and professional development.
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SEDA Institute
Space Education for All
SEDA will bring human space exploration and education to universities worldwide, to develop, mentor and nurture the next generation of space explorers and workforce. Akadimya is a co-founder of the initiative.
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Akadimya books
The City Soul
The Hidden Spirit of Antalya.
Volume 01 of Stories from Antalya, the AKADIMYA Mini Books series, by Prof. Bassem Khafagy and Dr. Nurgül Karahan.