Dr. Işıl Boy Ergül

Dr. Işıl Boy Ergül earned her undergraduate degree in English Language Teaching from Istanbul University, her master’s degree in Educational Technologies from the University of Manchester, and her PhD in Educational Technologies from Bahçeşehir University, where she also taught postgraduate courses.
In 2015, Dr. Ergül was recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator. She has served as a lecturer and advisor at Yıldız Technical University and worked as a teacher trainer for Pilgrims in the UK. Currently, she provides AI consultancy to schools, helping them integrate artificial intelligence into education effectively.
For over a decade, she has delivered a wide range of educational technology training programs both in Turkey and internationally. She is the founder of the Educational Technologies Summit (ETZ), which has been ongoing since 2014, the teacher training platform TeacherX, and CertifiX, a digital certificate management system for students. Through TeacherX, she has collaborated with over 500 schools and supported more than 25,000 teachers.
Dr. Ergül also serves as the Turkish ambassador for the European Training Foundation (ETF) , leading content development for its AI group. Recently, she translated UNESCO’s Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research and AI Competency Framework for Teachers and Students into Turkish. She delivers keynote speeches at conferences on educational technology and AI in education.