The Rector

The Rector

Prof. Dr. Nihat İNANÇ was born in Van. He completed his primary and secondary education in Van. He graduated from Van Industrial Vocational School as the head of school. He entered Istanbul Technical University in 1984 and graduated from the department of Electrical Engineering in 1988. He started his M.Sc. education in Institute of Science and Technology, the department of Electrical Engineering in ITU and graduated in 1992. In 1993 he started his Ph.D. in Institute of Science and Technology of Kocaeli University and continued his studies in TUBİTAK Marmara Research Center in the department of Robotics. In 1996 he completed his dissertation successfully and assumed Doctorate Degree.

He did many studies and published over 30 of them internationally. He took TUBİTAK award six times thanks to these studies. He was research assistant in the department of Electrical Engineering in ITU between the years 1989-1992 and in Sakarya University between the years of 1992-1996. Between the years of 1997-1998 he worked in Kırıkkale University as Assist. Prof. Dr. in Engineering Faculty and became the head of Electrical Engineering Department. Between July 1998 and March 1999, he worked in The Ohio-State University in USA. He was Assist. Prof. Dr. and Vice Dean in Architecture and Engineering Faculty, in the department of Electrical and Electronics in Yüzüncü Yıl University during April 1999- February 2000. He completed his military service in January 2000. Between February 2000 and July 2001 he continued his studies as the visiting scholar in The Ohio-State University in USA.  He became Associate Professor in 2003. While He was working as Professor in the Engineering and Architecture Faculty of Yüzüncü Yıl University, he was appointed as the Rector of Muş Alparslan University in 9th September in 2008 by The President of Turkey. He went to USA, Canada, Portugal, Germany, France and Japan. He is a member of Administrative Council of Publishing Officiate of ‘IEEE Industry Applications Society’ Journal. He participated in a lot of panels and conferences as a speaker and director. He can speak English. He is married and has three children.