New BUP Publication

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Date: 23.12.2025

Balkan University Press is happy to announce the publication of its latest book titled "Innovative and Evidence-Based Teaching in Higher Education: Practices From the International Balkan University" edited by Ozlem Kurt. 

This edited book showcases innovative, evidence-based teaching practices developed across the faculties of International Balkan University. Emerging from the Best Teaching Strategy Exhibition and Best Practices Sharing Panel, it compiles interdisciplinary methods that enhance student engagement, integrate technology, and promote active, collaborative learning. Organized around key pedagogical themes, the volume serves as both an institutional record and a practical resource for academics and researchers seeking effective, contemporary approaches in higher education.

Ozlem Kurt is an Assistant Professor of Turkish Language Teaching at the TLT Department, Faculty of Education, International Balkan University in Skopje, North Macedonia. Professor Kurt is the Coordinator of the IBU Teaching and Learning Center. She has earned her PhD in Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language at the Graduate School of Educational Sciences at Gazi University. Her research interests include language education, particularly the teaching of the Turkish Language. She is actively involved in various research and academic studies focusing on innovative pedagogical approaches and digital tools in language education.

The book is available online at JSTOR, EBSCO and the PERLEGO platform and soon will be available at the Library of the International Balkan University and all national university libraries in North Macedonia.

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