Dr. Toprak has BSc, MSc, PhD degrees in the discipline of International Relations. She is a graduate of Middle East Technical University, Bilkent University and Uludag University respectively. Since 2005 she has joined the Department of Distance Education and contributed to international and national ODL research projects and international activities of the institution. She acted as Vice Dean between 2008-2011. Dr. Toprak serves at the Quality Assurance Office for the Open Education System. She has scholarly publications on internationalization of distance education, ethics in e-Learning and cultural diversity. Her research interests are international regimes, communication theories, transnational higher education and quality issues.