Sümeyye Ceylan

Sümeyye Ceylan graduated from the University of Vienna with a degree in Mathematics. She also holds a master's degree in "Fast Fourier Transform" and another in pedagogy from the same university. Additionally, she received astronomy training at the Vienna Kuffner Observatory and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Istanbul Medeniyet University.

As a program development expert and experience designer, Ceylan has led the design processes for numerous national and international educational programs, such as the Amateur Astronomy Education Program, Green Crescent Addiction Prevention Training Program, Forest Explorers Nature Science Program, Change Before Climate Changes Education Program, and Smart Agriculture Workshops Education Program. She has also designed experiences for various planetariums, science centers, and exhibitions.  

Ceylan continues to manage educational program design processes, scientific experience design, scientific curation, and game design. She is dedicated to transforming the educational system by developing child-friendly, play and imagination-based methodologies, along with creating educational content, games, materials, spaces, scientific exhibitions, and science centers.
Believing in the healing and transformative power of civil society, Ceylan founded and chairs the Education for All Children Foundation. She also provides consultancy services to various educational institutions, public organizations, and private companies. Sümeyye Ceylan is married with two children.