Mohamed Evren Tok

Dr. M. Evren Tok is Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Innovation and Community Advancement, Program Coordinator for Islam and Global Affairs Program at College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He is the co-editor of Policy Making in a Transformative State: The Case of Qatar, published by Palgrave MacMillan, 2016. His recent publications “Global Governance and Muslim Organizations” published by Palgrave MacMillan and Innovating South-South Cooperation by University of Ottawa Press in 2020. He is the director of a QNRF funded cluster (2020-2025) entitled “SDG Education and Global Citizenship in Qatar”. He is the Lead Project Investigator for Qatar National Research Fund Priority Program for 3 years on “Localizing Entrepreneurship Education in Qatar”. He is the founder of the maker space entitled Maker Majlis: Islam in a Global World, which received Qatar Sustainability Award under Best University Initiative in 2020.

Research Interests

• Global Affairs
• Religion
• Entrepreneurship Education
• Innovation
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Education

• Diploma in Global Law and Policy
  Institute for Global Law and Policy, Harvard Law School
  2015
• Collaborative PhD in Public Policy and Administration & Political Economy
  Carleton University, Ottawa
  2011
• MA in Political Economy
  Carleton University, Ottawa
  2005
• BA in Economics (Minor in International Political Economy)
  Koç University, Istanbul
  2002

Experience

• Program Coordinator, MA in Islam And Global Affairs
  CIS, HBKU
  Aug 2018 – Present
• Associate Professor of Islam And Global Affairs
  CIS, HBKU
  Jun 2018 – Present
• Assistant Professor of Public Policy in Islam
  CIS, HBKU
  Jan 2012 – Jun 2018
• Distinguished Research Associate
  North South Institute, Ottawa
  Feb 2012 – Sep 2017
• Research Associate
  Carleton Center for Community Innovation, Carleton University, Ottawa
  Sep 2011 – Present
• Adjunct Professor
  Carleton University, Ottawa
  Sep 2006 – May 2011