Prof. Dr. Teoman İsmail Kesercioğlu completed his undergraduate studies in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, in 1970. He received his master’s (1972) and doctoral (1976) degrees in Botany from the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences at Ege University. He has been serving as a Professor at the University of Mediterranean Karpasia since 2016. At the university, he serves as a member of the YÖDAK Inter-University Academic Coordination Board and of the Academic Evaluation and Quality Improvement Board (ADEK). He previously held administrative positions such as Head of Department and Vice Dean at the Buca Faculty of Education, Dokuz Eylül University, and also served as a YÖKAK Evaluation Team Member. His research interests include botany, science education, active learning practices and environmental education. His work in these fields includes articles published in international peer-reviewed journals, scientific books such as “Genetik’e Başlarken” and “Biyoloji Uygulamaları”, EU and TÜBİTAK projects, and the supervision of numerous master’s and doctoral theses.