Ülge Uğurlu

VNG Int’l, International Cooperation Agency of the Netherlands Municipalities, Senior Project Adviser + Local Government Expert

Ülge Uğurlu is a senior consultant with extensive experience in technical assistance projects in local government and public administration reform. She has provided support to central and local institutions and civil society in Turkey with national and international counterparts. She focuses on participatory strategic governance, capacity building in governance, integration of disadvantaged persons in employment and social support services, strengthening local investment planning capacity with the participation of local actors, public sector-civil society cooperation, town twinning between the EU and Turkey, and municipal alliances with citizens’ assemblies. She is VNG’s Team Leader for the recovery and reconstruction projects focusing on the municipalities affected by the 2023 earthquakes. From METU, she received a BA in City and Regional Planning and a MSc in European Studies. She holds an MSc in Regional and Urban Planning Studies from the London School of Economics, and a CAS in Public Governance and Administration from ETH Zürich.