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Aybike Oğuz is an educator who holds space for and guides youth in their journey of becoming, experiencing, and expressing their authentic selves. The youth movement she started up at Robert College in 2013 with five students has transformed into the Robert College Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity Office in 2019, which operates as a student-facilitated innovation platform serving the school community. In 2018, Aybike Oğuz co-authored a guidebook with Ashoka Turkey for university students to start up social entrepreneurial movements on their campuses. Aybike Oğuz is currently working at Robert College as the Head of Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity Office as well as designing and delivering learning experiences for youth on UN Sustainable Development Goals, Social Entrepreneurship, and Design Thinking.