Furkan Yilmaz is a recent graduate of Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the State University of New York’s University at Albany. Yilmaz specializes in integration policies, particularly for Southeast Asian refugees. With political science and law degrees, his research centers on international human rights and immigration policies. Furkan has gained experience as a research assistant at universities and institutions, contributing to projects focused on integrating Syrian refugees into the higher education system in Turkey. Yilmaz serves as a program assistant at the State University of New York and City University of New York’s Southeast Asia Consortium (SUNY/CUNY SEAC).