Kadir Ayhan is an Assistant Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Graduate School of International and Area Studies, and a visiting scholar at George Washington University Institute for Public Diplomacy & Global Communication.

Ayhan completed his master’s and Ph.D. at the Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies and studied undergraduate in New Zealand at The University of Auckland. His main research interests include public diplomacy, soft power, NGOs and active learning pedagogy.

Kadir Ayhan served as a member of Public Diplomacy Scholars Group within Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) from 2013 to 2017. He has been a member of Dol Dahm Club (Public Diplomacy Advisory Group) within MOFA since March 2017.

Ayhan’s most recent articles are “The Boundaries of Public Diplomacy and Non-State Actors: A Taxonomy of Perspectives” (International Studies Perspectives) and "Branding Korea as 'My Friend’s Country': The Case of VANK's Cyber Public Diplomats" (Korea Observer). Kadir Ayhan is a regular columnist for Donga Newspaper.