Gül İnanç holds a joint appointment as faculty at School of Art, Design and Media, NTU, Singapore and as the founding co-director of Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies (CAPRS), University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is a historian of modern West Asian diplomacy. Her other expertise are in the areas of cultural heritage education for peace and inclusive global higher education for the displaced communities. She is the founder of Opening Universities for Refugees (OUR) an educational initiative which works closely with the displaced communities in Asia Pacific region.