Associated Prof Dr Ergun DEMIREL
Dr. DEMIREL graduated from Naval Academy in 1971 and joined Turkish Navy. After completion of the Naval War College education in 1980 he commanded destroyers, served in the Coast Guard Headquarters as Chief of Staff Operations and Surface Training Centre as Chief of Education. He commanded the Turkish Logistic Division and Midshipmen Regiment of Naval Academy; he served as Academic Dean of Naval War College.
He received his MS degree from War Colleges and his PhD degree on Maritime Management from Istanbul University. He joined the academic world after 31 year of service in the Turkish Navy. His research interests include maritime policy and management, maritime scientific researches, maritime education and higher education studies. He has also a habilitus degree on Higher Education. He is a member of CmarTECH and fellow of ImarEST (Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology) of United Kingdom.
After retirement in 2001, he worked as a lecturer in the Naval War College, Istanbul, Galatasaray and Bahçeşehir Universities. He is now a member of the Maritime Faculty of Piri Reis University.

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Lecturer, Maritime Faculty, Piri Reis University
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Vice Dean of Maritime Faculty, Piri Reis University and Lecturer, Piri Reis University
Director, Maritime Higher Vocational School, Piri Reis University and
Lecturer at Maritime Faculty, Piri Reis University
Lecturer, Navigation, Cargo and Maritime English, Bahcesehir University
Programme Leader, Navigation Engineering– Institute of Maritime Studies, Turkey
Academic Dean, Naval War College, Istanbul, Turkey
Commander of Midshipman Regiment (Responsible Military and Naval Training)
International projects
1. SOS SAFETY ON SEA, Adviser, 2006-2010
2. TRAIN4C I, Researcher, 2006-2007
3. TRAIN4C II, Researcher, 2009-2010
4. UNIMET, Researcher, 2010-2013
5. TRAIN4C III, Researcher, 2011-2012
6. SAILAHEAD, Researcher, 2010-2013
7. SURPASS, Researcher, 2010-2012
8. MAIDER, Researcher, 2010-2012
9. ACTS, Coordinator/Researcher, 2014-2015
10. DECOMAR, Researcher, 2015- 2019
11. MENTORES, Researcher, 2017- 2019