Curriculum Vitae
Hilal Akdemir
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Hilal Akdemir
Citation names
- Akdemir, Hilal
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- B118-DF5B-3834
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-7684-1004
- Google Scholar ID
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SUoxBWwAAAAJ&hl=tr
Email addresses
- akdemirhilal@hotmail.com (Professional)
- akdemirhilal@hotmail.com (Personal)
Websites
- https://www.youcantoocommunity.org/ (Personal)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
| Portuguese | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | |
| Turkish (Mother tongue) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
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2020 - 2024/09/16
Concluded
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Tourism (Doutoramento)
Major in Tourism
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"The role of creative tourism in tackling social exclusion among older artisans: The case of Loulé criativo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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High praise with distinction |
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2016 - 2019
Concluded
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Sustainable Tourism Management (Master)
Major in Sustainable Tourism Management
Bogaziçi Üniversitesi, Turkey
"Social tourism as a tool for creating an inclusive society; Examining Turkey’s Alternative Camp" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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High honour degree |
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2011 - 2015
Concluded
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Tourism and Hospitality Management (Bachelor)
Major in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Turkey
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High honour degree |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/11/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Knowledge to Innovate Professions in Tourism, Portugal |
| Knowledge to Innovate Professions in Tourism, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2024 | Project co-coordinator | European University of the Seas, Spain |
| Universidade do Algarve, Portugal | ||
| 2021 - 2024 | Co-Coordinator of CINTURS PhD Network | Universidade do Algarve, Portugal |
| Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Turismo Sustentabilidade e Bem-Estar, Portugal | ||
| 2020 - 2024 | PhD Fellowship | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Universidade do Algarve, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/12/01 - Current | O Spa do Futuro
Researcher
Knowledge to Innovate Professions in Tourism, Portugal
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AlGARVE 2030
Ongoing
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| 2024/12/01 - Current | CROSSTECH ALGARVE 2030
ALGARVE-FEDER-01346800
Researcher
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AlGARVE 2030
Ongoing
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| 2024/12 - Current | INOVA ALGARVE 3.0
ALGARVE-FEDER-00952200
Researcher
Knowledge to Innovate Professions in Tourism, Portugal
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CRESC ALGARVE 2020
Ongoing
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| 2024/11 - Current | Cool Jobs in Tourism & Hospitality
ALGARVE-FEDER-XXXXXX
Researcher
Knowledge to Innovate Professions in Tourism, Portugal
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Concluded
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| 2025/11 - 2027/11 | CODE BLUE
KA220-HED-E32263A7
Researcher
Knowledge to Innovate Professions in Tourism, Portugal
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Erasmus Plus
Ongoing
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| 2020 - 2024/09/16 | The role of creative tourism in tackling social exclusion among older artisans: The case of Loulé criativo
UI/BD/150801/2020
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Turismo Sustentabilidade e Bem-Estar, Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Turismo Sustentabilidade e Bem-Estar Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference abstract |
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| Journal article |
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| Report |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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|---|---|---|
| 2024/06/10 | Systematic Literature Mapping: Sustainable Practices for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage | BEING SEA-EU’24, Malta
University of Malta (Malta)
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| 2024/06/05 | Promoting Quality of Life of Older Master Artisans Through Creative Tourism: Examining, Loule Criativo | THE INC conference
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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| 2024/05/08 | Exploring creative tourism on quality of life of older artisans: The case of Loulé Criativo | INVTUR’24
University of Aveiro (Portugal)
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| 2023/09/05 | Creative Tourism: As a Tool on Tackling Social Exclusion of Older Artisans the Case of Loulé Criativo | ICTR’23
University of Aveiro (Portugal)
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| 2022/11/18 | Tackling social exclusion among older artisans: The case of Loulé Criativo: A qualitative methodological approach | TMS Algarve’22
University of Algarve (Portugal)
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| 2022/05/19 | An Overview of Creative Tourism Literature: A Systematic Review | ICTR’22
(Porto, Portugal)
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| 2022/05/18 | The Role of Creative Tourism in Tackling Social Exclusion Among Older Artisans the Case of Loulé Criativo | Encontro CIENCIA’22
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/12/18 - 2025/12/18 | Online Webinar to Celebrate the International Day of Immigrants
Event name: Policy Dialogue on Migration and Tourism (2025/12/18 - 2025/12/18)
Seminar (Other)
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Knowledge to Innovate Professions in Tourism, Portugal |
| 2021 - 2024 | I was responsible from organizing webinars on different subjects in tourism and research for PhD Students as the co-coordinator
of CINTURS PhD Network. (2021 - 2024)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
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Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação em Turismo Sustentabilidade e Bem-Estar, Portugal |
Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/02/23 - 2023/03/04 | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Elsevier |
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/11 - Current | Social Value International | |
| 2024 - Current | European Heritage Hub |
Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/10 - Current | ICOMOS - ICICH Working Group |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/11/18 | An interview for the 16th edition issue about a young researcher to talk about her research activities. | REVISTA UALGZINE |
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/07 - Current | PODCAST guest of KIPT CoLAB | The role of Creative Tourism in tackling social exclusion among older artisans |
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/06 - Current | Journal of Tourism and Arts | University of Algarve |
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - Current | Academic Career Mentoring for Immigrant Women | Confidential |
Other jury / evaluation
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/02/01 - 2024/02/28 | Jury member to evaluate student-led projects under the SEA-EU Alliance. | European University of the Seas, Spain |
Scientific expedition
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/10/07 - 2024/10/16 | UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers: Guardians of the Douro: Cultivating Heritage and Landscape, the University of Porto (UP), the Center for Studies in Geography and SpatialPlanning (CEGOT) and The Norte Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission(CCDR-N). We participated to experience and collect data about potential tourism development in the Douro Region and wine making. We have experienced and learned the modern and traditional wine production techniques. | Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte, Portugal |
| 2024/07/17 - 2024/07/23 | Berlin Summer University of the Arts - Visual Ethnography: An Exploration of Urban Interfaces. In this course, an ethnographic documentary with social content was filmed to learn ethnographic research techniques. The data was used from occupied houses located in the back streets of Berlin. | Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany |
| 2022/07/02 - 2022/07/09 | Lufosona THInC 2022 Tourism Applied Research Summer School, Conflenti, Italy. I participated in a working group to prepare a proposal for a sustainable tourism plan for the region. We met with various tourism stakeholders and made field trips. Local people hosted us and we had the opportunity to collect data from them. | Universidade Lusófona, Portugal |
Distinctions
Award
| 2025 | Best Paper Award - Creative Tourism as a Pathway to Social Inclusion for Older Artisans
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Other distinction
| 2024 | PhD Thesis
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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