Between 1999-2002 Erem served as the dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Marmara University until his appointment as rector by the President of Turkey, Ahmet Necdet Sezer in August 2002.
2002 Erem served as the dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Marmara University until his appointment as rector by the President of Turkey, Ahmet Necdet Sezer in August 2002. This was between 1999.