Eskişehir Vocational School | Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Catering | Tourism and Hotel Management

Last Updated: 21/09/2026

The tourism sector, which has an important place in the service sector, is growing day by day in our country and the importance for our country's economy is increasing even more. There is a steady increase in the number of people participating in tourism activities in our country and the number of enterprises operating in the field of tourism. Due to this increase, the demand for qualified labor force is further increased by the tourism sector, which is already a large sector based on human power. The general aim of the Tourism and Hotel Management Program is to meet the employement requirements in the tourism sector. So that the program aims to provide students the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for employment in tourism, hotel and travel, as well as human relations, current business skills and practical competencies. Students graduated from the Tourism and Hotel Management Program; hospitality operators, travel agencies, food and beverage enterprises and hospitality establishments.

Tourism and Hotel Management Program Teaching Objectives

1. To train vocational staff with up-to-date professional qualifications for the tourism sector
2. To gain the ability to make individual career plans as entrepreneurs or qualified employees in different fields of tourism.
3. To educate individuals who are knowledgeable about sustainability, universal and cultural values, innovative and open to continuous learning.
4. To acquire at least one foreign language skills (at the European Language Portfolio A2 General Level) to follow the developments in the field and communicate at a basic level.
5. To gain the necessary knowledge and skills for the use of current information and communication technologies.

Vision: To be an innovative higher education institution in the field of vocational education, collaborative with local and international stakeholders, lifelong learning and solution-oriented, adopting the principles of sustainability.

Mission: Educating the professionals who are compatible with changing environmental conditions, who have strong competencies with professional responsibilities with a local and global approach, as well as sensitivities about universal rights and ethical principles, quality and cultural values.

Core Values:

Transparency

Accountability

Fairness

Human orientation

Innovation

Creativity

Reliability

Universality

Admission to the programme is based on the relevant higher education legislation and the central placement procedures administered by the Centre for Assessment, Selection and Placement (ÖSYM). Candidates who are offered a place in the programme must complete their registration within the deadlines announced in the University's academic calendar and registration announcements, in accordance with the applicable legislation. To complete final registration, candidates must satisfy all general and programme-specific admission requirements. Admission through horizontal transfer is conducted in accordance with the relevant legislation and the principles established by the relevant academic unit. The application and admission procedures for international students are carried out in accordance with the applicable legislation.

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the relevant higher education legislation, the University's regulations governing education, examinations and assessment, and the institutional principles for exemption and credit transfer. Students may apply, within the specified deadlines, for exemption and credit transfer based on courses successfully completed at another higher education institution or on equivalent prior learning. Applications are evaluated by the relevant board or commission with due consideration of course content, credit/ECTS values, grades obtained, and their compatibility with the curriculum and learning outcomes of the relevant programme.

All students enrolled at Anadolu University are assigned a faculty academic advisor to provide guidance and support throughout their studies. Academic advisors offer counselling from the beginning of the student's academic programme until graduation, assisting students with academic, administrative, and other matters related to university life. In particular, advisors provide guidance during course registration and course selection processes, monitor students' academic progress, and support them in making informed decisions regarding their educational pathways.
For further information, please refer to the Academic Advising Directive of Anadolu University.

The programme is delivered in face-to-face / blended mode. Students are enrolled on the programme as (full-time / part-time) students. Teaching and learning activities are conducted in accordance with the programme curriculum, including the semester structure, scheduled class hours, practical components, and, where applicable, online learning environments.

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;
There is a trio system including formal (written) test, practical courses and internship.

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 120 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades. This program requires 30 days of practical training.

To be awarded an Associate Degree, students must successfully complete all compulsory and elective courses specified in the curriculum of the programme in which they are enrolled, together with any required internship, practical training, project, or other academic requirements. To qualify for graduation, students must successfully complete at least 120 ECTS credits, have no failed courses, achieve the minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) specified in the relevant regulations (at least 2.00 on a 4.00 scale), and fulfil all other graduation requirements prescribed by the programme.
Students have to take 120 credits and get the general avarage of 2.00 in order to graduate.

Students who successfully fulfil all programme requirements are awarded an Associate Degree Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management Graduates obtain a Level 5 (Associate Degree) qualification within the Turkish Qualifications Framework (TQF).

Graduates will be employed in hospitality enterprises, travel agencies,food and beverage enterprises and other institutions and organizations in hospitality services.

Graduates of Associate Degree programmes may apply for admission to Bachelor's Degree programmes through the Vertical Transfer Examination (DGS), in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the Continuation of Bachelor's Education for Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programmes and the relevant higher education legislation.


PROF. DR. DİLEK ACAR
ASSIST. PROF. DR. ERDEM KORKMAZ
ECTS Department Coordinator
ASSOC. PROF. DR. BAHAR SUVACI