An Important Step from TÜROB in Tourism Education

An important meeting was held under the leadership of TÜROB with the aim of increasing the qualified workforce needed by the tourism sector and strengthening the link between education and the sector. The meeting, held under the chairmanship of TÜROB President Müberra Eresin, was attended by M. Teoman Alemdar, Director of the Hotel Management Undergraduate Program at the School of Applied Sciences of Özyeğin University. Also present at the meeting were TÜROB Secretary General İsmail Taşdemir, Dr. Hanım Kader Şanlıöz, Faculty Member of the Hotel Management Department at Özyeğin University, and Büşra Kılıç, Manager of the Equal Opportunity in Education Scholarship Program.

During the meeting, the topics of attracting more qualified students to tourism and hotel management departments, the academic and sectoral support that can be provided during the educational process, and increasing employment opportunities for graduates were discussed. Comprehensive assessments were made on cooperation models and concrete steps that can be developed in line with the sector’s expectations. Within the scope of this work, bringing students—particularly those studying at hotel management and tourism vocational high schools—into the sector at an early stage is also among the priority objectives. The aim is to equip students with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills, to enable them to establish closer contact with the sector, and to plan their careers consciously. In addition, the goal is to provide the hotel sector with graduates who are competent in international hotel management, have strong foreign language skills, and are able to climb the career ladder rapidly. To this end, there are plans to implement new projects to combine sector experience with academic knowledge, to give students easier access to scholarship, internship, and employment opportunities, and to support their career development.