Academic Staff
Part-time Academic Staff
Programs
The objective of the two-year program in the Vocational School of Tourism and Hotel Services is to prepare
students for various junior management positions in hotels, restaurants and travel agencies.
With the rapidly growing potential of tourism, as a leading industry in the economy, the need for well-trained
middle management staff is obvious. Success in the hotel and restaurant industry requires substantial professional
knowledge, business sense and human relations skills. For this reason, the curriculum of the Vocational School
of Tourism and Hotel Services aims at achieving ``hands-on'' experience. The wide use of laboratories
(e.g. training kitchen, restaurant etc.) and the existence of a practice hotel (Bilkent Hotel and Conference Center - Ankara,
rated a five-star hotel by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism) provide the students with a firm background in professional skills.
Attention is also given to communication skills, foreign languages and computer applications.
A 60-day industrial training program at an establishment in the hotel or travel industry is compulsory.
This takes place during the summer months after the successful completion of the first year.
