The Honor and High Honor Certificate Ceremony for deserving students of the Faculty of Tourism is slated to hold THIS NOVEMBER to all deserving students of the Faculty.

The awards are given to students with deserving GPA's of the Faculty in their respective disciplines.


More details below:

Date: Today, Wednesday November 16, 2016
Venue: TH108
Time: 14:30hrs [2:20pm]

PS: All students with the deserving GPA's are by this advised to attend the event and brings friends and family along :)

Thanks.

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The Tourism days of Eastern Mediterranean University has come and gone  but participants cannot stop talking about the memorable days. The event showcased exotic cultures and palatable cuisines.

There were lots of side activities like the food and product exhibitions and all day on stage events, including local and international dances. Nigerian students were at hand to give the days a very rich cultural experience.

The theme of this year's Tourism Days was "EMBRACING CULTURAL DIVERSITY"

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Within the framework of GAST 404 – Wine Basics Course, students of Eastern Mediterranean University Tourism Faculty, Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department are offered Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) training by IWSA- International Wine and Spirits Academy.

With a vision of being a pioneering organization for professional success in the career path and personal development of the alcoholic beverages industry, IWSA endeavors to protect and develop values attached to fermented and distilled beverages by combining the history and culture of the subject in the light of academic studies, to introduce fully-equipped and well-educated employees to the tourism and alcoholic beverage industry and to create an information and communication platform for all subjects related to alcoholic beverages and services.

Wine & Spirit Education Trust Accreditation

Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), an expert and globally-renowned organization for wine and spirits, has been operating for the past 45 years and trained 36,000 people, part of whom being enthusiasts or who became professionals of the industry. It has become one of the most accepted and reliable organizations for training wine experts across the world.

Trainers of London-based WSET are accepted worldwide and their knowledge is continuously tested. WSET has training partners all over the world, with its curriculum and qualities prepared by the educational authority of the British government.

Eastern Mediterranean University Tourism Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç stated that within the framework of Wine Basics Course offered by the faculty, students are given the opportunity to sit for an exam as a result of which students receive an internationally recognised certificate. In this respect, students who successfully pass the said exam are awarded WSET Level 2 Wine Proficiency Certificate. Prof. Dr. Kılıç also put forth that in line with EMU Tourism Faculty’s quality policy, the faculty will continue to promote EMU Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department in the international context and provide sectoral and educational services, accordingly.

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Hotel occupancy rates in North Cyprus have fallen since June, Cyprus Turkish Hoteliers’ Union (KITOB) Huseyin Aktig has said.

In an interview with Kibris Postasi, Aktig said that his union had warned the government, who had failed to budget for tourism promotion and advertising, about this outcome.

KITOB also anticipates a drop in hotel occupancy rates in July and August.

Aktig said that in previous years, Turkey would be the preferred destination for tourists, but an overspill from the Turkish south coast brought tourists to North Cyprus. However, this year, Antalya for example, is struggling with its own short-fall of tourists.

He said that despite the union’s warnings, the Ministry for Tourism had failed to anticipate this problem, and had not budgeted for advertising either. The funds have gone, instead to pay wages, he said.

Aktig said it was still possible to remedy the situation if the ministry could budget 300-400,000 Euro for advertising and promotion. He pointed out that despite the poor state of their economy, the Greek Cypriot side had launched an ‘I love Cyprus’ campaign.

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Offering advanced study opportunities under Eastern Mediterranean University Tourism Faculty, Tourism Management PhD program is living the pride of producing its first graduate named Hossein Ghasemi Tangal Olya, who chose EMU for his PhD studies after having completed his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Iran.

EMU Tourism Management PhD Program aims to provide high quality study opportunities to local and international students who have an interest towards academic and research fields. At the same time, the program has the mission of catering for the demand from state and private institutions for high quality workforce in the fields of planning, policy development and consulting.  The program also aims to educate and prepare domestic and international students who are expected to make contributions to the tourism and hospitality management literature through high quality research outputs.

In his PhD study, Olya developed a ‘Climate-based Recreation Management System in North Cyprus’, where the climate is one of the most important tourism resources. Assessing the tourism climate risk, developing a recreation management system calendar, and designing a framework for operationalization of tourism weather insurance are three key contributions of Olya's work.  Reducing environmental degradation, distribution of tourism benefits, promoting tourism marketing, proposing an adaptive approach towards climate change, and seasonality are the main implications of his study.

Olya highlighted Eastern Mediterranean University’s importance as a world university providing high quality education at international standards. Stating that EMU also equips students with relevant career experience, Olya added that  EMU has a multicultural profile enabling cultural interaction at all levels. Olya also expressed his pleasure regarding the volume of EMU’s digital academic resources as well as the faculty members.

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Eastern Mediterranean University Tourism Club organised a tour to İzmir under the coordination of EMU Tourism and Hospitality School academic staff member and Tourism Club Advisor Hüseyin Bilsen and Community Involvement Center Executive Board Member Dr. Nazenin Ruso.  

A group of 30 students from Pakistan, Iran, Libya, Syria, Kazakhstan, Tunusia, Palestine, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan took part in the four day trip which had the aim of exploring Izmir’s cultural heritage and qualities.

During the visit, students visited Kadifekale, Selçuk Castle, Selçuk Efes Museum, Şirince, Kuşadası, Kordon Pier, Sasalı Zoo, Agora Museum, Kemeraltı Market and İzmir Kordon Boyu.

Following this year’s Ankara, İstanbul and İzmir tours, EMU Tourism Club chair Bilal Khan stated that their next cultural visit which will take place on 28 October will cover Hatay-Antakya region in Turkey.

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A group of international students from Eastern Mediterranean University School of Tourism and Hospitality Management marked the International Museum Week by taking part in a civic involvement Project which took place under the coordinatorship of EMU Community Involvement Center Executive Board member Dr. Nazenin Ruso.

Taking place within the framework of the International Museum Week celebrated between 14 and 19 May, the event commenced with a ‘Flash Mob” activity involving regional dance shows of students from Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Turkmenistan, Turkey and Iran and finished with an international karaoke activity which took place in front of Department of Antiquities and Museums in Famagusta.

A flash mob is a social activity involving a group of strangers who organize themselves to gather together in a public place, behave in a predetermined manner for a predetermined amount of time before quickly dispersing. At the end of the event which attracted shop owners’, tourists and other onlookers’ attention, participating students shouted as “Happy Museum Week”.  When students were asked about the purpose of the organisation, they said that they wanted to raise public awareness on the International Museum Week.

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The Spring semester final exams for students of Faculty of Tourism will start on the 18th of May and is expected to end on 02 June. In this regard, Scanty Gela BLOG is wishing all the students in Tourism Faculty a beautiful successful finals :)

Find below the full timetable for the exam (click to enlarge)

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Eastern Mediterranean University Continuing Education Center in collaboration with EMU Tourism Faculty Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department will be offering workshops providing information on the preparation and presentation of different meals. At the end of the course, participants will be awarded “Amateur Chef Certificates”.

EMU Tourism Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç stated that the workshops prepared in collaboration with EMU-CEC will take place at EMU Tourism Faculty Demo 2 Kitchen between 6:00 p.m. and 9 p.m. Since the number of participants in each group will be limited to 10, registration will be on first come first serve basis.

Adding that the university will be supplying the uniforms, equipment and ingredients. Prof. Dr. Kılıç put forth that participants will receive a certificate. Upon the completion 4 courses consisting of 12 hours, participants will be awarded “Amateur Chef Certificates”.

The courses will be delivered by the following prominent staff members: GOURMAND Award winner who have cookbooks published in 5 languages Chef Ömür Akkor, Chef Academy Ankara Culinary School staff member and chef in famous Divan Hotels Ali Açıkgül, Tourism and Hospitality Management undergraduate and postgraduate degree holder, City & Guilds Culinary Arts program graduate, EMU Tourism Faculty Gastronomy and Culinary Arts academic staff member Kurtuluş Özbaşar, City & Guilds Culinary Arts postgraduate degree holder, İstanbul International Gastronomy Contest bronze medal holder Master Chef Pembe Yılmaz, City & Guilds patisserie and confectionery degree holder and gold medal winner  expert Chef Pınar Barut and EMU Beach Club Cuisine Chef Osman Parlak. Dean Prof. Dr. Kılıç put forth that the series of workshops will focus on Italian, French, Far East, Japanese, Spanish, Mexican and American cuisines as well as cake. pastry and bread making.

Further information about the courses and registration is available at 630 2471 or 630 2482.

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Faculty of Tourism, Eastern Mediterranean University was duly represented at the just concluded EMU 5th Promotion Days at LMP.

Find below some pictures taken at their stand.

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