Dokuz Eylül University School of Reha Midilli Foça Tourism and Hotel Management

Welcome to the School of Reha Midilli Foça Tourism and Hotel Management

About Dokuz Eylül University

Dokuz Eylül University, which was founded in 1982, is a public university and one of the biggest universities in the city and in the Aegean Region. The University has 12 faculties, 10 institutes, 6 schools, 6 vocational schools, 1 conservatory and 36 research centers, 3055 academic personnel and 53700 students.

School of RMF Tourism and Hotel Management is at the second rank in Turkey.

We congratulate Miss Hacer Oğuz who registered to our school with the highest score (426.19 points) and thus took our School to the first rank in the list of schools with the students registered with the highest score. School of RMF Tourism and Hotel

Management is at the second rank among the schools listed according to the university entry exam scores.

History

27th August 2007 - Protocol between the DEÜ and Mr. Reha Midilli, the Donator 02nd October 2007 - Decision of the University Senate for the establishment 14th

February 2008 - Confirmation of the decision by the Higher Education Board of Turkey 01st September 2008 – Decision of the Council of Ministers on establishment 20th September 2008 - Publication of the decision in the Official Journal 07th October 2009 – Official Opening

Education at School of RMF Tourism and Hotel Management

School of R.M.F. Tourism and Hotel Management gives four-year tourism education leading to a Bachelor of Arts Degree in tourism and hotel management. All our students take one year of language preparation in English before starting four years of professional education in tourism. The medium of teaching is Turkish and English. %30 of courses are offered in English. From the second academic year on, our students learn second foreign

language by choosing one among Germany, French and Russian. Students are required to complete two summer internships in organizations operating in tourism industry as a part of their education.

Academic Staff

Prof. Dr. Alp TİMUR Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Avni EGELİ Assoc. Prof. Dr. Avşar KURGUN Assist. Prof. Dr. İlkay TAŞ Assist. Prof. Dr. Sevdiye K. TEICHERT Assist. Prof. Dr. Yusuf GÜMÜŞ Dr. Hasan Taner KERİMOĞLU Lecturer Nil SONUÇ Lecturer Emine BOLAT Lecturer Onur DOĞAN Lecturer Meltem ÖZDOĞAN Lecturer Fazıl AÇIŞ Lecturer Yeşim ERCÜMENCİLER

RMF and Erasmus

Our Erasmus Partners are; The Eszterházy Károly College, Eger, Hungary and Torun Schol of Banking, Torun, Poland. Further details will be announced here.

RMF & Student Associations (SA)

By encouraging voluntary activities and participation in economic, social and cultural fields of life, RMF aims to support the students in taking responsibility, acting as entrepreneurs and making contribution to the local. SA organize social and cultural activities to enrich students’ life.

Owing to extra-curricular activities held by SA, students put the theoretical knowledge into practice by seizing the opportunities in Foça and similar tourist towns. All students of the School of RMF Tourism and Hotel Management can become a member of the SA and take a role in the activities organized.

RMF Library

Library with 1,500 books, tables for 40 people and sea view. Online access to books and journals.

RMF and Seminars

During 2011-2012 academic year, seminars have been organized at the School. Seminars are given by the professionals and are offered to our students free of charge. Seminar topics include Service Quality, HACCP, ISO9000, Quality Costs, Occupational Safety, Performans Evaluation Methods and etc.

Life at the RMF

With great sea view, library, computer lab., activity hall, canteen, dining hall, foyers and garden, academic life at the RMF becomes a pleasure.

RMF & Dance

Our students have a society for dance activities and participate to courses held by the Foça Public Education Center and Foça Municipality. Coordinator of the students society for dance is Lecturer Nil SONUÇ. Number of Students As of 2011-2012 academic year, we have 125 students.

Structural and technical infrastructure

Two multimedia and language classrooms 4 modern classroom with 50 seats 3 modern classroom with 40 seats Multi-functional hall with 100 seats (for meetings, demonstrations etc.) Library (single tables, spacious room with sea view, 1500 books) Computer room with 40 computers Canteen with100 seats 2 lounges with sea views Large garden with Foça view Wireless access at campus Accomodation

Foça is a seasonal tourism destination. During the academic year (which starts in September and ends in June) our students generally rent the second houses until the owners come during the summer season. Also our school has a dormitory with capacity of 46 students.

Transportation

There are buses between Izmir city garage and Foça for every 30 minutes Or you can travel by train (IZBAN) in the direction of Aliaga. If you take the IZBAN, get off at the station Hatundere and take the bus to Foca (Bus No. 744)

From downtown: From the bus station to go back along the main road. Turn into the third street on your right and go straight. Above left, you will see our School.

Location

You can see our School from the city center. From the mountain hills, where it is established, you can have a good view of the whole city. The sea, the islands and the wide sky combine to form a beautiful picture.

RMF and Reha Midilli

We thank to Mr. Reha Midilli who is the donator of our School for his support from the very beginning until recently and for further support of his.

DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF REHA MIDILLI FOCA TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM

(ECTS credits of the courses will be announced.)

CONTACT US

Telephone +90232-8126885 / 8125881

E-mail

(Assist. Prof. Dr. İlkay TAŞ)

ilkay.tas@deu.edu.tr

or

focarmturizm@deu.edu.tr

Fax +90232-8126996

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