With the implementation of this project, it was aimed to increase the professional knowledge and skills of our recent graduates by observing the working environment of a foreign country closely. It was aimed to increase the motivation of our students with different country experience towards their profession, to strengthen their self-confidence and to make them feel valuable. As a result of the dialogue they would establish with foreign nationals it was aimed to develop tolerance towards different cultures. The aim of the long-term overseas activity was to contribute greatly to the foreign language development of the participants and to develop their fluent and communicative language skills. With this project, it was aimed that the beneficiaries acquire the skills required by the 21st century such as critical thinking, problem solving, creative thinking, implementing innovation, communication and cooperation, flexibility, adaptability, entrepreneurship, information literacy, self-management, social and intercultural skills and productivity.
The main reason for applying to this project was to raise awareness to 21st Century Skills for our recent graduates in the field of Food and Beverage Services. Within the scope of the project, it was aimed that students who specialize in Food and Beverage Services receive applied skills training in an international tourism organization, develop themselves in terms of professional quality, prepare themselves well for business life, gain different working experience in different societies, increase their foreign language skills and develop a European perspective. It was aimed to ensure easier and faster integration into the labor market by our students gaining these qualifications. Throughout the program, this project was applied to increase the quality of vocational education in our institution in line with the EU 2020 Strategy and Turkey Vision 2023 priorities.