Thomas Cook launches scholarship in Turkey
Laptop Battery Thomas Cook and the sustainable tourism charity, The Travel Foundation has announced the launch of 'The Thomas Cook Scholarship Fund'.
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Desktop Computer 'The Thomas Cook Scholarship Fund' will provide young women with limited financial means an opportunity to study for a Tourism Management degree at Mulga University, Turkey.
Notebooks 'The Thomas Cook Scholarship Fund' will start in September 2006 and will be the The Travel Foundation's first academic sustainable tourism project.
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Hard Drive In addition, Thomas Cook will provide work placement positions and mentor opportunities in Turkey enabling the students to gain invaluable, first-hand experience of the industry throughout their studies.
Travelstar Ian Ailles, Chairman of Thomas Cook's Responsible Business Forum said "Thomas Cook is very committed to sustainable tourism and takes seriously its responsibility to its holiday destinations. The company has had a successful relationship with the Travel Foundation for several years. With Turkey being a major destination for us we wanted to become more involved and get hands on with an on-going project where we could really make a difference. This project will open doors for young Turkish women who want to work within the tourism industry and we look forward to working with them in the future."
Gateway The first scholarship students will start at Mulga University late September 2006.
Laptop Parts The selection process starts at the end of this month with the university entrance exams and also takes into account the girls' background, encouraging those who wouldn't normally have financial support to go into further education. The successful candidates will be announced in September.
Software Sue Hurdle, Chief Executive of The Travel Foundation, said, "We are very excited to be involved in the Scholarship Programme. For the first time we have brought together academic and industry partners in a destination to collaborate on sustainable tourism. Our vision is for this pilot programme in Turkey to develop into a model that can be replicated in holiday destinations across the world."
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