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Department Strategy

Our Vision

Becoming the leading department for tourism studies in Jordan and transferring the department into a pioneer centre for excellence in “tourism and hostel industry” in the country.

Our Mission

To provide high quality education in tourism and hospitality fields for the students, and to strengthen the role of faculty towards the local community through:
- Offering the appropriate curriculum for the various subjects taught in the department.
- Giving the students some important principles of problem-solving, leadership, teamwork skills, and commitment.
- Orienting the education to meet the labor market needs.
- Alignment between the theoretical and practical streams.

Our Goals

The Department of Guidance and Tourism Development at University of Jordan aims to achieve the followings:
1. Developing managerial skills of students and people from the local community who want to work in tourism industry.
2. Connecting theoretical courses to practical courses (hotel, airlines and travel agencies reservation systems).
3. Creating a simulation environment to the real situation in the industry.
4. Providing educational and learning resources as well as references for students, researchers and the local community.