ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES
EU COUNTRIES

Dear student,

First of all we would like to thank you for expressing your interest in the College of Tourism and Hotel Management. Choosing the right study opportunity abroad is an important decision, which will affect your career aspirations, and enrich your future life. Choosing the College of Tourism establishes a commitment in high quality education on our behalf. We strongly advise you to visit our web site at www.cothm.ac.cy where you will find the latest news about the college, information on the programs of study offered, as well as on admission procedures and financial matters. The College of Tourism and Hotel Management is an international college with the majority of its student population coming from overseas. There are three intake periods each year: February, June (Intensive English Summer course only) and October.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Admission to the college and to all its programs is open to all persons who meet the admission requirements and qualifications of the college. International students are requested to submit their application at least three months before the scheduled commencement of their classes.

Step 1a. Applicants for the undergraduate programs should submit to the college the following:

1. Application for admission duly completed.
2. € 155 application fee (cash, Western Union, Money Gram, this is a non refundable amount).
3. Attested passport copies. The passport’s validity should be for two years at least.
4. Six passport size photos.

5.  Officially attested copies of the senior/high school leaving certificates with their grades reports, as issued by the school. Attestations must be made by the principal of the school, from which the student has graduated, and by a notary public. If these are issued in a language other than English, a translation in English must accompany the school certificates and the grades reports. The translation must be attached to the copies of the original certificates, and the documents must be attested.  The translator’s name and address must be clearly mentioned on the documents. Additionally, provisional school leaving certificates are acceptable for a maximum period of two years after graduation.

Step 1b. Applicants for the postgraduate programs should submit to the college the following:

1. Application for admission duly completed.
2. € 155 application fee (cash, Western Union, Money Gram, this is a non refundable amount).
3. Attested passport copies. The passport’s validity should be for two years at least.
4. Five passport size photos.

5.  Officially attested copies of their bachelor/masters degrees/diplomas with their grades reports, as issued by the institution. Attestations must be made by the principal of the school, from which the student has graduated, and by a notary public. If the qualifications are issued in a language other than English, a translation in English must accompany the certificates and the grades reports. The translation must be attached to the copies of the original certificates, and the documents must be attested.  The translator’s name and address must be clearly mentioned on the documents. Additionally, provisional certificates are acceptable for a maximum period of two years after graduation.

Step 2. As soon as we receive the application for admission and all supporting documents the admissions director will inform the applicant whether he/she qualifies for admission. He/she will receive a letter of admissions or a letter of eligibility confirming the terms and conditions on which he/she will be admitted to the college. An applicant whose previous academic performance is poor or is judged unsatisfactory by the director of admissions will not be eligible for admission.

Step 3. The applicants are required to deposit the fees into the college’s account in the form of bank transfer before they come to the College of Tourism and Hotel Management. Upon receipt of the fees’ payment a college’s receipt will be issued and sent to them by courier or given to them upon arrival at the college.

Afterwards, the office of admissions will apply to the Ministry of Education for the approval of their academic records.

The bank transfer is the only form of payment, which will be accepted by the college. The college bank account is the following:

COLLEGE OF TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT
HELLENIC BANK, NICOSIA
A/C EUR€: 119-01-339726-01
B/C: HEBACY2N
IBAN: CY 57 0050 0119 0001 1901 3397 2601

Step 4. The applicants should book their flights and inform the college for their arrival details so as to arrange their transportation from the airport.

Upon receipt of their arrival flight details, the college will take care of their accommodation for the first couple of days in case they have not made any other arrangements prior to their arrival. Eventually, they will need to come to the college and visit first the admissions office where we will welcome and guide them through the college registration process.

REGISTRATION AT C.O.T.H.M. AND APPLICATION FOR RESIDENCE PERMIT (YELLOW SLIP)

The applicants must submit their application material to the admissions director. He is responsible to check them out and if these comply with the migration’s regulations will collect and deliver them to the authorities for the process of their application and issuance of their residence permit.

BANK ACCOUNT

All applicants must open a bank account with a local bank as per the migration requirements. The minimum amount that they must deposit is € 850. The transaction should be shown in a bank book that the bank will have to provide them. A copy of the bank book, the statement and receipt should be submitted together with the rest of their documents to the admissions office in order to process their application to the migration authorities for the issuance of the their residence permit.

ENTRANCE EXAM

All newly arrived applicants should take the college entrance exams in order for them to be permitted to register as full time students. Please be informed, that they are allowed to take the college entrance exam only once! In case an applicant fails to pass the college entrance exam, he/she should register for the English foundation program offered at the college. Applicants who have proficiency in English such as TOEFL 213 computer-based and above, IELTS 6.0 and above or other equivalent qualifications are not obliged to take the entrance exam. However, they must first submit to the admissions or academic affairs office a copy of the certificate and then the original upon arrival to Cyprus.

FINANCIAL AID

New international students are eligible for financial assistance on the basis of their average grade at their school-leaving certificate or their post secondary diploma or degree as follows: Students from all countries with GPA over 80% are granted a discount of 10%. The ACE scholarships are available to all students after their first semester at the college and consist of tuition fee reduction for the following semester. The percentage reduction will be a function of their academic performance as follows:

Brothers/sisters and married couples studying at the same time at the college and provided they provide evidence of their relationship, receive 10% discount each on their tuition fees.

We look forward to welcome you to Cyprus.

ADMISSION OFFICE

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