The Tourism Department of Sultan Qaboos University Undergraduate Program Accreditation by AQAS: The Journey and What it Entails

Abstract

The Tourism Department of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) undergraduate program (Study Plan 2010) was accredited by the Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programs (AQAS) in August 2016 for five years. The accreditation was conditional. Within a period of nine months, an action plan to fulfill the condition had to be established and reported to AQAS. How was the accreditation mission accomplished? This study aims to demonstrate the Tourism Department journey to fulfill the AQAS accreditation certification requirements and condition Keywords: AQAS, Education, Hospitality, Program Accreditation, Oman, Quality, Sultan Qaboos University, Tourism.