If I miss the June intake, can I still apply for the present school year?
Yes, Enderun follows the Philippine academic year which starts in June for the first semester and in November for the second semester. Students may begin their freshmen year in either June or November.

Is it possible to transfer to Enderun Colleges from another college or university?
Yes. Enderun accepts transferees from other schools and universities provided that they comply with all of the application requirements for transferees. Courses previously taken in the applicant’s former school may be credited if the course is similar to what Enderun offers and if the applicant obtained the required grade.

How and when should I begin my admission application?
Applicants are advised to complete an application form and submit it together with the other admission requirements. It is advised that interested students start their application as early as June of their senior year in high school since all of the applicants are interviewed individually.

Are scholarship programs available?
Yes. Enderun is willing to invest in students who show leadership potential and who excel in academics and extra-curricular activities. These traits will be evaluated based on the applicant’s Transcript of Records (TOR) as well as in his/her recommendation letters. Applicants are also required to undergo a scholarship interview to assess his/her eligibility into the program. Click here for more information.

Are other financial aid programs available?
Yes. There are two other kinds of financial aid programs. Work-Study Program lets students earn money to pay partial tuition by working during the school year. Study Now Pay Later, meanwhile, is a flexible loan system where students are allowed to defer payment to be paid back with a small interest.

What does term “Enderun” mean?
Enderun Colleges takes its name from the Turkish word, enderun. Enderun refers to the palace school established during the Ottoman Empire (1299-1923) where the most promising children were educated in, among other things, the art of public administration. Enderun was also considered a royal school. The children of Enderun underwent the finest of Turkish education in order to become high-level administrators and statesmen of the Ottoman Empire. Similarly, Enderun Colleges, in drawing its name from such historical origins, seeks to deliver a world-class level of management education and equips its graduates with professional competencies of the sterling quality required to manage the world’s leading institutions.

What is Enderun’s Mission?
Enderun aims to graduate students with the academic training and professional competencies required for success in today’s global business environment by offering international-caliber degree programs that combine management theory with practical professional experience.

What is Enderun’s teaching philosophy?
Enderun’s learning framework places great importance on the balance between theory and practice. In the classroom, emphasis is placed on student-centered learning. The teaching methodologies are shaped with a focus on students’ learning styles, and require maximum involvement from them. Students are given opportunities for experiential-learning both in and out of the campus through laboratory modules, field trips, tours and practical internships. This learning-by-doing approach strengthens academic perspectives, and contributes to the students’ personal insights when they return to the classroom.

What makes it different from other schools here and abroad?
Enderun offers:

a.	International-caliber degree programs with academic partners such as Les Roches International School of Hotel Management and Alain Ducasse Formation,
b.	World-class facilities to deliver world-class educational experience to students,
c.	An office dedicated to career development and industry placement with over 140 industry partners where students can gain real-world work experience,
d.	Multicultural faculty members who are industry practitioners Another main difference from other schools is that the students take up a combination of general education subjects, management subjects, culinary subjects and some hotel management subjects and earn a Bachelor’s degree. Other schools, particularly culinary schools, focus on the technical-vocational aspect.

What are Enderun’s academic partners?

a.	Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Switzerland, ranked among the top 3 hospitality management schools all over the world,
b.	Alain Ducasse Formation in France, and

Who is Alain Ducasse?
Alain Ducasse is the most celebrated of modern French chefs-- the only chef in the prestigious Michelin guide’s history to run restaurants carrying three-star rankings in two different countries: Le Louis XV in Monte Carlo, the Plaza Athenee in Paris. Famous for a string of other historic “firsts”-- Chef de Cuisines at the first hotel restaurant to receive a three-star rating; first chef to hold two three star ratings simultaneously—he now employs over 1400 people in twenty restaurants and inns world wide. Author of the Alain Ducassse Culinary Encyclopedia, and numerous other celebrated culinary tomes, he has established the Alain Ducasse Formation to encapsulate his methods—his incomparable “savoir-faire”—and to provide training and consultancy services to the world’s top chefs.

What is the partnership with ADF about?
Enderun’s partnership with the Alain Ducasse Formation (ADF) offers Enderun students the opportunity to undergo rigorous training in foundational and cutting-edge culinary methods, under the watchful eyes of Alain Ducasse’s culinary team. The collaboration also gives Enderun students the opportunity to earn ADF certificates—highly prized credentials in the culinary world—as they study for their Enderun bachelor’s degrees. The ADF+Enderun culinary center, which will feature a student-manned gourmet restaurant, as well as state-of-the-art kitchen and teaching facilities, is currently under construction in Fort Bonifacio.

How does the academic partnership with Les Roches and Kendall College work?
The partnership with Les Roches International School of Hotel Management offers Enderun students the opportunity to gain international degrees and certificates. On their sophomore year, Enderun students have the unique opportunity to earn a Certificate in Hospitality Operations from Les Roches if they pass the certification exam. Because the curriculum of Les Roches is fully integrated into the Enderun curriculum, sophomore students who passed the certification exam may opt to continue their next 2 years of education in any of  the Les Roches campuses in Switzerland or in Spain. Students who wish to transfer to Les Roches must be at least 17 years and 6 months old when they enter their freshmen year at Enderun Colleges. Students who chose to continue their degrees  in Les Roches Bluche, Switzerland will graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in International Hotel Management, with Entrepreneurship, with Finance, or with Marketing. They may also opt to take the Swiss Hotel Association Hotel Management Diplome. Likewise, Enderun students continuing their degrees in Les Roches Marbella, Spain have the option of either taking the DIplome or finishing the Bachelor in Business Administration (Hospitality) degree.