Welcome to ASTEK

Higher School of Tourism Education of Crete

The best choice for tourism studies

All hotel ratings

Full training laboratory courses

Internship in top hotels

In one of the most developed tourist areas

Agios Nikolaos of Crete

Next to Elounda, Spinalonga
Hersonissos and Malia.

Magic place!

30 years of operation in Greek tourism education

ASTEK has staffed numerous tourism related business in Greece with highly qualified personnel

Define your future with the biggest industry of Greek economy

Anoteri Sholi Touristikis Ekpedefsis Kritis (ASTEK) belongs to the tertiary education level of the Greek Education System and operates under the Ministry of Tourism offering an academic program designed to prepare senior executives for the hospitality industry

About us

The Advanced (Higher) School of Tourism Education of Crete (ASTEK) was established in 1995 in the city of Agios Nikolaos to provide quality professional education at the tertiary level in the field of Hotel Management. Today, ASTEK operates under the Ministry of Tourism and offers an academic program designed to prepare senior executives for the hospitality industry.

Our goal

ASTEK has adopted a contemporary curriculum designed to provide state of the art, tertiary level, professional education and training and help students develop the knowledge and skills required to succeed in the field, and ensure a good advancement in professional growth and career.

Career

ASTEK's graduates are hired, in both the private and the public sector, as college level, Technological Education graduates, and they have almost 100% rate of employability in the tourism sector. During their studies, they realize 9 months of paid work placement which puts them in a very strong position when applying for jobs. Actually, they are highly sought after, for staffing hotel and tourism businesses all over Greece.

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Why study in ASTEK

Enjoy high prospects for employment and quick career advancement in the tourism sector.

Attend a course which combines a theoretical and practical approach and provides quality, tertiary level, vocational education in the key field of Hotel Management.

Get nine months of paid, on-the-job training in 4- and 5-star hotel and tourism enterprises in Greece and abroad.

Participate in Educational visits at Wineries, Hotels, Cruise Ships and other tourist businesses.

Take part in conferences, seminars, and get involved in modern tourist events and similar activities in the area of Aghios Nikolaos.

Be hosted in the beautiful and picturesque town of Aghios Nikolaos. The region is an international and cosmopolitan tourist resort with some of the best luxury hotels in Greece.

Erasmus - ΑΣΤΕΚ - Ανώτερη Σχολή Τουριστικής Εκπαίδευσης Κρήτης

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Conditions of Study and the admission process for students, are defined by the Ministry of Education according to the current National Admission System in Higher Education (Panhellenic Examinations)

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Training programs

During the academic year 2023-2024, the Ministry of Tourism offers 24 training programs in ten cities of Greece: Athens (based in Anavyssos), Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Corfu, Loutraki (based in Corinth), Nafplio (based in Argos), Kalamata, Agios Nikolaos, Heraklion and Alexandroupolis. The programs are aimed at the active population of the country, those employed in the tourism sector or seasonal unemployed , and 590 trainees in total, will participate.

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Erasmus

The ERASMUS+ University Charter was awarded to the Higher School of Tourism Education of Agios Nikolaos (ASTEAN) in year 2014, allowing its participation in actions under the European Commission's integrated programme for education, training, youth and sport which had been in force for the period 2014-2020.

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Announcements

Πρόσκληση τουριστικών επιχειρήσεων για τη συμμετοχή τους στο πρόγραμμα πρακτικής άσκησης θέρους 2025

4 March 2025

Πρόσκληση εκδήλωσης ενδιαφέροντος προς τις τουριστικές επιχειρήσεις για την συμμετοχή τους στο πρόγραμμα πρακτικής άσκησης θέρους 2024 των σπουδαστών/σπουδαστριών ΑΣΤΕ και καταρτιζόμενων ΙΕΚ Τουρισμού του Υπουργείου Τουρισμό.

Πρόγραμμα εξεταστικής μαθημάτων εξεταστικής Χειμερινού εξαμήνου 2024-25

12 February 2025

Πρόγραμμα εξεταστικής μαθημάτων εξεταστικής Χειμερινού εξαμήνου 2024-25

Δήλωση οφειλόμενων μαθήματων για την εξεταστική Φεβρουαρίου 2025

29 January 2025

Στην παρούσα ανακοίνωση επισυνάπτεται παρακάτω σύνδεσμος που οδηγεί σε φόρμα συμπλήρωσης στοιχείων για τη δήλωση των οφειλόμενων μαθημάτων παλαιοτέρων εξαμήνων για την εξεταστική Φεβρουαρίου 2025.

Πίνακες κατάταξης ΠΕ ΤΕ ΣΟΧ 2/2024

8 January 2025

Πίνακες κατάταξης και απορριπτέων της Προκήρυξης ΣΟΧ2/2024.

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Activities

9 September 2020

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Ικανοποίηση για τα αποτελέσματα εξέφρασε η Διευθύντρια της Ανώτερης Σχολής Τουριστικής Εκπαίδευσης Κρήτης Βανέσα Σημαντηράκη, μετά τη χθεσινή ανακοίνωση των βάσεων εισαγωγής στη Σχολή.

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Years of operation

1600+

Cooperating companies

500+

Graduates with professional rehabilitation

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Academic year 2021-22

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Η ΑΣΤΕΚ είναι μία από τις δυο Ανώτερες Σχολές Τουριστικής Εκπαίδευσης που λειτουργούν υπό την αιγίδα του Υπουργείου Τουρισμού στη Ρόδο και στην Κρήτη.

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(+30) 2841028828

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astek@mintour.gr

Λατούς 25, Αγ. Νικόλαος, 72100, Κρήτη

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Higher School of Tourism Education of Crete