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Launch of the 2nd Vol. of the MOOC “Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites”

After the great success of the first volume (6’500+ learners from 166 countries), a brand new volume of the Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) opened its doors to all tourism professionals, students, site

lea hasenzahl May 7, 2019December 6, 2019 Home, News Read more

Call for Papers and Presentations for the HTHIC 2020 (April 6 – 8) is online!

The Call for Papers and Presentations of the Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality, 4th International Conference (HTHIC2020) is now online. Researchers, practitioners and policy makers working in tourism, heritage, hospitality, geography, archaeology, architecture and related fields, are cordially invited to share

lea hasenzahl April 18, 2019September 10, 2019 Home, News Read more

Launch of new collaborative research project “DIGITAL GOVERNMENT IN THE TOURISM SECTOR”

To celebrate this year’s UNWTO World Tourism Day (27.09.2018), which is dedicated to Tourism and the Digital Transformation, a new research project will be launched at USI. It will involve students of the Master in International Tourism. The research aims

lea hasenzahl July 26, 2018November 14, 2018 News Read more

New Interview about Information & Communication Technologies in Cultural Heritage published on Ancient History Encyclopedia

The interview of Chair holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, with James Blake Wiener of Ancient History Encyclopedia about Information and Communication Technologies in Cultural Heritage was published on June 13, 2018 on their website. In this interview, Professor Lorenzo Cantoni speaks

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Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni & Università della Svizzera italiana have been acknowledged in the most recent UNWTO report

Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni and USI were mentioned in the acknowledgements of the most recent UNWTO (World Tourism Organization) report “Tourism for Development”. The two-volume report was published in accord with the organization’s “vision of advancing sustainability through tourism” on June

lea hasenzahl June 12, 2018November 14, 2018 News Read more
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Upcoming Events

The first Southern Summer School “Digital communication of indigenous African heritage and fashion” will take place from February 9 to 15, 2020 in Windhoek, Ondangwa and Ongwediva (Namibia). Click here for more information.

The 4th international conference on  “Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality” will take place in Mendrisio (Switzerland) from April  6 to 8, 2020. Click here for more information.

The 7th USI Chair UNESCO Summer School “IMAGINE – ICTs to promote sustainable heritage tourism in Indonesia“ will take place in Indonesia from August 16-23, 2020. Click here for more information.

 

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