Summer/ Winter Schools
Already planned
Summer 2028: on
Gamification for Heritage Tourism
in collaboration with
WHES - World Heritage Switzerland
Organized in collaboration with the Zayed University (United Arab Emirates), the University of Western Macedonia and the Institute of Economic Analysis & Entrepreneurship of the University of Macedonia (Greece), it explores both tangible and intangible cultural heritage across two historic cities - Thessaloniki and Kastoria - with a focus on Byzantine heritage.
2025
ICTs and the Challenges of “Overtourism”: Exploring the Case of Machupicchu
Organized in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair in Anthropology of Health, Biosphere and Healing Systems of the University of Genoa, the UNESCO Chair on City, Landscape and Heritage of the University of Lima, the UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism of the University San Martin de Porres (Lima) and supported by the UNESCO office in Lima, the school offers a unique opportunity to explore the intricate dynamics between tourism, heritage and sustainability, and address them with the help of ICTs.
2025
Digital media for island tourism. The case of Madeira and its heritage
Organized in collaboration with
2024
Sustainable tourism and digital media
USI UNESCO Chair organized one of the Summer Schools offered by the Swiss Study Foundation to the smartest students of any faculty. The main goal was to understand how digital media can help to address current sensitive issues in tourism at heritage places such as cultural and social sustainability.
2024
Digital media for tourism in Creative Cities: Experiences from the Center of Portugal
Realized in collaboration with the University of Coimbra, the school explored the role of digital media in enhancing urban sustainable development within the frame of the UNESCO Creative Cities progamme.
2023
A new Grand Tour in Tuscany
Together with the Università di Pisa, the aim of this Winter School was to offer, in one of the most attractive environmental, monumental and landscape contexts in Italy, a highly educational experience.
2022
IMAGINE
Several destinations in Indonesia, in collaboration with Trisakti School of Tourism (Indonesia)
2022
Digital Cultural Tourism and Diplomacy
The 1st edition of the USI UNESCO Chair Winter School will be realized in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage at the Cyprus University of Technology in February 2022 (Limassol/ Cyprus).
2020 (Southern Summer school)
Digital Communication of indigenous African heritage and fashion
Several destinations in Namibia, in collaboration with the University of Namibia (Namibia) and the University of Turku
2019
LeVERAGE ICTs for Tourism
Lugano & Val Müstair (Switzerland)
2018
Co-creating on the road ICT solutions to promote sustainable Tourism in World Heritage Sites
Several destinations in Southen Finland, in collaboration with he University of Turku
2017
ICT2ST4D
Hangzhou (China), in collaboration with Zheijang University
2016
ICT4ulT
Armeno (Italy)
2015
ICTs to Promote Sustainable Tourism
Milano (Italy), in collaboration with the University Milano-Biccoca
2014
IDEAL Tourism
Lugano (Switzerland)