by USI UNESCO Chair | Nov 18, 2019 | Events, Home
Great news! During the UNESCO General Conference (40th Session) in Paris (France) the city of Lugano has been appointed to host the first formal meeting of the National Commissions from Europe. It is not the first time that the city has welcomed National Commissions....
by USI UNESCO Chair | Nov 12, 2019 | Events, Home
On Monday the 11th of November 2019, Marta Pucciarelli, defended her PhD thesis on “The Digital Birth of an African City. The Case of Douala”. The dissertation examines the online representation and communication of Douala, which is the largest city of the...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Nov 5, 2019 | Events, Home
In early November, Dr. Engelbert Ruoss participated at the event of the 10 years anniversary of the Association “World Heritage Experience Switzerland” at the World Nature Forum in Naters/VS. He presented to the site mangers the tasks of the World Heritage platform in...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Sep 5, 2019 | Events, Home
Chairholder, Prof. Cantoni was a speaker at this year’s International Federation for Information Technologies and Tourism (IFITT) Masterclass on eTourism at MODUL University in Vienna (Austria), talking about sustainable tourism and tourism for SDGs....
by USI UNESCO Chair | Jul 31, 2019 | Events, Home
In July, Prof. Cantoni visited the Fête des Vignerons in Vevey (CH) to present Ticino’s nomination to the list of Swiss intangible heritage at an official press conference. “Mendrisio’s Holy Week Processions have been put forward for Intangible Cultural Heritage of...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Jun 30, 2019 | Events, Home
Associate expert, Dr. Engelbert Ruoss was a speaker at the International Conference Between Overtourism and Undertourism: Implications and Crisis Management Strategies (June 26 – 29) in Lecce (Italy) While a growing number of tourist destinations are...
