by USI UNESCO Chair | Feb 3, 2020 | Home, News
The ECREA 2018 (Lugano, October 31 – November 3) special panel report on “Communicating World Heritage to global audiences of travelers” conducted by chair-holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni and chair-coordinator, Dr. Silvia De Ascaniis, was published in...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Jan 9, 2020 | Events, Home
Chair-holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, PhD candidate Emanuele Mele and visiting researcher Rafael Oliveira particiapted to the ENTER2020 conference in Surrey (January 8.10, 2020). A panel was run by prof. L. Cantoni, with Rafael Oliveira and Kelly Macquire (Ancient...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Dec 16, 2019 | Home, News
USI and the UNESCO Chair have just become a member of the “University Network for Cultural Routes Studies” of the European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR). EICR is a body of the Council of Europe, which also includes Switzerland. This agreement will open...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Dec 10, 2019 | Events, Home
On Monday, 09.12.2019, Prof. Ulrike Gretzel visited the UNESCO Chair and USI. She is one of the top scholars in the field of tourism and persuasion and currently a senior fellow at Annenberg School of Communication (California/ USA). At USI she gave a presentation...
by USI UNESCO Chair | Nov 26, 2019 | Events, Home
Alongside USI’s Claudio Visentin, chair holder, Prof. Cantoni will be a speaker at the upcoming “Forum Sul Turismo. La Destinazione del Luganese è veramente turistica?” on December 2nd, 2019. The event will be taking place at Hotel Splendide in...
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....
