UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites
Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni @JEF, Saudi Arabia from May 6 – 7, 2018
UNESCO Chair holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni , was a keynote speaker at the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF), in Saudi Arabia. JEF is known as the Davos of the Middle East. Its title this year is “From Vision to Prosperity: The Role of the Private Sector,” and focused on...
A scholarship for the Master in International Tourism
The UNESCO Chair is deeply involved in the Master in International Tourism, run by the Faculty of Economics in collaboration with the Faculty of Communication Sciences at Università della Svizzera italiana. Chair-holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, is not only a teacher of...
The new Master in Digital Fashion Communication @USI
In a recent interview with Ticino Welcome magazine n.56, UNESCO chair-holder Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni said "All of us were born unclad, but spend most of our life somehow dressed. What we wear is not only functional in order to protect and cover our body, but also to...
UNESCO-UNITWIN Network meeting in Madrid
Chair Holder, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, participated in the meeting of the UNESCO-UNITWIN Network "Culture, Tourism and Development" at the University of Juan Carlos, Madrid from Friday, 9th of February, to Sunday, 11th of February. Prof. Cantoni had the honor to present...
Annual meeting of the KFPE
Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, chairholder, has participated to the annual meeting of KFPE - Commission for Research Partnerschips with Developing Countries. Prof. Cantoni is ad personam member of the board of KFPE. The meeting took place on January 19-20, 2018, at the...
The new MOOC on Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites is in the media
On the 31st of December 2017 the new MOOC of the UNESCO Chair was mentioned in issue no. 351 of the distinguished Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. The online course Tourism Management at UNESCO World Heritage Sites is a new MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) produced...