UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites
Localising Websites of National Tourism Organisations
We are happy to announce the publication of a new report "Localising Websites of National Tourism Organisations: The Case of ETC Members". The report was compiled and edited by Emanuele Mele, doctoral student in Communication Sciences at Università della Svizzera...
Fifth China & Europe International Tourism Forum
The event will take place on June 19-21, 2016, in Lin'an City, China. With the theme"twenty-first century tourism, heritage and memory", the forum will include topics like heritage tourism, community development coordination, and tourism development impact on heritage...
(Social) Media and the deliberate targeting of cultural heritage
Dr. Silvia De Ascaniis, from the UNESCO Chair at USI, presents #faces4heritage campaign at the UNESCO High-Level Meeting and Technical Conference titled Cultural Diversity under Attack: Protecting Heritage for Peace (Brussels, 09-10 June 2016) More info here.
#faces4heritage presented at the U.S. Department of State in Washington
In the frame of the global initiative P2P: Challenging Extremism, a class of Master students of USI - Università della Svizzera italiana (in the 1st picture) has been invited to present their project at the U.S. Department of State in Washington and to take part in...
Seminar by Dr. Dorothea Kleine from Royal Holloway, University of London
We are glad to invite you to the seminar held by Dr. Dorothea Kleine from Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL) Beyond surveys and focus groups: Young people, participatory film and equity of voice. Experiences from London and Rio The seminar will take place 10...
#eTourismMOOC: facts and figures
Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, leading instructor of the eTourism: communication perspectives MOOC, thanks all participants for a great learning experience, and shares some relevant facts and figures.