UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites |

UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites

Our Mission

Established in September 2013, USI UNESCO Chair is committed to perform research and teaching on how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and digital media in general, can be effectively used to develop and promote sustainable tourism at World Heritage Sites (WHSs).

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Winter School 2026

The 2026 edition of USI UNESCO Chair Winter School, titled “Taste the past. Digital media for Byzantine heritage and authentic experiences in Northern Greece”, will take place from 7 to 14 February 2026 in Thessaloniki and Kastoria (Greece).

More information here.

Master in International Tourism

Università della Svizzera italiana offers a Master in International Tourism (MIT), run by the Faculty of Economics in collaboration with the Faculty of Communication Sciences. The USI UNESCO Chair is deeply involved in this Master, through teaching, research, internships and theses opportunities.

Open Access Chapters

We are happy to announce the publication of the Handbook on Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Digital Media, edited by Silvia De Ascaniis and Lorenzo Cantoni, published by Edward Elgar: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788970082.

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Maestros: Healers of Peru

An online exhibition curated by the UNESCO Chair (USI) showcasing the ancestral healing practices of Peruvian maestros. Through Heinz Plenge’s evocative photography, the journey reveals rituals, sacred landscapes, and spiritual connections with nature.

Explore the exhibition here!

Prof. Cantoni @ Conference Smart Travel 2014

Dec 8, 2014 | Events

December 4-7, 2014. Prof. Cantoni held a keynote presentation at the Conference Smart Travel 2014 in Bragança and Mirandela (Portugal).

Prof. Cantoni teaches European Master in InterCultural Communication (EMICC) in Paris

Nov 22, 2014 | Events

November 19-21, 2014. Prof. Cantoni gave a course on "Promotion and Localization of Websites for Sustainable Tourism" for the European Master in InterCultural Communication (EMICC) - at INALCO in Paris (France).

Prof. Cantoni @ Conference Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality. A Heritage of Hospitality and Hospitality for Heritage

Nov 9, 2014 | Events

November 6-8, 2014. Prof. Cantoni held a keynote presentation at the Conference Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality. A Heritage of Hospitality and Hospitality for Heritage in Istanbul (Turkey).

Réseau UNITWIN / UNESCO “Culture, Tourisme, Développement”

Jun 30, 2014 | Events, News

Our UNESCO Chair has been accepted to be part of the Réseau UNITWIN / UNESCO "Culture, Tourisme, Développement". Hereafter a picture of members of the network at their meeting in Girona (Spain) in June 2014:

Presentation fo the new website of Fondazione Svizzera Pro Venezia

May 11, 2014 | Events

May 10, 2014. Presentation of the new website of Fondazione Svizzera Pro Venezia.

Summer School IDEAL-Tourism 2014 Has Started!

Feb 25, 2014 | Events

The first edition of the Summer School IDEAL-Tourism dedicated to Information Communication Technologies for promotion and development of sustainable tourism around cultural and natural destinations is currently happening in Lugano, Switzerland. The Summer School is...

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