UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites
New Erasmus+ “#ICT4STD” publication
The second study of the Eramsus+"#ICT4STD" project "ICT-Anwendungen gegenurbanen Overtourismus" has been published in the Austrian tourism journal "Tourismus Wissen Quarterly". It is about ICT and overtourism in cities and was written by Louisa Wolf-Gorny. More...
PhD Student, Lea Hasenzahl, is part of Asia Society Switzerland Gen A Fellowship Program
Ph.D. Student, Lea Hasenzahl, is one of 25 Gen A Fellows of the Asia Society Switzerland. "Asia Society Switzerland is committed to empowering younger voices in the dialogue with Asia, recognizing youth as a key driver of Switzerland’s future success in the region"...
USI UNESCO Chair @ ENTER22 (12. – 14.01.2022)
The USI UNESCO Chair contributed to the ENTER22 with three full papers. Moreover, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni moderated a research track. Our first presenters on Day 2 of the conferencewere Elide Garbani-Nerini and Elena Marchiori! Together with chair-holder, Lorenzo...
New “ICT4STD” Research Paper
The research project "eLearning for tourism during COVID-19" was started within the Erasmus+ project. Its first paper "eLearning for tourism during COVID-19. Learning from students' perspectives. A pilot study" presents a pilot study on the experiences and challenges...
Congratulations to Lazare Eloundou Assomo!
The USI UNESCO Chair congratulates Lazare Eloundou Assomo for the appointment as the new director of the UNESCO World Heritage Center. In 2019, chair holder, Lorenzo Cantoni, had the honor to share a stage with him during the USI MEM Summer Summit! Moreover, he was...
USI UNESCO Chair @ 1st Cultural Routes Academic Workshop
On Thursday, 09.12.2021, USI UNESCO Chair Team members Elide Garbani-Nerini and Silvia De Ascaniis presented their study on the "Online communication strategies of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe" at the 1st Cultural Routes Academic Workshop during...