UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites
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...
UNESCO Chair team members taught one “New Media for Tourism Communication” class!
Back to class! USI UNESCO Chair team members, Ilaria Rosani, Elide Garbani-Nerini and Lea Hasenzahl taught one class of "New Media for Tourism Communication" (Autumn Semester 2021-22) about eLearning, as well as overtourism and ICTs in November 2022!
iWareBatik Hackathon
In cooperation with 33 Indonesian universities nationwide involving 156 Indonesian bachelor students, International iWareBatik Ideas Hackathon Event 2021 was held on 15 and 29 October 2021. At this event, the students presented an interactive 5-minute English pitch...
The Italian Youth Association for UNESCO (AIGU) meet the Italian cities candidates as UNESCO Creative cities: Como and Modena
On the 19th October at 17:30, our scientific collaborator, Giulio Del Giudice, has been the moderator of an event organized by the Italian Youth Association for UNESCO (AIGU). The Italian cities candidates for UNESCO Creative cities: Como and Modena explained the...