PhD Thesis

Over the years, several doctoral and research projects have been developed under the UNESCO Chair at USI, addressing themes at the intersection of digital technologies, communication, and tourism. These works reflect the diversity of approaches and cultural contexts explored by our researchers, contributing to innovation in heritage preservation, education, and tourism studies.

List of works

• Exploring the public discourse around Chinese Outbound Tourism in the West – A Swiss Case Study. Lea Hasenzahl, 2019–2023

• iWareBatik: Digital Information System for Enhancing Batik Learning in the Framework of Heritage Preservation and Sustainable Tourism. Puspita Ayu Permatasari, 2018–2022

• Analyzing cultural localization in online tourism promotion. Emanuele Mele, 2016–2020

• The digital birth of an African city: the case of Douala. Marta Pucciarelli, 2012–2019

• Exploring the experiences of instructors teaching massive open online courses in tourism and hospitality: a mixed methods approach. Jingjing Lin, 2015–2018

• Community multimedia centers in Mozambique: exploring and experimenting co-design. Salomão David Cumbula, 2011–2017

• Gamified Learning in Tourism Education. A Case of Southern African Secondary Schools. Asta Audkaite, 2011–2016

• Social dimensions of public large-scale wi-fi networks: the cases of a municipal and a community wireless network. Anna Picco-Schwendener, 2010–2018

• Social representations of community multimedia centres in Mozambique. Sara Vanini, 2010–2014

• Confidence in technology use: the development and validation of a technological, pedagogical, and content self-efficacy scale for teachers. Francesca Fanni, 2009–2014

• eLearning courses about national tourism destinations: destination management organizations’ offers and travel agents’ perceptions and motivations. Nadzeya Kalbaska, 2009–2013

• Destination reputation in online media: Covered topics and perceived online dominant opinion. Elena Marchiori, 2009–2013

• Destination online travel reviews: An argumentative and textual genre perspective. Silvia De Ascaniis, 2008–2013