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 on Chinese Outboung Tourism (COT) in the West - A Swiss Case Study (working title)

2019 – 2023

 PhD Student: Lea Hasenzahl

iWareBatik: Digital Information System for Enhancing Batik Learning in the Framework of Heritage Preservation and Sustainable Tourism

2018 – 2022

Author: Dr. Puspita Ayu Permatasari

Analyzing cultural localization in online tourism promotion

2016 – 2020

Author: Dr. Emanuele Mele

The digital birth of an African city: the case of Douala

2012 – 2019

Author: Dr. Marta Pucciarelli

Exploring the experiences of instructors teaching massive open online courses in tourism and hospitality : a mixed methods approach

2015 – 2018

Author: Prof. Dr. Jingjing Lin

Social dimensions of public large-scale wi-fi networks: the cases of a municipal and a community wireless network

2010 – 2018

Author: Dr. Anna Picco-Schwendener

Community multimedia centers in Mozambique exploring and experimenting co-design

2011 – 2017

Author: Dr. Salomão David Cumbula

Gamified Learning in Tourism Education. A Case of Southern African Secondary Schools

2011 – 2016

Author: Dr. Asta Audkaite

 

Social representations of community multimedia centres in Mozambique

2010 – 2014

Author: Dr. Sara Vanini 

 

Destination reputation in online media : Covered topics and perceived online dominant opinion

2009 – 2013

Author: Dr. Elena Marchiori

eLearning courses about national tourism destinations : destination management organizations’ offers and travel agents’ perceptions and motivations

2009 – 2013

Author: Dr. Nadzeya Kalbaska

Confidence in technology use: the development and validation of a technological, pedagogical, and content self-efficacy scale for teachers

2009 – 2014

Author: Dr. Francesca Fanni

 

Destination online travel reviews : An argumentative and textual genre perspective

2008 – 2013

Author: Dr. Silvia De Acaniis