INTRODUCTION: TOURIST (2017 - 2020)
Competence centres for the development of sustainable tourism and innovative financial management strategies to increase the positive impact of local tourism in Thailand and Vietnam
- Increase of employability of students due to upgraded knowledge on sustainble tourism (ST)
- to foster university-business cooperation through CCs (counselling) and networking
- current status analysis of the industry and identification of efforts in ST in Thailand, Vietnam and the European partner countries and the identification of gaps/necessities in each participating region
- capacity building of experts on ST and innovative financial management strategies (IFMS)
- technical development, implementation and operation of competence centres (CCs) in each of the 7 non-european HEIs to spread knowledge by counselling
- to increase the awareness of ST and IFMS through the projects´ activities and results
- to create international experience and knowledge exchange through student mobilities in the CCs
- creation of a nationwide and international network with target groups from the tourism industry and from FM to increase impacts on the area of sustainability in tourism
Project duration: 10/2017 – 10/2020
Partners:
FH JOANEUM, Austria
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Hue University - National Coordinator
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Alicante University, Spain
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University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi
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Haage-Hella University, Finland
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University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Ho Chi Minh
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Industry partners:
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Prince Songkla University, Thailand – National Coordinator
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Tourism Promotion Information Center
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Kasetsart University, Thailand
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Thailand Community Based Tourism Institute
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Burapha University, Thailand
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Payap University, Thailand
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