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[ecrea] Summer School: IDEAL Tourism - Information and communication technologies for promotion and development of sustainable tourism around cultural and natural destinations.

Wed Jan 22 01:05:10 GMT 2014



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The Summer School IDEAL Tourism - Information and communication technologies for promotion and development of sustainable tourism around cultural and natural destinations. The case of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is organised and promoted by Università della Svizzera italiana (Lugano, Switzerland) by the UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in the World Heritage Sites.

Details:
The Summer School IDEAL-Tourism seeks to contribute to capacity building and knowledge advancement in the interdisciplinary research field, cross fertilizing tourism and technology studies, and in particular around the use of ICTs for the promotion and development of sustainable tourism at cultural and natural destinations.
It will blend online activities as well as a two-weeks residential seminar.
Online activities will start two months before the residential seminar, and will comprise preparatory readings and discussion activities. The residential seminar will feature lectures by leading international scholars (including Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, Prof. Marcel Danesi, Prof. John Traxler, and Prof. Font Xavier), as well as applied skills seminars on research methods lead by expert post-doc researchers. In addition participants will develop a group-work project.

Dates:
August 25-September 5, 2014
Place:
Università della Svizzera italiana, USI Lugano – Switzerland

How to apply:
Please send your CV and a one-page motivation letter to (unescochair /at/ usi.ch) no later than March 31, 2014. Tuition is 1989.- chf (early birds: 1450.- chf).
Detailed schedule of the summer school will be provided in due time.
For information about accommodation and other issues do not hesitate to contact (unescochair /at/ usi.ch)

Sponsors and Partners:
The Summer school is supported by the Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE).
More information:
http://www.unescochair.usi.ch/activities-2/summer-school

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Sara Vannini
PhD Candidate
ICT4D Activities Coordinator
NewMinE Lab - Università della Svizzera italiana
via G. Buffi, 13 - 6900 Lugano, Switzerland
Tel. +41 58 666 4674
(Mozambique: +258 820689223)
mailto: (sara.vannini /at/ usi.ch)

Personal website: http://www.saravannini.com
RE-ACT website: http://www.react-project.ch

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