Tomorrow morning, Richard Shipway is hosting a video conference with UKNFS (UK Nepalese Friendship Society) in order to look into potential collaborations between Bournemouth University and them. The conference will look at Bournemouth University perspectives (existing and future projects) and Nepalese Perspectives (existing and futures projects), before a panel discussion on future UK and Nepalese… Read more » about Richard Shipway hosts video conference with UK Nepalese Friendship Society
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Susan Horner and Kimberly Kirk-Macaulay present published paper At EuroCHRIE
On Saturday, Hospitality Management Graduate Kimberley Kirk-Macaulay and Dr Susan Horner presented their paper at the 30th EuroCHRIE conference in Lausanne. The European Council on Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Education (EuroCHRIE) is the official federation for Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and Africa of International CHRIE, the leading international organisation that supports education and training for… Read more » about Susan Horner and Kimberly Kirk-Macaulay present published paper At EuroCHRIE
PhD student gets MSc work published
Zornitza Yovcheva a PhD student, has had her paper published after two and half years of revision the Journal of Applied Ergonomics. Zory is doing her PhD in User-Centred Design of Smartphone Augmented Reality Applications in Urban Tourism Context as part of the John-Kent Institute in Tourism. The published paper was a result of her… Read more » about PhD student gets MSc work published
20 Years of Graduates
This November sees the 20 year anniversary of BU gaining university status. What better way to mark the occasion than through a look at some of our School of Tourism graduates from the past two decades? Jihong Fu MSc Events Management – 2011 As an international student, I treasured a lot of my time to live… Read more » about 20 Years of Graduates
Bournemouth University School of Tourism at World Travel Market
Next week Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism will be exhibiting at the World Travel Market at the Excel Centre in London. World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry – is a vibrant must attend four-day business-to-business event presenting a diverse range of destinations and industry sectors to UK and International travel… Read more » about Bournemouth University School of Tourism at World Travel Market
Lorraine Brown and Immy Holloway publish Essentials of a Qualitative Doctorate
On 31st October, School of Tourism’s Lorraine Brown will see her book that she co-authored with Immy Holloway published. Immy Holloway is professor emeritus in the School of Health and Social Care at Bournemouth University. As a sociologist she taught and supervised qualitative research for several decades. She was the founder member and a co-director… Read more » about Lorraine Brown and Immy Holloway publish Essentials of a Qualitative Doctorate
John Fotis has been invited to deliver a key note speech at the 11th annual “Tourism and Development” conference in Athens
BU’s eTourism Lab member and PhD student John Fotis has been invited to deliver a keynote presentation, among a number of distinguished speakers, at the 11th annual “Tourism & Development” conference in Athens, organized by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE). The conference is taking place on 29-30 October at Athenaeum Intercontinental, and the keynote panel… Read more » about John Fotis has been invited to deliver a key note speech at the 11th annual “Tourism and Development” conference in Athens
Digital Destinations Project Launch Event
Last week saw Bournemouth University’s School of Tourism host two launch nights for the ESRC funded Digital Destinations programme. The aim of the project is to capture change in the adoption and use of digital technologies and to develop a strong, competitive local tourism economy. Through increased understanding and use of emerging digital technologies, tourism… Read more » about Digital Destinations Project Launch Event
Two Bournemouth University School of Tourism Students Join FMI
Taken from http://www.fmigroup.co.uk/2012/10/girl-power-four-young-graduates-join-fmi-2/ FMI’s successful internship programme has triggered the careers of four women under 25. Embracing fresh ideas and understanding emerging technologies are essential to advising our clients well. At FMI our successful internship programme ensures we keep on trend with the latest web and social media movements by bringing the best fresh, young… Read more » about Two Bournemouth University School of Tourism Students Join FMI
BAEM and BALM Innovation Field Trips
Last week first year Events Management and Leisure Marketing students were taken on field trips as part of their Event Innovation and Leisure Innovation units, respectively. With the aim of making the experience of developing a business case for a new event/product as realistic as possible, students are given a local client to work with…. Read more » about BAEM and BALM Innovation Field Trips