[Event] CTR International Symposium “The Future of Tourism Education and Destination Management”

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The Center for Tourism Research (CTR) at Wakayama University will hold this symposium series to promote the importance of destination management and tourism education and exchange knowledge and experiences on these two themes from various perspectives.

In Part 1 of this symposium, Ms. Kumiko Yoshioka from Tourism and MICE Promotion Office, Kyoto-city will deliver the keynote speech about the Kyoto-city’s initiatives. And in Part 2, Prof. Johan R. Edelheim from Hokkaido University will present the value and future of tourism education.

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* Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation will be provided for this symposium.

 

 

 

CTR International Symposium Series 2022-2023
“The Future of Tourism Education and Destination Management”

Date&Time

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
2:00 ～ 5:00 PM (JST, GMT+9)

Venue

Zoom (online)

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Program

Part1 “The Future of Destination Management”
Keynote speech	"From a leading tourism city to a leading tourism and social issue resolution city: SDGs and the future of tourism in Kyoto"    Ms. Kumiko Yoshioka (Tourism and MICE Promotion Office, Kyoto-city, Japan) Abstruct(PDF file)
Panel discussion	Panelists: Ms. Joyce Marian Magsino (Program and Public Relations, UNWTO Regional Support Office for Asia and the Pacific, Japan) Mr. Shosaku Higashino (KANSAI Tourism Bureau, Japan) Ms. Kumiko Yoshioka Prof. Yuji Yashima (Faculty of Tourism, Wakayama University, Japan)  Moderator: Associate Prof. Kaede Sano (Faculty of Tourism, Wakayama University, Japan)
Part2 “The Future of Tourism Education: Bridging Teaching, Research and Practice”
Keynote speech	"Tourism Education for the Future: Valuable for whom and for what?"     Prof. Johan R Edelheim (Hokkaido University, Japan) Abstract (PDF file)
Panel discussion	Panelists: Prof. Hiram Ting (UCSI University, Malaysia) Prof. Honggen Xiao (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) Prof. Simon Pawson (Torrens University, Australia) Prof. Johan R Edelheim Moderator: Prof. Joseph M Cheer (Wakayama University, Japan)

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Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University

Sakaedani 930, Wakayama-city 640-8510, JAPAN

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