UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Tourism in UNESCO Designated Sites

发布人：张朝枝 发布日期：2022-10-02

UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Tourism in UNESCO Designated Sites

 

About the UNESCO Chair 

 

  • Launched in 1992 by UNESCO, the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme promotes international inter-university collaboration and networking in key priority areas related to UNESCO’s competencies in education, natural and social sciences, culture and communication.

 

  • The Chairs Programme aims to develop and promote academic exchanges and collaborations among universities around the world and to jointly support United Nations’ Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 through pooling of resources.

 

  • The Chairs Programme is UNESCO’s most significant network and bridge in higher education, with related activities in the knowledge areas of training, research and information. Participants in this network are primarily higher-education institutions such as universities, university NGOs, related foundations and enterprises.

 

  • To apply to the Chairs Programme, the university faculty’s academic accomplishments or training activities need to have demonstrated capacity for knowledge sharing and educational value. The faculty will need to apply for the position and to be recommended by its country’s National Education, Science and Culture Committee. After the evaluation and acceptance of the application, an agreement will be signed between UNESCO and the proposed university or scientific research institution. An academic leader from the faculty will then be appointed as the Chair Holder, a position responsible for the organization and implementation of related activities.

 

  •  The UNITWIN program encourages inter-university collaboration and networking and for participating institutions to form affiliated networks to carry out training, research and scholarly exchanges, thereby creating a platform for information sharing in thematic areas.
  • As of 2021, the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme has involved over 830 institutions in 110 countries.

 

UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Tourism in UNESCO Designated Sites

  • Creation
    • 27 May 2022, formal establishment of the position
  • Official Capacity
    • Chinese：联合国教科文组织名录遗产地可持续旅游教席
    • English： UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Tourism in UNESCO Designated Sites
  • Chair Holder
    • Sun Yat-sen University, School of Tourism Management, Professor  Zhang Chaozhi

Appointment Period

  • Every four years as one appointment period, with the first appointment period from 2020-2023

 

Aims of Program

  • Builds an integrated system of sustainable tourism research, training, information and documentation services.
  • Facilitates collaboration among subject matter experts such as academics and faculty members in China and China, the Pacific, Europe and others.

Duties of Chair holder：

  •  Develops the improvement of heritage management capabilities; cultivates and trains postgraduates in the field of heritage and tourism; conducts short-term training programs for managers, government officials, and youth workers at home and abroad; develops heritage management projects and training
  •  Promotes and disseminates research on sustainable tourism and heritage sites; establishes key partnerships with heritage sites, designs and carries out research projects; actively disseminates research results and outcomes to practitioners through publications, academic conferences, etc.; establishes an open-access database for the public to access information on sustainable tourism and heritage
  •  Establishes academic networks on heritage and tourism; builds active collaborative networks among institutions or individuals in sustainable heritage tourism sites; promotes knowledge sharing and best practices in heritage and sustainable tourism; facilitates academic exchanges or conferences to enable knowledge sharing between scholars and students in heritage and tourism studies
  •  Raises public awareness of sustainable tourism in heritage sites; increases public awareness of sustainable tourism in heritage sites through organizing events/ competitions for students, such as UNESCO’s series of heritage conservation and sustainable tourism forums.