About the project
TourNord’s goal is improving tourism education in the Nordics and Baltics, inspired by the key recommendations of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ 2019 tourism policy analysis for the industry:
- Increase Nordic cooperation on sustainable development in tourism
- Digitalize to ‘Smart’ Nordic Destinations
- Encourage innovation to foster competitiveness and growth.
With tourism playing a growing role in the Nordics, educators/students must gear themselves towards a new future in Nordic Tourism (NT). We aim to tackle these issues and apply them to higher education. Our objectives are:
SHORT-TERM (1+ year):
- Network meetings, serving as a forum for exchanging best practices and experiences for educational and knowledge development within NT.
- Discover and implement innovative ways of teaching to benefit educators and students in preparing them for the current/future demands of NT.
- Promote & advance student/staff mobility among partners for learning, innovation and R&D activities within NT.
LONG-TERM (2+3 years):
- Writing handbooks & articles on key themes within NT and education.
- Develop intensive short-term courses for partner institutions (and beyond), geared at NT.
- Expand network with educational institutions & tourism actors to further strengthen Nordic cooperation