A Rimini una Conferenza internazionale sulla formazione nel turismo

Lo scorso 16 e 17 ottobre 2009 l’Università di Rimini, Facoltà di Economia in collaborazione con la Scuola Superiore di Scienze Turistiche, ha ospitato una conferenza internazionale sull’alta formazione per il turismo dal titolo “High tourism education”, con la partecipazione di rappresentanti di università e scuole di alta formazione turistica inserite nella rete dell’Unesco e riconosciute dalle Nazioni Unite (certificazione TedQual).
Obiettivo scambiarsi esperienze e percorsi realizzati negli ultimi anni, ponendo il focus sia sulla ricerca sia sulle comunità locali, due aspetti che raramente vengono considerati insieme.

L’Università di Rimini è stata la prima in Italia ad aver istituito un corso in economia del turismo, che è uno dei tre a livello nazionale ad aver ottenuto la certificazione TedQual delle Nazioni Unite. Ospitare il primo appuntamento internazionale del genere, tra l’altro in contemporanea e in collaborazione con il Ttg, è stata anche un’occasione per promuovere la naturale vocazione al turismo della città e sensibilizzare gli operatori locali sull’importanza della formazione.

La professoressa Patrizia Battilani, componente del Comitato scientifico che ha organizzato la Conferenza, ha affermato: “Questi tre giorni vedranno Rimini affrontare tutti i temi cruciali del turismo di domani. Rimini, una delle maggiori città del turismo italiano, è giusto che diventi questo tipo di laboratorio”.
Di seguito il Programma delle due giornate:

9.30-10.00: WELCOME ADDRESS (ROOM A1)
* Prof. Corrado Benassi (Dean, Faculty of Economics, Rimini Campus, University of Bologna)
* Dr. Omar Valdez (Executive Director a.i, UNWTO.Themis Foundation)
* Prof. Giorgio Cantelli Forti (Chairman, Polo Scientifico Didattico of Rimini, University of Bologna)
* Prof. Marcella Gola (President of the Faculty, Economics of Tourism)
* Prof. Armando Peres (Counsellor Minister of the Ministry of Tourism, Rome)
* Dr. Andrea Babbi (Managing Director APT Servizi, Rimini)
* Ass. Samuele Zerbini (Counsellor for Education, University, Municipality of Rimini)
* Dr. Luciano Chicchi (Chairman, Uni.Rimini Spa)

10.00-11.00: INVITED LECTURE (ROOM A1)
* Prof. Maria Gravari Barbas (Coordinator, Chair UNESCO Tourism, Culture and Development
and coordinator UNITWIN network)

11.00-12.45: PARALLEL SESSIONS

PANEL A (ROOM A1) – HISTORY AND TOURISM
Chair: Patrizia Battilani (University of Bologna)
* Claudio Visentin (University of Lugano, USI, Lugano, Switzerland)
HISTORY OF TOURISM, HISTORY FOR TOURISM
* John K. Walton (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK)
ENHANCING THE TOURISM CURRICULUM THROUGH TOURISM HISTORY
* Angela Fontemaggi, Orietta Piolanti (City Museums) and Errica Dall’Ara (Municipality of Rimini, Tourism Sector, Italy)
THE CITY MUSEUMS AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF RIMINI
* Margarita Dritsa (University of Athens, Greece)
GREEK TOURISM EDUCATION IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

PANEL B (ROOM A2) – SYSTEMS OF EDUCATION IN TOURISM
Chair: Fabio Zagonari (University of Bologna)

* Patricia Carrera (School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Faculty of Human Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador)
SYSTEM OF ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY OF THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF ECUADOR
* Daneel van Lill (Faculty of Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
PERCEPTIONS OF SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOL LEAVERS TOWARDS A CAREER IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
* Marcela Palacio Mata (Culinary Institute, University of Anáhuac, South Mexico)
THE UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM AS A FUNDAMENTAL TOOL IN TEACHING TOURISM IN MEXICO: THE CASE OF UNIVERSIDAD ANÁHUAC MÉXICO SUR

PANEL C (ROOM A3) – DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF TOURISM EDUCATION
Chair: Maria Gabriella Baldarelli (University of Bologna)

* Carlos Fernandes (Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal)
BRINGING TOURISM EDUCATION CLOSER IN LINE WITH THE TOURISM LABOUR MARKET: A CASE STUDY IN PORTUGAL
* Jarmo Ritalahti (HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences)
NEW METHODS IN TOURISM TEACHING/SKILL REQUIREMENTS BY THE TOURISM INDUSTRY:
PORVOO CAMPUS 2010

12.45-14.15: LUNCH

14.15-16.15: PLENARY SESSION (ROOM A1)

PRESENTATION UNWTO/SEGIB STUDY ON HUMAN RESOURCES IN IBEROAMERICA: GAPS BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Chair: Hazael Cerón M. (National Polytechnic Institute, IPN, Mexico)

* Hazael Cerón M. (National Polytechnic Institute, IPN, Mexico)
STUDY ON SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR TRAINING OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE TOURIST
SECTOR IN LATIN AMERICA. GENERAL ANALYSIS
* Patricia Carrera (Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador)
ECUADOR, VENEZUELA, BOLIVIA AND CHILE. SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS
* Adilia Ramos (Coimbra College of Education, Portugal)
BRASIL AND PERÚ. SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS
* Estefanía Osorio Acosta (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain)
ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY AND URUGUAY. SUPPLY AND DEMAND ANALYSIS

16.15-16.45: COFFEE BREAK

16.45-18.15: PARALLEL SESSIONS

PANEL D (ROOM A1) – BEST PRACTICES IN TOURISM
Chair: Paolo Figini (University of Bologna)

* Romano Gino Segrado Pavon, Lucinda Arroyo Arcos and Karina Amador Soriano (Quintana Roo University,Mexico)
BEST PRACTICES IN TOURISM EDUCATION AT QUINTANA ROO UNIVERSITY, MEXICO
* Mª Rosa García Sánchez (University of Seville) and Claudia G. Green (Pace University, New York)
SERVICE-LEARNING AS AN INNOVATIVE AND USEFUL TEACHING METHOD FOR TOURISM STUDIES
* Denisa Krbec (University of Pula, Croatia)
IN SEARCH OF THE BEST PRACTICES’ MODEL FOR CROATIAN TOURISM EDUCATION

PANEL E (ROOM A2) – EVALUATION OF TOURISM STUDIES
Chair: Franco Nardini (University of Bologna)

* Fiorella Dallari, Silvia Grandi and Valeria Macchini (University of Bologna)
EXPANDING THE HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE: INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOLS IN
TOURISM
* Maria Ersilia Lattanzi (Municipality of Bologna, Italy)
NO PROMOTION WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE, AN EXPERIENCE OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
* Daneel van Lill (Faculty of Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
IMPACT OF INDUCTION AND WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING PRACTICES ON THE STAYING
INTENTIONS OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT GRADUATES

20.30: CONFERENCE DINNER

Saturday – October 17th

9.00-10.30: PARALLEL SESSIONS

PANEL F (ROOM A1) – NEW MISSIONS FOR TOURISM EDUCATION
Chair: Fabio Zagonari (University of Bologna)

* Costanza Peverati (Center for Tourism Studies, Catholic University of Brescia, Italy)
INTERCULTURAL AND INTERLINGUISTIC MEDIATION SKILLS IN THE TOURIST SECTOR.
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND (SOME) PROPOSALS
* Moira Kostic Bobanovic and Jasmina Grzinic (Jurja Dobrile University, Pula, Croatia)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STUDENTS/EMPLOYEES PERCEPTIONS IN CROATIA
* Aurora Pedro (University of Valencia, Spain)
NEW NETWORKS IN TOURISM EDUCATION: TOURISM AS TOOL OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO DEVELOPMENT.
* Loreto Ibañez (UNWTO.TedQual Programme Manager)
THE NEW MISSION OF TOURISM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES REGARDING THE STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND SOCIETY

PANEL G (ROOM A2) – TEACHING ACCOUNTING AND NEW CHALLENGES IN TOURISM EDUCATION
Chair: Paolo Figini (University of Bologna)

* Ninel Nesheva-Kiosseva (New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria)
TEACHING ACCOUNTING IN HIGHER EDUCATION OF TOURISM: COMPARATIVE ANALYSES: BULGARIA (PRIVATE-PUBLIC) / RUSSIA (PRIVATE-PUBLIC) HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
* Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli (University of Bologna)
NEW CHALLENGES IN TEACHING ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING IN TOURIST ENTITIES
* Ineta Luka, Janis-Eriks Niedritis and Agita Donina (School of Business Administration, Turiba, Latvia)
CHALLENGES OF TOURISM EDUCATION: EMOTIONS VERSUS BUSINESS

10.30-11.00: COFFEE BREAK

11.00-13.00: UNWTO.TEDQUAL ROUNDTABLE (ROOM A1)
THE UNWTO.TEDQUAL PROGRAMME AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: SOME RECENT INNOVATIONS

13.00: CONFERENCE CLOSING