Projects

Tourism-Zero

Curriculum Development for Zero Waste Management in the Hospitality and Tourism Sector

The Tourism-Zero project supports six universities in Thailand, China, and Laos to enhance their academic programs in response to environmental challenges and market demands for zero-waste management in tourism and hospitality

  • Grant agreement ID: 101179654

  • Total project budget: 792.890,88€

  • Start Date: 01/10/2024

    End Date: 30/09/2027

  • Project website: tourismzero.com/

Tourism-Zero project aims to support two Higher Education Institutions in Thailand (Chiang Mai University & Prince of Songkla University), two in China (Chengdu University & Yunnan University) and two in Laos PDR (Savannakhet University & National University of Laos) to boost the quality and relevance of their academic offer to the challenges of environmental degradation in their countries and to the market needs for sustainable zero-waste management.

More specifically, the project will assess practices, needs, knowledge and skills gaps on zero-waste management of the tourism and hospitality sector. Develop new courses on zero-waste management for sustainable hospitality operations. Strength the skills of HEIs teaching staff on zero-waste management in hospitality and tourism operations. Improve the level of skills of the future workforce (students) in the tourism and hospitality sector on zero-waste management.

Enhanced reskilling and upskilling of the hospitality and tourism labour force on the next generation of waste management skills. Raise awareness on zero-waste practices and careers in the hospitality and tourism sector. Modernize the academic offer of HEIs Hospitality and Tourism and other relevant Departments on innovative zero-waste tourism.

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