The Summer School ‘Learning in Tourism,’ which is held in Gozo, is an initiative of Observatory on Tourism in the European Islands (OTIE) organised in collaboration with Islands & Small States Institute (Malta University) and Gozo Business Chamber, The Institie of Tourism Studies and the Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz.

The Summer School is in its third edition and this year it is taking place between the 30th of July and the 6th of August, it has as subject the Tourism Management. The course is aimed at students of European Universities and to those who intend to work for the tourism development of their island.

The official language of the course will be English and to facilitate the understanding, the course of tourism will be joined by some hours of English language lessons.

The summer school is dedicated to OTIE first Director Dr. Mario Frontoni, who died in April 2011.

One of the main objectives of OTIE is to organise training seminars and courses, giving the occasion to participants to know the tourism sector and to apply their knowledge in the development planning.

As for the 3rd Edition of Summer School, the main goals are the following:

1. To improve knowledge of the English language and to encourage fluency of the English language, through face-to-face conversations;

2. To promote knowledge of tourism management;

3. To discuss tourism development with the participation of international experts;

4. To identify best practice in tourism at the international level;

5. To increase knowledge on cultural and natural heritage of Maltese Archipelago;

6. To facilitate cultural and social exchanges among participants, coming from different European States;

7. To award participants a certificate of attendance, referring to the issues covered and the skills acquired by participants;

8. To understand tourism dynamics in a small island State, particularly during peak tourism periods.

For more information and details of the course please email info@oite.org or visit the website.

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