Close

Refine your search

Kuvituskuva retkeilijä kansallispuistossa

World Tourism Day: Tourism and Green Investment

Tourism Exhibition in the lobby starting at 11.
  • Seminar
  • Celebration
  • Economy and society
  • Environment and natural resources
Event date:
Time:
15:00–16:30
Event location:
Joensuu campus, Aurora building, entrance B, room AU100
Additional information:
Yliopistokatu 2
Add to calendar:
Google Outlook iCal

Join the UEF Tourism Marketing and Management master's degree programme students and staff on 27 September as we commemorate World Tourism Day in collaboration with the Finnish Society for Tourism Research!

This year, we're diving deep into the theme of 'Tourism and Green Investment'. Discover how sustainable initiatives are shaping the future of travel, learn from top experts in the field, and be inspired by the harmonious blend of tourism and environmental stewardship.

At Joensuu campus, visit Aurora-building, entrance B, starting at 11 am, to discover the Tourism Exhibition with current topics in tourism research. In the afternoon, 'World tourism day celebration across universities' -seminar will start at 3pm at auditorium AU100.

You can join the seminar also via Teams.

Come celebrate the beauty of our planet, the wonders of travel, and the promise of a greener tomorrow!

Programme

11-13.30 UEF Tourism Exhibition at Aurora

15.00-16.30 World tourism day celebration across universities, room AU100

15.00-15.10 Welcome to World Tourism Day, Juho Pesonen

15.10-15.50 Tourism Education Possibilities in Finland

- Juho Pesonen, University of Eastern Finland

- Risto Karmavuo, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

- Susanna Nuijamaa, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences

- Minni Haanpää, University of Lapland

- Susanna Saari, Turku University of Applied Sciences

15.50-16.10 Keynote: Henna Konu – Transformative nature tourism experiences

16.10-16.30 Keynote: Juho Pesonen – Making investments count for international tourists

16.30 Thank you for attending

Arrival instructions and parking on campus

Related content

Research group picture: Tourism Business

Tourism Business

Ongoing

The research group Tourism Business is concerned with understanding the creation, development and communication of customer value-based experiences in tourism business destinations including networking and competitive stakeholders. The group pursues an understanding of customer value expectations among different leisure and tourist segments and an understanding of the management of these expectations. In our research, nature, and lakes and forests in particular, are understood as a resource and environment for nature-based tourism experiences, which are co-created with customers and service providers, with an overall mission of economically, ecologically and socio-culturally sustainable activities, aiming to the wellbeing of tourists and the society. We are concerned with understanding the creation, development and communication of customer value-based experiences in tourism destinations including networking and competitive stakeholders. The group pursues an understanding of customer value expectations among different tourist segments and an understanding of the management of these expectations. Some of the topics of our Research group, e.g. Social Tourism, are primarily interdisciplinary, striving from findings between disciplines.  

Read more

Students of Business School.

UEF Business School

Read more