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Sustainable Tourism Management (STM) – (Certificate)
Maastricht School of Management
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| Application Deadline: | Private sponsorship: 01 August 2012; NFP candidates: 22, 31 January 2012 | ||
| Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 2,500 - | ||
| Location: | Maastricht / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 14 days | Start Date: | August |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Maastricht School of Management
27 Augustus - 9 September 2012
Contributing to sustainable tourism development worldwide Do you want to learn how tourism can contribute to the economic, environmental and social development of your country and to understand the role of your organization in this process? By exchanging views with experts in the field of sustainable tourism development, our STM program provides you with new insights into the main concepts, best practices and tools necessary to develop sustainable tourism.
We explore how tourism can contribute to local economic development, poverty alleviation and nature conservation. We demonstrate the importance of entrepreneurship, management and marketing in promoting sustainable tourism initiatives, whilst developing your ability to communicate and negotiate with the main stakeholders in the sector.
Part of the program will involve distance-learning/education. You are expected to work on a preparatory assignment before coming to Maastricht. Drawing on the knowledge and insights gained during the course, you will also work on a final assignment after the course.
Why this program
Tourism has become one of the world’s most significant sources of employment and GDP, and it is now widely recognized as one of the world’s largest industries. This rapid growth has encouraged many developing nations to view tourism as a key factor in realizing economic growth. If tourism is organized in a sustainable way, it can provide ample opportunities for economic growth, poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation. It can also be a powerful tool to address other important crosscutting issues such as gender equality, health, education, entrepreneurship and good governance. The STM program provides insights into how tourism can positively contribute to sustainable development by highlighting the main issues at stake, the stakeholders involved and the best practices deployed.
What to learn
You will learn how tourism can contribute to the economic, environmental and social development of your region and how to put these ideas into practice. You will exchange views with experts in the field of sustainable tourism development from universities, tourism businesses, government and NGOs, work on real-life business cases and visit ‘best practice’ sustainable tourism ventures. In sum, you will learn lots about the main issues at stake in sustainable tourism development, the challenges and opportunities for actors in the tourism supply chain to enhance their sustainability performance and the relevant tools, practices and skills necessary to exploit these opportunities.
What to expect
You will learn how tourism can contribute to the economic, environmental and social development of your region and how to put these ideas into practice. You will exchange views with experts in the field of sustainable tourism development from universities, tourism businesses, government and NGOs, work on real-life business cases and visit ‘best practice’ sustainable tourism ventures. In sum, you will learn lots about the main issues at stake in sustainable tourism development, the challenges and opportunities for actors in the tourism supply chain to enhance their sustainability performance and the relevant tools, practices and skills necessary to exploit these opportunities. The STM program will be implemented by MSM in close cooperation with the Cultural Geography Group of Wageningen University.
What you will gain
You will gain insights into how tourism can contribute to economic, environmental and social development in your country and what role your organization may play in this process. You will learn what tools and strategies can be deployed to enhance sustainable tourism. You will develop skills to enforce such change through communication and negotiation with other tourism stakeholders.
The program is designed for:
- National and local policy makers in the field of tourism or related fields
- Non-governmental officials in the field of socio-economic development with a focus on tourism development
- Managers in tourism enterprises (e.g. hotels, travel agents, tour operators, tour guides)
- Trainers in the field of tourism or related fields of study
VENUE DESCRIPTION
Maastricht School of Management has its roots in the Institute for Management Science at the Technical University in Delft (RVB), dating back to 1952. In 1989, the school moved to the historical city of Maastricht.
As a key player in global education, we have more than 2000 students graduating each year in more than 20 countries, making us the largest and most international business school in the Netherlands.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Candidates applying for an MSM Executive Program should meet the following criteria:
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Have at least 6 years of professional experience, at least 3 of which have been in a position relevant to the participant's profile for the specific executive program
- As all our Executive courses are taught in English, it is very important that the candidates have an adequate level of spoken and written English
- Applicants whose native language is not English or whose previous education has been in a language other than English, must submit evidence of proficiency in the English language by achieving the following scores:
IELTS at least 6.0
or
TOEFL paper based: at least 550
TOEFL computer based test: at least 213
TOEFL internet based: at least 80.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | 6 years |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 80 |
Accreditation
The programs of Maastricht School of Management have been accredited by:
- Dutch – Flemish Accreditation Organization
- Association of MBAs
- Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
- International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
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Funding details
Besides self-financed or company-financed participants, several options for scholarship funding are:
- Fellowships available under the Dutch government scholarship program.
- Sponsorship from international organizations such as the UN, World Bank or Asian Development Bank.
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