The UPONTOURISM Interdepartmental Study Center is a space for reflection, collaboration and planning addressed to scholars, organizations, operators, and citizens.

It is an interdepartmental structure of University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO) that deals with the definition of strategic objectives in relation to the principles of sustainable development applied to tourism, in the evaluation and enhancement of tourism resources, and in destination planning and management.

The Center is established for the purpose of conducting higher education, research and services in the field of tourism, in which tourism is understood as an economic sector and at the same time a socio-cultural phenomenon of great variety and complexity, with aspects of interest and implications that also concern the health and well-being of the individual. 

It is a multidisciplinary reality of theoretical and applied research, discussion and comparison, training, dissemination and consulting that develops and promotes studies and projects co-created with companies, communities and territories, conducted through a multidisciplinary approach that integrates different research methods and sector approaches.

It has administrative headquarters at the Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition (DiSSTE).

The operational headquarters is located at Villa San Remigio in Verbania, on the shores of Lake Maggiore.

ACTIVITIES

• Higher education and specialization teaching activities (master's degree, summer school, etc.);

• academic research activities and publication of studies;

• conferences and workshops, hosting scholars and promoting tourism and innovation,

• festivals and events, coordination and promotion of events that speak of a "new" tourism that takes into account recent dynamics and the demands of businesses and territories;

• research and consulting for public, nonprofit and corporate entities;

• collaboration in the scientific dissemination of tourism studies (publications on trade websites and magazines, production of texts, creation of handbooks, etc.);

• activities aimed at scouting and funding of participatory projects by foundations, EU, etc;

• working closely with other UPO study centers. 

14/06 Verbania, Centro S.Anna

GeoNight 2023