Cross-Disciplinary Innovative Education in Tourism and Services for a Sustainable Blue Economy
▶Summary
CodeBLUE's general aim is to transform tourism education for the blue economy by fostering interdisciplinarity, enhancing quality and relevance, and equipping academia, students and practitioners ...
▶Objectives
CodeBLUE's general aim is to transform tourism education for the blue economy by fostering interdisciplinarity, enhancing quality and relevance, and equipping academia, students and practitioners with the skills to drive innovation and sustainability in coastal tourism and services. The specific objectives are to -enhance tourism education -create an innovative modular cross-disciplinary curriculum and resources -upskill, & -strengthen links, synergies and cooperation networks for blue economy
▶Activities
Project activities include - Project management for planning, implementation, quality assurance, and follow-up - Identifying needs, gaps, and pathways for a cross-disciplinary modular curriculum in tourism adapted for micro-credentialing - Elaborating innovative curriculum and learning resources - Piloting and validation in real terms - Dissemination events and strategies for HEI-business-policy collaboration to drive innovation in blue-economy tourism and services to sustain CodeBLUE impact.
▶Impact
The project delivers: - Map of required skills in coastal and maritime tourism, identifying gaps and paths for integrating the blue economy into tourism education - Modular, cross-disciplinary curriculum on the blue economy for tourism and services, suited for hybrid and digital learning - On-line training modules and inventory of open learning resources - Strategies portfolio for university-business-policy collaboration - Enhanced knowledge, skills and competences for blue-economy tourism.