What is CESTour?
CESTour (Centers of excellence in sustainable tourism to boost economic development and enhance university-business cooperation in South Asia)is a project funded by Erasmus+, European Union and aims to promote sustainable tourism practices on a regional and national level in Nepal, Sri Lanka and India.
CESTour aim to achieve:
• Analysis of the current status of the tourism industry and identification of sustainable tourism efforts in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. • Capacity building of experts on sustainable tourism development through interactive training creation and implementation.
• Implementation and operation of seven centers of excellence for sustainable tourism at partner universities.
• Development of cooperation HEI-Company and students learning experience by developing innovative sustainable tourism case studies.
• Development of collaboration network among EU and Asian HEIs and tourism professionals.
First insights into the CESTour project:
• CESTour – Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education – Joint project
• Starting date 15/01/2021
• End date 14/01/2024
• Duration in months 36 months
• Project reference 617991-EPP-1-2020-1-AT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP
• Grant provider: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
The CESTour consortium:
• FH JOANNEUM (Austria) – P1
• University of Alicante (Spain) – P2
• Universitá di Lingue e Comunicazione (Italy) – P3
• Birla Institute of Management and Technology (India) – P4
• Institute of Public Enterprise (India) – P5
• Nirma University (India) – P6
• Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) – P7
• Uva Wellassa University (Sri Lanka) – P8
• Tribhuvan University (Nepal) – P9
• Global College International (Nepal) – P10
Target groups:
Tourism organizations and authorities, community based tourism and destination leaders, higher education institutions, their students and graduates, tourism-affected communities and the society at large.
Main outputs of CESTour:
Seven centers of excellence for sustainable tourism at partner universities to promote sustainable tourism development and education
Offering trainings on sustainable tourism for academics, practitioners and the society at large
Creation of a network of sustainable tourism experts and those who want to join the philosophy in tourism
