07Sep,2016
Presentation of the Center of Tourism Research and Innovations - ORBIS
On 7th September, 2016 Presentation of the Center of Tourism Research and Innovations - ORBIS was held in SabaUni. Italian founder of the University, Juzepe Pasoto, Rector, Prof. Vazha Vardidze, and Maia Jijava, head of the center and dean of the faculty of Tourism made a speech during the event. Antonio Enrico Bartoli, the Ambassador of Italy to Georgia attended the event. Maia Jijava spoke about the importance of research in Tourism. Special guest from Germany, Herald Heklaner (president of an International Association of Tourism Experts and Researchers, director of EURAC, president of German Society of Tourism Research, Professor of Eichstatt University) spoke about international collaboration and global dimensions of tourism. Director of partner organization “Minerva” spoke about innovative approach to education and new perspectives of telematics technologies. Giovanni Jakomantonio, head of UNINETTUNO technological center of International Telematics Institute in Georgia, made a speech before the audience.
Prof. Marinela Roka Longo (professor of Rome State University – ROMA TRE, Rector’s delegate, dean of the Faculty, delegate of the Ministry of Education of Italy in the sphere of Humanities and Tourism Studies) spoke about intercultural communication and new borders for tourism via skype.
Representatives of the embassies of France, Spain, Hungary, also director of USAID Mission, representatives of EBRD, various non-governmental organizations and tourism agencies, and students attended the event.
The aim of ORBIS is to enable students and interested individuals to obtain and deepen knowledge in tourism with trainings and methods of simulation. What is most important, SabaUni students of Tourism program will get a chance to develop professional skills in practice.
Georgian-Italian non-governmental organization “Minerva”, one of the leaders in implementing eLearning methods, is a partner of the Center.