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In a first part, students will get in touch with experts working on different topics relevant for mountain tourism like: Evolution of mountain tourism in the 20^th century, chances and challenges for small tourism businesses, demand and supply aspects of tourism, relations between mountain (organic) agriculture and tourism, potential and risks of mountain sports for personal health, feedbacks between climate (change) and mountain tourism, present day and future mobility (strategies) for mountain tourism, …

In a second part, a scientific conference will be simulated in which the participating students will act as conference organizers, session conveners, and presenters of their scientific work in an “interdisciplinary language”.

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The overall umbrella of the course will be mountain tourism from various viewpoints, ranging from social, economic, strategic, historic, environmental aspects, sustainable concepts to sport‑health aspects and politics. The course will also facilitate first steps into the real scientific world (abstracts, presentations, conferences).

Oral presentations, discussion, organization, seminar attendance

evaluative course

The Student Colloquium „Mountain Tourism“ addresses Master Students from all Faculties and will have the character of a mentored, self-organized Workshop.

The time schedule and aims of the course will be discussed in the first meeting.