The project HERITAG aims to develop an interdisciplinary reform in higher education programmes at master level and continuing education integrating Geo-information Technologies (GIT) applied to cultural heritage documentation, tourism management and entrepreneurship. The project promotes the synergy of three main groups of stakeholders: Universities, industry and Administration. The curricular reform integrates the development of capacities in 3 main national and regional priorities in Georgia and Armenia: Geo-information technologies, cultural heritage preservation and documentation, and fostering tourism business and entrepreneurship.
Specific goals of the project are:
- To create interdisciplinary master specialties in GIT for cultural heritage and tourism, integrating marketing and entrepreneurship skills oriented to consolidate local industry, following the guidelines of the Bologna process.
- To establish Geo information and Tourism Technology centers (GTTC) in partner countries – To create three new GIS laboratories in Tourism Economics Departments and to update existing equipment in partner country universities.
- To foster the continuous education in Higher Education institutions of current professionals by creating interdisciplinary training modules.
- To re-train academic staff in GIT, tourism management and entrepreneurship.
Project Coordinator: Universitat Politècnica de València