1. International Master Programmes TOURISM for Siberian regions 3-year TEMPUS project coordinated by Aalborg University, Denmark Professor Henrik Halkier halkier@cgs.aau.dk

2. International Master Programmes TOURISM for Siberian regions 1. Project aims and partners 2. Organisastion: Individuals and institutional support 3. Project activities 4. Siberian partner experiences 5. European experiences and future activities Professor Henrik Halkier halkier@cgs.aau.dk

3. PROJECT AIM New tourism education, new tourism  establish European quality International Master Programmes "Tourism" in three Siberian regions: Tomsk, Altai and Khanty-Mansiysk  direct participation of EU universities and regional tourism authorities and enterprises  build educational capacity and human competences in regions with considerable, but hitherto under-utilised, touristic potential  contribute to economic diversification in regions otherwise depending on primary or secondary sectors of activity

4. PROJECT PARTNERS University partners  Aalborg University, Denmark (grant-holder)  Tomsk Polytechnic University (Siberian coordinator)  Altai State Technical University  Yugra State University  Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary  Vienna University of Applied Sciences Partners  Regional government, Tourism organisations

5. PROJECT ORGANISATION Individual creativity, institutional support Driving forces: Strategic thinking, happy coincidences Mapping and building roads: Political and administrative support

6. PROJECT ACTIVITIES Programme preparation  development of course structure quality control and coordination  development of courses visits to EU partners by Siberian teachers quality control and coordination  guest lectures by EU-based teachers  new pedagogics Hardware, training seminars

7. PROJECT ACTIVITIES Programme implementation  Master programmes start autumn 2010/2011 Siberian students visiting EU partner universities guest lectures by EU-based teachers distance learning between Siberian universities distance learning between Siberian and EU universities  dissemination of experience to interested institutions

8. Preliminary project budget TOTAL ELIGIBLE COSTS: € 0.88 mio (33 mio rubles)

9. SIBERIAN PARTNER EXPERIENCE PRESENTATIONS

10. CHALLENGES AND FUTURES Sustainable Master Programmes in Tourism 1. Tailor-making Master programmes Stakeholder engagement, destination development 2. Meeting of cultures Language, learning, exchanges, networking 3. Sustainability New programmes, continued networking, joint research 4. Extending cooperation New applications: Tempus and beyond

11. MORE INFORMATION Websites http://www.tempus-tourism.aau.dk/ http://www.tempus-tourism.tpu.ru/ E-mail Henrik Halkier: halkier@cgs.aau.dk Liliya Kiriyanova: kiriyanova@tpu.ru