About Cultural Tourism

Cultural Tourism with Marketing is an advanced vocational training - 500 ECTS credits. According to many analysts tourism is the world's fastest growing industry. The world is closing in and travelling is increasing. To meet the rising demands within tourism and service oriented businesses you need competence, knowledge and creativity.

 

The education aims to give the students very good competence making it possible for them to have a qualified career within the Cultural Tourism sector, i.e. the part of the tourism industry that, on commercial terms, is organizing and facilitating encounters between the various expressions of culture, thus giving the traveller an emotional experience as well as knowledge.

 

Curious about foreign countries or domestic?

On-the-job training makes up one third of the education and is carried through during three periods. The student has very big opportunity to choose the places where they want to do their training. The whole world is at their disposal! In connection to the on-the-job training a 5 credit project is carried through. Lots of companies are reporting an interest in receiving a student from the Cultural Tourism education. We have a widespread network of LIA positions in various fields of the business.

 

Marketing cultural tourism

The education is marketing oriented. You will gain knowledge about different marketing strategies which can be based upon the requirements of cultural tourism, knowledge that will contribute to achieving sustainable tourism for both the visitors and the native population.

 

Advanced Vocational Training leads to work

85% of the students engaged in Advanced Vocational Training have been employed or are running their own business within six months after completing their course. The key to the success is that one third of the education takes place at companies in the field, so called on-the-job training. This is combined with university courses, earning you university credits, and classes with lecturers from companies in the industry. This means that you are gaining working experience as well as building a contact network while studying.

 

The school - a unique and peaceful studying environment

The school is located in the beautiful town garden, just a three minute walk from the city centre, and offers an inspiring studying environment with tiled ovens in the computer room as well as landscape gardening right outside the door. However, even the most ambitious student needs a break from the books every now and then. Lidköping offers a wide range of sports and leisure activities, culture, restaurants and night clubs which will give you plenty of opportunities to relax and enjoy yourself.

 

 

After two years of cultural tourism studies in Lidköping the school pay the term fee at an international educational institution.
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