After the course

After passing the course the students obtain the title of Cultural Tourism Entrepreneur. After the course you should be able to work with marketing, information, events, sales, exhibitions, travel arrangements as well as company, product, destination and city centre development. After two years of cultural tourism studies in Lidköping the school pay the term fee at an international educational institution. Here you are offered a customized course in International Cultural Tourism.

 

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Sanna Seppänen

Creative inspirator & developer.
Studiefrämjandet in Northern Dalarna. Leksand
www.studieframjandet.se/dalarna

 

I work with development within different areas. One of them is the "Gården (The Farm)" project which will be developed both physically and spiritually into a meeting place with several rooms dedicated to nature, garden, animals, health and creation. The other project is "Grottan (The Cave)" with a creative workshop for children and adults that I built up to include an exhibition room and a working toolshop.
I also work with environmental issues towards associations and companies where they are given the opportunies and tools to improve the environmental consideration in their day to day work.

My work also includes marketing and participating in seminars, setting up cultural events, selling and arranging events with multiple participants. Some of my events are; Art Camp, Marathon Painting, With Africa we are creative.
Thank you to everyone at Kulturturism - lecturers and employees - for giving us such a wide base to stand on!

 

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Lena Korsman

Coordinator and economics, Vilse i Småland AB
www.vilse.com

 

Vilse i Småland AB is a professional adventure company. We offer unique and engaging activities for companies and private people. The core activity is adventure packages closely connected to nature an with the human in focus.

I spent both my Learning At Work periods at Vilse which resulted in me being employed. Today I work as coordinator and I'm responsible for the economy, which means I have a very varying job - one day I will be an instructor at the high altitude track, and the next day I'm designing a summer broschure.

My tasks at Vilse consists in selling, planning, preparing and realize events where I have a lot of contact with both our guests and our suppliers as we tailor the events according to the wishes of our guests. I also handle Vilse's bookkeeping and work with marketing, which also includes our web site. At Vilse no day is the same - every day is a new adventure.

The Cultural Tourism course gives you many new possibilities, not least through the Learning At Work periods which gives you many valuable contacts within the tourism industry, and perhaps even a dream job. That's how it was for me - when I found Vilse I found the place where I belong.

 

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Kristin Hamdan

Market coordinator, Lotus Travel AB
www.lotustravel.se

 

Directly after the course I got a job on Ostindiefararen Götheborg as the person in charge of information. I participated in the planning and realizing of three of the ship's expeditions before I "signed off".
Today I work as market coordinator at Lotus Travel in Stockholm. We offer trips to Asia for private people, groups and companies. We are one of Sweden's biggest China specialists with offices in both Peking and Shanghai. In my role as market coordinator I plan and realize our marketing activities such as web, advertising, printed matter, fairs and more.

The Cultural Tourism course has taken me form one dream job to another! The best thing about the course is its focus on the student getting a job, and also the personal and professional environment in which you get your education.

 

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Camilla Lugnet

Marketing Coordinator/World Heritage Grimeton

 

The Grimeton radio station is a unique monument representing an important link in the wireless communication society we live in today. In 2004 the facility was included in the UNESCO world heritage list of indispensable objects to be preserved for posterity.

I work as market coordinator at the world heritage, which means my tasks range from developing and marketing our activities to receiving bookings and visitors. As this is a small operation I have a multifunctional role and also take care of the day to day bookkeeping and some administration.
Without the education I would not have been where I am today. First of all the thought of working at an old radio station would never have occured to me, but most of all I would not have been able to do the work I do without the knowledge I received during the course!

 

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Sandra Rubensson

Market coordinator, KFV Marknadsföring AB

 

In August 2009 I graduated after two amazing years at the Cultural Tourism course.
- Good courses, valuable Learning At Work periods and the opportunity to study in New Zealand has given me good insight into the industry, all of which I thank the course for.

Today I am employed by KFV Marknadsföring in Katrineholm which is a marketing company where I work as market coordinator. My main task is to market Affärshuset Kvarnen in Katrineholm through advertising, coordinating and realizing market activities as well as participating in project assignments. I'm at the center of everything with many things going on at the same time, such as meetings, preparing budgets, planning activities and running our own projects.

The Cultural Tourism course has helped me find myself, and at last the question of what I want to be when I grow up has been answered - Thank you!

 

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Petra Larsson

Entrepreneur

 

I did my first Learning At Work period at a travel operator in Johannesburg, South Africa. I developed their travel destinations, business partners and their international marketing. For my second Learning at Work period I chose to work at a museum in Stockholm where my duties included learning more about marketing and assisting groups and helping out at exhibitions. After graduating I started my own business in tourism marketing. Both Sweden and abroad could be your field of work!

 

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Caroline Angrimer

Project leader Varberg Event

 

I work as project leader at Varberg Event where I did my last Learning At Work period. Among other things I arrange fairs as well as entertainment and sporting events. The course has a good commbination of subjects and gives you important connections within the industry. It enabled me to get the job I have today!

 

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Mattias Persson

Competition consultant, Göteborgs fotbollsförbund

 

Learning At Work: Villa Lidköping's bandy club, Hansen Conference & Event in Malmö, Göteborgs Fotbollsförbund.
Working with sports has always been my goal. I reached that goal thanks to the Cultural Tourism course. Today I work with youth soccer att Göteborgs Fotbollförbund, a Learning At Work period that gave me a job! The education provides a great base to stand on. The environment is both stimulating and rewarding and the competence of the teachers and staff is high. A highly recommended course.

 

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Sophia Strandberg

Project leader, ITM Worldwide export sales education

 

My first Learning At Work period was at Lidköping's municipality and Svensk Amerikanska Handelskammaren (Swedish American Chamber of Commerce), a big event. The second one was in Namibia through the Swedish Trade Council. Both periods resulted in work and I'm currently employed by one of my former instructors. As project leader of an education my job includes many different parts - event planning, economy, marketing, recruiting and administration. The Cultural Tourism course has provided me with all the necessary tools for any challenge I may face and I'm convinced it will do the same for you!

 

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Hanna Sundblad

Marketing, Vänermuseet in Lidköping

 

Vänermuseet is the museum of the big lake and the water showing the nature and cultural life in the region. I'm in charge of marketing at the museum which is both varying and fun. My job is, among other things, to produce information and press materials, running the web site, representing the museum at various occasions and being the project leader for various events.

 

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Helene Wellner

Cultural secretary/cultural coordinator, Lidköping's municipality

 

Helene Wellner works as cultural secretary/cultural coordinator responsible for the "general culture" at Lidköpings municipality. The goal for the general culture is to work as an overall umbrella and to create the necessary conditions for a wide range of quality culture throughout the municipality.

 

Part of my job is to complete the existing range of culture offered through cultural and educational associations by arranging public cultural events. We have a number of annual events, such as the traditional new year's celebration on the town square, summer fun in the town garden, the national holiday celebration on the 6th of june and Music At Castles And Mansions, all of them examples of broad events creating meetingplaces for people of all ages.

 

One of the things I do in my work with marketing is to put together a monthly cultural calendar presenting a range of events, exhibitions, concerts, lectures and much more.

 

Contacts with adult education and other associations is a big part of my everyday work as I am responsible for preparing grants to cultural associations and adult education. A lot of time is also spent preparing matters for the cultural and leisure board as all decisions above my delegated level at 10 000 SEK has to be made by the board.

 

I also work with "culture at school" which includes purchasing "stage art" (music, theatre and dance) for schools and pre-schools. I am also the coordinator of the regional arrangers' grant offered to anyone arranging children's and youth culture in accordance with the criteria of the Västra Götaland region.

 

Last but not least I am also responsible for the budget of the general culture which requires quite a lot of administration. There is a lot of planning and structural work to be done at the computer before you eventually get to the culture on offer to the public. I learn new things and grow every day by constantly pushing my boundaries! Thank you to Kulturturism for making this possible!

 

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Johan Ekström

Company: Västsvenska Turistrådet AB
Title: Rural development
Web site: www.vastsverige.com

 

My name is Johan and I think the Cultural Tourism course in Lidköping has been a very good education. At the beginning I wasn't aware of the concept of cultural tourism, but today I know it includes a wide range of interesting parts. The location of the school in the town garden is perfect, in close proximity to cafes, shopping and night life. Also enjoyed the New Zealand part of the course, a wonderful experience. It was a good course and the classroom was out in the open! This is a must for anyone who enjoys travelling and learning about new cultures.
Simply an amazing course!

 

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Robert Secher

 

Today I work at Apelviken's vacation and conference center in Varberg, a popular establishment with eleven full-time employees and about 70 season employees. I got my job directly after the course. The first summer I worked in the reception After that I was put in charge of the conferences, a job with a lot of freedom and responsibility including everything from budget and marketing to service during the conference. During the summer months I manage our grocery store with 13 employees, a short but hectic period.

 

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Johan Hermansson

Nordic market, Västsvenska Turistrådet

 

Västsvenska Turistrådet AB is the regional tourist organisation for western Götaland. Our job is to develop and market western Götaland as a tourist destination regionally, nationally and internationally. The overall direction of my work has a strong focus on strategic development and market communication. The goal is to make western Götaland the most visited, appreciated and lucrative region for tourism in Scandinavia. Different forms of market activities are aimed directly at the press, distribution and end consumer.

 

My main area of responsibility is private travel. The work includes keeping travel organizers updated about the range of products in Sweden, as well as getting "more of Sweden" into the organizers' catalogues. This is done through demonstration journeys, workshops, newsletters, visits, various campaigns and courses etc. The Learning At Work period in combination with theoretical studies is a good way to get an insight into the business and to build a contact network for the future.

 

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Gunilla Davidsson

Managing director/Head of tourism for Destination Läckö-Kinnekulle AB

 

Today I work at Destination Läckö-Kinnekulle AB, the common destination company for the Götene and Lidköping municipalities. My work includes building the brand, developing new destinations and to increase the marketability of the destination. One goal is for Läckö-Kinnekulle to be an attractive destination for cultural and natural tourists throughout the year.

 

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Martin Forhaug

Self employed

 

After the course I started my own business. A lot has happened along the way from the beginning at the Cultural Tourism course until today. During my first Learning At Work period I worked as project assistant for four months at an event company in Stockholm. The work gave me great insight into the business and the working life. One of my biggest events in the summer of 2006 was a temporary hotel solution for the WCC-05 (World Congress of Cardiology).

 

The second Learning At Work period was at the same company, six weeks at the London office and the rest in Stockholm. The weeks in London, where most of the work consisted of marketing (and in my spare time football), was very rewarding. On my return to Stockholm I helped selling Stockholm as the destination for an international media launch. Out of seven possible destinations throughout Europe we were finally chosen. The preparations went on until August when everything took off with 400 visitors from all over the world during three weeks. During the launch I made a lot of contacts with people in marketing and PR from all over the world. Through these I have now got enough assignments to start my own business. The slogan "With the world as your field of work" that we heard at school really came true for me.