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The role of higher education institutions in promoting academic tourism

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dc.contributor.authorAragão, Cláudia
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Cândida
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-27T12:31:39Z
dc.date.available2021-12-27T12:31:39Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractGiven the increase of student mobility in Europe, many studies have focused on the motivation factors for choosing destinations or the outcome of mobility experiences. However, less attention has been given to academic tourism, a booming sector in the past few years, and its repercussions, especially from the point of view of Higher Education Institutions (HEI). Moreover, international students when choosing their host university abroad are beginning to resemble tourists' choices of vacation destinations. Thus, the quality of universities plays an important role in the decision- making process, but students may be evaluating it through the image of their host countries. This study examines the internationalization strategies to promote academic tourism by HEI in Porto. The research method of this study is qualitative, and the semi-structured interviews were analysed using the Grounded Theory (GT) technique. Details are provided about the strategic development of the HEI as well as the academic, touristic, and cultural activities organised by them. The findings suggest that tourism activities are carried out essentially at the beginning of the mobilities, but external participation is more encouraged by the HEI. The increase of tourism in recent years and the revitalisation of the city of Porto excuse the lack of initiative of the Institutions which, nonetheless, acknowledge the extreme importance of tourism promotion to foreign students. Therefore, opportunities to develop partnerships with local touristic entities and associations are not yet well explored. This research contributes with useful information for tourism policy-making by local entities and to other HEI who might be developing a strategic plan to work with future mobility students.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.34190/IRT.21.085pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn9781912764938
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/19218
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherAcademic Publishingpt_PT
dc.subjectAcademic tourismpt_PT
dc.subjectInternational student mobilitypt_PT
dc.subjectEducation tourismpt_PT
dc.subjectInternationalization strategiespt_PT
dc.titleThe role of higher education institutions in promoting academic tourismpt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage61pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage53pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleProceedings of the 4th International Conference on Tourism Research ICTRpt_PT
person.familyNameSilva
person.givenNameCândida
person.identifier.ciencia-id9A15-C950-D653
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7342-1282
person.identifier.ridH-9382-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id11140480500
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