Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
School of Management Sciences
Department of Tourism Management
Selected Highlights from Research Findings
The North-south-south Programme is a joint project of the universities of Pretoria, Botswana, Cape Town, Moi (Kenya), Maseno (Kenya), Namibia and Oulu (Finland) that aims to advance sustainable tourism education and research at the partner universities. The programme, which is funded by the Finnish Government’s Centre for International Mobility (CIMO), facilitates student and lecture exchanges, joint education programmes and collaborative research projects.
The Department of Tourism Management has not only participated in successful lecturer and postgraduate student exchange programmes, but has also played a key role in publishing a 15-chapter book on key strategic and research issues pertaining to sustainable tourism in Southern Africa. Prof Deon Wilson is co-editor of the book Sustainable tourism in southern Africa: Local communities and natural resources in transition. Both he and Prof Ernie Heath were also contributing authors. Furthermore, three PhD graduates of the department, Dr Gerrie du Rand, Dr Dawid Mabunda and Dr Sharma Govender-van Wyk, contributed chapters in the book, based on the research findings of their PhD theses. Another key outcome of this collaborative initiative was a master’s dissertation by Ms Nadine Leonard, A comparative study of forest tourism in selected areas of Finland and South Africa.
Contact person: Prof GDH Wilson.
The North-south-south Programme is a joint project of the universities of Pretoria, Botswana, Cape Town, Moi (Kenya), Maseno (Kenya), Namibia and Oulu (Finland) that aims to advance sustainable tourism education and research at the partner universities. The programme, which is funded by the Finnish Government’s Centre for International Mobility (CIMO), facilitates student and lecture exchanges, joint education programmes and collaborative research projects.
The Department of Tourism Management has not only participated in successful lecturer and postgraduate student exchange programmes, but has also played a key role in publishing a 15-chapter book on key strategic and research issues pertaining to sustainable tourism in Southern Africa. Prof Deon Wilson is co-editor of the book Sustainable tourism in southern Africa: Local communities and natural resources in transition. Both he and Prof Ernie Heath were also contributing authors. Furthermore, three PhD graduates of the department, Dr Gerrie du Rand, Dr Dawid Mabunda and Dr Sharma Govender-van Wyk, contributed chapters in the book, based on the research findings of their PhD theses. Another key outcome of this collaborative initiative was a master’s dissertation by Ms Nadine Leonard, A comparative study of forest tourism in selected areas of Finland and South Africa.
Contact person: Prof ET Heath.
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