Abstract

Overall Aim:
To promote tourism-led heritage development by enhancing the management and valorisation of cultural heritage sites through innovative higher education programs, research, and international cooperation among universities in the EU, Egypt, and Tunisia.

Strategic Focus:

• Sustainable heritage management and cultural tourism.
• Circular economy and green deal principles.
• Inclusive education, capacity building, and employability.
• Cross-sectoral collaboration (academia, tourism industry, heritage authorities, and local communities).

Main Deliverables (Intellectual Outputs):

• Intensive Study Programs in six universities.
• Case study–based learning on overlooked heritage sites.
• Guiding manuals for each case study.
• Detailed heritage site factsheets.
• Establishment of the TOURITAGE micro-lab.
• Final international exhibition & forum.

Partners:

1. Universidad de Sevilla (USE), Spain
   • Contact: Dr. Pablo Millán – pmillan1@us.es
2. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Egypt
   • Contact: Prof. Yasser Dessouky, Dean of Scientific Research and Innovation
   • Department: College of Engineering and Technology, El Alamein Campus
3. Nahda University in Beni Suef (NUB), Egypt
   • Contact: Dr. Eman Shaqour – Chair, Architecture Engineering Department
4. Université of Jendouba (UJ), Tunisia
   • Contact: Dr. Riadh Zammel – Assistant Professor
5. Université de Gabes (UNIVGB), Tunisia
   • Contact: Prof. Kaies Ben Slama – Director
6. Centre de Calcul El Khawarizmi (CCK), Tunisia
   • Contact: Mrs. Ahlem Soussi – Chief Data Center Engineer