Central Connecticut State University/University of the West Indies
Country:
Jamaica
Award Date:
2004
Award Amount:
$100,000.00
Cost Share:
$86,562.00
Other Partners:
Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) are developing the capacity of the Institute of Hospitality and Tourism (IHT) at UWI to act as a regional leader for education, research, and policy initiatives on enterprise development, poverty alleviation, and the economic and environmental sustainability of the tourism industry. To support IHT’s master’s program in tourism resource management and short-course certificate programs, partners will research the knowledge and skills required of managers and workers engaged in tourism industries, conduct curriculum development workshops, and develop and deliver curri-culum modules on sustainable tourism, community tourism, and national park management. They will enhance IHT’s research and policy development function and help IHT create a structure similar to CCSU’s Center for Social Research. The changes in IHT’s research protocol will be fully institutionalized and will guide the development and execution of future research projects, instructional curriculum, and tourism policy at UWI.