Cooperation
From the very start of your studies, we place great value on practical relevance. Our students are connected to the world of sustainable tourism by way of a close network of universities, tourism businesses and organisations focussing on environment protection and nature conservation. In addition to their teaching and research work at the university, all professors and lecturers of the Master's degree course work as consultants, experts and trainers and therefore are constantly expanding their network. And even after graduation, our students stay connected with the university through our Alumni network.
University cooperation
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Strasdas
As part of the TRIANGLE project (https://destinet.eu/who-who/civil-society-ngos/triangle-knowledge-alliance-net) we are working with the following universities in the context of a European knowledge alliance for sustainable tourism:
MODUL University Vienna, one of the leading international universities in Austria with several degree programmes (in English) in the tourism and sustainability sectors (https://www.modul.ac.at/)
IREST Institute (Institut de Recherche et dâEtudes SupĂ©rieures du Tourisme) at UniversitĂ© Paris 1 PanthĂ©on-Sorbonne, one of the most important academic institutes in France for tourism (in French/English), with a focus on cultural sustainability (https://www.pantheonsorbonne.fr/ufr/institut-de-recherche-et-detudes-superieures-du-tourisme-homepage/)
Universidade do Algarve (Portugal), School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism, with several degree courses in tourism (in Portuguese/English) (https://www.ualg.pt/en)
The TRIANGLE network is continually expanding and will soon include partner universities in over 20 EU countries.
In Africa, there are partnerships with:
University of Pretoria, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa. It also offers a research-based Masterâs degree in tourism management with a focus on nature tourism (https://www.up.ac.za/tourism-management-division/article/41651/postgraduate)
- University of Daressalam, Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies (https://www.udsm.ac.tz/web/index.php/colleges/cohu/about-archaeology-and-heritage-studies). The cooperation concentrates on the co-supervision of projects and Masterâs theses in Tanzania
Formal Cooperation
Prof. Dr. Claudia Brözel
Amadeus Germany
âWhat does sustainability means for a leading technology provider in the travel industry, such as Amadeus IT Group SA?â Since 2013, students on the Sustainable Tourism Management degree programme at the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development have been examining this question.
Amadeus uses the expertise of the university in order to approach its own questions around sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Among other things, Amadeus employees and students work together to investigate the change in image and reputation through sustainability measures in companies and to develop approaches for the integration of sustainability, for example, the âEnvironmental Management System (EMS)â, which makes the responsible handling of water, power, paper, waste and CO2 understandable and comparable at Amadeus' 11 biggest sites around the world. Due to the relocation of Amadeus Germany to the modern office building, their Bad Homburg office will take on a leading role in this area.
Every year, students together with a team from Amadeus address in depth a current topic in the context of sustainability and digitalisation and use the design thinking method to do so. âThrough the cooperation with the university, we have a regular exchange with the target groups of tomorrow and can include the findings in our company development,â said Sascha Nau, Marketing Manager for Amadeus DACH & Traveltainment.
Amadeus is also a sponsor of the so-called Deutschlandstipendium, which has been awarded at the university since winter semester 2011/2012. With the scholarship, the students receive support of 300 euros per month in order to be able to concentrate on their studies without distraction.
Verband Internet Reisevertrieb (VIR)
We have a long-term cooperation with the Verband Internet Reisevertrieb (whose previous president was Prof. Claudia C. Brözel). The cooperation includes
Funding students on the Sustainable Tourism Management degree
Funding innovations and innovative ideas in the context of the digital sale and marketing of tourism services
Support in academic matters
Participation in events and in the jury of the âSprungbrettâ innovation competition
TripsByTips
TripsByTips (tripsbytips.com) is the crowd sourcing platform for tourism content. With their technology, they pool a workforce of over 18,500 authors and photographers in 106 countries into a scalable and efficient production process with inhouse editing and customer-specific publishing solutions. Using GeoServices they help their customers to create SEO relevant portal architecture, interlinking and the creation of new, more search-relevant landing pages.
TripsByTips supports the teaching and research with:
Regular presentations and case studies direct from SEO practice
Funding students on the Student Support Service degree
Innovative ideas in the context of digital marketing
Questions in the field of online marketing and the supervision of Masterâs theses as well as internships.
PiNCAMP
PiNCAMP (https://www.pincamp.de) is the ADAC camping portal. PiNCAMP makes camp sites easily comparable for campers so that they can already experience them from home and in the near future they will also be able to book them. A reliable guide to the camp site jungle that inspires and enthuses with great content. The camping portal connects the camping expertise of ADAC, which has been established over decades, with the agility of a start-up. PiNCAMP is operated by ADAC Camping GmbH in Berlin, the first start-up of ADAC SE.
PiNCAMP supports teaching and research with:
Regular presentations and case studies from the world of a camping start-up
Offering internships and Masterâs theses
Invitations to PiNCAMP events
- Sharing knowledge on camping, digitalisation and online marketing
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rein
There is a close cooperation between the degree programme and the tourism cluster management in Brandenburg Tourismus Brandenburg and Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH above all thanks to Prof. Rein. The cooperation was sealed with a formal cooperation agreement in 2014.
Prof. Rein has also facilitated for many years a close international cooperation with
the University âSt. Kliment Ohridskiâ Bitola, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality in Ohrid, Macedonia
the Akademia im Jakuba z ParadyĆŒa w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim- The Jacob of Paradise University Wielkopolski, Poland
Membership in (academic) committees
The professors of the Masterâs degree programme are members in various committees and advise organisations on (sustainable) tourism. As a result they are closely connected to the sector and transfer the knowledge gained at the university into practice. The students profit from these networks both during their course and in their subsequent careers.
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Strasdas
Futouris, the sustainability initiative of the German tourism industry (www.futouris.org)
Member of the academic committeeforum anders reisen (association of sustainable tour operators) (www.forumandersreisen.de)
Member of the academic committeeMember of German national committee for UNESCO Global Geoparks (landscapes of international geological significance)
(www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/earth-sciences/unesco-global-geoparks/)TourCert Zertifizierungsgesellschaft for corporate social responsibility in tourism, one of the leading certificates for sustainable tourism in Germany, member of the certification council (www.tourcert.org)
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rein
Member and chairman of the committee âKlimafreundlicher Betriebâ (climate friendly operation) of ECOCAMPING e.V.
Member of the tourist sustainability council of the tmu Tourismus Marketing Uckermark GmbH
Membership of juries
Prof. Dr. Claudia Brözel
Founder and jury member of the âSprungbrettâ innovation competition held by Verbandes Internet Reisevertrieb (VIR)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Strasdas
Fahrtziel Natur (Destination nature) (an initiative of Deutsche Bahn and leading German environment associations for low impact nature holidays and sustainable mobility in nature reserves)
Jury member for the Fahrtziel Natur Award (www.fahrtziel-natur.de)Deutscher Tourismusverband (DTV), umbrella organisation for municipal, regional and state tourism organisations (www.deutschertourismusverband.de)
Jury member for the Deutscher Tourismuspreis
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rein
- Jury member for the pro agro marketing prize - Verband zur Förderung des lÀndlichen Raumes in der Region Brandenburg-Berlin e. V. (association for promoting rural development in the Brandenburg-Berlin region)
Memberships of the degree programme
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rein
Companies / organisations that are regularly involved in teaching
(e.g. guest lecturers, co-supervision of Masterâs theses, research partners / partners for externally funded projects) (selection):
Prof. Dr. Claudia Brözel
- Premium Cola
- Deutscher Reiseverband e.V. (DRV)
- Forschungsgemeinschaft Urlaub und Reisen (Reiseanalyse, RA)
- WIIF GmbH
- ITB Berlin
- Midoco GmbH
- Komoot
- Traffics Software GmbH fĂŒr den Tourismussektor
Regular visits to events with students
Tourism summit of the Bundesverband der deutschen Tourismuswirtschaft (BTW)
Destinationcamp Hamburg
Entrepreneurship summit at the FU Berlin (Stiftung Entrepreneurship)
ENTER Conference (IFITT)
Travelmassive events
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Strasdas
Deutsche Bahn
âââââââver.di Federal executive board Berlin
Deutsche Gesellschaft fĂŒr Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Bread for the World
Die VERBRAUCHER INITIATIVE e.V. (federal association)
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Rein
BTE Tourismus- und Regionalberatung
BiosphÀrenreservat Schorfheide-Chorin
Naturpark Barnim
Tourismusverband SĂ€chsische Schweiz e.V.
Choriner Musiksommer e.V.
Biorama Project
pro agro e.V. - (the association for promoting rural development in the Brandenburg-Berlin region)
Deutsche Bahn Fahrtziel Natur
Tourismus Marketing Brandenburg (TMB) GmbH