OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN TOURISM HIGHER EDUCATION ALONG THE SILK ROAD COUNTRIES

Liang Wangbig

doi:10.52370/TISC24210LW

Liang Wangbig Northwest Normal University, Tourism Management College, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52370/TISC24210LW

Keywords: the Silk Road, tourism, Higher Education, international co-operation

Abstract

Tourism is an important part of exchanges among civilizations and an important way to promote people-to-people interactions. By examining the present situation of the higher education in the field of tourism and relevant international cooperation, this paper sums up the opportunities and challenges encountered in the process of cooperation and strengthening the economic belt along the Silk Road countries. Higher education cooperation and communication is one of the necessary conditions for construction, consolidation, and development of the silk road economic belt. For the „Belt and Road“ countries, this implies training international tourism talents as an imminent step. Finally, the paper puts forward and strengthens the international cooperation on higher education in the field of tourism with the countries along the Silk Road from four aspects.

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