ITTC biennial report 2018-2019

Abstract

The Institute evolved from offering just one study unit in Tourism Studies in the 1990s, to becoming a Department within FEMA, and finally morphing into a fully-fledged Institute. Today, it is housed in a 3-storey block within the ‘New Humanities’ area of the Msida campus, with modern offices, a fully equipped administration office on the ground floor, a kitchenette, a lecture room and a state-of-the-art boardroom. At ITTC, we offer a range of tourism and culture courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and we have a number of Ph.D. students completing cutting-edge research. Year on year, we have witnessed a steady stream of students as can be noted from the subsequent page. Each of our programmes is designed to challenge students intellectually and expose them to a broad range of industry practices. We are active in research and are involved in a range of EU-funded research projects. At ITTC, we work closely with local tourism and culture stakeholders and our academics collaborate with tourism academics at several European universities. These links ensure that programmes of study offered by our Institute are relevant and useful to people who wish to pursue a career in the tourism or culture sectors.