Africa-Press – Senegal. Tourism professionals announce that they are working on setting up a network to encourage inter-university exchanges in research and curriculum design with a view to improving the competitiveness of the tourism sector in Senegal, a learned the APS from these instigators.
The consortium called Network of Tourism Universities in Senegal (RESUTS), “brings together some 8 higher education institutions offering curricula on tourism. Its official launch is scheduled for May 20, in Dakar,” said Aissatou Diongue.
The latter, who is also responsible for the management of tourist and cultural activities at the Iba Der Thiam University of Thiès (west) spoke at the end of a meeting to present the project with the heads of the tourism sector at Assane University. Seck of Ziguinchor (south). The head of the Ziguinchor regional tourism service, Marie Louise Faye also took part in the meeting.
In addition to strengthening the professional integration of students from tourism sectors, RESUTS also intends to « support » local authorities in their quest for « tourist identity », we learned during the presentation meeting.
“Tourism is a strategic sector on the economic and social level. This is an opportunity for us to further activate all university actors and move towards pooling educational, logistical and financial resources », noted Aissatou Diongue.
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