Universities and cultural routes
UNESCO Chair
Start date: 12 November 2026 / 08:00
End date: 13 November 2026 / 18:00
Aula magna West Campus USI
The 2nd International Conference of the University Network for Cultural Routes is organized and hosted by the European Institute of Cultural Routes in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites of USI – Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano (Switzerland).
Building on the first edition, it aims at:
- highlighting and discussing research and academic activities related to cultural routes;
- strengthening the University Network for Cultural Routes Studies, providing a foundation for collective action;
- fostering collaboration between academics and practitioners, shaping future research agendas and offering scientific advice to the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Programme;
- disseminating scientific knowledge about the cultural routes and their role in promoting an European identity.