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At the 4th IIPT African Conference, May 20th – 25th 2007, Kampala, Uganda, a course on Peace through Tourism was launched, discussed and enthusiastically received by the international community.

At the 4th IIPT African Conference, May 20th – 25th 2007, Kampala, Uganda, a course on Peace through Tourism was launched, discussed and enthusiastically received by the international community. WICE – World Leisure International Centre of Excellence at Wageningen University, The Netherlands – developed this course; course director is Drs Jan te Kloeze.

The course is an initiative aiming to consolidate the concept of Peace through Tourism. It is open to external participants, members of institutions interested in the subject, and tourism and peace policy makers.

The course – duration 4 weeks – is divided in four thematic units:

  1. Sustainable tourism and the world today;
  2. Theory of peace making and peace keeping in a national and international context;
  3. The role of tourism in promoting international understanding; and
  4. Tourism and community development: tourism as an agent for poverty reduction.


A trans-interdisciplinary approach is used to outline the potential of tourism as a peace tool. Lecturers from WICE together with international academics, carefully selected from the WICE world wide network of renowned experts are giving the lectures.

The classes will take place at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. When certain conditions are met, the course can be given in other guest countries too.

Costs and fees: € 3,770.—[including living costs, travel costs, and fee; fee only: € 1,750.–].

About World Leisure International Centres of Excellence (WICE)
In 1988 the Association began exploring the concept of a truly international post-graduate programme in leisure studies. Ultimately this led to the creation of a framework for the World Leisure International Centres of Excellence (WICE). The purpose was to provide an unique opportunity whereby postgraduate students from countries around the world and international leisure specialists come together in one location for a two-year program leading to a graduate degree.

The first such program was established in The Netherlands in 1992, with substantial support from the Dutch government. Today, through a contract with Wageningen University, a leading international institution in Holland, the WICE program gives students access to the resources of the University and at the same time provides instruction and consultation through a visiting faculty of 40 professors in any given year. Up to 25 students are admitted each year. Students completing the program receive a M.Sc. degree in Leisure and Environments. Many of the graduates have gone on to occupy senior leadership positions in their home countries.

A WICE Advisory Panel, responsible to the World Leisure Board, reviews and advises on existing programmes and new initiatives. For more information, visit www.worldleisure.org.

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  1. We have just completed successfully the 1st IIPT Community Tourism Retreat June 20 – 23 2008 in Jamaica and now developing a two year training programme for community tourism. As you probably know, we in Jamaica through my company Countrystyle developed the brand name COMMUNITY TOURISM in 1978 and promoted it internationally through the IIPT. The IIPT embraced it and created the IIPT Community Tourism Network which I have the honour of being the CO-coordinator of and also the first IIPT President with the 1st chapter (Caribbean) for the IIPT. We are interested in getting more information on your course and to explore ways and means that we can offer this also in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Please email me if possible so that we can discuss this further. This we consider a very good initiative! Please have a look at our websites.

    Best regards
    Diana McIntyre-Pike
    President IIPT Caribbean
    Co-coordinator IIPT Community Tourism Network
    Chairman/CEO Countrystyle Community Tourism Network
    Mandeville, Manchester Jamaica West Indies
    tel: 876-488-7207
    http://www.countrystylejamaica.com http://www.countrystylecommunitytourism.com

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