Silla University Hosts 'Buk-gu Night Ecotourism Expert Course'

The Department of Hotel and Medical Tourism Management at Silla University held the ‘Buk-gu Nighttime Ecotourism Expert Course’ in collaboration with the Buk-gu Office of Busan City.

The Department of Hotel and Medical Tourism Management and the Buk-gu Office are responding to the demand for ecotourism resource development and, following Busan Technopark’s selection for the ‘2023 Community Win-Win Cooperation Support,’ will conduct the ‘Buk-gu Nighttime Ecotourism Expert Course’ under the theme ‘Wild Turtles Flying in the City’ for three weeks starting from the 13th at the Buk-gu Culture and Arts Platform, Titi Hotel, and Hadong, Gyeongnam.

This course consists of ▲ discovering Buk-gu ecotourism resources using facilitation techniques ▲ developing Buk-gu ecotourism products ▲ visiting advanced ecotourism sites, with a total of 50 trainees participating, including 40 local residents of Buk-gu and 10 Silla University students from the Buk-gu area.

Officials from the Department of Hotel and Medical Tourism Management at Silla University and representatives from Buk-gu Office in Busan are taking a group commemorative photo.

Professor Yang Seung-hoon of the Department of Hotel and Medical Tourism Management at Silla University said, “To strengthen the competitiveness of Buk-gu’s ecotourism products, this education actively utilizes nighttime hours. If given the opportunity in the future, we want to expand the project to include ventures such as starting resident travel agencies, training ecotourism content creators, and educating ecological interpreters.”

Professor Park Hee-jung of Silla University emphasized the uniqueness of this course, highlighting the participation of local university students for fresh intergenerational idea exchange, on-site tours by virtual foreign tourist groups, and visits to advanced ecotourism sites operated by local residents.

On October 19, Silla University signed a government-academia business agreement with the Buk-gu Office to promote regional innovation and development, pledging to jointly pursue educational cooperation projects for discovering and nurturing local talent. This training course is the first step of that project.