{"id":3047,"date":"2022-01-19T23:37:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T23:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=29337"},"modified":"2022-01-19T23:37:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T23:37:01","slug":"dominican-president-unwto-and-ie-university-announce-education-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/global-travel-news\/dominican-president-unwto-and-ie-university-announce-education-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican President, UNWTO and IE University Announce Education Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Madrid, Spain, January 20, 2022 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ UNWTO and IE University continue to build on their shared commitment to nurturing tourism talent and promoting accessible education with the announcement of new scholarships to the UNWTO Online Academy. In line with the Organization\u2019s focus on expanding access to training and skills development, and in close collaboration with IE University, the Government of the Dominican Republic will make 300 scholarships available to students from this leading tourism destination.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read all the latest UNWTO News and Updates here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The scholarships are funded by the Government of the Dominican Republic and were announced by the country\u2019s President Luis Abinader and Minister of Tourism David Collado, together with UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, and Diego del Alc\u00e1zar Benjumea, CEO of IE University, during a visit to the IE Tower, the new technological and sustainable campus of IE University in the north of Madrid.<\/p>\n

The initiative will allow 100 students of all backgrounds to benefit from a wide range of online courses designed to help them gain the skills they need to either start their careers in tourism or advance in the sector. Courses are available in three languages (English, Spanish and Arabic) and delivered by some of the world\u2019s leading experts, including from UNWTO partner IE University.<\/p>\n

Welcoming President Abinader, Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili praised his Government\u2019s commitment to tourism, noting that the Dominican Republic was one of the first destinations to re-open its borders, a move that protected many thousands of jobs and helped kickstart economic recovery.<\/p>\n

Mr Pololikashvili added: \u201cEverybody should be able to learn the knowledge and the skills they need to work in tourism and be part of our sector\u2019s future. The 300 scholarship holders from the Dominican Republic will help further establish the country as one of the leading tourism destinations in the world \u2013 as well as a key ally of UNWTO in the Americas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scholarship program signing event was attended by Diego del Alc\u00e1zar Benjumea, CEO of IE University, who highlighted \u201cthe extraordinary contribution of tourism not only to the economic growth of vacation destinations and source markets, but also to the well-being of everyone.\u201d He added: \u201cthe tourism sector will continue to grow strongly after the pandemic and a key element of that growth will be the training of tourism professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Read all the latest UNWTO News and Updates here.<\/a><\/p>\n

To date, the UNWTO IE University Online Tourism Academy <\/strong>has welcomed almost 15,000 students from 190 countries as education continues to be a core priority of the UNWTO leadership.<\/p>\n

First published at TravelCommunication.net – Global Travel News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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