{"id":6794,"date":"2025-06-06T12:38:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/global-travel-news\/sunx-malta-announces-the-climate-friendly-travel-cft-diploma-scholarships\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T12:38:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:38:45","slug":"sunx-malta-announces-the-climate-friendly-travel-cft-diploma-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/global-travel-news\/sunx-malta-announces-the-climate-friendly-travel-cft-diploma-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"SUNx Malta Announces the Climate Friendly Travel (CFT) Diploma Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"SUNx<\/a>Valletta, Malta, June 6, 2025 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ SUNx Malta, in partnership with Malta\u2019s Institute for Tourism Studies (ITS), is proud to announce the return of its Climate Friendly Travel (CFT) Diploma Scholarships for 2025. A total of 50 fully-funded places are available for the next intake of this pioneering online postgraduate program, which begins on September 29, 2025.<\/p>\n

The scholarships are primarily designated for candidates from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) \u2014 vulnerable regions where climate change poses the greatest threat and sustainable tourism offers vital socio-economic opportunity. A limited number of places will also be open to applicants from other countries.<\/p>\n

SUNx Malta\u2019s mission is to advance Climate Friendly Travel in every UN nation, starting in those most vulnerable to climate disruptions. The CFT Diploma \u2014 the first of its kind \u2014 is designed to empower tourism professionals with the skills and knowledge to lead sustainability and climate resilience initiatives across the global travel and tourism sector. The program is aligned with the Paris Agreement 1.5\u00b0C target, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and supports a nature-positive future. It also reflects the ethical principles of the Earth Charter<\/p>\n

The two-year diploma includes:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Year One: 300 hours of expert-led instruction covering the climate crisis, sustainability, and their intersection with travel and tourism. Students will engage with curated academic materials and attend interactive lectures delivered by globally renowned tourism scholars.
\n\u2022 Year Two: A hands-on internship with SUNx Malta as a CFT Chapter Leader, applying their training to real-world initiatives. Interns will work to strengthen climate-resilient tourism communities, recruit Strong Climate Champions, onboard companies to the Climate Friendly Travel Registry, and promote the Climate Friendly Travel Club to travellers seeking sustainable experiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe passionately that Climate Friendly Travel is a better future of tourism,\u201d said Prof. Geoffrey Lipman, President of SUNx Malta. \u201cThis scholarship initiative helps cultivate the next generation of leaders who will build a resilient and sustainable sector from the ground up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ideal candidates will hold a first degree, have a background in travel and tourism, and demonstrate a deep commitment to climate action and sustainability. Applicants must be able to dedicate at least four hours per week during the eight-month lecture series and be eager to help grow CFT networks in their own countries.<\/p>\n

About SUNx Malta<\/strong>
\nSUNx Malta is a legacy program of the late Maurice Strong, built to support Climate Friendly Travel \u2013 low carbon, SDG-linked, and Paris 1.5-aligned. It is supported by the Malta Tourism Authority. Working with partners like the Institute of Tourism Studies Malta, SUNx develops climate resilience through education, innovation, and global engagement.<\/p>\n

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Valletta, Malta, June 6, 2025 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ SUNx Malta, in partnership with Malta\u2019s Institute for Tourism Studies (ITS), is proud to announce the return of its Climate Friendly Travel (CFT) Diploma Scholarships for 2025. A total of 50 fully-funded places are available for the next intake of this pioneering online postgraduate program, which begins …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6795,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[2592,116,110,118],"class_list":["post-6794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-travel-news","tag-global-golf-news","tag-global-travel-news","tag-news","tag-travelindex"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}