Remote work as an opportunity for professional development

Remote work has undoubtedly gained critical prominence in recent years. As we know very well and since the pandemic, online and hybrid ways of working have come significantly to the fore and there is no looking back. The increasing digital transformation of the labour market, brings about considerable opportunities for higher education graduates. However, this […]

ON-IT 2022 year-in-review: looking back, moving forward

A successful second year is about to conclude for the ON-IT – Online Internship in Tourism project that has taken important further steps in the definition of a guidance framework for quality virtual work-based learning experiences. 2022 marked a lot of achievements for the ON-IT consortium. In April its 3rd coordination meeting was held, hosted by the University of Macerata. […]

The challenge of remote working in tourism webinar

The Erasmus+ project ON-IT – Online Internship in Tourism in which IGCAT is a consortium partner, will organise a free webinar on The challenge of remote working in tourism: reflections for virtual internships in Higher Education in the framework of the Erasmus Days 2022 celebrations. The webinar will be held on 13 October 2022 (10:00am-11:30am […]

ON-IT 2021 year-in-review: achievements and steps forward

With the aim to investigate the potential of online internships in higher education, the ON-IT – Online Internship in Tourism project kicked off in March 2021, opening a first year rich in activities, challenges and accomplishments. The ON-IT project was thus devised to try and tackle the lack of established tools to implement successful online internships and […]

Exploring Online Internship in Europe

The Erasmus+ project ON-IT – Online Internship in Tourism in which IGCAT is a consortium partner, will organise a webinar on Online Internship in Europe: How can virtual internships ensure meaningful work-based learning experiences? in the framework of the Erasmus Days 2021. The webinar will be celebrated on 15 October 2021 (11:00am-12:30pm CEST). Besides giving […]

The ON-IT project looks for virtual internship stories

Are you a university student who undertook a virtual internship in tourism? Or did you support one or more as an academic tutor, in-company tutor, or internship office employee? We would love to know your story! The COVID pandemic has made evident that, while other types of online learning were already established and effective, remote […]