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ERASMUS+ • BLENDED INTENSIVE PROGRAMME
TRENDS IN
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Riga Nordic University • Riga, Latvia • 2026
VIRTUAL PART
October 30, 2024
PHYSICAL PART
November 9–13, 2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE
October 26
CREDITS
3 ECTS • Certificate provided
#RNU_STH
Riga Nordic University invites students and teaching staff to take part in an international Erasmus+
Blended Intensive Programme focused on sustainable tourism and hospitality.
Who can participate?
Students and teaching staff from undergraduate programmes in Business Administration in Tourism, Tourism, Hospitality
Management, Business Administration, and related fields.
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LEARN • EXPLORE • EVALUATE
Programme overview
The programme combines a virtual introductory meeting with an on-site experience in Latvia. Participants will explore
the prerequisites of modern tourism development, with particular attention to sustainability.
During the physical programme, participants will visit Latvian hospitality establishments and meet tourism and hospitality
professionals. They will analyse how sustainable practices and innovative solutions are implemented in the daily
operations of Latvian hotels.
PROGRAMME OUTCOME
Participants will evaluate sustainability approaches in Latvian hotels and select the establishment they
consider the most sustainable.
Aim of the programme
To introduce students to the concept of sustainability in tourism and its development trends, and to encourage analysis
of accommodation establishments from a sustainability perspective in order to identify the most promising solutions.
Financial support
STUDENTS Apply to your sending institution for funding of €70 per day.
TEACHING STAFF Apply to your sending institution for Erasmus+ mobility
funding.
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FIVE DAYS IN LATVIA
Preliminary schedule
DAY 1 | 09.11
08:45–09:00 Arrival at RNU
09:00–10:00 Registration at RNU reception
10:00–11:30 Welcome meeting and student presentations
11:30–12:00 Coffee break
12:00–13:00 Student presentations
13:00–14:00 Break / visit to RNU Café
14:00–16:00 Workshop
DAY 2 | 10.11
10:00–11:30 Workshop
12:00–13:30 Seminar I
13:30–14:00 Time to visit ISMA Café
14:00–17:00 Meeting with Latvian hospitality representatives and training
visits to Riga hotels
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CONTINUED
Preliminary schedule
DAY 3 | 11.11
11:00–15:00 Train journey to Jūrmala; meetings with Latvian hospitality
representatives and visits to Jūrmala hotels
DAY 4 | 12.11
10:00–19:00 Bus tour to the Kurzeme region to visit significant hospitality
establishments in castles and manors and meet Latvian
tourism and hospitality experts. Lunch included.
DAY 5 | 13.11
10:00–14:00 Survey results, discussion and conclusions on sustainability
approaches in Latvian hotels; proposals, recognition of the
most sustainable Latvian hotel, and feedback
RNU coverage
FOR STUDENTS
• Coffee breaks
• Hotel visits and excursions
FOR TEACHING STAFF
• Coffee breaks
• Hotel visits and excursions
Contacts
ERASMUS+ • ARRIVAL • REGISTRATION
Karina Lazareva | Erasmus+ Coordinator
karina.lazareva@isma.lv
STAFF TEACHING • VISITS • ORGANISATION
Julija Mironova | Head of Business Administration in Tourism Programme
julija.mironova@isma.lv