About the project
The aim of the project is to enhance the business skills of tourism students on the international labor market.
The project focuses on:
Identification
Identification of skills' requirements of tourism university students in today's highly complex and dynamic labor market
Modification
Modification of selected courses syllabus taught at partnering universities
Designing
Designing online web application for students to acquire digital skills
Testing
Testing the new syllabus and analyzing the feedback from students.
Developments in technology, climate change, and growing uncertainty caused by the recent COVID-19 crisis put pressure on the skills of university students. Smart business skills combining soft and hard features are inevitable. The project focuses on V4 countries (Slovakia, Czechia, Poland) and builds on strong cooperation with the private sector represented by Pelicantravel, Ltd. This online travel agency is active in Slovak, Czech and Polish markets.
Timeline of the project
- June 2022
Kick off meting
The first meeting in Banská Bystrica
- April 2022 - December 2022
Identification of requirements
Identification of skills' requirements of tourism university students on today's highly complex and dynamic labor market
- November 2022
The second meeting
The second meeting in Zlín
- January 2023 – August 2023
Modifying syllabus
Modifying selected courses syllabus taught at partnering universities
- July 2022 – August 2023
Designing application
Designing online web application for students to acquire digital skills
- January 2023 – August 2023
Modifying syllabus
Modifying selected courses syllabus taught at partnering universities
- June 2023
The third meeting
The third meeting in Bratislava
- April 2024
The fourth meeting
The fourth meeting in Krakow
- February 2023 – March 2024
Testing the syllabus
Testing the new syllabus and analysing the feed-back from students
- Jun 2024
Banská Bystrica Multiplier event 1
Multiplier event 1 in Banská Bystrica - SMARTBUS
- June - July 2024
Online multiplier event 2
Online multiplier event 2 - SMARTBUS
- August - December 2024
Finish
Finishing project phase
Project Partners
Project SMARTBUS connect four partners from three European Union countries from two branches, academic and business.
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University is the oldest higher education institution in Poland. Today, the Jagiellonian University comprises 16 Faculties, where nearly 4 thousand academic staff conduct research and provide education to almost 40 thousand students.
Pelikan.sk
pelicantravel.com (hereinafter referred to as "Pelikan") is an online travel agency (OTA) currently operating in 6 countries - Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Austria, and Germany. Pelikan is also the biggest airline tickets vendor in Slovakia
Tomas Bata University in Zlín
The Tomas Bata University in Zlín (TBU) is, in some areas, one of the leading scientific research workplaces in Europe, even in the world. Our faculty upholds this tradition with its facility Research Centre of FHS (RCFHS).
Matej Bel University
Matej Bel University is a public university which achieved university status in 2010 and is a member of the European University Association. At the moment, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica (UMB), is the leading university in Central Slovakia.
