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Robert Pettersson has been given the honourable mandate to be part of a panel of experts initiated by the International Olympic Committee and the OECD.

Monday 22 November 2021

On Monday 27 September, about 40 experts come to Mid Sweden University to carry out the site visits included in the research evaluation ARC21. Detailed planning is in full swing.

Thursday 16 September 2021

Mistra Sport & Outdoors is a Swedish research and collaboration programme, led by Mid Sweden University, aiming to generate knowledge and solutions to increase sustainability in sport and outdoor recreation.

Wednesday 20 January 2021

A new advanced international programme in gastronomy is set to start in January 2021. As a result of cooperation within the UNSECO Creative Cities Network, Mid Sweden University will jointly deliver the one-year programme in collaboration with university partners in Parma, Alicante, and Bergen.

Friday 13 November 2020

An increase in demand for highly specialised competence and focus on sustainability - these are some of the topics on tourism discussed by three researchers at the tourism research institute ETOUR at Mid Sweden University.

Wednesday 27 May 2020

Monday 25 November 2019

Together with the universities of Parma, Alicante and Bergen, Mid Sweden University is currently developing an International Master’s programme on the role of food in achieving a more sustainable future within the framework of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).

Friday 15 November 2019

Over a period of four years, Mid Sweden University will lead a large research programme that will look into the effects of sports and outdoor recreation on the environment and nature. The Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research, Mistra, will grant the programme SEK 56 Million. The long-term aim of the programme is to make Sweden the global leader in this field.

Monday 14 October 2019

Dr. Lusine Margaryan from the European Tourism Research Institute (ETOUR), Mid Sweden University, has been invited to contribute to the UN’s Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services - IPBES - forthcoming report on the sustainable use of wild species.

Wednesday 2 October 2019

For many destinations, events like music festivals and sports events are opportunities to attract tourists and to place the destination on the map. Together with the Mid Sweden University research centre ETOUR, a panel of experts in tourism research has identified six indicators that can be used to capture the effect of events on the communities in which they take place.

Saturday 25 May 2019

Digitalisation is an ongoing process in all areas of society and is evident in different ways. Within all sectors, it provides enormous opportunities but also presents challenges. The tourism sector is by no means an exception - quite the contrary.

Wednesday 30 January 2019

Many cities in the world have experienced a huge increase in short-time accommodation because of Airbnb´s growing popularity. This trend and its consequences is something that has attracted researchers’ attention. The tourism research institute ETOUR has begun to look into how the local housing and job markets are affected by these new developments in the tourism accommodation sector.

Wednesday 26 September 2018