Trivago Royal Carribean Duke University FEBRUARY 2018 / FEBRUARY 2019
WHY A MASTER’S PROGRAMME IN BIG DATA FOR THE TRAVEL&TOURISM INDUSTRY Big Data have a strategic value for the travel&tourism and cultural Industries, given the huge volume of information they produce. Technologies help businesses to map the digital footprints tourists leave online and data analytics is crucial to identify clients’ behaviour and new business potentials. To take advantage of these opportunities, professionals are required to integrate relevant data, identify meaningful relationships and create valuable knowledge.
THE COURSE STRUCTURE The course includes: Classes: labs, interactive seminars, presentations led by business representatives, project works, case studies, hands-on activities, workshops. An internship in the most important travel&tourism and cultural companies, in Italy and abroad.
TO PARTICIPATE Academic requirements, bachelor degree in: Computer science Statistics, mathematics, physical sciences Economics with a computer science minor Electronic engineering or engineering management Applications submitted by graduates in other disciplines, with a proven working experience in Big Data Analytics, will be assessed by the Master’s Board.
Format: Full-time Classes: 500 hours Placement: 500 hours Language: English 60 ECTS post-graduate diploma
Selection days: 11th December, 2017; 17th January, 2018. Application form to be sent by 6th December, 2017 to access the first selection day. More info at: www.unive.it/pag/29080 and www.unive.it/pag/27943/
ORGANISATION - CA’ FOSCARI & CISET 25 year experience in educating and training tourism professionals 20 year research on technological innovation in the travel&tourism industry
KEY ASSETS THE DATA SCIENTIST IN THE TRAVEL & TOURISM INDUSTRY The Master’s programme aims at training a profile who will extrapolate concrete solutions from data and support managers in developing appropriate strategies and actions. The data scientist will have access to different professional careers in Travel&Tourism and cultural companies, in areas such as: Data analytics and engineering Revenue management Demand management IT management and development
Business approach to Data Science Partnership with the industry International perspective Managers and data scientists as teachers Hands-on experience of business issues and problems during courses Multi-disciplinary faculty
THE MASTER IS OPEN travel&tourism, and cultural industries professionals can apply for intensive one-week or week-end classes.
A Master’s programme in Tourism Economics and management with an employment rate of 98% Cooperation with the most important travel&tourism and cultural companies and institutions
FEE AND SCHOLARSHIPS Tuition fee: 12,000 Euro. Thanks to partner e sponsor companies, at least 8 scholarships will be granted to the best applicants. The scholarships will cover half of the tuition fee. The Master’s students can also access to post graduate tuition fee loans reserved to Ca’ Foscari University students.