News of the Chair of Tourism / Center for Entrepreneurship

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What does tourism mean to us? – Our students’ perspectives to mark World Tourism Day

27 September is World Tourism Day. A day that invites us to reflect on the importance of tourism – not just as an economic sector, but as part of our…

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How can incubators and accelerators strengthen tourism innovation?

Tourism start-ups are developing new responses to digital change, sustainability challenges and changing traveller expectations. Incubators and…

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Supporting tourism SMEs through the AI transformation

Artificial intelligence is changing how tourism businesses serve visitors, manage operations and make decisions. For small and medium-sized…

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What is shaping entrepreneurship research today? Our contributions to G-Forum 2026

Our team joined G-Forum 2026 in Cottbus with two papers and a new initiative to connect entrepreneurship research with policy and practice.

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Tourism research at 75: Our contribution to the AIEST conference in St. Gallen

The 75th AIEST conference brought tourism researchers back to St. Gallen, the association’s founding place. The anniversary conference revisited the…

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Three Startups from the ZfE Environment Successfully Selected

A recent development at the Center for Entrepreneurship (ZfE) illustrates how academic entrepreneurship education and real-world venture creation can…

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Academic exchange and interdisciplinary perspectives: PhD students’ colloquium at Schliersee

On 16 and 17 July 2026, the biannual PhD students’ colloquium organised by the Chair of Tourism / Centre for Entrepreneurship and the PhD students in…

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Winner of two awards: Annkathrin Dilly explores women’s sense of safety in urban areas in her Master’s thesis

High praise for outstanding research: Annkathrin Dilly’s Master’s thesis, submitted to the Chair of Tourism / Centre for Entrepreneurship, has…

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From northern Germany to the Alpine region: young tourism researchers discuss their latest work in Bolzano

The Chair of Tourism at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt was once again represented this year at the Tourism Studies Colloquium…

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Future Studies in Tourism: The Chair of Tourism welcomes Dr Jasper Heslinga as part of an international visiting professorship at KU

In June, the Chair of Tourism at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt welcomed Dr Jasper Heslinga from NHL Stenden University of Applied…