RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION CENTRE

The Research and Scientific Dissemination Centre is responsible for carrying out the following tasks:

To stimulate, organise and develop research at ESHTE;
Creating a set of instruments to support research and teaching at ESHTE, ensuring that potential complementarities are capitalised on;
Contribute to the process of bringing academic and business circles closer together, in order to disseminate scientific knowledge about tourism and include priority themes on research agendas;
Organising sessions for the presentation and discussion of papers, as well as workshops, seminars and conferences;
To disseminate research results, namely by publishing articles in scientific journals and studying the possibility of creating its own scientific journal;
Sensitise and encourage ESHTE students to take up research;
Create mechanisms for liaising with national and international tourism research networks, with a view to exchanging knowledge and developing a set of projects of common interest.

SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES

2021

V International Forum on Management (2021) organised by the Setúbal Polytechnic Institute, the Open University, the University of the Algarve, the University of Évora, the Estoril School of Hospitality and Tourism http://ifm2021.esce.ips.pt/pt

2020

IV International Forum on Management (2020) organised by Universidade Aberta, Universidade do Algarve, Universidade de Évora, Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril and Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal.
Webinar 'COVID/19 and tourism: where do we go from here? Organised by ESHTE and attended by several Secretaries of State for Tourism since 1978, the current Secretary of State for Tourism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ6KXiK9x5s&t=275s

2019

Conference "Tourism as a Development Factor: Governance models capable of supporting the creation of innovative and sustainable tourism businesses", Estoril Congress Centre, September, 2019
III International Forum on Management (2019), organised by ESHTE, the Setúbal Polytechnic Institute, the University of Évora and the University of the Algarve
Queluz National Palace (9 May 2019) presentation and dissemination of the results of the research project Tourfly, Innovation and the Future: Contributions to the design of the tourist offer in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Lisboa-01-0145-Feder-023368). Institutions involved: ESHTE, ISCTE-IUL and PL
Camões Library, Lisbon (17 May 2019) presentation and dissemination of the results of the research project Tourfly, Innovation and the Future: Contributions to the design of the tourist offer in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Lisboa-01-0145-Feder-023368). Institutions involved: ESHTE, ISCTE-IUL and PL.
Casa Mãe de Rota de Vinhos da Península de Setúbal (22 May 2019) presentation and dissemination of the results of the research project Tourfly, Inovação e Futuro: Contributos para o desenho da oferta turística na Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (Lisboa-01-0145-Feder-023368). Institutions involved: ESHTE, ISCTE-IUL and PL.
Dissemination and lunch organised by ESHTE as part of the co-funded Agrio et Emulsio - Food Pairing project; Acceptance tastings of the base emulsions; Food Pairing tasting route; Acceptance tastings of the delicacies developed, with the institutional partners involved and external guests.

2018

Conference "What does the market expect from you?" in partnership with the Fórum Turismo Association

2017

Launch of the TARGET: TOURISM ADVANCED RESEARCH FOR GOVERNANCE ENHANCEMENT project (LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-024093), at DNA Cascais (2017)
Launch of the TARGET: TOURISM ADVANCED RESEARCH FOR GOVERNANCE ENHANCEMENT project (LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-024093), in Setubal (2017)

2016

Fórum Politécnico #2 | Restauração e Catering, Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, joint initiative of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education and the Coordinating Council of Higher Polytechnic Institutes

2010

Organisation of the 7th International Conference for Consumer Behaviour and Retaling Research Conference, in partnership with ESHTE.

2009

Seminar "Masters and Doctors. Why and Conclusions", in partnership with ESHTE.

2007

Seminar "Implications of the New National Accounting Standards for Tourism".

2006

Conference "The Spanish tourism statistical information system", with Dr Teresa Guardia, Deputy Director of the Instituto de Estudios Turísticos (Spain);
Conference "Tourism in Rural Areas and the challenges of new information and communication technologies", with Mr Francisco Calheiros, President of TURIHAB;
Conference "The organisation of a tourist destination - the case of the Estoril Coast", with João Custódio, from the Estoril Coast Tourism Board;
Conference "The integrated quality system for Spanish tourism", with Dr Eduardo Moreno Cerezo, Director General of ICTE - Spain;
Conference "The importance of innovation and quality in tourism companies", with Dr Hugo Pinto, from the University of the Algarve;
Conference "Evaluating the quality of a tourist destination, integrated measurement strategy and main monitoring indicators", with Dr Júlio Mendes, from the Centre for Research into Development and Regional Economics at the University of the Algarve.

2005

Conference on "The Tourism Satellite Account", with Dr Antonio Massieu, from the World Tourism Organisation;
Conference "Quality in tourism and its articulation with the Portuguese Quality System", with Dr Luís Graça, from the Portuguese Quality Institute;
Conference on "Accessible tourism for citizens with disabilities", with Dr Daniel Marcos Pérez, from Marzars Consulting (Spain);
Conference on "The UNWTO's approach to the issue of quality in tourism", with Mr Henryk Hanszuh, Head of Service at the World Tourism Organisation;
Conference on "The application of a quality management system - the case of Movijovem", with Dr Miguel Perestrelo;
Conference "The investment strategy of the Vila Galé Group - difficulties and opportunities along the way", with Dr Rebelo de Almeida;
Conference "The role of the ITP in the development of Portuguese tourism", with Dr Saldanha Bento, from the Portuguese Tourism Institute (ITP);
Conference on "Tourism Regions in Portugal - the case of the Algarve Tourism Region", with Dr Hélder Martins, President of the National Association of Tourism Regions;
Conference on "The Hotel Monitor system", with Dr Maurício Barra, from the Portuguese Hotel Association.

2004

Seminar on "The Importance of Major Events for Tourism in Portugal";
1st Conference on Food Safety in Catering;
Conference on "The Western Tourism Region and Support for Tourism Business Creation (new products, support for companies)";
Conference "The evolution of international tourism and future prospects", with Dr Augusto Huescar, from the World Tourism Organisation;
Conference "Portugal and the UNWTO", with Pedro de Almeida, Ambassador of Portugal to the World Tourism Organisation;
Conference on "Tourism in Portugal - The vision of the Tourism Confederation", with Dr Atílio Forte, from the Portuguese Tourism Confederation;
Conference on "Sonae's tourism projects: the Troia example", with Mr Henrique Montelobo;
Conference on "Tourism planning from a business perspective: the Penha Longa project", with Mr João Teixeira;
Conference on "The Strategy for Sustainable Development", with engineer Teresa Gamito;
Conference on "Tourism and Regional Development", with Prof João Ferrão;
Conference on "Public-Private Partnerships in Tourism Marketing", with Dr José Luís Zoreda, from Exceltur (Spain);
Conference on "Evaluating the quality of a tourist destination and the integrated benchmarking strategy", with Dr Mathieu Hoeberings, from the European Commission;
Conference on "The integrated quality programme for Spanish tourism", with Dr Eduardo Palomino, from the Spanish Institute for Tourism Quality.

2003

Seminar on "Tourism in Portugal and the Wars of the New Millennium: impacts and prospects for tourism".