MSc Cultural Heritage Studies

A scholarship for students has been granted, upon application from the institute, from Telemark and Vestfold County Council. Scholarships have been awarded to master's degree students from Norway to study in Scotland. The master's degree is composed of subject areas of environmental protection, archaeology, cultural heritage, tourism, management, sustainable development, the interaction between R&D, public and private actors. It has been established with significant funding from the EU and, according to GCU, is unique in Europe. A separate multidisciplinary team/Heritage Futures Team has been responsible for the academic platform and has been linked as teaching staff for studies.

MSc Cultural Heritage Studies is an interdisciplinary master's degree that has been part of a foreign international educational collaboration between Norway and Scotland. Feedback from the Norwegian students who have graduated from the studies is positive. They have all found relevant jobs in Norway after completing their studies. The department is not aware of any equivalent master's degree in Norway.

John Lennon is the Moffat Professor and Director of the Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Business Development. It is the UK's largest University based tourism consultancy and research centre. It is located in Glasgow Caledonian University and was initially endowed by the Moffat family (AT Mays Travel Agency).

The Moffat Centre is responsible for the production of international consumer and market research and business development consultancy and with its profits it funds scholarships for students wishing to study Travel and Tourism.

Since 1999 over £700,000 worth of scholarships have been awarded.

Lennon has undertaken over 400 tourism and travel projects in over 35 nations. Currently, the Centre is working in Norway, Malawi, Canada, Lithuania, Ireland, England and Wales. In recent years projects in Fiji, the USA, Egypt, Nepal, Romania, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Singapore and Russia have been undertaken .. John is the author of seven books and over 100 articles and numerous reports on the travel and tourism industry.

Lennon is a Specialist Policy Advisor to the National Tourism Organisation;

VisitScotland, and is a Board Member of the Canadian Tourism Commission European Marketing Group, Historic Scotland, the Scottish Tourism Forum, and was appointed by the Scottish First Minister to the statutory Monitoring Committee of Strathclyde European Partnership.

Lennon is currently the Principal Advisor to all Party Committee of the Scottish Parliament undertaking the Tourism Inquiry.

The Moffat Centre is proud of its association with the travel industry and welcomes applications from students/ potential students interested in a career in travel and tourism.

For details see www.moffatcentre.com