Inter-university scientific student conference for tourism and hospitality
Students enrolled in undergraduate and master's degree programs at higher education institutions of Latvia, whose studies and research activities are related to the tourism industry and/or hospitality sector, are invited to participate in the conference.
Registration for participation in the conference should be completed electronically by May 17th.
Research articles can be conducted by an individual student or student group.
The working language of the conference is English.
The conference will take place in a hybrid format (both in-person and online).
The conference proceedings will be prepared in electronic format. Each article should be no longer than 2 pages in A4 Word document format. Articles for publication must be submitted by May 31st, by sending them to the following email address: edgars.pazerauskis@lbtu.lv.
The formatting requirements for articles can be found on the LBTU portal under the Student conference section. Article template.
Conference participants have the option to choose between two formats for presentation: presentation (Microsoft Office PowerPoint) or e-Poster.
In case of any questions, please contact the conference organizers by email. Contact: marta.eglite@lbtu.lv.
We kindly inform you that for publicity purposes, photos may be conducted during the conference.
AIM OF THE CONFERENCE
The scientific student conference is organized to promote students' research activities. The conference theme is related to the tourism industry and/or hospitality, addressing industry`s trends, issues, and innovations.
Student articles and presentations should be prepared based on the research work developed during their study courses, including research data from study research papers, bachelor, or master theses.
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
LBTU, Faculty of Agriculture and Food technology Food Institute Hospitality Direction educators’ team: Lecturer Marta Eglite, Lecturer Edgars Pazerauskis, Assistant Professor Liene Jansone, Lecturer Gita Krumina - Zemture.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
Students enrolled in undergraduate and master's degree programs at higher education institutions of Latvia, whose studies and research activities are related to the tourism industry and/or hospitality sector.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
09.30 – 10.00 Arrival and registration of conference participants
10.00 – 10.05 Conference opening speech
10.05 – 10.40 Key speaker presentation
10:40 – 12:30 Student presentations
12.30 – 13.00 Coffee break
13.00 – 14.40 Student presentation
14.40 End of the Conference
15.00 Tour of Jelgava Palace
The duration of each presentation is 10 minutes, from which 3 minutes will be allocated for discussion.