Reference number : GC-2008-Q2-00285, amendment number : , agreement type : Contribution, recipient legal name : North Island College, recipient country : CA, recipient province : BC, recipient city : Campbell River, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : IAM-Program North American Mobility in Higher Educ, program name french : MAI-Prog. mobilité nord-amér. en éduc. supérieure, program purpose english : The project aims to broaden the understanding of students in the principles of sustainable tourism management in North America, with a focus on interlinked issues of sustainability and cultural awareness. Exchanges among the partner institutions will provide opportunities for students to identify best practices in sustainable management, gain experiential learning experiences, as well as improve language acquisition and cross-cultural understanding. Videoconferencing will broaden participation to include non-mobile students at the partner schools., program purpose french : Ce projet cherche à mieux faire comprendre aux étudiants les principes de la gestion du tourisme durable en Amérique du Nord en mettant l'accent sur les questions interdépendantes de la durabilité et de la sensibilité aux cultures. Les échanges entre établissements partenaires offriront aux étudiants l'occasion d'identifier les pratiques exemplaires en gestion durable, de faire un apprentissage basé sur l'expérience, et d'acquérir des langues et une meilleure compréhension des cultures., agreement title english : nan, agreement title french : nan, agreement number : 7119068, agreement value : 160000.0, agreement start date : 2008-09-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : The project aims to broaden the understanding of students in the principles of sustainable tourism management in North America, with a focus on interlinked issues of sustainability and cultural awareness. Exchanges among the partner institutions will provide opportunities for students to identify best practices in sustainable management, gain experiential learning experiences, as well as improve language acquisition and cross-cultural understanding. Videoconferencing will broaden participation to include non-mobile students at the partner schools., description french : Ce projet cherche à mieux faire comprendre aux étudiants les principes de la gestion du tourisme durable en Amérique du Nord en mettant l'accent sur les questions interdépendantes de la durabilité et de la sensibilité aux cultures. Les échanges entre établissements partenaires offriront aux étudiants l'occasion d'identifier les pratiques exemplaires en gestion durable, de faire un apprentissage basé sur l'expérience, et d'acquérir des langues et une meilleure compréhension des cultures., expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : esdc-edsc, owner organization title : Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada