The Centre has invited Dr Kazem Vafadari, Associate Professor and Division Head of Tourism and Hospitality of Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies and Director of International Centre for Asia Pacific Tourism of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, to share his insights with us from Iranian perspective.
Details are as follows:
Session 1: Iran’s heritage tourism as a breakthrough of diplomatic isolation: Implications for Iran-China relationship
Date: 17 Jan 2019
Time: 10:30-12:00
Venue: Alice Lam Lecture Theatre, Room N102
Session 2: Challenges and Opportunities of Agricultural Heritage Conservation in Belt and Road zones: an Iranian Perspective
Date: 18 Jan 2019
Time: 10:30-12:00
Venue: Mr and Mrs Tsang Wing Wah Classroom, Room D408
About Dr Kazem Vafadari
Dr Kazem Vafadari is the Director of International Center for Asia Pacific Tourism (iCAPt); Academic Director of the Kunisaki City Research Center for World Agriculture Heritage, Oita, Japan and Division Head, Graduate school of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) Tourism and Hospitality (THP) Beppu, Japan. He worked with United Nations University and Kanazawa University in Japan before joining APU in 2011. He is an expert on tourism and natural resource management and tourism applications of agriculture heritage landscapes. His research background also includes community building and rural revitalization and destination branding. He worked with United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization as an advisor and scientific committee member for the Globally Important Agriculture Heritage Systems (GIAHS) program. His research interest includes development of health and wellness destinations through promoting edible and medicinal plants food tourism in agriculture heritage landscapes.
About Centre for Greater China Studies (CGCS)
CGCS aims to provide a platform to enhance interdisciplinary research concerning Greater China region.
*This event was fully supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No.: UGC/IDS14/17)