Qafqaz University hosted a conference with world known experts on tourism management
30 March, 2012
Qafqaz Business Forum participants and students
of the faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty
participated in a conference named “Advertising – reality and
perspectives. Modern view on advertising and marketing”. The conference
was organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan and
was opened at Hilton hotel in Baku.
The second day of the conference was divided into two master class
sessions, one held at Hilton hotel and the second one at Qafqaz
University. The speakers of the conference included international
experts and practitioners of tourism and advertising. They included –
professor Ernie Heath from Pretoria University of South Africa,
professor Ahmed Aktash from Akdeniz University and Dr. Selim Ozdemir
from Yalova University.
At the beginning of the conference Qafqaz Business Forum coordinator
Adiljan Abdurazzak introduced the speakers to conference participants.
It was mentioned that professor Ernie Heath’s professional background
include working as a Deputy Executive Director of South African Tourism,
serving at the World Tourism Organization’s Education Council and
teaching tourism management in many countries in Europe and South
Africa. It was also mentioned that professor Aktash and Dr. Ozdemir have
rich experience on tourism management both in the academic and business
sectors.
