Summer School for University of Tsukuba Students Successfully Concludes

The international summer school «Sustainable Tourism and Destination Futures», which brought together 30 students from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, has successfully concluded at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

Throughout the programme, students gained theoretical and practical knowledge in sustainable tourism, destination management, environmental management, and tourism infrastructure development. The participants also took part in field trips to Big Almaty Lake, the Ayusai Visitor Centre, and Charyn State National Nature Park, where they explored the tourism potential of Central Asia’s mountainous regions.

During the final stage of the programme, the students presented and defended projects developed on the basis of their field research. Their projects offered practical solutions and recommendations aimed at the effective use of tourism potential and the sustainable development of selected tourist destinations.

A closing ceremony was held to mark the completion of the summer school, during which the results of the programme were summarized and certificates were awarded to the participants. The programme provided an important platform for international academic and cultural exchange and contributed to strengthening cooperation between higher education institutions in Kazakhstan and Japan.

The summer school was jointly organized by the Department of Recreational Geography and Tourism of the Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences and the PolyU–KazNU Centre for Sustainable Development in Central Asia.