Tourism, for many cities and regions, is a propulsive source of economic vitality and its economic health can profoundly influence the course of regional development. However, in the last few decades, there has been a paradigm shift in how society views the relationship between tourism, development and sustainability. There is now a greater emphasis on reducing social disparities, maintaining acceptable levels of quality of life for citizens, and preserving environmental quality, biodiversity, and non-renewable resources.

Modul University Vienna (MU), Austria’s largest international private university, is responding to the growing need for optimizing business processes which, in turn, has increased the demand for data science graduates. The emergence of big data and the continuous advancements of tools and methods for analyzing these data offer promising career opportunities for data science graduates. Scientific knowledge and technological innovations form the core of modern, functional business processes. Data scientists support managers in their fundamental goal of making good data-driven decisions.

FutureLearn’s new report shows that people turn to online courses to upskill for new careers

Digital tools can improve student outcomes, but institutions must bring staff along on the digital transformation journey

In recent years, data has come to play a more significant role at higher education institutions. However, human input is still required to interpret and use this data effectively 

Prioritising flexibility and learner-centricity should be primary goals for universities as they focus on modular, blended and job-ready curricula

Many higher education institutions are hampered by significant technical debt. Before they can start innovating, they need to have an effective operating model in place

Intelligent data experiences require data to be both personalised and actionable. When this is achieved, data can be used to optimise every dimension of the university experience