Education
Undergraduate
The Department of Tourism offers undergraduate specialisations within the BSc in Business and Management, providing students with specialised knowledge and practical skills in tourism.
Contact person: Dr. Keller Krisztina (krisztina.keller@uni-corvinus.hu)
1. Tourism Services Management:
This specialization provides students with up-to-date, practice-oriented knowledge of key tourism services, with a focus on sales, communication, and innovative digital solutions. Students develop skills to manage, market, and communicate accommodation and culinary services through a sustainable and innovative approach.
2. Experience Design in Tourism:
This specialization provides students with practice-oriented knowledge of destination, attraction, and event management. Students develop skills to design and manage tourism experiences and packages, organize events, and communicate them effectively in response to experience-based travel trends and digital challenges, with a focus on sustainability.
Postgraduate
Professional training
These are diploma-granting, practice-oriented programs designed to fit the schedules of full-time employees. Building on existing higher education studies, the programs typically last 2–4 semesters and aim to provide current, up-to-date knowledge and specialized professional skills in the Tourism field.
Study field trips
The Department is committed to practice-oriented education. Each semester, students and faculty members participate in professional field trips to various cities across Central and Eastern Europe, designed to bridge theory and practice and achieve specific learning outcomes. These field trips include visits to partner universities, industry partners, and tourist attractions, providing valuable opportunities for experiential learning and professional engagement.
Maribor and Ljubljana (Slovenia), April 2026
In April, 2026, under CEEPUS scholarship program, students from the Experience Design in Tourism specialisation participated in an international study trip to Maribor and Ljubljana, Slovenia, alongside Serbian and Slovenian partners. The itinerary included a visit to the University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and its botanical garden, a professional visit to B&B HOTEL Ljubljana Park, and a sustainable gastronomy workshop and wine tasting in Meranovo.
Vienna (Austria), January 2026
In January, 2026, students and instructors from the Experience Design in Tourism specialisation participated in a study trip to Vienna, Austria, supported by the Pannónia Scholarship Programme. The trip included visits to the Vienna State Opera, Haus des Meeres, and Haus der Musik, as well as an academic visit to the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), where participants explored sustainability and the environmental impacts of tourism. The trip concluded with a professional visit to Radisson RED, providing insights into contemporary hospitality practices.
Northwestern Hungary, April 2025
Students from our specialization participated in a study trip to Pannonhalma, Ravazd, and Győr, Hungary, gaining practical insights to support their coursework. The programme included a guided tour of Pannonhalma Archabbey, a stop at King Béla’s Well in Ravazd, and visits to the Saint Ladislaus Visitor Centre and Observation Tower in Győr, complemented by a short presentation on local history.
