UST Project

29/07/2025

29/07/2025

Final event in Italy 🇮🇹

On June 19th, the final event of the Erasmus+ project UST – Upskilling Municipal Staff Competences on Planning and Managing Sustainable Tourism took place in Comune di Scandiano organised by the Italian partners Comune di Scandiano and SERN.

Attended by more than 50 participants, the event was an important occasion to:
✅ Showcase the project results and the tools developed, now available for use by other municipalities
✅ Share and reflect on Scandiano’s journey from the beginning to the end of the project
✅ Take part in a sustainable tourism workshop, where participants worked in groups to explore how each of us can contribute to greater sustainability, starting with small, everyday actions.

16/07/2025

👇👇 take a look at this post on EPALE - Educazione Adulti Italia 🇮🇹

Il turismo sostenibile parte dal locale: come il progetto UST supporta i comuni

16/06/2025

📢 Evento finale del progetto UST!

Il 19 giugno a Scandiano si terrà l’evento conclusivo del progetto europeo UST – Upskilling Municipal Staff Competences on Planning and Managing Sustainable Tourism.

📍 Dove? Sala Casini (Polo MADE), Via A. Diaz 18/B
🕓 Quando? Giovedì 19 giugno, dalle 16.00 alle 18.00

Sarà un’occasione per:
✅ Presentare i risultati e i prodotti sviluppati
✅ Partecipare a un workshop sul turismo sostenibile
✅ Condividere un aperitivo a Km0 🌱

Comune di Scandiano Gemellaggi e Relazioni Internazionali Comune di Scandiano SERN

11/03/2025

📍Coordination meeting

On February 25-26, 2025, partners from Sweden, Spain, Italy, and Cyprus met in Falköping, for a key Transnational Project Meeting of the UST Project.

The discussions focused on the testing phase results of the e-learning platform, followed by workshops on stakeholder engagement and planning for the project handbook.
💡Beyond the working sessions, the group had the opportunity to visit Lake Hornborga, Sweden’s most renowned bird lake, and the Naturum Hornborgasjön visitor centre. Every spring, thousands of cranes gather here, offering a breathtaking natural spectacle. The visit provided deep insights into sustainable lake tourism and the community’s efforts to balance environmental protection with tourism development.

With the project ending on August 31, 2025, the coming months will be crucial to finalising the project outputs and preparing four key dissemination events across Italy, Sweden, Spain, and Cyprus.
Stay tuned for more updates! 🚀🔎

SERN Falköpings kommun Comune di Scandiano Gemellaggi e Relazioni Internazionali Comune di Scandiano Ajuntament de Xixona /Jijona CARDET Svensk Destinationsutveckling

27/02/2025

Falköping är värd för en internationell träff om hållbar turism!
Den 24–26 februari har vi besök av representanter från Cypern, Spanien, Italien och Sverige i Stadshuset. Under träffen kommer vi att diskutera hållbara strategier för turism och besöka platser som naturum Hornborgasjön och Falbygdens Osteria.

I projektet jobbar vi bland annat med en onlineutbildning för hållbar turism, där vi strävar efter att skapa mer resilienta städer för framtidens utmaningar och en bra balans mellan besökare och platsens välmående! 🌱

Vill du veta mer? Besök gärna hemsidan:

https://ustproject.eu/

För mer info, kontakta Anna Martinez, Näringslivsavdelningen [email protected]

25/02/2025

Hello from Falköping! 🇸🇪 We’re here for the UST Project coordination meeting, finalising the Handbook: a collection of good practices and real examples of sustainable tourism across Europe, including strategies developed by the project partners✨

The UST project, funded by Erasmus+, aims at equipping municipal staff with the skills to plan and manage sustainable tourism, helping medium-sized municipalities become more attractive destinations. This handbook will be a key resource, alongside the Self-Assessment Framework and e-Learning platform we've developed.

👉Learn more: https://ustproject.eu/
Comune di Scandiano Falköpings kommun Gemellaggi e Relazioni Internazionali Comune di Scandiano SERN Ajuntament de Xixona /Jijona CARDET Svensk Destinationsutveckling

29/01/2025

Testing the UST eLearning Platform in Scandiano! 🌿

Yesterday, Tuesday, January 29th, Comune di Scandiano, with the support of SERN, hosted a workshop to test the contents developed for the UST Project eLearning platform. 🎓💡
Municipal staff engaged in a discussion, reviewing materials and sharing feedback to enhance the platform. Their insights will contribute to the Handbook’s development and ensure that participants gain the skills and knowledge needed to understand the complexities of sustainable tourism. 🌍✨

Visit the project website for more information:
https://ustproject.eu/about/

16/04/2024

🌿 Exploring Sustainable Tourism Perspectives from Europe took center stage from April 9-11, 2024, right here in Gothenburg! Hosted by Svedest, this seminar brought together a vibrant mix of experts and stakeholders from all over Europe to dive into the future of sustainable tourism.

We had rich discussions on integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into tourism planning. It was fascinating to see how each partner city has been making strides with their assigned SDGs:

Xixona with SDG 1 (No Poverty)
Falköping with SDGs 14-15 (Life Below Water and Life on Land)
Scandiano with SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
The event was also packed with inspiring talks, shedding light on crucial concepts that will feature in our upcoming final handbook.
Svensk Destinationsutveckling Falköpings kommun SERN Gemellaggi e Relazioni Internazionali Comune di Scandiano Comune di Scandiano CARDET Ajuntament de Xixona /Jijona Comune di Bertinoro Xixona Turismo

10/04/2024

🌿 Exploring Sustainable Tourism Perspectives from Europe: A Three-Day Seminar in Gothenburg 🌍

Enlightening lecture given by Kristina Lindström about the notion of sustainable tourism and the necessity of unlocking the full potential of tourism governance for the realization of sustainability strategies in alignment with the UN Global Sustainability Goals.