Integrated Natural Resources Management for Sustainable Tourism and Marketing Strategies

Description of the call

The program will allow understanding the principles that underline the effective management of natural resources, mitigation of environmental impacts, compensation process and low-carbon tourism (low-carbon tourism destination), reuse and recycling in agribusiness, tourism diversification, agrotourism, and technological innovation for sustainable tourism.

Status and dates of the call
Call status: OPEN
Opening: August 04, 2021 Closing: September 03, 2021
National Scholarship Commission: September 16, 2021
Table of generalities
Country: Thailand
Study area: Health Sciences
Offerer Government of Thailand – TICA
Teaching center: Mahidol University
Duration of the program: 14 days Program start date: October 3, 2021 End date of the program: October 16, 2021
Idiom: English Type of course: Virtual
Title to obtain: Course Certificate

Applicant profilearrow

The program is aimed at Colombians, professionals in human sciences, engineering, administration or related areas who work in public or private entities on issues directly related to natural resource management and sustainable tourism.

REQUIREMENTS: The applicant must be over 20 years old and under 45 years old, have a minimum average of 3.7 / 5.0 undergraduate grades; have at least 2 years of professional experience(that is, after having obtained the university degree) in the course area and have good knowledge of the English language with a written test, with a minimum score TOEFL IBT: 65 points, CBT: 183 points, IELTS: 6.0, MET B2 or other test from institutions that are officially endorsed, which describes the ability in oral expression, listening comprehension and writing skills, in percentage or numerical terms, with a minimum level of B2.

NOTE:
The selected participant will require a device with Internet access with Zoom installed, microphone and working audio.

Financing

Financing
Number of scholarships Percentage
Undetermined 100%
Items covered by the program
  •   Enrollment

Required documents

Document No. Document Quantity Observations
1 OFFERING GOVERNMENT FORM 1 The form (available at the following link: https://bit.ly/3iQP7Px ) must be completed in its entirety.
NOTES: 1. Part D of the form must be completely filled out and signed by the immediate head of the entity where you work.
2. You should keep a copy of the completed form to upload it to the ICETEX application platform. Candidates that DO NOT submit the Thailand form will be excluded from the process.
3. The applicant must also register at the following link: https://forms.gle/DLEFyBmh8YMgbN7i7
2 UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE TITLE 1
3 CERTIFICATE OF UNDERGRADUATE NOTES 1 The UNDERGRADUATE grade certificate must be with a weighted cumulative average of the degree. NOTE: DIGITAL CERTIFICATES MUST BE ISSUED BY UNIVERSITIES, OTHER TYPES OF CERTIFICATIONS ARE NOT VALID.
4 CERTIFICATE OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1 The certificate (in Spanish) must be issued by the entity or entities where you have worked professionally, detailing the functions performed and those currently performed.
5 ENGLISH KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATE 1 The date of the results of the language knowledge test must not exceed two years
NOTE:
Those documents that are NOT legible or contain a password to enter will be discarded and will NOT be taken into account during the candidature evaluation process.

Pre-selection criteria

Criterion name Criterion weight
Undergraduate Academic Average 25%
Current level of English twenty%
Job performance sector fifteen%
Coherence between the applicant’s profile and the program to be carried out twenty%
Professional experience 10%

Program objectives

  • Introduce the concepts and principles of the integrated management of natural resources for sustainable tourism and the management of marketing strategies.
  • Generate participation and understanding of sustainable tourism and promote the application and mitigation of sustainable tourism management.

Program content

  • Sustainable tourism.
  • Natural resources for tourism.
  • Natural risks and challenges of tourism.
  • Local identity and distinctive features of attractions and destinations.
  • Risk adaptation and mitigation for sustainable tourism management.
  • Clean technologies and innovation for sustainable tourism.
  • Agrotourism.
  • Forest tourism and conservation tourism.
  • Ecosystem services for tourism management.
  • Health tourism.

Take into account (Observations)

  • ICETEX does not have intermediaries nor does it charge for the procedures of the services that the institute offers, nor for the awarding of credits or scholarships.
  • Your application will be excluded from the process if the required documents are not uploaded at the time of application, no later than the application deadline indicated in this call.
  • Candidates who have been awarded a scholarship through ICETEX – in person or online – whose duration has been equal to or greater than 3 months, or who decide to renounce the scholarship for unjustified reasons, must wait two years, counted from from the end date of the program, to apply again for an international scholarship.
  • Scholarship applicants may not apply to more than one (1) program simultaneously. In case of being preselected by the National Scholarship Commission, you must wait for the final decision by the bidder to participate again in a new call.
  • All the information provided by the candidates must be truthful and will be subject to verification in accordance with the provisions of Article No. 83 of the National Constitution and Articles 286 to 296 of the Colombian Penal Code related to Falsehood in Documents; The applicant must strictly comply with the requirements for this program and must upload the documentation to support their application, on the deadline related to this call. Likewise, if any inconsistency or inconsistency is found between the requirements demanded in the call, the data recorded in the virtual form and the documentation provided in support of this request will be excluded from the process and there will be no right to claim.
  • The documentation requested by ICETEX has the purpose of complying with the requirements demanded by the offeror.
  • If you have been awarded a scholarship from the OAS Professional Development program in the last twelve (12) months, or if you currently have an academic study scholarship, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO ANOTHER SCHOLARSHIP from the Professional Development program of the OAS. Likewise, it should be noted that ALL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED ARE CONDITIONED ON THE CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FROM THE OAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Students are warned that, in the event that the scholarship program loses funding, the OAS General Secretariat will be forced to suspend payment to scholarship holders and / or educational institutions. The GS / OAS does not guarantee the permanent availability of funds and all scholarship recipients must be aware that the financing of the scholarship can end at any time.
  • For face-to-face or virtual programs that grant tuition exemption, the percentages will be awarded based on the final pre-selection score obtained by each student in accordance with the parameters and pre-selection criteria indicated in this call.
  • Recipients of educational loans or funds under administration that are in arrears will not be able to participate in an international scholarship program.
  • In some countries, the master’s degrees awarded to national and foreign students are of two types: Own Title: Aimed at professionals from different disciplines, especially those related to administrative and economic sciences, among others, and whose interest is to generate employment Through the constitution of a company or business or the provision of their professional services to private sector companies where validation by the Ministry of National Education of the degree obtained is not required, they can opt for this type of program. Official Title: Aimed at professionals from different disciplines, especially those related to administrative and economic sciences, among others, and whose interest is to work in the public sector, to advance in their positions or in the search for the teaching ladder or to continue with doctoral studies. Unlike the proper title, the official is validated by the Ministry of National Education. ICETEX WILL NOT GRANT CREDITS FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES LEADING TO OWN DEGREES, WHICH ARE NOT VALIDABLE IN COLOMBIA.
  • ALL CANDIDATES MUST APPLY THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OTHERWISE THEY WILL NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP COMMISSION.
  • THE BIDDER IS POTENTIAL TO GRANT OR NOT THE SCHOLARSHIP FOR THIS PROGRAM TO CANDIDATES PRESELECTED BY THE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP COMMISSION.
  • THE PRE-SELECTION RESULTS WILL BE DISCLAIMED IN TIME AFTER THE SESSION OF THE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP COMMISSION, THROUGH THE EMAIL REGISTERED BY THE PARTICIPANT AT THE TIME OF CARRYING OUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
  • FOR NO REASON, WILL BE RECEIVED APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THE TOTALITY OF THE REQUIREMENTS DEMANDED IN THIS CALL.

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