THE UNIVERSITY of San Carlos has partnered with 10 foreign universities from Austria, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, and Vietnam to launch the European Union’s Erasmus+ project called “ECOViP.”

The program was launched at Nha Trang University, Vietnam on July 11.

ECOViP was co-funded by the European Commission and coordinated by Nha Trang University.

It aims to develop entrepreneurial and innovation capacities for sustainable development in tourism in Vietnam and the Philippines.

“This project will promote the development of innovative interdisciplinary entrepreneurial Ecotourism projects by Higher Education Institution students, in cooperation with the private sector,” USC said.

“ECOViP also intends to develop a roadmap for the improvement of the education programs in Tourism, with the guidance of the private sector,” it added.

A tourism agency in Vietnam and an ecotourism association in the Philippines also comprise the project consortium.

Meanwhile, the USC will actively take part in various capacity-building and knowledge-sharing sessions of the project.

“USC will take the lead in the conduct of the Replication Workshops as well as on Work Package 10 on Quality Assurance,” the school said.