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Students' Internship and the Higher Education in Tourism in Support of the Regional Businesses: Methodology

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  • Mariya Veleva

    (University of Economics - Varna)

  • Krasimira Yancheva

    (University of Economics - Varna)

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The goal of this paper is to highlight the problems and opportunities for integrating university graduates in the tourism industry through their practical internship, and to propose a methodology for measuring its effectiveness. The research brings out the most common problems and peculiarities, in twelve countries, in the practical training of tourism students: overtime without payment; lack of supervision and control of the students' performance; insufficient on-boarding; lack of on-the-job training; students become subject to dark leadership and are directly discriminated against or denied full rights to work and fair pay; gap between too high job expectations and reality; The curricula does not always meet the needs of the tourism practice. Based on the analysis of the students' internship in the specialty "Tourism" at the University of Economics - Varna, a new methodology for measuring its effectiveness is proposed.

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  • Mariya Veleva & Krasimira Yancheva, 2019. "Students' Internship and the Higher Education in Tourism in Support of the Regional Businesses: Methodology," Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series, Union of Scientists - Varna, Economic Sciences Section, vol. 8(1), pages 129-140, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:vra:journl:v:8:y:2019:i:1:p:129-140
    DOI: 10.36997/IJUSV-ESS/2019.8.1.129
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    1. Georgina Lukanova, 2008. "Organization Of The Vocational-Practical Training Of The Students In The Tourism Major At The University Of Economics – Varna," Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY "NEOFIT RILSKI", BLAGOEVGRAD, vol. 4(3), pages 66-70.
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    1. Krasimira Yancheva, 2020. "Analysis and Evaluation of the Professional Practical Training (Internship) of the Students in the Specialty "Tourism" at the University of Economics - Varna," Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series, Union of Scientists - Varna, Economic Sciences Section, vol. 9(1), pages 45-53, April.
    2. Krasimira Yancheva, 2020. "Extracurricular Training In The Specialty "Tourism" At The University Of Economics-Varna," Anniversary Scientific Conference with International Participation TOURISM AND CONNECTIVITY 2020, University publishing house "Science and Economics", University of Economics - Varna, issue 1, pages 72-82, October.

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      Keywords

      tourism; students' internship; higher education in tourism; tourism graduates; research methodology;
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      • Z3 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics

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