Dr. Viachaslau Nikitsin, University of Paderborn Dr. Guido Kaufmann, Kaufmann Unternehmensberatung GmbH Prof. Dr. Iryna Golubkova, Odesa National Maritime Academy Network of competence centres for the development of cruise tourism in the Black Sea region CruiseT Investforum Novaja Kachovka September 25 th, 2015

2 Overall Target Support of cruise tourism in the Black Sea region in order to  attract tourists from abroad to the Black Sea region,  enable port cities to earn money from cruise tourists.

3 Special Challenge Cruise tourists are very special tourists who are used to high quality service, food and beverages on board!  How to motivate them spending money in port cities?  How to enable port cities to make profit out of them (besides harbour dues)?  Cruise tourism as a door-opener for foreign tourists!

4 Attraction of Foreign Tourists... to the Black Sea region  needs a joined cross border marketing initiative by Black Sea port cities.... to port cities at the Black Sea  needs tourism/destination development activities and marketing by Black Sea port cities.  The project CruiseT is developing training courses and research and consulting offers for players and stakeholders in the field of tourism in order to support them improving their efforts on attracting foreign tourists. Those activities will be provided by competence centres CruiseT in Georgia and Ukraine.

5 Ukraine Russia Georgia Turkey Romania Bulgaria Black Sea Azov Sea Odessa/Kherson Batumi CruiseT Competence Centers and their Cooperations Kherson Constanta Varna Trabzon Kutaisi Tbilisi

6 Regional actors Competence Center Odessa/ Kherson Regional actors Competence Center Batumi Exchange of Experiences Ovidius University of Constanta Varna Free University Eastern Black Sea Development Agency, Trabzon Kutaisi University Caucasus International University Tbilisi Guram Tavartkiladze Teaching University Tbilisi

7 Regional Integration of CruiseT Competence Centres Transport Companies Restaurants Hotels Tour Operators Travel Agencies Educational Institutions Tour Guides Public Adminstration Universities Sea Ports CruiseT Competence centres Tourism Assocc.

8 Initial Financing: TEMPUS-Project TEMPUS DE- TEMPUS-JPHES „CruiseT“ Conceptual design and development of 2 competence centres fostering cruise tourism Development, adaptation and improvement of research and consulting services fostering cruise tourism Development, adaptation and improvement of training courses and further education fostering cruise tourism Provision of research and consulting services, training courses and further education to regional actors in cruise tourism Payment of services and trainings by regional actors Feedback from regional actors Analysis of feedbacks CruiseT Competence Centres: Offers and Financing

9 Project Partners University of PaderbornBatumi State Maritime Academy University of Bremerhaven Kutaisy University Dual University Baden-Württemberg Guram Tavartkiladze Teaching Univ. Kaufmann Unternehmensberatung Caucasus International University Matej Bel University Banska BystricaGeorgian National Tourism Admin. Dept. of Tourism and Resorts Adjaria Varna Free University ADJARA TOUR Ovidius University of Constanta Batumi Sea Port EURAC Bozen Odesa National Maritime Academy Kherson State University Black and Azov Seas Ports Assoc. GP "Administration of Seaports of Ukraine" Odessa branch

10 Project duration: 3 years, until 30/11/2016 Project coordination: University of Paderborn, DE Project budget: 1.34 Mio. € there from eqipment: € Country Coordination Ukarine:Country Coordination Georgia: Odesa National Maritime AcademyBatumi State Maritime Academy Dr. Sergey I. Zaichko, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Iryna A. GolubkovaProf. Dr. Romani Mamuladze Vul. Didrihsona 8, Odessa, UkraineRustaveli 53, 6004 Batumi, Georgia Phone: Phone: Data and Contact

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