Seminars and conferences

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Research support activities

HOTEL SCHOOL Research and Projects Department regularly organizes various research support events – seminars, conferences, as well as publishes a collection of scientific research articles. In this section, we publish the latest research support programs and other materials.

VIII International Applied Research (including a roundtable discussion with hospitality experts and stakeholders) – 19.05.2025.

On May 19, 2025, together with our students, partners, and friends, we enjoyed a wonderful event: the VIII INTERNATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH CONFERENCE (including a roundtable discussion with hospitality experts and stakeholders) organized by HOTEL SCHOOL Hotel Management College.

During the day, we experienced numerous inspirational and informative sessions, for example, a speaker from Italy Danilo Di Pasquale presented topics “Technology and Humanity: A Balance between Automation and Empathy for a Human Factor Business Based” and “Toyota Hotel: Hospitality Inspired by Toyota Production System”, and speaker from Ukraine, PhD. Yuliia Remyha, presented the topic “Digital and Sustainable Development of Vocational Education in Times of Crisis”. HOTEL SCHOOL students presented various high-quality research on AI transformation in the hospitality.

Part of the conference was also devoted to the project “Horizontal VET Capacity Building for internationalisation and modernisation including innovation, digitalisation and sustainability by methodology transfer and exchange of good practices”, project No. 101129249. The partners presented their case studies on the topic “AI in Hospitality and Education: Readiness for Twin Transition. Impact by the CB-VET project on the stakeholders.” Also, the roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities from the use of AI in the hospitality and education took place.

The conference programme can be downloaded here.

VII International Applied Research and Project Results Dissemination Conference “NO LEFTOVER Nordic/Baltic Culinary Arts” – 29.04.2024.

On Monday, April 29, 2024, HOTEL SCHOOL team, students, project partners, and guests gathered at the VII International Applied Research and Project Results Dissemination Conference “NO LEFTOVER Nordic/Baltic Culinary Arts”.

The event was packed with insightful presentations about the project partners and project results. Our guests from Lithuania, Iceland, Denmark, and Estonia extensively elaborated on the introduction of the NO LEFTOVER approach in the culinary traditions of their countries, both in the past and now.

During the second part of the conference, HOTEL SCHOOL students presented the results of their conducted research. We are truly inspired by the diligence and analytical thinking demonstrated by them!

The conference programme can be downloaded here.

VI International Methodic and Project Results Dissemination Conference “NSustainable Hospitality Digitalisation Toolkit” – 17.01.2024.

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, HOTEL SCHOOL staff, students, partners and invited guests participated in the project results dissemination conference of the project “Sustainable Hospitality Digitalisation Toolkit”.

During the event, the project manager, Mg. paed, MIB Olga Zvereva, Chair of the Council, Development Director, presented the developed toolkit for fostering sustainable hospitality digitalisation:

Sustainable Hospitality Digitalisation Guidebook for VET Learners and Professionals (initial, continuous learners)
Pedagogy of Sustainable Hospitality Digitalisation for VET Educators and hospitality business field coaches and team leads
Digital course “Sustainable Hospitality Digitalisation Toolkit” with materials
Series of Webinars on Sustainable Hospitality Digitalisation.

The conference programme can be downloaded here.

International Applied Research Conference “BUSINESS MODELS POST-CORONA IN THE HOSPITALITY AND M.I.C.E. INDUSTRY” – 30.05.2023

On May 30, 2023, HOTEL SCHOOL Hotel Management College organised an International Applied Research Conference BUSINESS MODELS POST-CORONA IN THE HOSPITALITY AND M.I.C.E. INDUSTRY in the framework of the Nordplus Horizontal project No. NPHZ-2021/10064.

The International Applied Research and Project Results Dissemination Conference was aimed to present the developed teaching and learning materials for the hospitality learners with a review of suggested ways of operating within the hospitality sector in the post-Corona times, with a specific focus on the Nordic/Baltic countries including Latvia, Denmark, and Iceland. More specifically, HOTEL SCHOOL Project manager and Development director Olga Zvereva presented two books, developed in the course of the project:

Handbook Business Models Post-Corona in the Hospitality Industry” (by Olga Zvereva, MIB, Mg. paed., Björn M. Sigurjónsson, B.Sc, MPhil, ML., and Bettina Lyngdal Baumgarten)

Handbook The Hospitality & M.I.C.E. Industry Analysis” (by Olga Zvereva, MIB, Mg. paed.)

The invited conference speakers from Latvia, Denmark, Iceland, USA, and Switzerland enlightened the participants over recovery practices that hospitality and M.I.C.E. industry’s company apply. The future of hospitality and M.I.C.E. markets was also discussed.

We thank all the participants for their time and active engagement in the activities of the conference!

The programme of the conference is available here.

The article digest for the period 2022 – 2023 can be downloaded here.

IV International Applied Research Conference “CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALITY” – 26.05.2022

The conference programme can be downloaded here. Video record of the conference is available here.

The article digest for the period 2022 – 2023 can be downloaded here.

III International Applied Research Conference “SUSTAINABILITY IN HOSPITALITY” – 09.04.2021

The conference programme can be downloaded here. The conference proceedings can be downloaded here.

Student Research Conference “TALENT MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALITY” – 14.05.2020

The conference programme can be downloaded here. The conference proceedings can be downloaded here.

Methodological seminar “EMBEDDING GLOBAL DIMENSION AND ESDGC IN HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM” – 12.12.2019

The seminar programme can be downloaded here.

II International Scientific Conference “SUSTAINABILITY IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY” – 14.05.2019

The conference programme can be downloaded here. The conference proceedings can be downloaded here.

II Student Research Seminar “Hospitality Industry: Opportunities, Challenges and Perspectives’18” – 22.11.2018

The seminar programme can be downloaded here. The seminar proceedings can be downloaded here.

I International Scientific Conference “Future of Sustainable Hospitality’19” – 15.05.2018

The conference programme can be downloaded here.

I Student Research Seminar “Hospitality Industry: Opportunities, Challenges and Perspectives’17” – 28.11.2017

The seminar programme can be downloaded here.

The seminar proceedings can be downloaded here.

Comment from

Jekaterina Korjuhina

Head of the Research Department, Lecturer

International seminars and conferences organized by HOTEL SCHOOL invite both local and foreign lecturers and researchers, as well as hospitality practitioners. It also gives an opportunity to students to gain their first experience of presenting the results of their research and developing scientific publications, which are later included in HOTEL SCHOOL conference or seminar proceedings.