Together with its partners, the Faculty of Management Herceg Novi is the organizer of the international conference dealing with the development of rural tourism RRT2020, which will be held in Zagreb on November 25, 2020. at Libertas University.

In front of the Faculty of Management, after the opening ceremony, the dean of the faculty Irena Petrušić and the vice-dean for teaching Nikša Grgurević, who are also members of the conference's organizational and program committee, will give their presentation on the topic of international connection and sustainable development of rural tourism

The goal of the conference is to get a clearer picture of the current situation and to offer solutions for the continued development of rural tourism in the countries participating in the conference.

Speakers and panelists  will be representatives of the tourism industry, representatives of key tourism and economic institutions, representatives of institutes and faculties for tourism and economics from several countries, and representatives of relevant ministries.

The conference has an international character and is organized in the form of short expert lectures and three thematic panels where mutual experiences will be exchanged and conclusions will be drawn, that is, guidelines for future development.

Thematic units of the conference include:

  1. Sustainable and responsible development in rural tourism
  2. Spas, National Parks and Nature Parks as drivers of destination development
  3. New forms of marketing as today's tools
  4. Sources of financing for the development of rural tourism
  5. The importance of employee education for the development of rural tourism
  6. The importance of international connectivity
  7. The importance of the development of women's entrepreneurship for the development of villages
  8. The role of the state, local self-government and local community in the development of rural tourism
  9. Positive examples from practice - domestic and foreign
  10. Other related topics

The organizers of the conference are: Vimal Academy Moslavačka Slatina, Libertas University Zagreb, Faculty of Management Herceg Novi, University of Maribor, Educons University Novi Sad, PIM University Banja Luka,

Co-organizers of the conference: LAG Moslavina, University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics, Edward Bernays University College ZG, Virovitica College of Management in Tourism and Informatics, Križevci College of Economics, Kutina Tourist Board and Popovača Tourist Board

Conference partners:

Municipalities: Križ, Krapinske Toplice, Kneževi Vinogradi

Cities: Popovača, Kutina, Ivanić-Grad, Čazma and Virovitica

Sponsor of the conference: Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Croatia

The conference is supported by: the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce and the Zagreb Tourism Institute.

More about the conference at: https://www.moslavina.info/konferencija-rrt/poziv-za-sudjelovanje/