USM helping Greenland expand its tourism industry
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The chairperson of the University of Southern Maine Tourist and Hospitality program has been selected to help Greenland prepare and shape its expanding tourism industry.
Tracy Michaud, an assistant professor, joins others representatives from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Penn State University, the University of Greenland and the U.S. Department of State in the Arctic Education Alliance, to “build vocational education programs that support training in sustainable tourism, hospitality, and land and fisheries management in Greenland,” according to USM. “The project will foster collaboration between U.S. and Greenlandic education communities and expand educational and economic opportunities.”