Just where the way ends
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A detailed program with the cultural and academic agenda can be downloaded HERE
The 2021 EUHOFA congress gathers together the best Hospitality Management colleges from around the world, at the same time that Galicia celebrates the Holy Year and the Way of St. James, an icon of our hospitality, thus naming the congress «Galicia The Best Way»
The 59th EUHOFA Congress Program. 20th to 23rd of April
Hosted by the Centro Superior de Hostelería de Galicia
20th.
Reception of the delegates and welcome dinner.
21st.
Opening ceremony and academic sessions 1 & 2. Food, wine and the sea. Visits to wineries, vineyards and manor houses.
22nd.
Academic sessions 3 & 4. Visits to striking modern architecture and the hosting school campus
23rd.
Academic session 5. Visit to a Unesco World Heritage Cathedral and one of the oldest hotels in the world. Closing formal dinner at the Ciudad de la Cultura.
19:15 – Departure of the bus from the hotel
19:30 – Reception and welcome dinner at the Hotel Monumento San Francisco and group photo (*)
22:30 – Return to hotel
(*) Dress code: Business or Smart Casual
19:15 – Departure of the bus from the hotel
19:30 – Reception and welcome dinner at the Hotel Monumento San Francisco and group photo
22:30 – Return to hotel
Dress code: Business
09:30-10:00 – EUHOFA logo presentation
10:o0-10:30 – Opening ceremony at the NH Collection – Santiago de Compostela
10:30-11:00 – Coffee break
11:00-12:15 – Academic Session 1 – Profile of the post-pandemic generation – Dolors Reig
12:15-13:30 – Academic Session 2 – Pedagogical guidelines for virtual training – Julio Cabero
13:30-14:30 – Lunch at the hotel
Dress code: Relax Casual
16:30 – Transport departure to
17:30 – Visit to a Galician manor house, Pazo de Fefiñanes
18:30-20:00 –Visit a winery surrounded by vineyards overlooking a Galician sea inlet or «ría»
21:30 – Transfer back to Hotel
(*) Please note that the academic sessions comprise a 30 mins dissertation.
09:00-10:30 – Opening ceremony at the NH Hotel Collection – Santiago de Compostela
10:30-13:00 – Departure from hotel and visit to a local farmers market with a «market cooking» demostration
13:30-14:30 – Lunch at the hotel
16:00-20:00 – Transport departure to visit a winery surrounded by vineyards overlooking a Galician sea inlet or «ría»
20:00-22:00 – Dinner with Galician chefs at the manor house, Pazo de Rubianes
22:00 – Transfer back to Hotel
Dress code: Business
09:00-10:15 – Academic Session 3 – Learner-centered strategies for network learning – Jesús Salinas
10:15-11:30 – Academic Session 4 – From face-to-face to on-line learning. Keys for a high-quality digital transformation – Paz Prendes
11:30-12:00 – Coffee Break
Dress code: Business
13:00 – Transfer to the CSHG school
13:30 –15:30 Guided-tour through the school campus. Lunch at the school restaurant with meals served and prepared by the students.
15:30 – Transfer back to Hotel and free time
(*) Please note that the academic sessions comprise a 30 mins dissertation.
09:30-11:30 – Guided tour of the «Ciudad de la Cultura», a contemporary architecture masterpiece
13:00 – Transfer to the CSHG school
13:15 –14:00 Guided-tour through the school campus
14:00-15:30 – Lunch at the school restaurant with meals served and prepared by the students
16:00 – Transfer back to Hotel and free time
Dress code: Business
09:00-10:15 – Academic Session 5 – How do people learn? A brief scientific approach – Marta Portero
10:15-10:45 – Presentation next 60th EUHOFA Congress to be hosted in Mexico.
10:45-11:15 – Coffee break
11:15 – Visit to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in the old quarters of the city and its world renown romanic «Pórtico de la Gloria»
13:30 – Lunch at the historic building Parador de los Reyes Católicos, one of the oldest hotels in the world.
15:30 – Transfer to NH Hotel Collection Santiago de Compostela
20:15 – Transfer to Pazo de San Lorenzo
Dress Code: Formal or member traditional dress
20:30- Formal dinner at the Pazo de San Lorenzo
23:00 – Transfer back to Hotel
(*) Please note that the academic sessions comprise a 30 mins dissertation.
09:00-11:30 – Free time
11:30 – Visit to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in the old quarters of the city and its world renown romanic «Pórtico de la Gloria»
13:30 – Lunch at the historic building Parador de los Reyes Católicos, one of the oldest hotels in the world.
15:30 – Transfer to NH Hotel Collection Santiago de Compostela
20:15 – Transfer to the «Ciudad de la Cultura»
20:30- Formal dinner at the «Ciudad de la Cultura»
23:00 – Transfer back to Hotel
Congress dress code guidelines:
The following designations for dress code should be considered:
Formal: Tuxedo, national formal dress or dark business suit for men.
Business Dress: Suit & tie for men. Business dress for women.
Smart Casual: No jacket or tie. No jeans.
Relax Casual: Jeans, trainers or t-shirts
The Academic Program
Insights into the Future of Education
The accelerated development of new information and communication technologies today make up a new technosocial environment with clear implications in all aspects of life and particularly in the educational institutions and in the workplace. New methodological opportunities are emerging, new educational settings/scenes, new contexts for collaboration and new professional competencies which are necessary to address.
More than ever we need to not only determine the professional competencies which need to be developed, but also to adapt and focus our efforts, taking advantage of the opportunities which are available. The culture and values of the young people that are entering higher education, the transformation and flexibility of the educational environments, the introduction and combination of the innovative methodologies and emerging technologies and the necessary coordination with the corporate world will be some of our tools to adapt ourselves and continue meeting the expectations of the business sector.
Session 1 – Profile of the post-pandemic generation
Dolors Reig
10:30-11:30 – Thursday 21st of April
The evolution from the current generation Z motivated by
the use of technology together with the pandemic, propels us in a qualitative leap forward. The new generation will re-dimension the importance of technology and domesticate it under human principles and values essentials learned during the global crisis experienced. It will be the generation of responsibility, in the sense of responsible use of new technologies and in many other.
Session 2 – Pedagogical guidelines for virtual training
Julio Cabero Almenara
11:30-12:30 – Thursday 21st of April
What will the learning of the future be like? Emerging teaching models. New types of students. New technological scenarios. From traditional ICT training models to advanced elearning models …
Session 3 – Learner-centered strategies for network learning
Jesús Salinas
09:00-10:00 – Friday 22nd of April
How to promote active and student-centered teaching methodologies and strategies in virtual environments. Basic notions about teaching methodology (strategies and techniques) related to the use of virtual environments and different digital tools.
Session 4 – From face-to-face to on-line learning. Keys for a high-quality digital transformation
Paz Prendes
10:00-11:00 – Friday 22nd of April
Recommendations and resources for the design of scenarios, activities and contents for a blended training. How to didactically manage elearning scenarios and situations (ICT-mediated training)
Session 5 – How do people learn? A brief scientific approach.
Marta Portero
09:00-10:00 – Saturday 23rd of April
New study techniques and self-regulation of learning from cognitive psychology. What are the keys to take into account in the student’s learning process and how does digital culture affects them (multimedia stimuli, permanent connection, new forms of digital communication and expression, concentration, programmed disconnection, digital diet)….
The Speakers
Mª Paz Prendes-Espinosa
PhD in Educational Sciences and Full Professor in Educational Technology at the University of Murcia (Spain). Head of the Research Group in Educational Technology
Marta Portero Tresserra
Neuroscientist. Lecturer & Postdoctoral Researcher
Julio Cabero Almenara
Professor of Didactics and School Organization at the University of Seville
Dolors Reig i Hernández
Professor at different centers, institutions and business schools (Open University of Catalonia, School of Public Administration of Catalonia, Center for Legal Studies and Specialized Training, Academia El Caparazón, INESDI)
Jesús Salinas Ibáñez
Head Researcher of the Educational Technology Group and Full Professor in the Department of Applied Pedagogy and Educational Psychology at the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB, Spain)
