The Laboratory of Innovative Tourism Entrepreneurship and Human Resources Development "iTED Lab" is a statutory research laboratory that serves the research and educational needs of the Department of Tourism Economics and Management of the University of the Aegean.
It focuses on scientific areas related to the management of tourism enterprises, the management and development of human resources, tourism entrepreneurship, innovation in tourism, tourism development, tourism policy and planning, special forms of tourism and the related entrepreneurship, tourism marketing and promotion, on-line education and training in tourism, cooperative networks, communication and information technologies in tourism, etc.
The aim of the laboratory is:
It focuses on scientific areas related to the management of tourism enterprises, the management and development of human resources, tourism entrepreneurship, innovation in tourism, tourism development, tourism policy and planning, special forms of tourism and the related entrepreneurship, tourism marketing and promotion, on-line education and training in tourism, cooperative networks, communication and information technologies in tourism, etc.
The aim of the laboratory is:
- The development and promotion of research.
- The connection of scientific research with tourism enterpreneurship.
- The creation of a research base for the accumulation of specialised scientific knowledge.
- The development of national and international cooperation with academic - scientific institutions, research laboratories, professional associations, chambers of commerce, governmental bodies, etc., in order to promote scientific research in tourism.