Work experience in education sector
Senior Lecturer / Space Tourism
Senior lecturer and course content designer for the world pioneering university course on New Space tourism and sustainable development:
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“Responsible Space Tourism”
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finland).
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2019 - ongoing. Over 600+ students attended so far.
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Bachelor thesis co-ordinator
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Porvoo Campus:
Sustainable Tourism and Event Management degree program.
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2022- ongoing
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Senior lecturer for university courses such:
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Aviation business environment
Customer competence in aviation business
Customer insight
Service design and branding in aviation business
Marketing communication
Sales and Marketing
Fundamentals and future in tourism and hospitality
Academic writing - learning camp
Work experience in education sector
Head of Tourism Education Development
Verkkokoulu.com (virtual online education) (2017-2020)
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Other education related:
TJS Opintokeskus (Finland), Teaching Personell (UK), University of Westmister (UK)
(between 2003-2017)
Work experience in tourism sector
Travel agency marketing (executive) and operations
FinnGuild Travel (UK), Etraveli (Finland), KILROY travels (Finland), MrTravel (Finland)
(between 2002-2014)
Work experience in marketing sector
Customer experience and marketing consultant (freelance)
Unique Hotels (Estonia), Savoy Hotel (Portugal), Sulake (Finland), LEGO (UK), Kantar Research (UK), Ipsos Mori (UK), Maritz Research (UK), The Finnish Seamen´s Mission (UK), Cupcake Mums (UK)
(between 2008- 2020)
Education
University of Lapland / Multidimensional Tourism Institute
Doctor of Social Sciences / Tourism Research (Space Tourism)
Northern Cultures and Natural Resource Politics Department
Studies also included “Service Design” and “Arctic Sustainability”
2015-2022
University of Lapland, Finland
Master of Social Science
Tourism Research & Culture
2001-2003
University of Westminster, London
Bachelor (Hons) of Arts
Tourism Research & Planning
1997-2000
Education
Qualifications
Qualifications
HAMK Häme University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Teacher Qualification
Education
2018-2019
Otavan Opisto (Finland)
Delphi Method Certificate
Futures Research
2019
UIT – The Arctic University of Norway
Extractive Arctic University Certificate
Field trips in Siberia, Iceland and Norway
2016-2018
Space Tourism Book
Space Tourism Book
Sustainable Space Tourism – An Introduction
Author: Annette Toivonen
Channel View Publications UK
Published in 2020
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