Photographs from the Knowledge Transfer and Co-creation Workshop on Tourism Management in Cerdanya
On January 13, a knowledge transfer and co-creation workshop linked to the core project of the Master’s Degree in Territorial Studies and Planning was held in Puigcerdà. The activity enabled master’s students to present the projects developed on tourism management in Cerdanya and to discuss them with local stakeholders.
On January 13, the Pilar Prim Hall of the Puigcerdà Library hosted the Knowledge Transfer and Co-creation Workshop: “Managing Tourism Activity in a Mountain Region: Cerdanya”, an activity framed within the core project of the Master’s Degree in Territorial Studies and Planning (METiP).
The core project of the academic year began with an intensive fieldwork week in Cerdanya in early October, during which students were able to gain first-hand insight into the region’s territorial, social, and tourism dynamics through visits, working sessions, and meetings with local stakeholders. Building on this initial work, students organized into eight working groups to develop the different phases of the project: the preparation of the territorial report, SWOT analysis, the development of criteria, and the formulation of proposals and intervention projects for the territory.
During the workshop, each group presented one of the four projects developed. These presentations opened up a space for dialogue and co-creation with local stakeholders, who were able to assess the work carried out, contribute their knowledge, and share perspectives based on professional and local experience. The feedback received represents a key element of the learning process, as it allows academic analysis to be contrasted with territorial realities.
Students now have one week to collect, systematize, and assess the different opinions and suggestions, with the aim of incorporating them into the projects. This process will culminate in the public presentation of the core project, scheduled for January 22.
The workshop was attended by Asunción Blanco, coordinator of the Master’s core project, as well as faculty members Eduard Ariza, Inmaculada Díaz, and Francesc Romagosa, together with METiP students. The event also included the participation of representatives from various local and county-level institutions and organizations, linked to public management, territorial development, research, and tourism in Cerdanya.
The activity reinforces the core project as an exercise in knowledge transfer, co-creation, and applied learning, strengthening the link between the university and the territory.