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The management of culture and heritage sites is making news. Historic sites in places like Iraq and Syria are being looted — or even destroyed. These events are leaving organizations such as UNESCO sending out warnings. Recently, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, said: “I call on all actors to refrain from any form of destruction of cultural heritage, including religious sites. Their [acts of] intentional destruction are war crimes and a blow against … people’s identity an...

The hospitality industry offers a diverse range of careers to hospitality services graduates. They may find entry-level positions in visitor information services, safety and sanitation, accommodation booking, dining room operations, beverage services, front-office operations.

High school students interested in building careers in hospitality should know that there are two sides of hospitality operations – one, front-line work where they need to interact with people and deal with customers ...

Cultural and heritage tourism involves travelling to explore and experience the cultural, historic, traditional and natural attractions of places that authentically represent the stories of people of past. The art, architecture, religion and culture have always been a subject of exploration. The traditions have been passed from one generation to another, and sometimes transmitted from one nation to another.

Art and culture has been appealing people for centuries. However, large-scale develo...

Attending a bachelor program at college is an extremely unique experience — and not just because four-year programs are more commonly offered at universities. While the training students receive in these undertakings holds up in the workforce, it is executed very differently than the training students gain at a university. This is mainly due to a balance between theory and practical application.

One of the Bachelor programs at Centennial College is the software systems development underta...

Energy is central to almost everything in the universe. The entire economy as well as our daily life depends heavily on energy systems. However, there are some pressing issues that the modern world is facing today. There is an increased need to design, develop and make use of such energy systems that regulate the entire process beginning from energy generation, transmission, distribution and consumption while helping in its conservation.

Considering this, the utility sector in Canada and the ...

Centennial College prides itself on offering students a balance between theory and practical application and nowhere is this more important than in its Bachelor offerings. Typically, a Bachelor degree is earned through university offerings. However, Centennial College has been chosen by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to deliver a few programs that take four years to complete. As such, students obtain the practical application typical of a college course with the theory fo...

Consider the importance of the classroom in teaching students the skills they need to succeed upon graduation. If, for example, the classroom isn’t fully equipped with the tools that students will encounter in the field, they may be at a disadvantage. Or if the classroom isn’t designed in a way that allows instructors to keep an eye on all students, there is a chance that some may carry out certain techniques wrong and never be corrected. For Centennial College students in the Esthetician...