On April, 15 the Round-table «Priorities of the region in the development of cruisetourism business» was held in the National University «Odessa Maritime Academy» (NU «ОМА»). The Vice-Rector for International Relations and Communication Technologies of KSU Oksana Lavrykova, the Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty of Natural Science, Human Health and Tourism Vasylieva Nataliia, the Associate Professor Vitalii Sharko and the Senior Lecturer Ianina Vasylevska joined to the meeting.
The Head of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Ivan Liptuha; the Divisional manager of the investments in tourism of Odessa Regional State Administration, Roman Kozlovskyi ; the manager of the project
«TEMPUS CruiseT» Guido Kaufmann; the Managing director, founder of LLC «South Center of tourism development » Volodymyr Kilyvnik; the National coordinator of the project, the Vice –Rector of NU «ОMА» Sergii Zaichko; the executive director of the Association «The Regional center of competence of Cruise tourism development in the Black Sea Region Cruise Black Sea», the Professor NU «ОМА» Iryna Holubkova and others took part in the Round table.
During the meeting the issues of the assistance in tourism development (cruise and yacht) in the Black Sea Region, the preparation of experts-managers in the tourism sphere, attracting investments in the Black Sea Region by means of development of well-thought-out business plans for the tourism industry , etc. were considered.