The program, jointly managed by the Faculties of Political Science and Economics, consolidates its strategic role in the region.
La Universidad Nacional de Rosario The university celebrates a new institutional milestone: the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism has surpassed 100 graduates. This achievement represents not just a number, but the consolidation of an innovative academic program that reaffirms the public university's commitment to training critical, well-rounded professionals prepared for the current challenges of the sector.
The program is distinguished by its unique shared management structure. Based in both the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations and the Faculty of Economics and Statistics, the degree is the result of a dialogue between the School of International Relations and the School of Management. This synergy allows for a multidisciplinary approach to tourism, understood as a complex phenomenon with social, economic, cultural, and environmental dimensions.
Sofía Perotti, coordinator of the program at the Fcpolit campus, valued this achievement not only from a statistical perspective, but also from the perspective of its human and community impact. “I want to acknowledge the personal merit of each of the 100 graduates, but also recognize this as an institutional and collective accomplishment,” she stated.
Perotti emphasized that behind each degree program is a community comprised of faculty, students, administrators, and non-teaching staff who support a program now in its eighth year. “It is a matter of significant public interest and relevance to our region, our city, and our province,” he added.
The profile of UNR graduates aims to plan, manage, and develop tourism activities from a rights-based and inclusive perspective. According to the director, the value of these 100 professionals is already being felt in the region: “We value the contribution of each of them in their communities, in regional businesses, and in the local government, so that southern Santa Fe can gradually incorporate tourism into its public agendas. There is much to celebrate there.”
In addition to its external impact, the Bachelor's Degree in Tourism stands as a success story in internal academic management. It was the first program created and administered collaboratively by two academic units.
“This collaborative identity or spirit demonstrates that it is possible to manage things this way and achieve extremely positive results,” Perotti stated, emphasizing the challenge of bringing two diverse disciplinary traditions into dialogue. “Later, other experiences emerged, new degree programs created interdisciplinarily from their inception, and I think this is very valuable,” he concluded.
The Bachelor's degree program continues to be enriched by research, outreach, and technological collaboration with industry stakeholders. With over 100 graduates in the field, the UNR reaffirms its commitment to providing support to public and private entities and generating new knowledge, understanding human mobility and leisure time as drivers of development for the region.
Journalist: Victoria Arrabal/Photographer: Camila Casero