Presentation
The Tourism and Heritage Enhancement Chair (TVP Chair) is a partnership between the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF) and the Communauté d'Agglomération de La Porte du Hainaut (CAPH). It was launched on March 25, 2022, at the initiative of Arnaud Huftier, University Professor and Vice-Chairman of the UPHF Board of Directors.
The Chair aims to fulfill the university's third mission by ensuring its territorial anchorage as well as its essential role in innovation, particularly with regard to the challenges of sustainable tourism and the enhancement of heritage.
.Through action-research projects and cultural initiatives designed to bring the world of research and society closer together, the Chair's aim is to help the Communauté de la Porte du Hainaut make full use of its rich heritage. This research-action approach integrates training, citizen participation and economic development, to make the territory an example of sustainable tourism and heritage enhancement that benefits tourists and residents alike.