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Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz

The MIWB on Terschelling was founded over 150 years ago and offers a wide range of maritime programmes and courses.
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NHL Stenden Hogeschool

By moving your boundaries forward you will achieve more. Our campuses are located in the north of the Netherlands and we have a worldwide partner network. From Leeuwarden to South-Africa; the world at your feet.
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Thorbecke Academy

The Thorbecke Academy is the institute for study programmes and research in the fields of law, public administration, and safety and security.
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NHL Stenden Hotel Management School

Hotel Management School is the largest and most internationally orientated hotel school in Europe.
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Expert: Albert Postma

Dr Albert Postma is Professor of Applied Sciences in Transformative Foresight in Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality at NHL Stenden. He uses futures thinking to strengthen the resilience of the sector and promote broad prosperity in the region. Through his teaching in Tourism Management and International Leisure, Tourism & Events Management, he connects student wellbeing with the needs of the region. In doing so, he collaborates with other research groups and areas of expertise, both within and beyond the university of applied sciences. This way, he brings together education, research and practice with real impact on society.

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Dr Albert Postma

Professor of Transformative Foresight in Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality

Research areas:

  • Futures research
  • Scenario planning
  • Foresight
  • Strategic foresight
  • Transformative foresight
  • Tourism community relations en Quality of Life (Broad Prosperity)
  • Overtourism

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His expertise is also valuable in projects for municipalities, provinces and (inter)national organisations in tourism and recreation. After studying Human Geography, Albert spent many years working in research and monitoring, including on the early warning system for post-war neighbourhoods in Leeuwarden and the well-known tourism data platform Toerdata Noord.

In 2013, he obtained his PhD from the University of Groningen. His research on overtourism led to influential publications and strengthened the international network of the European Tourism Futures Institute (ETFI), where he has been Professor of Applied Sciences since 2010. ETFI is the only knowledge centre in Europe dedicated to futures studies and scenario planning in tourism. At ETFI, Albert’s work evolved from scenario planning to transformative foresight.

He has developed future scenarios and strategic advice for organisations including the European Travel Commission, UN Tourism, Switzerland Tourism, Notting Hill Carnival, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NBTC, HISWA-RECRON, ANVR and the Province of Fryslân. He also taught at universities and universities of applied sciences in France (SKEMA Business School, Sorbonne Panthéon University) and Switzerland (Fachhochschule Graubünden), and created a continuous learning pathway for education at NHL Stenden.

Curious about futures thinking in tourism or interested in collaborating with the research group? Feel free to get in touch.

Transformative Foresight in Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality

Professorship Transformative Foresight in Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality

This professorship explores the scenarios of tomorrow, analyses tourism trends and looks at how the sector can respond more effectively. So it’s well prepared for the future of tourism.

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