Department of Tourism and Environment

The Tourism and Environment is one of the strategic departments of the School of Hospitality and Environment Studies (SHES).The Department offers a range of training opportunities mainly focused on management training programmes, primarily for would be managers from the East African region and beyond. Others are targeted at upgrading the managerial capabilities of indigenous cadres in the tourism and environmental sectors.

Essential to the School's goal of excellence has been the evolution, and development of Customized Training Programmes covering Tourism and Travel Studies and Environmental Management. The Department offers both short and long-term programmes that are regular contributors to the specialized and general management requirements of the region. Ad-hoc programmes, developed and orchestrated by Department Personnel, are a response to a specific request by different sector of the economy, or private sponsors.