The IV International Tourism Forum organizes its Doctoral Colloquium so that doctoral students in topics related to the Tourism field can submit the approaches and/or results of their research and participate in an exchange of scientific ideas with other more experienced students and researchers. It will be useful to work as a guide in the development of the doctoral thesis, PhD projects will be accepted at the Doctoral Colloquium, not summaries of PhDs already defended (which are more appropriate in the communication formatting).
This Doctoral Colloquium seeks to enhance different skills of students who are carrying out their doctoral thesis, such as their ability to present and disseminate their research results, and at the same time, shedding some ideas and comments which enrich the research of the participants to the Doctoral Colloquium, and which create and expant research collaborations or networks.
Students of a Doctoral Program who wish to participate in this Doctoral Colloquium must register for the IV International Tourism Forum normally within the established period, and send a communication, with the same minimum length as the rest of the participants, which includes:
- Summary of the PhD or proposal for the research project.
- Description of the problem or research questions.
- Background and/or justification of the doctoral thesis.
- Objectives of the PhD.
- Description of the proposed methodology.
- If applicable, results obtained.
- If applicable, conclusions and limitations of the research.
- Future lines of research.
- List of references
The Doctoral Colloquium will be held on October 9, 2025, and participants will have to present the communication described above.
ECN-ACEDE Award
The ECN-ACEDE Award for the best academic work developed by early career researchers will be awarded to the best scientific contribution developed by a researcher in the early stages of their career (PhD student or researcher within 5 years of defending their doctoral thesis), presented at an academic event (Early Career Researchers Session or Doctoral Colloquium), organized in collaboration with ECN.
This award recognizes contributions based on originality, scientific quality, methodological rigor, and impact. The award includes a certificate and one year of free membership in ACEDE (Scientific Association of Economics and Business Management), which provides access to the various training, research, and networking initiatives and activities organized by ACEDE and its Early Career Network (ECN).