Collaborating with UNWTO
teaching and capacity building
Date: April 2022
Place: Online
Event: UNWTO Course on Strategy & Planning for Tourism MSMEs,
delivered for MSMEs representatives, in the framework of the EBRD Programme for facilitating tourism recovery in aftermath
of COVID-19 for the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of Croatia.
Who: Karin Elgin-Nijhuis (with contributions from Mike Newman)
Organisation: UNWTO Academy
Photo: Flying over Croatia | Karin Elgin-Nijhuis
The participation of Ms. Elgin–Nijhuis was of great importance for this event given her advanced facilitation and presentation skills, her ability to create a welcoming and engaging environment and lead group activities as well as her knowledge on the matter transmitted and made available to participants during the
whole event.
Omar Valdez
Executive Director
UNWTO Academy
Date: March 2015
Place: Harare, Zimbabwe
Event: UNWTO Capacity Building Course on E-Marketing
Who: Karin Elgin-Nijhuis and Montserrat Penarroya
Organisation: UNWTO. Themis Foundation and Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe
Photo: Mwanga Lodge & Bally Vaughan Birds and Game Sactuary, Harare, Zimbabwe | Karin Elgin-Nijhuis
Thank you very much for conducting such a beautiful course. We benefited a lot and we will never be the same again. Your hard work is greatly appreciated.
Tesa Chikaponya
Managing Director National Convention Bureau
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
The participation of Karin Elgin-Nijhuis was of great value for the course given her vast experience and knowledge, transmitted and made available to participants during the whole event.
Omar Valdez
Executive Director
UNWTO. Themis Foundation