Lea Hasenzahl

Lea Hasenzahl is a Doctoral Student at the Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society of the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) and a Research Associate at the UNESCO Chair in ICTs to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites. Her roles include supporting public relations, managing Erasmus+ projects on sustainable tourism, mentoring interns, and assisting teaching activities.

• MA in Economics and Communication (Major in International Tourism), USI
• BA in Sociology and Communication Sciences, Technische Universität Dresden (Germany)

Her research explores host-visitor relationships, sustainable tourism development, and the use of ICTs for mass public communication, with a focus on the public discourse around Chinese outbound tourism in Western societies through her PhD project. She visited SOAS University of London (2023) as part of the Doc. Mobility scholarship. Her work spans communication technologies, cultural exchange, and tourism policy frameworks.

• Doc. Mobility Scholarship (2023)

Lea supports initiatives like eLearning for Tourism during the Coronavirus pandemic and collaborates with UNESCO Chair projects. She is multilingual (German, English, French, elementary Mandarin) and currently learning Italian.