HAITC Visiting Scholars Programme
As a unique Sino-American partnership programme, Hainan University -Arizona State University Joint International Tourism College (HAITC) welcomes international scholars to our campus based at Hainan University (Haikou, China). Our Visiting Scholar Programme aims to establish lively exchanges with academics from all over the world. Visiting scholars are an enrichment for our college and strengthen the bonds with our international partner universities.
The Visiting Scholars Programme is designed to support researchers who would benefit from temporary institutional affiliation with HAITC and Hainan University and whose work aligns with our three majors:
Visiting Scholars become part of a HAITC community of scholars, and they participate in research activities and events of the college. Visiting scholars also give guest lectures and seminars to HAITC students, bringing various knowledge, experience, and case studies from the international academic community.
Short-Term Visiting Scholars: HAITC offers a short-term visiting scholars programme (for about a week). These scholars are typically distinguished leaders in their fields. Their contribution can often include giving a public lecture, hosting a faculty or student workshop or work-in-progress seminar, and holding office hours for anyone on campus who would like to spend time with them. We would aim to host one such scholar each semester and try to rotate among majors to enrich the intellectual life for everyone in HAITC. If you would like to suggest a short-term visiting scholar, it is easiest if you can get the school’s support, show us that there is faculty and student interest in the scholar, and help us identify potential audiences for events.
Long-Term Visiting Scholars: HAITC invites longer-term visiting scholars, whose stay can range from several months to an entire semester or academic year. These scholars usually have their own source of funding and include faculty members on sabbatical, postdoctoral fellows, early career researchers, or faculty members from other institutions collaborating with HAITC faculty members. HAITC can provide office space for them (if available) and assist with the housing search. We would usually ask visiting scholars to participate in the intellectual life of the campus by offering a work-in-progress talk and/or a workshop, a lecture, a seminar, etc. We also asked them to attend events offered on campus and interact with our students and faculty members. Visiting scholars can be hosted in Haikou in person and/or online.
For more information on the program, please contact us: irc@haitc-irc.com.
Visiting Scholars for the academic year 2021-22
Dr Michal Apollo (ORCID 0000-0002-7777-5176) is an assistant professor at the Department of Tourism and Regional Studies, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland. Michal is an enthusiastic researcher, traveller, mountaineer, ultra-runner, diver, photographer, science populariser and NGO activist. His areas of expertise are tourism management, consumer behaviours well as environmental and socio-economical issues.
Contact email: apollomichal@gmail.com
Main affiliation: Department of Tourism and Regional Studies, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Krakow, Poland.
Dr Jacek Kudrys (ORCID 0000-0002-4986-7436) - associate professor at AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland - specialises in satellite geodesy, navigation, and positioning with Global Navigation Satellite Systems. His research focuses on GNSS accuracy, precise height determination, and signal processing.
He is a Member of the Committee on Geodesy of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Contact email: jkudrys@agh.edu.pl
Main affiliation: AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
Dr Kamil Maciuk (ORCID 0000-0001-5514-8510) is an assistant professor at AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow (Poland) with a PhD degree in geodesy and cartography, specialisation higher and satellite geodesy in 2014. His current research focuses on multi-GNSS data processing, especially clock modelling and multidisciplinary research focused on geography.
Contact email: maciuk@agh.edu.pl
Main affiliation: AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland
Publications by visiting scholars
Journal articles:
Szombara, S., Róg, M., Kozioł, K., Maciuk, K., Skorupa, B., Kudrys, J., Lepeška, T., Apollo, M. (2021). The highest peaks of the mountains: comparing the use of GNSS, LiDAR point clouds, DTMs, databases, maps and historical sources. Energies. 14(18), 5731. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185731
Nistor, S., Suba, N.-S., El-Mowafy, A., Apollo, M., Malkin, Z., Nastase, E. I., Kudrys, J., Maciuk, K. (2021). Implication between Geophysical Events and the Variation of Seasonal Signal Determined in GNSS Position Time Series. Remote Sensing, 13(17), 3478. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13173478
Books:
Apollo, M. & Wengel, Y. (2021). Mountaineering Tourism: A Critical Perspective (pp. 142). New York: Routledge.
Edited books:
Apollo, M. & Moolio, P. (Eds.) (2021). Poverty and Development: Problems and Prospects (pp. 273). Bristol: Channel View Publications.
Jones, T., Bui, H. & Apollo, M. (Eds.) (2021). Nature-Based Tourism in Asia’s Mountainous Protected Areas: A Trans-regional Review of Peaks and Parks (pp. 316). Charm: Springer.