Welcome to the homepage of 3A-STEP!

This project is a new step in the solid and ongoing cooperation between ten universities in Europe and Africa: Makerere University (Uganda), Moi University (Kenya), School of Finance and Banking (Rwanda), University of Botswana (Botswana), University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), University of Namibia (Namibia), Pretoria University (South Africa), University of Oulu (Finland), Sheffield Hallam University (UK) and Wageningen University (The Netherlands). A special and innovative feature of the 3A-STEP project is the close cooperation with three associate organisations: African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) and the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS) Africa.

These universities  and organisations are coming together in this project to increase the competitiveness and excellence of Southern and Eastern African Higher Education Institutions in research and education in the overlapping fierlds of sustainable tourism development, environmental sustainability and poverty reduction.

With successful completion of 3A-STEP the following three results will have been achieved:

  1. An active (inter)regional and international institutionalized research network focusing on the relation between sustainable tourism development and the research fields of poverty reduction and environmental sustainability has been established.
  2. The academic relevance and excellence in education of African partners around the central theme of sustainable tourism development related to poverty reduction and environmental sustainability has been improved.
  3. The Regional Southern and Eastern African Young Leaders Team on Sustainable Tourism Development has been recruiting, extensively trained, well-coached and is active in research, thereby contributing to regional cooperation in higher education. opportunities for excellence and up-to-date socio-economic development options using sustainable tourism in Southern and Eastern Africa.

The whole project team invites you to enjoy this website!