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Peter Heimerl
Peter Heimerl is Head of Division of Management in Health- and Sporttourism at University UMIT in Hall. He is the dean of the bachelor programme, Economies, Health- and Sporttourism“ as well as of the master programme „Sustainable Regional- and Destination Development“. Peter Heimerl has more than 25 years of teaching experience and conducts research in the areas of leadership, management, organizations and strategy.
Marco Haid
Marco Haid holds a PhD in Management from the University of Innsbruck. He is a research assistant at the Division for Management in Health and Sports Tourism at the University UMIT in Hall and conducts research in the areas of information processing, destination management and sustainability in tourism.
Urban Perkman
Urban Perkman Since completing his studies in economics at the University of Innsbruck, Urban Perkmann is working as a senior economist at the Institute of Economic Research (IER) of the Chamber of Commerce of Bolzano. His research focuses on the analysis of the structure and strategic challenges of the South Tyrolean economy, including education, innovation and competitiveness.
Martin Rabensteiner
Martin Rabensteiner is born on 17.11.1988 in Brixen (IT). After his cook apprenticeship in 2006 and several stations as a chef at home and abroad, he obtained his high school diploma in 2016 and then subsequently studied economics, health and sports tourism at the University of Innsbruck and the University UMIT in Hall.
Philipp Campregher
Philipp Campregher completed his studies in Economics and Management at the Free University of Bolzano in the year 2018. Since 2019 he is employed as an economic researcher at the Institute of Economic Research of the Chamber of Commerce of Bolzano.
Georg Lun
Georg Lun After studying Social and Economic Sciences at the University of Innsbruck, Georg Lun worked at the Institute for Alpine Environment of Eurac Research in Bolzano. Since 2005 Georg Lun has been working for the Studies Office at the Institute of Economic Research of the Chamber of Commerce of Bolzano. He has been the director of the Institute from 2012 onwards.