Centre of Expertise Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality (CELTH)

The Centre of Expertise Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality (CELTH) is one of the 30 Centres of Expertise in the Netherlands and the only Centre of Expertise within the domain of leisure, tourism and hospitality. The initiative to found it was taken by universities of applied sciences, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate. Its goal is to encourage public-private partnerships between universities of applied sciences and industry partners. Our knowledge centre was set up by Breda University of Applied Sciences, NHL Stenden University and HZ University of Applied Sciences. Other institutes and universities outside and inside the hospitality sector are also cooperated with on a project basis. Both at a national and international level, we want to help market parties, destinations and industry to make choices for conscious sustainable development. We do so by linking universities of applied sciences within the domain of leisure, tourism and hospitality. We match the several types of expertise, professors, researchers and students to clients and their development issues.