Summer school on ‘Monitoring of visitors and their impacts on the environment’

As a partner of the Interreg Central Europe Humanita project, we are thrilled to announce the opening of registration for the summer school ‘Monitoring of visitors and their impacts on the environment’, 4 days of training, 2 campus days and 2 field days, addressed to university students, recent graduates, rangers, nature educators, hiking guides, nature conservation organizations, citizen scientists and nature enthusiasts.

HUMANITA summer school will take place from 14th to 17th July 2025 in Karawanken-Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark and at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in Villach, AT.

The course program aims to provide qualified training about how to monitor visitors, wildlife, soil and vegetation erosion and overall impacts of tourism on the natural environments of protected areas. The summer school introduces students to evidence-based, participatory management tools to foster and improve the citizen engagement in public environmental conservation.

The 4-days participation, and the complete fulfillment of the requirements, lead to earn the certificate course and 2 ECTS.

Application deadline: 31th May 2025.

Limited places available: max 24 participants

To learn more about the course and how to apply, please visit the dedicated official website!

We look forward to meeting you all and experiencing the summer school together in an exciting, stimulating and fun environment in an enchanted natural setting!

For more info please send an email to: paola.menzardi@eurac.edu or schmalzl@cuas.at