Join our Summer School which is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme 2021 – 2027
Participation is free!
HUMANITA Summer School Program
About the course
Learn how to monitor visitors and their impacts on the environment. Get to know methods that can help you understand the spatial and temporal distribution of visitors. Use acoustic sensors, wildlife cameras as well as laboratory toolkits to investigate wildlife. Apply drones and handheld photogrammetric and LiDAR devices to measure erosion processes. Learn how to involve locals and visitors into the documentation of environmental pressures as Citizen Scientist.
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Titelfoto: © Urosh Grabner
Information & Contact
Contact
For questions about the course contact:
Lilia Schmalzl, MSc
Senior Researcher and Project Manager
UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Management of Conservation Areas
+43 5 90500 4315
schmalzl[at]cuas[dot]at
Qualification awarded
Certificate and 2 ECTS
Class form
full-time
Location
FH Kärnten, Campus Villach,
Europastraße 4, 9500 Villach
Duration of study
4 Days
Language of instruction
English
Training costs
Free of charge*
Start: 14th July 2025
Application deadline: 31st Mai 2025, max. 24 participants
* Courses, transportation to field excursions and daily allowances covered by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE programme.
Organisation & Workload
The HUMANITA Summer School will be held from 14 to 17 July, 2025, with a total workload of 2 ECTS. This four-day programme includes two days on campus and two field days.
On the first day, you will be introduced to the HUMANITA project, exploring human-nature conflicts and the challenges of managing protected areas, particularly in visitor management. Days 2 and 3 will be dedicated to fieldwork, where you will apply various monitoring methods and collect data. On the final day, you will transfer the collected data to a server and learn how to analyse acoustic, optical, laboratory, and spatial data.
To earn the certificate participants must fulfill the following requirements:
- Attendance during the field week
- Active participation in discussions and activities
- Group presentation on field work and data assessment
- Submission of a logbook documenting key insights and reflections on monitoring methods (1-2 pages per monitoring method)
Application & Deadlines
- Fill in the registration form: https://forms.office.com/e/SaJpeS7AWF
- Send the following documents to schmalzl[at]cuas[dot]at
- CV
- motivation letter
- proof of education (certificates, diploma)
- Application deadline: 31st May 2025
- Course start: 14th July 2025,
Carinthia University of Applied Sciences,
Europastraße 4, A-9524 Villach
The project "HUMANITA: Human-Nature Interactions and Impacts of Tourist Activities on Protected Areas" is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme 2021-2027 with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
