Specialized TRaining on Applied tools for Sustainable MARine EcosystemS

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  • Date: 01/06/2026 – 31/07/2026
  • Duration: 10 ECTS
  • Price: 375€
  • Scholarships enrolment: 9 scholarships of 300€ (Apply for Banco Santander scholarship) (Applying for the scholarship does not exempt from the University pre-enrolment process)
  • Application deadline: 20/05/2026
  • Language: English (subtitles in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese)
  • Modality: Virtual Asynchronous (T) – Synchronous (Pr)
  • Key dates:
    • Pre-registration: until 22/05/2026
    • Admission: 10/04/2026 – 26/05/2026
    • Registration: 14/04/2026 – 29/05/2026
  • Requirements: Internet 
  • Evaluation system: Online + Final Programme Project (TFP)
  • Type of certificate: Microcredential certified by the University of Cantabria

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This training programme offers an agile learning pathway for individuals who wish to develop specific competencies in sustainable marine ecosystems through a multidisciplinary, practical and integrated approach, as well as to deepen their understanding of marine ecosystems to learn about their functions, benefits and main threats.

It is aimed at managers, civil servants, professionals, graduates, postgraduate and vocational students with a background in environmental studies.

This University Microcredential includes 4 courses in online format (asynchronous virtual teaching modality), complemented with the development of a Final Programme Project (synchronous virtual teaching modality), directed by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Hydraulics of the University of Cantabria. This hybrid teaching modality will facilitate a highly practical approach to learning on methodologies, procedures and tools applied to the conservation and sustainable management of marine and coastal ecosystems in a context of climate change.

Path leading thorugh sand dunes to the beach at Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset
Innovative methods to assess the distribution of marine ecosystems
This MOOC provides a broad overview of the different methods of studying marine ecosystems, but focuses mainly on coastal areas. The main objective of the course is to…
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Human activities and vulnerability of marine ecosystems
In this MOOC, you will learn about the main needs of coastal populations, the activities carried out by society to meet them, the consequences for…
Exciting colorful long exposure landscape on a lake with a wooden pier and small house in the end.
Nature-based Solutions as proactive approaches to conservation
This MOOC provides a definition of the term “Nature-based Solutions” (NbS) and offers a broad overview of NbS as applied to coastal and marine environments. The target……
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Land-sea-ocean interactions: from coastal management to maritime spatial planning
In this MOOC, you will learn about the main needs of coastal populations, the activities carried out by society to meet them, the consequences for the environment and for the environment…
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Final Program Work
Students completing the 4 MOOCs must pass a ‘global test’, based on a set of 100 predefined questions, before starting the development of their Final Programme Project (TFP). The TFP will be selected by the students from a list of assignments proposed by the teaching team.

This Microcredential was originally developed as part of the “Specialized TRaining on Applied tools for Sustainable MARine EcosystemS” funded by the EU through the TRASMARES ERASMUS+ project (2019-1-ES01-KA203-065536), coordinated by the Institute of Environmental Hydraulics of the University of Cantabria (IHCantabria), in collaboration with the University of Bologna (IT), the University of Coimbra (PT) and Telefónica Educación Digital (TED).