Virtual component
9 online classes · Tuesdays and Thursdays · 4:00–7:00 PM CET · 27 total hours · April–May 2026
SEE 2026
Ecology and Economics for Ecosystem Management
An international Blended Intensive Programme between Sassari and Asinara Island. Virtual April–May 2026, on-site May 25–29, 2026.
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- ECTS
- 3
- Language
- English (B2)
- Format
- Virtual + On-site
VI Edition
2026
2026
Virtual
Apr — May 2026
On-site
May 25 — 29, 2026
Sassari · Asinara Island
About the programme
An international school on ecosystems, economics and sustainability
After the pandemic, which forced us to work remotely, the School of Ecology and Economics opens to international students and returns to Asinara with an Erasmus+ BIP on the fundamentals of E&E for ecosystem management. A unique learning experience that combines nine online lessons with immersive days on the island park: workshops, field trips, snorkeling, labs. Designed for master's and doctoral students, the program brings together disciplines typically siloed in the traditional university curricula.
Integrating ecology and economics to train decision-makers capable of managing ecosystems is a responsibility that concerns us all.
Key information
The location
Asinara Island
A 52 km² National Park in the Mediterranean, an open-air classroom for the on-site component. Between crystal-clear waters, endemic fauna and a unique environmental and cultural heritage, Asinara is the ideal place to study ecosystems and sustainability in the field.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA) · Punta Scorno: Alessandro Pani
Academic structure
Four thematic blocks
A progressive path from the fundamentals of economics and ecology to GIS applications
Block 1
Fundamentals of Economics & Ecology
Key concepts for understanding each other beyond the disciplinary jargon: supply, demand, comparative advantage, exchange value, well-being, food chain, biotic and abiotic components, biocenosis, ecosystem, sustainability, natural capital.
Block 2
Economic Valuation
Assessment tools: total economic values, multicriteria analysis, revealed and stated preferences, travel cost method, discrete choice model, GIS.
Block 3
Sustainability & System Ecology
Sustainable development from a system perspective: energy flows, resilience, ecological transition.
Block 4
GIS Applications
Geographic Information Systems for environmental management: raster, vector, projections, mapping of ocean-based activities.
Faculty
Ten experts from three European universities
Internationally recognised economists, ecologists and researchers
Marco Vannini
Università di Sassari (UNISS)
Giulia Ceccherelli
Università di Sassari (UNISS)
Kostas Kounetas
University of Patras (GR)
Marta Meleddu
Università di Sassari (UNISS)
Gianfranco Atzeni
Università di Sassari (UNISS)
Nikos Chatzistamoulou
University of Patras (GR)
Chiara Paoli
Università di Genova (UNIGE)
Ioannis Giannikos
University of Patras (GR)
EUNICoast Consortium
In collaboration with
Funded under the European Union Erasmus+ programme
