Postgraduation in Ecotourism and Nature Guides

This offer will allow the reinforcement of training in the area of ecotourism, the interpretation of nature, the creation of new tourist offers, the natural heritage, and the profession of nature guide, not only to active tourism professionals, but also to graduates from various areas, such as tourism, sport, geology, biology, geography, environmental sciences, and related training, and who wish to see their skills in these areas enhanced. The European Association for the Interpretation of Heritage – Interpret Europe –https://www.facebook.com/interpreteurope/ is an associate partner of the NATOUR project, responsible for the construction of this teaching offer, so this postgraduate degree in Ecotourism and Nature Guides includes the international certification (optional) "IE Certified Interpretive Guide course", which corresponds to a course for Interpretive Guides lasting 40 hours, and that it is composed of practical exercises that allow a quick perception of how the Heritage Interpretation is applied, and leads to a discovery of the theoretical principles and contributions of various authors in this field. To receive the certification, postgraduate participants will have to become members of Interpret Europe.

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Professional Opportunities

Nature guides, tour operators, entrepreneurs in the field of ecotourism, animators of interpretation centres, park rangers, specialists in the public administration.

Location: Online / with 1-week presential at Ponta Delgada – Azores

Applications:

9 to 23 August 2025

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Contact: andrea.zc.botelho@uac.pt