Government Pavilion, C/ Padre Herrera s/n
Post Office Box 456
38200, San Cristobal de La Laguna
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Spain
Switchboard Tel.: (+34) 922 31 90 00
Hours: Mon, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Cultural management, heritage ecologies and advanced systemic models in island territories
Cultural management, heritage ecologies and advanced systemic models in island territories
Overview
This micro-credential equips individuals to analyze cultural ecosystems from a systemic perspective, considering their material, immaterial, and relational dimensions. The program addresses the design of sustainable and participatory cultural strategies, as well as the application of evaluation and impact methodologies to improve interventions in territorial contexts.
To train professionals capable of understanding, analyzing and managing heritage and cultural ecologies in island territories using advanced governance tools, panarchy, SDGs, systemic models and national and international resource acquisition strategies.
- Students must be between 25 and 64 years old on the date of
start of training. - The micro-credential is primarily aimed at people with university degrees in
Related fields (culture, heritage, humanities, social sciences, etc.) are welcome, although not mandatory. Admission will be prioritized in the following order:- Applicants must hold an official Spanish university degree or a degree issued by a higher education institution in another member state of the European Higher Education Area that qualifies them for admission to master's programs in that state. Preference will be given to university graduates with degrees related to culture, heritage, humanities, social sciences, arts, architecture, tourism, communication, or public administration.
- Holding a degree issued by an educational system outside the European Higher Education Area without official recognition or a declaration of equivalence. In these cases, the academic director will submit a report to the Academic Committee, which will authorize or deny admission. Under no circumstances will authorization imply official recognition of the foreign degree, nor its recognition for any purpose other than pursuing postgraduate studies at the ULL.
- Professionals without university qualifications who can demonstrate experience or interest in the cultural field.
- Applicants must hold an official Spanish university degree or a degree issued by a higher education institution in another member state of the European Higher Education Area that qualifies them for admission to master's programs in that state. Preference will be given to university graduates with degrees related to culture, heritage, humanities, social sciences, arts, architecture, tourism, communication, or public administration.
Academic program
1. Cultural governance and community participation.
2. Living heritage and cultural ecologies.
3. SDGs applied to cultural management.
4. Contemporary experiential models.
5. Panarchy, adaptive systems and graph theory.
6. Evaluation and impact.
7. Canary Island cases.
8. Recruitment and sponsorship plan.
The training activities to be carried out during the delivery of the micro-credential will be:
- Theoretical classes: expository, explanatory or demonstration sessions of the contents and knowledge.
- Practical classes: sessions of practical application of the content developed in the theoretical classes, through the resolution of exercises, problems or theoretical-practical scenarios.
- Seminars, workshops, or other complementary activities (discussion forums, simulations, etc.): monographic sessions that encourage student participation. These are supervised by the course instructors.
- Work: preparation of a study, essay, work… proposed in the subject, either individually or in a group following established guidelines.
- Independent work: independent and self-regulated activity of the student based on the documentation and guidelines proposed in the subject, preparation of classes and exams, preparation of final reports, internship reports…
- Presentations, debates and defenses of works and projects: activity through which students present works, exercises, projects… based on established criteria, demonstrating sufficiency and maturity in the acquisition of the planned competencies.
- Tutoring (individual, group): activity in which the teaching staff attends to, facilitates and guides one or more students in the training process.
- Assessment: continuous assessment tests and final exams. Tests may be in person or online, and may be written, oral, or consist of practical exercises.
- Field trips/visits: an activity carried out outside the classroom. Its objective is for students to put what they have learned in class into practice in a real-world context, which will allow them to reinforce the theoretical content (meaningful learning).
The microcredential will have an evaluation system (ES) based on the following assessment tests:
- Case studies, exercises and problems: tests in which students must solve, in a reasoned manner, within a certain time, and according to the established criteria, the cases, exercises or problems posed by the teaching staff, with the aim of applying the knowledge acquired.
- Attendance, participation or attitude in teaching activities, seminars, tutorials, etc.: monitoring student attendance and participation in teaching activities, carrying out activities during teaching sessions.
- Written works, memoirs, internship reports, and projects: a document prepared on a topic or activity carried out, following the instructions established by the teaching staff.
- Oral presentation and defense of topics, assignments, etc.: oral presentation on a topic related to the micro-credential content or on the results of an assignment, exercise, or project, followed by discussion with the teaching staff. This can be done individually or in a group.
General information
Credits: 3 ECTS
Duration: 27/04/2026 – 26/05/2026
Teaching modality: Blended learning
Location: Faculty of Humanities of the University of La Laguna, Masonic Temple of the Santa Cruz City Council, Caja Canarias Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Chamber of Commerce.
Valued at: €217.50
The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.
Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.
Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.
Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.
Teaching staff
Professor and researcher at the University of La Laguna, expert in neuromusicology and the neuroscience of music. Cultural manager and cellist, she designs training programs on perception, cognition, and identity in contemporary cultural contexts.
PhD in Art History and professor at the University of La Laguna. Specialist with extensive experience in cultural management, museology and art appraisal, with expertise in valuation, collecting and museum projects.
Science journalist, representative of Spain in the Programme Committee of Cluster 2 of Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society in the European Commission, expert in the New European Bauhaus (NEB) and National Contact Point (NCP) of both programmes within the framework of Horizon Europe from FECYT.
Professional specializing in international relations and cultural diplomacy. Develops projects and collaborative networks at the intersection of culture and institutions.
She holds a PhD in Art History and teaches at the University of La Laguna. She develops research, curatorial, and contemporary creative projects focused on image, insularity, and cultural contexts.
Art historian and cultural journalist at Radio Televisión Canaria. She develops communication projects with extensive experience in cultural and institutional outreach.
A visual artist from Tenerife and a graduate in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid. Her work focuses on the investigation of space, matter, and light within contemporary painting.
Inspector General of Cultural Heritage for the Government of the Canary Islands and PhD in History from the University of La Laguna. Specialist in heritage management, protection and education, with experience in institutional programs and cultural planning.
Visual artist in Gran Canaria. Specializing in large-format painting and muralism, she develops contemporary creative projects in exhibition and urban contexts.
Specialist in economic societies and institutional development. With extensive experience in analyzing and structuring the business fabric in strategic contexts.
