Careers made in NRS
In this series, we interview our NRS alumni to learn about their study experience, their thesis topic, and how it links to their career development.
ITC fellows have published numerous high-level papers in my research field which achieved worldwide impact. Therefore [...] I present my work with the pride of belonging to ITC.
I want to go deeper into researching wildlife. I feel lucky to have found a topic that I am willing to devote to for the rest of my life [...] The training I received at ITC greatly improved my knowledge and skills, as well as my confidence in pursuing a PhD, and I enjoy this place very much.
The ITC Faculty is a great international institution in remote sensing, ecological modelling and geoscience and provided us with expert guidance and navigation during our PhDs.
During my PhD, I used open-source biodiversity data to study macrofungal diversity and distribution in Europe. In Europe, especially nowadays, there is an increase of open-source data, for example from citizen science and even museums. That data has invaluable information about species distribution, and we have been able to gather it from 8 different European countries
The whole experience with the ITC Faculty was really enriching. When you study here, you are expected to carry the load of the study, but everyone is going to help you navigate and guide you if you get blocked. This process has improved my confidence as a professional.
My two years at ITC were unforgettable and it is an especially important milestone in my life path. It was my first time to come abroad and my first time to make international friends. They showed me there are so many ways of living, and there is never an end to learning. ITC creates a very warm and inclusive environment. It also opened a new career path for me and empowered me to explore infinite possibilities.
The academic experience in the GEM MSc was great, because the ITC Faculty - University of Twente has huge expertise in remote sensing as well as ecosystem modelling. It was perfect for me because that's what I wanted to get deeper knowledge on after my undergraduate course.
Thanks to the NRM Specialization, I have quite a unique background, combining GIS techniques with biology conservation.
GEM was a milestone in my life [...] In the GEM MSc, you start with classmates from all around the world, with different nationalities, backgrounds and cultures. We lived together, learned from each other and learned together
I would love to continue focusing on restoration monitoring and contributing to improving monitoring methods using remote sensing tools
I was interested in understanding the dynamics of suitable habitat distribution of elephants in transboundary landscapes and the spatial distribution of human-elephant conflict
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