Disaster resilience

Focus on disaster risk reductionpreparednessresponse, and resilience - especially in the context of climate change

The Disaster Resilience specialisation offers exciting learning paths for students eager to focus on disaster risk reduction, preparedness, response, and resilience - especially in the context of climate change. You’ll gain invaluable skills and knowledge tailored for various disaster resilience-related career opportunities.

This specialisation allows you to concentrate your studies and research on critical disaster-related topics, including monitoring, prediction, emergency response, and decision-making. You’ll have the flexibility to combine modules from other specialisations, enriching your learning experience.

Moreover, you’ll benefit from ongoing interaction with real-world educational activities, active investments, and projects related to natural hazards and risk management. You’ll also have the chance to collaborate with ITC’s Center for Disaster Resilience (CDR), ensuring your education aligns with current industry needs and challenges.

Join the Disaster Resilience specialisation and empower yourself to make a meaningful impact in creating safer communities and a more resilient world!

Video Disaster Resilience explained

In this video, course coordinator Norman Kerle explains the Disaster Resilience specialisation within the Master's in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation.

Master's Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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Other master's and specialisations

Is this specialisation not exactly what you are looking for? Maybe one of the other specialisations suits you better. You can also find out more about related Master’s at the University of Twente:

Key information

Top rated programme
Degree
MSc
CROHO code
75014
Faculty
Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
Diploma
Geo-information Science and Earth Observation
Duration
2 years
Language
100% English-taught
Application deadline
EU/EEA
1 July 2025
non EU/EEA
1 June 2025
Dutch
15 August 2025
Starting date
1 September 2025
End date
23 July 2027
ECTS
120
Tuition fees
Full period 2025 / 2026
full-time, non-EU/EEA
€ 18,900
full-time, EU/EEA
€ 18,900
Additional costs
Cost of living, year
€ 15.000
Insurance, full programme
€ 1.380
Visa, full programme
€ 270
Please note
Additional costs are subject to change, depending on the duration of your stay.