Student experiences

Tasiyiwa Priscilla Madhibha who is currently studying in the Netherlands through the Joint Japan World Bank Scholarship. Tasiyiwa is a Tree Breeder with the Forestry Commission Zimbabwe. She is studying masters Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation for Natural Resources Management at the faculty ITC of the University of Twente in the Netherlands.

In this video Matthew from the United States, studying for his master degree in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Geoinformatics at ITC, shares his ITC experience!

Peter Fosudo, whose country of origin is Nigeria, is attending the Land Administration MSc course of the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). “I am working on a thesis in the field of changing land usage." The subject that has my particular interest, however, is land registration. I eventually want to help solve problems in the field of land usage.”

"I chose the ITC because it's the best, or one of the best institutes for studying remote sensing worldwide. Furthermore, the Netherlands has a very good reputation in the field of risk management. That is why I came to the ITC in the first place, but there are many reasons that have kept me here: the people I work with are very inspiring. My supervisors are not only brilliant and demanding, they are also very enthusiastic and not afraid to explore new things. The collaboration is really fantastic!"

I chose the ITC because of the education's focus on geo-information systems and because it is one of the most renowned institutes in this field. I was especially interested in two broad subjects: design and urban planning. To design in such a way that architecture really starts to interact with its urban context is my passion.

In this video Mercy from Kenya, studying for her Master degree in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation at ITC, shares her ITC experience!

Meet Islam Elsayed, student Earth Resource Exploration and winner of the ITC MSc thesis award 2013. The prize was awarded during the opening of the academic year of the University of Twente.

Yuan Zhuang, originally from China, has been living in the Netherlands for eight months. She enrolled in the Master's programme in Natural Resource Management at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) after earning her Bachelor's degree in Forestry Engineering at the North East Forestry University at home in China. “Actually, one of the things I’ve discovered in the course of doing the programme is that I don't want a career focused solely in this field", says Zhuang.

Mohammed Al Farsi is from Oman and he has been following the Master’s programme in Geoinformatics at the Faculty of Geo-Information science and Earth Observation since September 2012. He has been employed as a Navy officer in the Cartography Department of the National Hydrographic Office of the Royal Navy of Oman since 2005.