The Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente is one of the world’s foremost education and research establishments in the field of geo-information science and earth observation, with a wide range of disciplines and activities in this field.
ITC offers degree, diploma and certificate courses in geo-information science and earth observation in eight domains: Disaster management; Earth sciences; Geoinformatics; Governance; Land administration; Natural resources; Urban planning; Water resources.
At the heart of ITC’s activities lies capacity building and institutional development, the processes by which individuals, groups and organizations strengthen their ability to carry out their functions and pursue their goals effectively and efficiently. To date ITC has more than 20,000 alumni in all parts of the world, some of whom are taking leading positions in their respective organizations.
| No. of students: | 1.400* |
| No. of international students: | 1.400* |
| Funding type: | Public |
Accommodatin and facilities
* Accommodation
* Restaurant
* State-of-the-art computer facilities
* Library
* GeoScience laboratory
* Medical facilities
* Notebook programme
* Extracurricular activities
The city of Enschede
Enschede, a distinctive, modern and lively university town well used to welcoming international students lies on the eastern border of the Netherlands. Its immediate surroundings offer some remarkable spots of natural beauty and tranquillity, while excellent connections to Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, London and Berlin make it an ideal centre of operations.
Shopping
Besides the familiar large department stores, a number of specialist shops can be found in the city centre. Every Tuesday and Saturday is market day on the spacious Van Heekplein. On Saturday, the busiest day, there are no less than 160 market stalls selling quality goods: not only fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and fish, but also leatherware, clothes, music and Mediterranean delicacies.
The Master and Master of Science degrees awarded by the University of Twente are formally recognised by the Ministry of OCW, based on accreditation of the programmes by the Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Organisation (NVAO), and are listed in the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes (CROHO), with number 75014 for the Master of Science and number 70043 for the Master programme.