Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) 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.

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With over 60 years of experience, ITC is one of the world's foremost international professional education establishments in the field of GIS & Earth Observation The Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) (www.itc.nl) of the University of Twente (www.utwente.nl/en) is one of the worldโ€™s foremos

t 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. At the heart of ITCโ€™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.

16/04/2026

Have you ever wondered what happens at theITC? ๐ŸŒ Let us explain!

๐ŸŒ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š.Are you passionate about tackling global challenges like climate change, natural di...
03/11/2025

๐ŸŒ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š.
Are you passionate about tackling global challenges like climate change, natural disasters, poverty, or epidemics? A career in geo-information and spatial data science empowers you to make a real impact.

๐ŸŽ“ At the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente, we offer two Master's programmes designed for changemakers:

๐Ÿ”น๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 
Learn to address complex societal issues using spatial data, technical expertise, and socio-economic insight.

๐Ÿ”น๐†๐ž๐จ-๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ž๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Master the acquisition, analysis, and application of geo-data to support sustainable solutions worldwide.

๐Ÿ’กNot sure which path suits you best? Join our Online Open Day and let us help you make the right choice for your future.
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐’๐š๐ฒ: https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/study-choice-calendar/msc-online-open-days/

๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐“๐‚ โ€“ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž 40% ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!Are you unconditionally admitted to one of ...
28/10/2025

๐๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐“๐‚ โ€“ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž 40% ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!
Are you unconditionally admitted to one of ITCโ€™s Masterโ€™s or Postgraduate diploma programmes? Donโ€™t miss your chance to join our Early Bird Programme with limited spots and major benefits:
- 40% tuition fee waiver
- Early access to resources and support
- Be part of a select group of future changemakers

Get admitted first:
- Master's Geo-information Science and Earth Observation: https://www.itc.nl/education/study-finder/geo-information-science-earth-observation/
- Postgraduate diploma Geo-information Science and Earth Observation: https://www.itc.nl/education/study-finder/geo-information-science-and-earth-observation-pg-diploma/
- Master's Spatial Engineering: https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/master/programmes/spatial-engineering/

๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž:
- Apply by 31 Jan 2026
- Get notified by 6 Feb 2026
- Pay by 1 Mar 2026

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ: https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/scholarship-finder/itc-early-bird-scholarship-programme/

๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐'๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ...
17/09/2025

๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐'๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ?
Join our upcoming webinar to explore the Master's Geo-information Science and Earth Observation at the Faculty ITC of the University of Twente, where cutting-edge technology meets real-world impact.

24 September 2025 | 19:00-19:30 CEST
Online (free registration)
๐Ÿ”— https://www.itc.nl/events/2025/9/561704/24-sept-webinar-thinking-of-a-masters-in-geo-information-and-earth-observation

In this session you will learn how you can contribute to creating a liveable and sustainable healthy planet and solve some of the world's most pressing challenges - such as climate change, urban planning, food and water security, critical raw materials, land scarcity, and natural disasters - by mastering the acquisition, analysis, and processing of geo-information and earth observation data or through the development and creation of new technologies, methods and tools.

๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒฟ Spring is in the air! ๐ŸŒž The flower bulbs are blooming, blossoms are appearing, and the Campus is getting greener by t...
31/03/2025

๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒฟ Spring is in the air! ๐ŸŒž The flower bulbs are blooming, blossoms are appearing, and the Campus is getting greener by the day. Who else is spotting signs of spring? Share a picture of spring in your part of the world in the comments! ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ‘‡

05/03/2025

๐“๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž-๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ญ๐š! Natural disasters, poverty, food shortages, epidemics, climate change - todayโ€™s greatest challenges are interconnected, dynamic, and incredibly complex. These wicked problems demand innovative, socially committed engineers who embrace complexity and work towards sustainable, impactful solutions.

Do you have the drive to tackle these challenges head-on? Are you ready to harness spatial data and technology to create a more resilient world?

The Masterโ€™s in Spatial Engineering at the University of Twente equips you with the knowledge and skills to make a real difference.

Want to learn more? Join us on campus for our Open Days on 22 March and discover how this unique programme can shape your future!
๐Ÿ“… Register now! ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/study-choice-calendar/master-open-day/

๐ŸŽ“๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ง๐จ-๐‰๐š๐ง ๐Š๐ซ๐š๐š๐ค & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐€๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐ŸŽ“After years of dedication to geospatial science ...
24/02/2025

๐ŸŽ“๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ง๐จ-๐‰๐š๐ง ๐Š๐ซ๐š๐š๐ค & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ. ๐€๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐ŸŽ“
After years of dedication to geospatial science and education, Prof. dr. Menno-Jan Kraak and Prof. dr. ir. Alfred Stein are retiring from their roles at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente.

Join us on Friday, 28 March 2025, for their farewell lectures:
๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ MAPS, WHAT DO WE SEE? - Prof. Menno-Jan Kraak
๐Ÿ“Š SPACE TURNS TO TIME: FROM STATISTICAL MAPPING TO SERIES OF IMAGES - Prof. Alfred Stein

Before the lectures, two symposia will be held at ITC Langezijds
๐Ÿ“ SPACES OF INSPIRATION โ€“ Honouring Prof. Alfred Stein
๐Ÿ“ QUO VADIS: MAPS FOR EVERY DIRECTION, AND OTHER DIRECTIONS TOO โ€“ Honouring Prof. Menno-Jan Kraak

Following the lectures, we invite you to a farewell reception at the ITC Langezijds restaurant.
๐Ÿ“Œ More information and register here: https://www.utwente.nl/en/academic-ceremonies/inaugural-farewell-lectures/2024-3-28-prof-dr-kraak-stein/

Letโ€™s come together to celebrate their contributions and legacy!

๐ˆ๐“๐‚ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ โ€“ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ!Are you an academically outstanding student aspiring to make an impact in geospa...
20/02/2025

๐ˆ๐“๐‚ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ โ€“ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ!
Are you an academically outstanding student aspiring to make an impact in geospatial sciences? The ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme at the University of Twente offers a partial scholarship for talented students enrolling in the MSc in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation or MSc in Spatial Engineering.

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: 1 April 2025 โ€“ Time is running out!

This is your chance to advance your career in a world-class learning environment. Keep in mind that this is a partial scholarship, so you must secure additional funding for part of your own contribution.

๐Ÿ”— Apply now and take your next step in geo-information science: https://bit.ly/4baxBRd

Note: You must have your MSc admission letter before applying for this scholarship programme.

๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ)Choosing a study programme can be challenging. There ...
20/02/2025

๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ (๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ)
Choosing a study programme can be challenging. There are so many questions, possibilities, and options coming your way; after all, itโ€™s an important step for your future. Many young people make the same mistakes when choosing a study programme. In this article, weโ€™ll give you tips to avoid the most common pitfalls so you can choose a study programme that truly suits you!

Do you want to know how? Take the study choice test and find the programme that suits you!
https://www.utwente.nl/en/stories/student/1871679/7-common-mistakes-when-choosing-a-study-and-how-to-avoid-them

๐ŸŒ CAN GEODATA HELP REDUCE FLOOD RISK? WE THINK SO. ๐ŸŒŠMany of the worldโ€™s major cities are already experiencing, or are at...
04/02/2025

๐ŸŒ CAN GEODATA HELP REDUCE FLOOD RISK? WE THINK SO. ๐ŸŒŠ
Many of the worldโ€™s major cities are already experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing, severe flooding. As climate challenges grow more complex, the demand for multidisciplinary experts in integrated flood management is higher than ever.

At the University of Twente, our Masterโ€™s in Spatial Engineering equips students with the technical, socio-economic, and geospatial skills needed to tackle these challenges through data-driven solutions.

๐Ÿ”Ž Curious to learn more? Join us at the Open Day and discover how you can make an impact!

๐Ÿ“… When: Thursday 20 March 2025
๐Ÿ“ Where: University of Twente

๐Ÿ”— Register now: https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/study-choice-calendar/master-open-day/

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