Testimonials

GEM is not only a masters course, it's an international journey. You get to explore different European countries, as well as gaining extraordinary knowledge from some of the best universities in the world and their academic environments.Read more

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.Read more

GEM was a milestone in my life [...] because of the structure and the design of the programme. 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.Read more

The GEM programme is really shaping my ambition to be a researcher in the future! I enjoyed both the courses offered and the intense discussions with great researchers at Lund University and ITC.

GEM, an interdisciplinary program, has equipped me with the right skills and knowledge required to analyze, understand and interpret spatial and non-spatial data to derive insights about different urban phenomena.

GEM truly offers an opportunity of a lifetime. Kindle and ignite your passion in cartography and spatial modelling with some of the best professors and lecturers all the while making long-lasting friendships. Track 2 expanded my knowledge in land use systems, while showing me the snowy winters of Estonia and the sweet waffles of Belgium.

I took the Busathon as more of an entrepreneurship exercise cause not everybody that graduates wants to be a researcher. Everybody was tasked with thinking outside just the scope of research and trying to create a product or a solution for these people to see if the skills we've learned in this program are applicable not just for research.

Enrolling in the GEM programme has been pivotal in my pursuit of understanding trends and effectively managing these invaluable resources. This program has provided me with a comprehensive toolkit to harness state-of-the-art geospatial technologies in monitoring and analyzing the state of natural resources enabling informed decision-making. The GEM experience not only honed my skills but also provided invaluable exposure, equipping me to thrive in the dynamic and competitive international corporate world.

The whole GEM experience has enabled me to live much more than an academic programme, opening professional doors and going through multicultural environments. It allowed me to gather holistic knowledge, being the perfect choice to sharpen my skills in remote sensing.

The course content offers a (spatial) fresh way of understanding the socio-economic challenges in the world, and the approaches to solving them and as a decision support tool. These range from urban planning, risk disaster management, or climate change and global warming.

It is international (meaning multi-perspective), challenging, interesting, and, so far, fulfilling. It has everything you want in a postgraduate course. The best part is that the skills I have learnt so far could be useful across many fields, regardless of where I end up

The GEM program has enabled me to easily find a job back home where the rate of unemployment is high. I worked for 3 years in a local environmental consulting company and I moved recently to UNESCWA.

On a personal level, I got the chance to meet people from around the world and to make lasting international friendships!

Wow, the GEM MSc programme was a gem. I did not only enjoy and progress on my education and scientific parts, but an opportunity to engage and study with people all over the world. Today, most of my classmates are now my collaborators as we take Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Management and Modelling to another level.

The GEM course was one of the most wonderful journeys which not only provided me with valuable life-changing learning but also gave me access to invaluable lifelong friendships.

GEM 2006 has been the experience of my life which opened up a lot of opportunities in my professional career. The multi-cultural European Experience along with a network of friends from 17 countries was an unforgettable one. It's been 14 years since I joined GEM and social media has still kept our team together where we share our memories, happiness and sorrow. A course which is bound to change one's life.

The GEM-MSc program offered me an opportunity to hone a practical skillset that was more domain-driven, which I needed to be competitive in the workforce back home. Post-graduation I quickly found work with local government and emergency services and was well-equipped for that position. Now, I work for a multinational software company supporting utilities in adopting GIS to meet their business needs.

Beyond all, my connections forged through the program have been enriching, and I'm proud to have friends all over the world after our paths crossed at ITC. I'm grateful for the opportunity to make lifelong friends, to get to see Europe with them, and for the ITC community welcoming us all to the Dutch way of life.

The GEM course gave me the opportunity to meet great people from diverse cultural backgrounds as well as different cities, countries and academic systems. I made authentic friendships and this was the step I needed to continue an academic career.

It is ITC/GEM which has better shaped my understanding of academic research of which I am getting the benefit still until today.

The GEM MSc programme has equipped me with all the fundamentals needed to do and enjoy my current job: a great overview of what remote sensing is all about, the main methods to explore these data and extract value, the importance of considering multiple dimensions and system dynamics, how to find research questions that matter, delightful fieldwork experiences, and above all the joy of an 18 months journey shared with like-minded people from all over the world in a multifaceted European education environment with teachers that really care about you.

I believe pursuing my GEM-MSc course was perhaps the most satisfying, enjoyable and learning experience for me. Influenced and inspired by Erasmus, this course helped not only put a feather to my academic qualification, with a world-class learning experience but redefined the meaning of learning in many facets. It taught us life skills, widened our views, became friends from all over the world, learned from world-class teachers, got access to the finest journals and research paper and for the vagabond mind gave the opportunity to travel all over Europe. My take on this course is that it can’t get any better.

The GEM Master Course was one of the best experiences of my life. I learned tons and made friends from all over the world. I constantly recommend the course, not only because it is an excellent academic opportunity, but also because it is a life-changing opportunity.

While studying at ITC I felt at home as I enjoyed the company of other students from Kenya, the East Africa Community (EAC) and across Africa. My favourite moments were the common Kenyan and EAC events, including the international food festival where we sampled different cuisines from around the world.

I was greatly fascinated by the concepts of critical thinking and system thinking that influenced my worldview, including discovering my purpose of growing people.