Student & graduate experiences
Students of Geomatics for the Built Environment come from very diverse academic and geographic backgrounds. This section gives an insight into the experience of some students currently following the programme, and of graduates on their career entry after finishing the degree.
Students
Christos Chontos
"Geomatics seamlessly combines various fields like surveying, remote sensing, GIS and cartography to provide a comprehensive understanding of spatial data and its applications, tackling real-world challenges with creative and innovative solutions."
Fabian Visser
"Geomatics in the Built Environment is a small programme with fewer than 50 students and a small, yet ever-present group of teaching staff, creating an amazing atmosphere to study in."
Cynthia Cai
"From the very first day, my data analysis, processing and visuasation skills started improving."
Marjolein van Aalst
"Because lots of Dutch and international students with completely different backgrounds enroll in this programme, we learn a lot from each other, both in terms of knowledge and culture."
Graduates
Shenglang Du
"Going through the assignments helped me a lot, improving both my capabilities and confidence in respect of solving real-world problems"
Amber Mulder
"Most of the time I do what I enjoy most: using my creativity to design unique solutions in Python to real-world geochallenges"
Melika Sajadian
"Soft skills such as teamwork, effective collaboration and communicating with experts of different fields were effectively practiced in this Master’s programme"
Dimitris Xenakis
"If you are about to join the programme, prepare yourself for the most exciting rollercoaster of your life"
Sabine de Milliano
“I would highly recommend the MSc Geomatics programme to anyone who is interested in maps, data and IT. “