Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability (CSTM)

Education overview

Information For prospective students

Master level

MASTER ENVIRONMENTAL & ENERGY MANAGEMENT (MEEM) Are you interested in building a career in the field of Environmental, Energy or Water Management? And do you like to share and exchange knowledge with an international group of students? Then the Master of Environmental and Energy Management could be of interest for you.
MASTER SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY - BIORESOURCE VALUE CHAIN MANAGEMENT TRACK Are you looking for a way to deepen your expertise in energy technology, while supplementing it with the broader knowledge and skills needed to achieve real change in our societies’ energy systems? Are you eager to use your understanding of technology and engineering to play a role as enabler, leader and game changer in the transition towards sustainable energy systems? If you are, the University of Twente’s Master’s programme Sustainable Energy Technology (SET) is a good choice for you.

Bachelor level

Crossing Borders - International Grand Challenges and Strategies Crossing Borders - International Grand Challenges and Strategies This minor offers students opportunities to gain international experience by going abroad for a field study, a study tour, or by working from the Netherlands with international partners. Where possible, the students’ study background will be connected to the international project that they will carry out. Crossing Borders consists of two modules, each of 15 EC, which can be taken separately.
Service Education Service Education CSTM researchers contribute to several courses in BSc programmes. This mainly concerns environmental law, but also other topics are frequently requested for guest lectures.

PHD level

PhD project opportunities PhD project opportunities The department Governance and Technology for Sustainability/CSTM offers two types of PhD-positions. On the one hand, these include designated PhD positions, when CSTM secures a (national) science foundation grant for a specific project. On the other hand, open PhD positions are possible. Read more about the conditions...

INternational SHORT COURSES

EMSI EMSI Energy Management in Small and Medium Scale Industries with focus on preparing for ISO Standard 50001 Energy Management
Designing green climate fund projects (ICREP) - an introductory course Designing green climate fund projects (ICREP) - an introductory course The aim of the course is to develop participants' skills in preparing proposals in the fields of clean energy access, environment and climate change so that they can mobilise climate finance, particularly from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), and catalyse clean energy development in developing countries.

SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS

For information on possibilities for funding for short courses, Masters degree and PhD research you click HERE
Link to an Indian source of funds for academic courses/research: http://www.ccstds.tn.nic.in/html/current_activities.html
And information on Netherlands Fellowship Programmes

PREVIOUS FIELD STUDY EXAMPLES FROM MINOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES