As a graduate of the Master’s in Civil Engineering & Management (CEM) with a specialisation in Sustainability & Resilience, you will benefit from great career opportunities, both in the Netherlands and abroad. You could pursue a career as an engineer, project manager, policy advisor, consultant, analyst or stakeholder manager, to name some options, or what about starting up your own business? Another option is to further develop yourself by following a PhD- or EngD programme.
Type of degree
When you have completed this Master's with the specialisation in Sustainability & Resilience, you will receive a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering & Management. Also, you can title yourself Master of Science (MSc) or use the Dutch title Ingenieur (Ir.). Your specialisation will be mentioned specifically on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in the field of sustainability and resilience.
Job opportunities
As a civil engineer or manager, specialised in the sustainability and resilience domain, your career prospects are excellent, and growing challenges related to climate change, population growth and urbanisation, will only increase this demand. Graduates find a job very soon after graduation, some even during their studies. They went on to fulfil all kinds of jobs within consultancy and engineering firms, research institutes, contractors and (international) governments with a focus on sustainability, resilience, climate adaptation or management of public space.
Post-master opportunities
Instead of pursuing a professional career right away after obtaining your Master’s degree, you can also opt for a more academically oriented career, by pursuing a PhD or EngD. An EngD programme is more practically oriented, aligned with the direct problem-solving or design needs of the industry, whereas a PhD programme is more focused on research. You can follow both types of programmes at the Twente Graduate School (TGS).
CONTINUE AS A RESEARCHER: OBTAIN A PHD
A PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) involves spending four years of in-depth studying and researching in a particular area. You can do this within one of our research groups or in one of our structured PhD programmes. An integral part of a PhD is writing your PhD thesis at the end and then presenting and defending your research in public. Obtaining your PhD earns you the title of Doctor (Dr).
FOLLOW AN ENGD PROGRAMME
Other than obtaining a PhD, you can also opt to follow an EngD programme after graduation. Such a programme usually takes two years and is aimed at you becoming a high-level technological designer. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certified diploma and the academic degree Engineering Doctorate (EngD).
Start a business
Do you have a great business idea? At the University of Twente, you can turn it into reality! At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. In fact, with over 1,000 start-ups to its name, UT is recognised as one of the most entrepreneurial universities in the Netherlands. Did you know that big international companies like Booking.com and Just Eat Takeaway were once founded by students of UT? We are keen to put your scientific knowledge to practical use in solutions that people and society need. Your innovative ideas, creativity and the courage to put in the extra mile will be rewarded. As a catalyst for meaningful entrepreneurship, we offer you the Novel-T foundation and their start-up hub Incubase on campus.
