Hi, my name is Fatemeh and I have taken the EngD programme in Civil Engineering. After my MSc “Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling” at the faculty ITC, I chose to take an EngD programme because I like to have a job in industry rather than in academia. Therefore, it is interesting that this post-master's education leads graduates to the industry.
MY PROJECT
The title of my project was “Develop/improve a safer moving or ground piercing method for fibre to the home installation”. In my project, the company Fiber4all -which provides houses with fibreglass- used a tool which is called a racket. By using this tool instead of digging up the gardens of clients, they make a hole underground for new connections. Even though using this tool is easy and convenient, sometimes the racket hits other underground networks, which is dangerous. Also, the repair of these networks is costly and takes time. In this project, I am looking for the main causes of this damage and finding a proper solution to prevent them.
DEALING WITH A REAL PROBLEM
What I liked the most about this program is dealing with a real problem and finding a practical solution for it. We learned to analyse the problem and find a creative and practical solution for it, while during a master's programme, the project might end up with a theoretical solution.