This Master’s will prepare you for a highly rewarding career in many different organisations. Whether you want to become a field engineer on location, a project manager at an NGO or governmental organisation or pursue a career as a researcher, many options lie ahead of you. You could even start up your own social business and launch an innovative solution to address humanitarian challenges!
Type of degree
When you have completed this Master’s, you will receive a Master’s degree in Humanitarian Engineering. Also, you can title yourself Master of Science (MSc) or use the Dutch title Ingenieur (Ir.).
Job opportunities
The demand for engineers with a commitment to social impact is growing as pressing global challenges such as climate change, natural disasters, poverty, hunger, conflicts and population displacement increase. So, with a Master’s degree in Humanitarian Engineering you have excellent prospects for a meaningful career in various fields, both nationally and internationally.
From Unicef to Engineers without Borders to the World Bank: after graduation, you can find a job in many different fields. There is need for humanitarian engineers both in the public and private sector, as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international bodies. You might work as a project manager, design engineer, or field engineer for an NGO that focuses on disaster relief, sustainable development, or community health for example. Or you could join large international organisations like the United Nations (UN) or the World Health Organisation (WHO) and contribute to large-scale projects aimed at improving living conditions in low-income regions.
Continue as a researcher: obtain a PhD
Instead of pursuing a professional career right away after obtaining your Master’s degree, you can opt to follow a PhD programme at Twente Graduate School (TGS). This involves spending four years studying a particular research area in-depth at one of our research institutes. Obtaining your PhD earns you the title of Doctor (Dr).
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.
