Career prospects
The Sustainable Development Master's programme will prepare you for a exciting and impactful career. As a graduate of the programme you will have a variety of career prospects both in the academic and non-academic fields. Some of our graduates go on to develop their career in research, while others have continued as practitioners, consultants, project managers and policy makers in governmental organizations, NGOs, or businesses.
The world needs people with comprehensive knowledge of sustainability. In this Master's programme you have the opportunity to develop analytical and practical research skills, as well as strategies for intervention. This combination prepares you for academic-level position at consultancies, at research institutes, in government, in business or at NGOs. Career prospects are excellent: 90 percent of our graduates are in paid positions at an academic level.
Please watch the video below for an interview with Anne Luijten, an alumni of the programme who is also an olympic athlete. Anne graduated from the programme in 2019 and is currently working with the city of Arnhem as Management Advisor for Green Living.
Some other examples of organizations our graduates work for include:
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Academic Careers
Through the Sustainable Development programme you can prepare for a PhD-programme, which will ultimately lead to professions in scientific research. Our graduates work as first-class researchers in the field of sustainable development in academic organisations, both within the Netherlands and internationally.
For more information about applying for a PhD programme at the Graduate School of Geosciences at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视, please follow the link below:
Career development
UU Career Services
UU Career Services offers training related to career orientation and job application skills; examples include writing an application letter and CV and conducting a job interview. You can find more information about career support on or .
UU Careers Day
Once a year Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 organises a . The Careers Day offers the opportunity to sign up for workshops and trainings, and to meet recruiters at the careers fair. It鈥檚 also possible to join a job application training or have your resume checked.
