University of Twente: Environmental and Energy Management

The 'Environmental and Energy Management' Master’s degree programme aims to prepare future private, public and NGO decision-makers to analyse issues and act in an environmentally pro-active way when taking decisions about policy, production and resource utilisation. The degree course is intended for postgraduates with a clear affinity for management and/or technology as a result of their educational background or of their working experience, as well as for private, public and NGO decision-makers who wish to become environmental and energy specialists. Description of programme The Masters programme has two specialisations: environmental or energy management. During the first part of the programme (lecture-period) all students attend the theoretical part of the program. The main themes are: Governance Principles of governance, environmental and energy policy, environmental and energy planning, environmental and energy regulation, environmental impact assessment; Management Principles of environmental and energy management, corporate strategies, accounting, reviews, management systems, auditing and certification, integration with health, safety and quality management, resource-management, integral chain management, communication, management and advising skills; Technology Principles of cleaner production, production technology, clean-up technology, clean technology, environmental technology, energy saving technology. Besides the lectures there will be training classes and workshops on for example communication, stress management and water technology.Hereafter the students follow a case study and research project of their chosen specialisation, environmental management or energy management. Duration Course duration is 12 months (52 weeks). The Master programme 'Environmental and Energy Management' has a total workload of about 1800 hours. More information here