International Land and Water Management

Should farmers use water from drainage ditches for irrigation during dry summers? How does damming a river affect local residents? How can we make food production more resilient to drought, erosion, and flooding?   

What will you study during this Bachelor’s?

This English-taught bachelor’s programme is all about land, water usage and management. But it goes further. How does climate change affect local communities? How do you work with them on improvement plans? Learn how to apply sustainability principles and environmental justice in combination with social and natural sciences. This programme deals with a wide range of technical subjects – including agronomy, soil, and water – and social subjects – like sociology, economics, and environmental sciences.

Drive innovations in the management of water and land, in the Netherlands and far beyond!  

Why this programme?

• From the Veluwe to the Himalayas, from the Amazon to the Sahara. What do you think about doing an internship or working in Bolivia, India, Australia, or Malawi?
• Learn to look at situations from every angle: from technical and social viewpoints to legal, economic, and political perspectives – a combination in high demand in the job market.
• Work extensively with other students and professionals in the field. This means you deal with different areas of expertise and diverse cultures.  

More information about International Land and Water Management

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