Careers Company

Students at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences can contact the Careers Company with any questions on career opportunities and all that this entails. Make an appointment with one of the career advisors at the Careers Company for personal career guidance. The Careers Company also provides weekly workshops on topics such as presentation skills and job interviews. A student team is available daily to give you brief advice or check your CV. The Careers Company can be found at the back of the plaza of the Duisenberg building in the Zernike Complex. For more information see the website of the Careers Company of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences .

Placement

Bachelor’s programme
In the third year of your Bachelor’s programme, you have the opportunity to do a placement by choosing the elective ‘placement’. See Ocasys for more information. The coordinator of this course unit is drs. Chris Diederiks .

Master’s programme
A placement is not included in the Master’s programme itself, but there is an opportunity to do one. The different Master’s programmes make different arrangements for this. The best thing to do is to contact your Master’s coordinator.

Other activities

The Ibn Battuta study association regularly organizes career activities such as lectures. In addition, Geo Promotion holds an interesting annual conference, and Progeo organizes alumni activities. There is also an annual career day. Visit the websites below for more information.

• Ibn Battuta
• Geo Promotion Association
• Progeo Association

You will see various jobs and career activities in the ‘Career’ tab in the Student Portal. Check this out regularly to ensure you don’t miss any good opportunities.