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MARGA KOELEN
ACADEMIC SKILLS
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the Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO

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FACULTY ITC
UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

In 2010

ITC became a faculty of the University of Twente (UT)

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Distinctive character and mission is preserved

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More firmly embedded in Dutch academic education system

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It will lead to innovative research and education in different areas

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Gerard Kuster
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UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE.

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HIGH TECH HUMAN TOUCH

 An entrepreneurial campus university established in 1961
 More than 10,000 students
 3,300 staff members

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LOCATION
THE NETHERLANDS IN THE CULTURAL HEARTLANDS OF EUROPE

Enschede
A distinctive modern and lively university
town
At the Eastern border of the
Netherlands
Surrounded by remarkable spots of
natural beauty and tranquility
Excellent connections to Amsterdam,
Brussels, Paris, London, Zurich and
Berlin
An ideal center of operations

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FACULTY OF
GEO-INFORMATION SCIENCE AND EARTH OBSERVATION

Copyright Gerard Kuster

Copyright Gerard Kuster

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ITC ESTABLISHED IN 1950
BY MINISTER WILLEM SCHERMERHORN

1950

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nternational

T

raining

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entre for Aerial Survey, ITC

1968
International Institute for Aerial Survey and Earth Sciences, ITC
1985
International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, ITC
2002
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, ITC
2010

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, ITC
University of Twente

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WHAT’S ITC ALL ABOUT?
GEO-INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, WORLDWIDE AND INNOVATIVE

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One of the world’s foremost education and research establishments in geo-information science and earth
observation

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A wide range of disciplines and activities in this field

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Contribute to capacity building in developing countries and emerging economies

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Solving real world problems

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Multicultural environment with staff and students from over 175 countries

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KEY FIGURES 2013
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939 newly registered students

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348 degrees/diplomas/certificates awarded

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161 registrants for the graduate programme (31 December)

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44 external projects

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More than 20,000 alumni from 175 countries

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SIX SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENTS
OPERATING AS CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

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Covering the different fields of disciplinary interest that encompass ITC's core mission:

 Earth Observation Science
 Earth Systems Analysis
 Geo-information Processing
 Natural Resources
 Urban and Regional Planning and Geo-information Management
 Water Resources

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RECOGNITION OF DEGREES
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The degrees awarded by the University of Twente are formally recognized by the Ministry of Education, Culture and
Science, based on accreditation NVAO

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For its degree programmes the University of Twente issues an internationally recognized document attached to
diploma:
the Diploma Supplement (DS)

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SIX RESEARCH THEMES
LED BY ITC PROFESSORS

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KNOWLEDGE FIELD

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

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DATA COLLECTION

Digital maps

P lanting
Growing Period
Harvesting

Tabular data

Satellite data
Aerial data

Field measurements

Modelling

G I S ANALYSIS
Internet GIS

Internet GIS
Processing
Synthesis

DISSEMINATION

GIS

DATA
COLLECTION

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rice

DATA &
INFORMATIO
Web portals
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DISSEMINATI
ON
Internet GIS

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GEO-INFORMATION SCIENCE AND EARTH OBSERVATION
Combination of tools and methods for the

 collection
 storage and
 processing
of geo-spatial data and for the dissemination and use of these
data and of services based on these data

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NICHE PROJECT
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Netherlands Initiative for Capacity Development in Post Secondary Higher Education (NICHE)

Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) administers the programme on
behalf of the Dutch government and is responsible for implementation and monitoring of what has been agreed in
the Programme Outline

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OBJECTIVES TODAY
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Academic skills
How to create a search strategy
How to read a scientific paper
Citations and references

Compose an overview of literature on a
certain topic

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RESEARCH / ACADEMIC SKILLS
The general aim of the Academic Skills is:
that the student develops basic academic thinking, communication and
learning skills.
to strengthen the ability to execute scientific research to become a
qualified (junior) researcher

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ACADEMIC/ RESEARCH SKILLS

Skills you have to master:
1.Understand why scientific research is structured as it is
2.Be able to present scientific research
3.Find evaluate and summarize the most important and up-to-date

scientific literature to support research and organize this
4.Be able to structure an (MSc) research proposal or project proposal
according academic expectations

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CRITICAL SKILLS
The right skills will encourage you to
analyse, evaluate and synthesize ideas
from literature to take the right decisions
or to produce qualified papers

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POSSIBLE ACADEMIC SKILLS
1.Information Skills
2.Critical Reading
3.Data Management
4.Academic (Report) writing

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OBJECTIVES ACADEMIC SKILLS IN DETAIL
Information skills
The student is able to:
1.Find a paper from an ISI journal in your application field
2.Find a reliable web site of an organization is active in your application
field
3.Judge the quality of information sources
4.Compose an overview of literature on a certain topic
Critical reading
The student is able to:
1.Extract key information from a report, paper or web page.
2.From a set of abstracts identify the paper that answers a specific
question
Academic writing
The student is able:
1.to write a small, logically structured technical report of 2-3 pages as a
result of a practical assignment.
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INFORMATION SKILLS
To recognize the need for information
To access information from appropriate sources
To develop skills in using information technologies
To critically analyze and evaluate information
To organize and process information
To apply information for effective and creative
decision making
 To generate and effectively communicate
information and knowledge
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Summary: an information literate person is able to
identify, to locate and to evaluate information

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Why is Information Literacy important?
"Information is the new world

currency and wealth will be
measured by how much
information a company,
individual, or country can
create, distribute,
accumulate, and mine."
Mark Dean, PhD, IBM Fellow,
Inventors Hall of Fame

Cartoon by Bill Waterson
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Why is Information Literacy important?

According to ALA, information literacy is “increasingly important in the
contemporary environment of rapid technological change and
proliferating information resources…”
“Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning and is
common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of
education.”

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What is Information Literacy?
 “Information” is from Latin
informatio, meaning concept
or idea.
 “ Literate” is from Latin
literatus, meaning
learned or lettered.

www.TechKnowLogia.org

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