About Geoinformation in Environmental Management

The programme of Geoinformation in Environmental Management (2012-2013) focuses on the ever growing demand for highly specialized and effectively trained scientists to tackle significant environmental issues in today’s natural environment, agro-environmental issues and land use functions. Graduates, professionals and specialists from the Mediterranean and Balkan region majoring in a compatible discipline and background knowledge on Environmental issues have the opportunity to specialize on

  • Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing, their application to Environmental Management and other problems related to Environment,
  • Utilization of quantitative and decision support tools to environmental impact assessment within the environmental policy and legislative framework of the European Union.

In this context and according to CIHEAM’s academic regulation, the postgraduate spesialisation programme (1st year) delivers the following educational sections:

  • Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Statistics,
  • Remote Sensing and Image Processing,
  • Ecology & Management of Environmental Resources,
  • Environmental Impact Assessment, Planning & Management.

The qualified second year graduates (Master of Science Degree canditates) pursue their research in an environment fully equipped with modern facilities and the most recently updated software. Research addresses spearhead topics supporting national and EU Environmental policies within an interdisciplinary international scientific network.

Already undertaken research concerns:

  • Desertification Monitoring,
  • Environmental Resource Management,
  • Environmental Impact Assessment,
  • Landscape Ecology,
  • Soil Erosion Risk Assessment,
  • Agricultural Practices Monitoring,
  • Precision Agriculture,
  • Forest Fire Risk Assessment
  • Fire Behavior Modeling & Effectiveness of Fire Retardants,
  • Management of Mediterranean Ecosystems, and
  • Regional and Rural Development

The scientific results of graduate studies are usually announced in International Conferences and/or published in World Renowned Journals.

Students successfully completing the two year study and research program are awarded the M.Sc. Degree.

Statistics show that 20% of M.Sc. graduate students are accepted to Ph.D. programmes with full scholarship in European and North American Universities.


Last update: 08 of June, 2012