Global Challenges for Sustainability

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  • University/Institute Name Utrecht University
  • Attendance Type On Campus (Full Time)
  • Position Duration1 year
  • Application deadlineMar 2026

Position Details (Master's)

The Master’s program Global Challenges for Sustainability at Utrecht University offers a unique international learning opportunity in which students will have the chance to address the pressing need for sustainability in a challenge-based environment.

In this program Global Challenges for Sustainability at Utrecht University you will explorenew perspectives on real-world challenges, connectwith fellow international pioneers, and together create new possibilities to change the world.

Key facts

  • The Master's in Global Challenges for Sustainability at Utrecht University is an initiative by the European University alliance CHARM-EU (Challenge-driven, Accessible, Research-Based and Mobile European University), formed by five prestigious, research-based universities: the University of Barcelona, Utrecht University, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Montpellier and Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest.
  • In this Master's program, we invite you to be part of the co-creation and innovation process by the five CHARM-EU partner universities.
  • That means that you will actively participate in shaping and improving the program for future editions.
  • Creating the best transdisciplinary learning environment for you and for future students.

Courses include

  • The Food-Health-Environment Nexus
  • Food Systems and their Transformations
  • Socially Just and Sustainable Food Systems
  • Extremes in the Water Cycle and their Complex Consequences
  • Adaptation Measures and Strategies in Water Management

Research Areas & Fields of Study involved in the position

Position Start Date

Sep 2026