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49 Master's degrees in Sustainable Development in Netherlands

Sustainability Management
The Sustainability Management programme from Webster Leiden Campus will help students understand the urgency and the challenges in developing sustainable businesses, equip students with useful theoretical frameworks and practical tools, and offer students real-life experience in search of feasible yet impactful solutions toward long-term sustainability.

Water and Sustainable Development
This Water and Sustainable Development MSc Programme from the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands targets students and early to mid-career water professionals who want to gain knowledge and skills to tackle water challenges while enhancing their career opportunities within the water sector or related organizations.

Urban Socio-Spatial Transformations
The Urban Socio-Spatial Transformations programme from IHS, Erasmus University Rotterdam examines the driving forces behind urban change, from economic transformations and technological innovation to social inequality and governance challenges.

Sustainability Transitions
The Sustainability Transitions degree from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences is for future change-makers who want to drive systemic change in business, policy, and society through applied research and transition thinking.

Bio Inspired Innovation
The Master’s programme in Bio Inspired Innovation at Utrecht University is aimed at students with a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, who have a keen interest in combining design, research and systems-thinking.

Environment and Society Studies - Local Environmental Change and Sustainable Cities
This specialisation focuses on the local level of sustainability transformations and the integration of different policies. How can we address issues such as the energy transition, climate adaptation, water quality, mobility, circularity, sustainable agriculture and nature conservation in a city or region, in the Netherlands or abroad?

Environment and Sustainability
Do you want to contribute to solving the environmental sustainability challenges of our time? In this specialisation, you focus on unraveling human impacts on nature and using this knowledge to identify environmental sustainability solutions.

Urban Governance of Inclusive Sustainable Cities
Do you wonder what role cities play in discovering answers to major social economic and environmental issues such as sustainability, poverty, inequality, housing and growth in a just way? Then this Urban Governance of Inclusive Sustainable Cities programme from Erasmus University Rotterdam is the right choice for you.

Economics - Sustainable Development
Learn how to evaluate and develop policies and strategies for sustainable economic development and the sustainable use of resources.You analyze the factors driving inequality and environmental issues in different parts of the world and develop the skills to empirically test interventions that can make a difference. This a track of the MSc Economics.

Sustainable Business and Innovation
Sustainable Business and Innovation programme at Utrecht University consists of a combination of natural and social science courses.

Governance of Sustainability
The Governance of Sustainability programme from Leiden University offers a transdisciplinary approach to tackling urgent environmental challenges.

Sustainable Development
The Sustainable Development programme at Utrecht University is a two-year programme designed for students who want to contribute to developing solutions needed for a transformation to more sustainable and equitable societies.

Applied Sustainability Management
The Applied Sustainability Management programme from SRH Haarlem University of Applied Sciences aims at the development of specialised and interdisciplinary competencies in the combined fields of business, sustainability and transformation management to advance into advisory and management positions in companies and organisations interested in the transition towards a more sustainable world.

Finance - Sustainable Finance
Become a financial expert with a heart for the environment. Facing global challenges, financial institutions and other organizations are increasingly taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making decisions. In the Finance - Sustainable Finance track of Tilburg University program, you will learn how sustainability issues change the concept of finance.

Sustainable Futures
Co-create equitable, resilient and liveable futures by rethinking the present and transforming the systems that shape our world with this Sustainable Futures programme from University of Groningen.

Sustainable Entrepreneurship
How can entrepreneurship drive the transition to a sustainable economy? Learn how to turn sustainability challenges into viable ventures and effective policy solutions with this Sustainable Entrepreneurship programme from University of Groningen.

Innovative Textile Development
The Innovative Textile Development MSc at Saxion University of Applied Sciences trains you to become an expert in textile innovation and after graduation you hold a Master of Science degree.

Governance of Sustainability Transformations
With the Governance of Sustainability Transformations programme at Wageningen University and Research you will develop in-depth understanding of the social, political and legal dimensions of transformative governance and put this to work in designs of and negotiations over novel governance arrangements.

Food Systems Innovation
How do we design future-proof solutions? What are sustainable business models and how do you implement them? How do we involve different stakeholders in the solution for a societal challenge? If these questions spark your creativity and drive to make a difference, the Food Systems Innovation degree at Aeres University of Applied Sciences is the master’s programme for you!

Business and Social Impact
The Business and Social Impact programme at Utrecht University provides you with a solid grounding in economics & management, and equips you with practical skills, tools and networks for a rewarding career with organisations that lead the way on corporate social responsibility.