European Studies on Society, Science and Technology

Overview

European Studies on Society, Science and Technology from Maastricht University will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary for understanding and managing the complex issues of modern innovation. The programme approaches these problems from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, such as history, sociology, ethics, and political science. 

This programme is offered together with 12 partner universities across Europe. You will spend your first semester taking courses at Maastricht University. During the second semester, you will select a specialisation and write your thesis either at Maastricht University or at one of the programme’s partner universities abroad.

• Aalborg University - Innovation Systems, Social and Ecological Change

• Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt (Austria) - Governance, Innovation and Sustainability 

• Autonomous University of Madrid - Economics and Management of Innovation

• Lund University - Sustainability Transitions and the Geography of Innovation

• Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń - The Theory and Practice of Risk Society

• NKUA/NTUA, Athens - Philosophy and History of Science and Technology, Science, Technology and Sustainability: North-South Comparison,  Enabling and Disabling Dimensions of Technological Change, Law, Science and Technology, 

• Tallinn University of Technology - Innovation Policy and Small States,  

• University of Lisbon, Portugal - Watermanagement and water uses

• Université Catholique de Louvain -  Ethical and Philosophical Stakes of the Sciences in Societies

• University of Oslo - Science and Technology in Politics and Society, Innovation and Global Challenges

• University of Strasbourg - Environmental Sciences & Management practices in the Anthropocene

• University of Trento - Science and Environment in Society; Science and Environmental Communication

Careers

Many ESST graduates find work in non-academic institutes, such as:

• Governmental agencies and NGOs (Analyst, Parliamentary Assistant)

• Advisory bodies, e.g. think tanks, health councils (Advisor)

• Private research institutes, e.g. sustainability centres (Policy Analyst, Research Assistant)

• Commercial companies or consultancies specialising in science and technology and innovation (Marketing and Communications, Business consultant)