Where do ITC's alumni come from?
ITC’s global population
ITC's alumni population is a truly global population. Finding a country without an alumnus is nearly impossible. The map shows some distinct patterns. It is obvious that most alumni are found in the focus countries with concentrations in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. Two countries might need an explanation since they do not fit this pattern: the Netherlands and China. Many students registered at Dutch universities and companies have followed our specialized (short) courses to complement their own study program or update their knowledge. This is also the case for most European alumni, and in recent years the alumni of joint MScs are also add up. In the early days China was still considered a developing country and students received a fellowship. During the last decades the Chinese government is issuing many fellowships and students select ITC as place of study. The graphs below the map demonstrate this. It also shows how in general student number have risen over time.
More interesting patterns emerge when the alumni are split by the level of their courses: PhD, MSc, Diploma, and Certificate. The pattern seen for the certificate level is more or less equal to the overall pattern because student took (tailor-made) short courses or special modules from an MSc or Diploma course. The pattern for the Diploma courses very much concentrates on Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. These are for instance alumni from mapping organisation who followed a more practical training. Tanzania, Ghana jump out because we had a copy of our diploma course running at local universities. The pattern for MSc course is again more or less similar to the overall pattern. Joint MSc programs with universities in China, India and Iran are visible. In the Netherlands all student from the joint GIMA MSc is included too. The PhD pattern is dominated by China and Iran with student supported by their local government and India by Dutch development. Europe stands out because of the many EU projects and staff PhD's.