Careers and stakeholder
The main peculiar quality of ECGS graduates is their ability to tackle environmental change and sustainability in a multidisciplinary perspective. This ability benefits of advanced expertise in the hard- and life-science components of environmental studies as well as in their economic- and social-science components. Particular attention is paid to provide graduates with conceptual and technical tools able to support a quantitative approach in the analysis of environmental and sustainability issues. In this context, five professional profiles ECGS graduates can achieve are listed below.
1. Environmental manager in agro-food, energy and green economy companies as well as in other companies in the industrial and service sectors
Function in a working environment
This professional profile has the skills needed to effectively manage, in companies, environmental issues from the scientific, technical, administrative and legal points of view.
Career opportunities
Career opportunities will be possible in private and public companies, e.g., in the energy sector, in the green economy, in the agri-food, and in other branches of the industry and services, as well as in the secondary school.
2. Environmental specialist in the public administration as well as in local governments
Function in a working environment
Designing and managing activities dealing with environmental analysis, monitoring and evaluation.
Career opportunities
Environmental officer in public administration and local governments (e.g., municipalities, provinces, regions, natural parks and protected areas), teacher in the secondary school.
3. Environmental specialist in supra and international bodies as well as in national and international non-governmental organizations.
Function in a working environment
Planning and managing activities involved with sustainable development; developing strategies at multiple scales to protect environment and natural resources.
Career opportunities
Career opportunities will be possible in supra and international bodies and in non-governmental organizations, as well as in the secondary school.
4. Specialist in environmental impact studies and strategic environmental assessments
Function in a working environment
Environmental analysis targeting the evaluation of environmental quality and impact; facing and solving environmental problems at local, regional and national scales.
Career opportunities
Private and public bodies involved with environmental issues (e.g., ARPA, institutes in charge for environmental protection, municipalities, provinces, regions), institutes for the scientific research applied to the environment and natural resources, professional studies involve with landscape analysis, impact evaluation, economics of natural resources; teaching in the secondary school.
5. Specialist in environmental analysis and monitoring
Function in a working environment
Analyzing and evaluating local and regional environmental problems (e.g., pollution and related impacts); environmental and natural resource monitoring; identifying and applying innovative solutions to solve local and regional environmental problems.
Career opportunities
Professional studies and public research bodies involved with environmental analysis and monitoring; teaching in the secondary school.
Further employment opportunities of ECGS graduates concern research positions at universities and research institutions as well as teaching at the secondary school level.
1. Environmental manager in agro-food, energy and green economy companies as well as in other companies in the industrial and service sectors
Function in a working environment
This professional profile has the skills needed to effectively manage, in companies, environmental issues from the scientific, technical, administrative and legal points of view.
Career opportunities
Career opportunities will be possible in private and public companies, e.g., in the energy sector, in the green economy, in the agri-food, and in other branches of the industry and services, as well as in the secondary school.
2. Environmental specialist in the public administration as well as in local governments
Function in a working environment
Designing and managing activities dealing with environmental analysis, monitoring and evaluation.
Career opportunities
Environmental officer in public administration and local governments (e.g., municipalities, provinces, regions, natural parks and protected areas), teacher in the secondary school.
3. Environmental specialist in supra and international bodies as well as in national and international non-governmental organizations.
Function in a working environment
Planning and managing activities involved with sustainable development; developing strategies at multiple scales to protect environment and natural resources.
Career opportunities
Career opportunities will be possible in supra and international bodies and in non-governmental organizations, as well as in the secondary school.
4. Specialist in environmental impact studies and strategic environmental assessments
Function in a working environment
Environmental analysis targeting the evaluation of environmental quality and impact; facing and solving environmental problems at local, regional and national scales.
Career opportunities
Private and public bodies involved with environmental issues (e.g., ARPA, institutes in charge for environmental protection, municipalities, provinces, regions), institutes for the scientific research applied to the environment and natural resources, professional studies involve with landscape analysis, impact evaluation, economics of natural resources; teaching in the secondary school.
5. Specialist in environmental analysis and monitoring
Function in a working environment
Analyzing and evaluating local and regional environmental problems (e.g., pollution and related impacts); environmental and natural resource monitoring; identifying and applying innovative solutions to solve local and regional environmental problems.
Career opportunities
Professional studies and public research bodies involved with environmental analysis and monitoring; teaching in the secondary school.
Further employment opportunities of ECGS graduates concern research positions at universities and research institutions as well as teaching at the secondary school level.
The programme interacts with local, national and international stakeholders, such as professional organizations, manufacturing companies and service providers.