Tiejun Wang

Tiejun is an Associate Professor in Remote Sensing and Geospatial Ecology at the University of Twente. He holds a Ph.D. in Spatial Ecology from Wageningen University (2009) and an MSc in GIS and Remote Sensing from the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC, 2003). Before transitioning to academia, he spent 12 years in nature conservation and management, gaining hands-on experience that continues to inform his research and teaching.

At ITC, he teaches graduate courses, including Fundamentals of Statistics, Sampling, and Remote Sensing of Wetlands. He has led or participated in multiple research projects funded by the European Space Agency, the European Commission, and Microsoft. Throughout his career, he has supervised 21 Ph.D. students and 35 Master’s students. He currently mentors four Ph.D. candidates. Beyond his role at Twente, he collaborates with researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Hong Kong, co-supervising Ph.D. students and engaging in joint research projects. Recognized as an expert in his field, he is frequently invited to serve on doctoral examination committees in Belgium, Finland, Zimbabwe, and South Africa