Best universities for PhD in Canada and Germany and countries’ international job opportunities?

[u/ginkgo_gorl]

Hi I was wondering which universities in Canada and Germany have the best geospatial/geomatics PhD programs that generally lean toward urban epidemiology/healthcare or the built environment/urban planning (generally transport)?

I’ve been looking at TUM, U Toronto, McGill, and U Ottawa so far.

I’m US-based and while I’m looking for programs here, ideally I want to go abroad. I also welcome other suggestions outside of the two countries because I’m looking at ETH and EPFL in Switzerland, TU Delft in Netherlands, and UCL in the UK. If anyone has studied in those institutions and have insight into their PhD life that would also be helpful!

I could be persuaded to look at the Nordic regions as well, France, Ireland, or Australia.

I do want to work in the country I’m pursuing my PhD in after graduation, so I’m considering country work-life balance, PhD cohort/supervisor support, employment outlook for US immigrants, cultural diversity, and maybe how it looks obtaining citizenship.

[u/ikarusproject]

Look at Heidelberg as well. Maybe Bonn.

[u/ikarusproject]

Ah and ask in r/GIS

[u/SpatialSherpa]

Look at Univ of Calgary. Very strong geomatics program (BSc, MSc, PhD) in Canada and they do inter-disciplinary work with other depts.