Collins Edem Hlordzie

08/2024 - Current

Lund University, Sweden & University of Twente, The Netherlands

Masters Programme in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation for Environmental Modelling and Management (GEM)

• ERASMUS+ Joint Master's focused on Ecosystems and Natural Resources (Track 3).

• Program details 

• Thesis: UAV-based Crop Mapping and Fractional Vegetation Estimation in Smallholder Dominated Landscapes of Mozambique. Grade: 8.5/10

08/2016 - 07/2020

University of Cape Coast, Ghana                                     

Bachelor of Arts Geography                        

• Second-class honours (upper-division) - Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): 3.5/4.0

• Thesis: Climate Change and Subsistence Farming in Northern Ghana

02/2026 - 06/2026

RAMANI B.V., The Netherlands                                

Geospatial Intern

• Contributed to AI-driven agricultural advisory systems integrating Earth Observation indicators with agronomic decision rules.

• Validated and compared Earth Observation–based implementations of Verra’s VM0047 methodology for nature-based carbon removal.

• Developed semantic-uplift mappings for vocabulary and data interoperability across carbon-sequestration protocols (Gold Standard, Open Forest).

09/2020 - 08/2021

University of Cape Coast, Ghana                                  

Undergraduate Teaching and Research Assistant

• Tutored over 50 students in human geography and resource perception.

• Mentored 10 students, especially those with low academic standings, which led to great improvements in their performances.

• Assisted in class setup and grading of assignments.

06/2019 - 08/2019

Environmental Protection Agency, Ho, Ghana

• Intern

  • • Assisted in environmental control and monitoring.

    • Wrote Environmental Impact Assessment Reports.

    • Developed documents for a climate change awareness and education creation project

2026 

University of Twente, ITC - Geoversity

UAV Data Analysis and Segmentation Techniques 

2025 

University of Twente, ITC - Geoversity

UAVs in Precision Agriculture 

2025 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

EASA UAS Remote Pilot (A1/A3)

2025 

University of Twente, ITC - Geoversity

Exploration of Copernicus and Sentinel Data 

2025

University of Michigan - Coursera 

Python

2024 

University of California Davis - Coursera 

Fundamentals of GIS

2023 

World Bank Group -  Coursera   

From Climate Science to Action

2022 

UN CC: Learn                            

Building Resilience Through Ecosystem-based Adaptation Planning

2020 

ESRI    

Spatial Data Science and Analysis 

2020 

ESRI                                                                

Cartography                                                                                               

• ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop

• QGIS

• R (Basic)

• IDRISI Terrset

• Matlab (Basic) 

• Microsoft Office

• Python

• Google Earth Engine 

• SNAP

• PIX4D 

• DL/ML

04/2025

Mapathon - ECO-Syria research project 

• Created training and validation data for land cover mapping through visual inspection of Sentinel-2 data together with Google Earth images over different parts of Syria, using a pre-designed interpretation key. 

08/2020-06/2024

Climate Action

• Raised awareness about climate change and its impacts, most often using social media.

• Supported policy change, which involved lobbying elected officials

• Advocated for sustainable practices, which involved working with institutions to reduce their environmental impact, promoting sustainable agriculture, and encouraging people to adopt green lifestyles.

• Provided direct assistance to those affected by climate change by helping to rebuild communities after a flood, providing food and shelter to displaced people, or offering counseling and support services.

07/2020 - 06/2022

Green Ghana Project

• Planting trees, advocating for campus greening, and community engagement

• Participated in REDD+ Carbon offset project