About the Training programme
Objectives
The Training programme is one of the three pillars of the ESA Academy programme for university students. It aims at complementing the standard academic formation in space-related disciplines offered to students from ESA Member States, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Canada. One of its main objectives is to attract future scientists and engineers to the space sector by transferring knowledge, know-how, and standards in all fields of ESA expertise. The goal is to better prepare the future workforce for the space community, and to show students the many opportunities offered by space research, facilities, and applications for science and engineering in fields unrelated to space.
Offer
On-site, online and blended training sessions in:
- Space engineering (including Concurrent Engineering)
- Space sciences
- Space medicine
- Space law
- Spacecraft operations and communication
- Product assurance
- Standardisation
- Space debris/Clean space
- Earth Observation
- Technology transfer, application and innovation
- Spacecraft testing
- and more
delivered by ESA and external experts from academia and industry.
In addition to training sessions, the Training programme further supports and promotes interaction with space professional by offering university students:
- Sponsorship to participate in professional conferences
- Support for other space-related learning opportunities coordinated with, or by, partners
Facilities
Among others, the Training programme makes use of the ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Facility (TLF) located in the ESA Education Training Centre, ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium.
The TLF is composed of a
- a training room
- an educational Concurrent Design Facility (CDF)
The ESA Academy’s Training programme has been coordinated by the ESA Education Office from ESEC since September 2015, and related training sessions have been delivered since March 2016.
Please check the current opportunities to learn more about upcoming ESA Academy training sessions and to apply.
For information on future ESA Academy training sessions, visit the future opportunities page.
To find out the last and next delivery date for a course, please check the current portfolio of ESA Academy training sessions.
Please note that the information detailed above is subject to change without prior notice.
