Lectures, workshops and mentoring are now available!

The EU Space Academy Learning Platform offers enthusiastic entrepreneurs a free and customisable online development programme tailored to their unique goals.

Motivated to shake up your industry by employing the latest knowledge in space data? You’ve come to the right place.

Our academy brings you:

An introduction
Course
curriculum

Explore the following modules:

  • The Space Economy
  • Access to Space for Founders
  • EU Space Market Insights
  • New Space & Start-up Insights

Explore the following modules:

  • Secure Satellite Communication
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Earth Observation
  • GNSS
  • Enabling Technologies

This course is coming soon!

Explore the following modules:

  • Copernicus Programme
  • Copernicus for Developers
  • Deep Dive on Remote Sensing Data Use Cases

Explore the following modules:

  • Galileo Programme & EGNOS
  • Galileo for Developers
  • Deep Dive on GNSS Use Cases

Explore the following modules:

  • Business Strategy
  • Business Model
  • Building a Team
  • Minimum Viable Product
  • Concept and Design
  • Marketing
  • Sales

Explore the following modules:

  • Opportunities under CASSINI
  • Public & Private Funding
  • Investor Pitching (Coming Soon)

Explore the following modules:

  • EU Space Policy
  • European Government Procurement (Coming Soon)
  • Regulatory Guidelines

This course is coming soon!

Explore the following modules:

  • Foundational Context
  • Governance and Institutional Cooperation in Space Security
  • Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience in Space Security

Explore the following modules:

  • Strategic and Industrial Dimensions of Space Security
  • Operational Applications of EU Space for Security
  • Frontier Technologies in Space Security
Also learn with ESA Academy

Are you a university student wishing to deepen your knowledge of space science, engineering, and mission design, or would you like to dive deeper with on-site courses and space projects? The European Space Agency (ESA) offers a wide range of learning opportunities across the space sector via their ESA Academy programme.

From technical, in-person, training courses and hands-on projects to unique engagement activities, ESA Academy helps students acquire the skills needed to shape the future of the space industry — whether as engineers, scientists, or innovators.

Complement your entrepreneurial journey by building a strong technical foundation through ESA Academy’s portfolio of university-level trainings, projects and funding opportunities.

Lecturers
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Philippe
Philippe Blanc

Philippe Blanc is the head of the department Energy and Processes of MINES Paris - PSL and is the deputy head of the centre Observation, Impacts, Energy. Philippe is working on the modelling of solar radiation and its assessment from in situ measurements or/and satellite images. His background is related to signal and image processing, data sciences and applied mathematics. 

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Claus
Claus Nehmzou

Claus Nehmzou has more than 30 years of experience in business development for multinational companies across diverse industries. Claus specialises in emerging technology, and he is the founder and CEO of a gamified online education start-up in Hong Kong. He is renowned for his innovative approaches and valued for his business and technology insights.

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Ginny Radmall
Ginny Radmall

Ginny Radmall is a start-up coach providing personalised group coaching, 1-1’s and online training. She has worked with some of the biggest tech companies in the world such as Microsoft, Google and Salesforce. Her start-up experience extends to Accelerator Programmes such as Techstars, Google for Startups, and others.

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Steve Lee
Steve Lee

Steve Lee is the Chief Executive Officer of Astrosat, an Astronautics and Earth observation company. A proven innovator and entrepreneur, Steve is also an award-winning Astrophysicist and Astronautical Engineer. Through his leadership Astrosat is paving the way for Space solutions using innovation to solve global challenges.

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Dany
Dany Robbrecht

Having worked at Verhaert for more than 25 years, Dany Robbrecht focuses on strategic innovation: this includes value and business model engineering and value proposition design, as well as strategic product, design and (open) innovation management in a B2B, B2C and the public context.

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Julie
Dr. Julie L.-Danczak

Dr Julie Letertre-Danczak is an expert in physics for environement with a PhD on Physic and Chemistry of Atmosphere. 
She is a project officer at ECMWF working for CAMS on the National Collaboration Programme and also the Copernicus Thematic Hub on Health.

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Sven
Sven Przywarra

Sven Przywarra is a co-founder of LiveEO. Sven is leading a team of more than 90 people working on bringing the insights of earth observation to utility enterprises. He is convinced that earth observation will have a positive impact on every major industry within the next 10 years.

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Alina
Alina Hriscu

Alina Hriscu is an EGNSS security expert at EUSPA. Alina has a PhD in physics with a focus on nanocircuits for quantum computers and sensing devices. She worked at ESA and EUSOA in market development promoting EGNSS for SMEs such as in the Fundamental Elements funding programme. 

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Norbert
Norbert Frischauf

Norbert Frischauf is a Chief Technologist at SpaceTec Partners with more than 13 years of management consulting experience. Norbert is a science journalist at the Austrian National television and technology strategist in EC, EUSPA, GJU, and ESA. He has a scientific and technological background ranging from high energy physics, IT, aviation, and aerospace to space systems engineering.

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Claus
Claus Nehmzou

Claus Nehmzou has more than 30 years of experience in business development for multinational companies across diverse industries. Claus specialises in emerging technology, and he is the founder and CEO of a gamified online education start-up in Hong Kong. He is renowned for his innovative approaches and valued for his business and technology insights.

Mentors
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Ines Mir
Ines Mir

UX/UI lead @ Zalando
Berlin-based product UX/UI designer, content creator and mentor. She has 14+ years of experience working in big tech companies like Zalando and Yandex and international agencies like Clay Global for top clients such as Corsair, Zenefits, Intuit, Michelin, and Ferrari.

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William Carbone
William Carbone

CEO @ The Adjacent Possible
Helping organizations leverage new intellectual property licensing opportunities in different industries and with the mission to connect global technology ecosystems. Previously Quantum Ambassador, Global Business Development for the Aerospace and Defence industries, Program Manager for AI & Innovation, and member of the IBM Academy of Technology at IBM.

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Miguel
Dr. Miguel Ángel López Trujillo

Associate @ Lean Sales
Partner of BA International Partners, business consultant at Madrid's Regional Government, and mentor at IE Business School; business coach for several organizations, including the European Commission.

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Chris Autry
Chris Autry

CEO @ Iothic
Specialized in IoT security protocols and serving as a security advisor for SmartCities to the U.K. government security agencies. He is a recognized authority on IoT, cybersecurity, and innovative technologies, with a background in entrepreneurship and advisory roles for tech start-ups and global conglomerates.

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Skuja
Karlis Skuja

CEO @ WindHackers
Entrepreneur as well as a startup mentor and coach with experience in IT solutions, business processes and customer experience improvement projects. Leader of WindHackers - the innovation community in Latvia. Participated in more than 50 hackathons as a participant, mentor and jury member.

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Anilkumar Dave
Anilkumar Dave

Cofounder @ Darwix Space
Former head of "Innovation and Technology Transfer" dept. at the Italian Space Agency, former head of "Research and Tech transfer" dept. for the largest innovation agency (and lead of incubator), former CEO of private accelerator; 20+ years career in between RES and IND supporting also the creation of spin-offs or new business units.

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Chris Autry
Chris Autry

CEO @ Iothic
Specialized in IoT security protocols and serving as a security advisor for SmartCities to the U.K. government security agencies. He is a recognized authority on IoT, cybersecurity, and innovative technologies, with a background in entrepreneurship and advisory roles for tech start-ups and global conglomerates.

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Gaetano Volpe
Gaetano Volpe

CEO @ Latitudo 40
Always worked in the space economy (telecommunications and navigation), in go-to-market and sales activities for new space asset-based solutions. In 2017 he founded Latitudo 40 to create an easy way to access actionable insights based on earth observation for not-space-users.

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Miguel
Dr. Miguel Ángel López Trujillo

Associate @ Lean Sales
Partner of BA International Partners, business consultant at Madrid's Regional Government, and mentor at IE Business School; business coach for several organizations, including the European Commission.

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Clarisse
Guy Clarisse

Managing director @ Verhaert Digital
Entrepreneurial IT professional with experience as a consultant, manager and director in various IT domains such as infrastructure, security, cloud computing, IT operations, IT management and outsourcing. He has been focusing on AI/ML projects in food, agronomy, chemistry, healthcare, automotive, logistics and engineering.

FAQ

Any person of legal age who resides in an EU Member State, Norway or Switzerland.

Register anytime during the academy by clicking at the courses on our website. 

No, not at all. We encourage anyone with a passion for entrepreneurship and EU space data and signals to participate in the academy. You can learn about the opportunities of the downstream sector and business practices to create a successful start-up.

Yes, there is no requirement as such for participation in the EU Space Academy Learning Platform. Although the course is aimed at entrepreneurs within the space sector, the lessons are designed so any interested person regardless of their background can find modules of interest.

No, you can register to the online programme anytime! Once you registered, you will gain access to all the available courses that you can watch at your own convenience. 

Each member of your team can individually join and benefit from the academy. 

No, you can watch the lessons in your preferred order.

Yes, you will get a certificate after completing the academy. Additionally, after the completion of each course, you can download a completion badge and share it with your network.

Yes, feel free to join all the courses you like.

You can view the schedule your office hour session at the end of the Workshops module.
 

You can book up to 4 mentoring sessions in any 365-day period, either with the same mentor or different ones. Note that places are limited and mentor availability cannot be guaranteed