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:
curriculum
Space Economy
Explore the following modules:
- The Space Economy
- Access to Space for Founders
- EU Space Market Insights
- New Space & Start-up Insights
Applications
Explore the following modules:
- Secure Satellite Communication
- Space Situational Awareness
- Earth Observation
- GNSS
- Enabling Technologies
Hardware
This course is coming soon!
with EO Data
Explore the following modules:
- Copernicus Programme
- Copernicus for Developers
- Deep Dive on Remote Sensing Data Use Cases
with GNSS Data
Explore the following modules:
- Galileo Programme & EGNOS
- Galileo for Developers
- Deep Dive on GNSS Use Cases
Space Business
Explore the following modules:
- Business Strategy
- Business Model
- Building a Team
- Minimum Viable Product
- Concept and Design
- Marketing
- Sales
Capital
Explore the following modules:
- Opportunities under CASSINI
- Public & Private Funding
- Investor Pitching (Coming Soon)
Europe
Explore the following modules:
- EU Space Policy
- European Government Procurement (Coming Soon)
- Regulatory Guidelines
Global Markets
This course is coming soon!
Space for Security
Explore the following modules:
- Foundational Context
- Governance and Institutional Cooperation in Space Security
- Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience in Space Security
Space for Security
Explore the following modules:
- Strategic and Industrial Dimensions of Space Security
- Operational Applications of EU Space for Security
- Frontier Technologies in Space Security
Our partners offer further learning opportunities across key areas of the space sector, from entrepreneurship and technology to policy and regulation. Explore their resources to continue your learning journey.
ESA Academy helps university students build space expertise through hands-on projects, technical training, and learning opportunities across space science, engineering, mission design, and business.
Isabella Poldrugo is Deputy Head of Unit for Space Policy at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space. She helps shape coherent EU space policy, regulatory frameworks and a globally competitive space ecosystem. Her earlier career includes a decade advising Members of the European Parliament on energy, industry and trade.
Jean-Marc Pieplu is EGNOS Exploitation Programme Manager at EUSPA, overseeing the operation of Europe’s satellite-based augmentation system. With over 30 years’ experience in complex aerospace systems, he has held senior roles in Galileo deployment, GNSS services and ground-segment development at the European Commission and Thales Alenia Space.
Maria Gross is driven by change. She studied non-profit management and started her career at Daimler. Maria worked for different accelerators & incubators. She joined GERMANTECH as the Managing Director where she loves bringing together diverse stakeholders to learn from each other and work on a sustainable future.
Mikko Punnala is CEO of SharpNav and Space Air Technologies, developing resilient low-Earth-orbit navigation technologies. A retired Finnish Air Force Colonel with 30 years of operational leadership, he combines defence, space-economy and business-strategy expertise to advance secure positioning, navigation and timing services.
Fiammetta Diani is Head of Market, Downstream and Innovation at EUSPA, leading a 30-person team that connects EU space services with industry, entrepreneurs and public institutions. With over two decades of experience in space systems, market development and business development, she advances user-driven GNSS and Earth observation applications across Europe.
Simona Ciuciuc is a tech enthusiast who spent 8 years in the tech industry with Orange. Simona worked in several areas as a functional architect for mobile money services at Orange and as a cloud architect for their public cloud solution. She is a senior Data&AI architect, and her main activities are to contribute to and support the Orange B2B Data AI transformation.
João Alves leads EUSPA’s Space Surveillance and Tracking team, overseeing the EU SST Front Desk—the central interface between the EU SST Partnership and satellite operators. His work advances collision avoidance, re-entry and fragmentation-analysis services, helping safeguard European space operations and support the development of space traffic management.
Vincent-Henri Peuch is the Director of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service at ECMWF. Vincent-Henri has a background as a scientist working on topics related to atmospheric composition and especially air quality. He is a member of several international scientific committees including the world meteorological organisation.
Philip Lüghausen is an expert in data and data protection law. Dr Lüghausen places particular emphasis on scientific and commercial research and development, in particular, clinical and non-clinical research projects on pharmaceuticals and medical devices. His other areas of practice include IT law, e-commerce law, competition law and intellectual and industrial property law. He works for both, SMEs and multinational companies
César Carmona is Principal at Novaspace and Founder of C3 Space, specialising in secure satellite communications, cybersecurity and resilient aerospace systems. His experience spans secure-by-design architecture, programme leadership and complex communication infrastructure, including senior roles at Airbus Defence and Space, OHB and EUMETSAT.
Assistant Professor @ Hellenic Naval Academy
Defence-systems expert specialising in electro-optical, radar and infrared sensing. His work covers sensor design, integration and performance optimisation for situational-awareness applications. He teaches telecommunications and sensor technologies, and has contributed to EDF and Horizon Europe projects as an evaluator and EUDIS coach.
Founder/partner @ Grand Prix consulting
B2B technology marketing leader with over 20 years of experience in go-to-market strategy, brand positioning and digital marketing. She mentors early-stage founders and supports start-ups as a fractional CMO, drawing on leadership roles at Nokia, Juniper Networks and Frequentis. Her expertise spans telecommunications, IT, aviation and emerging technologies.
Principal @ Novaspace
Space and satellite expert with 20 years of experience across Europe. He started as a systems engineer on Earth Observation programmes and later worked in project and technical management for secure SATCOM missions at OHB and Airbus Defence and Space. At Airbus, he led Aerospace Security, delivering secure-by-design solutions for major programmes. He holds a Master’s in Telecommunications Engineering and an Executive MBA.
CEO & Founder @ MeridianVertex
Senior advisor with 30+ years of experience across space, aerospace, automotive, AI, and deep-tech. He worked at ESA/ESTEC on major missions including EarthCARE, CryoSat, Aeolus, GOCE, and ExoMars, later led autonomous driving programmes at Volvo Cars, and worked in deep-tech investment at Volvo Cars Tech Fund. He now advises startups on strategy, commercialisation, and scaling space and dual-use technologies.
CEO @ Space Platform
Entrepreneur, investor and board member with over 30 years of international experience across aerospace, communications and life sciences. He has co-founded several deep-tech ventures, supported start-ups through public funding and angel investment, and mentors emerging space companies through European acceleration programmes and investor networks.
Venture ecosystem builder @ Verhaert
Venture ecosystem builder supporting space, fusion and deep-tech start-ups through mentoring, incubation and technology transfer. He leads CASSINI Hackathons and works as a technology broker for ESA and fusion initiatives. A four-time founder, he co-founded Mindesk, a VR software company acquired by an ASX-listed group in 2020.
CEO & Founder @ ORBITALYX
Space-business advisor specialising in commercialisation, launch procurement, communications and market positioning. She led CroCube, Croatia’s first satellite mission, from concept to orbit and has supported multiple satellite missions. She mentors emerging space companies through the ESA BIC ecosystem, advises launch providers on commercial strategy, and was named among Via Satellite’s Top 50 Women in Satellite in 2026.
Head of NATO DIANA Accelerator in Estonia,
And the Head of Tehnopol Startup Incubator, one of the leading accelerators in the New Nordics. She is a seasoned business coach, who has advised over 200 startup companies, organized different kinds of innovation programs for corporates, and evaluated thousands of startups for various competitions and projects. She leads workshops for startups and also contribute to the next-generation startup founders by being a startup lecturer at the Tallinn University of Technology already for the 5th season.
She helps space and dual-use founders translate technical capability into commercial traction and mission-ready execution. With over 12 years’ experience, she has supported more than 600 teams across Europe and the United States. Her expertise includes commercialisation, founder readiness and decision-making under uncertainty, informed by applied neuroscience research.
Research & Innovation Strategy Developer @ Prague Innovation Institute
Space engineer, assistant professor and science communicator. Since 2020, he's been an advisor to NATO Sec-gen Stoltenberg as the NATO2030 Young Leader, leading a working group focused EDTs and space tech. Now responsible for developing an innovation ecosystem with a focus on space.
Any individual of legal age established in the Member States of European Economic Area, EU candidate countries and Horizon Europe associated countries.
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 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