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
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.
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.
Ingo Baumann is a co-founding partner of BHO Legal, a boutique space and technology law. With more than 20 years of professional experience, Dr Baumann is an expert advisor in the geospatial, R&D and defence sectors. He is a member of various professional organisations such as the International Institute of Space Law
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.
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.
Nicolas Peter has more than 20 years of international experience in space policy on 4 continents and 8 countries. Nicolas has published over 100 reports and co-edited three books on space affairs and is a regular peer-reviewer for the Journals Space Policy and Acta Astronautica. He is also a Board of Director of the Women in Aerospace Europe and an Honorary Board Member of the Space Generation Advisory Council.
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
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.
Peter Torstensen is the CEO and founder of Accelerace, the leading startup accelerator and early stage investor in the Nordics, having accelerated more than 800 startups and invested into nearly 120 pre-traction startups. He is an entrepreneur and contributed to the creation of some of the first venture funds in Denmark.
Elena Megias has more than 15 years of experience in the design and implementation of web and desktop applications and services. Elena works at the European GNSS Service Centre and supports EUSPA in future Galileo Services development. She has a geodesy and cartography degree.
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.
Founder & CEO @ DANS CEE
He has been active in the defence&aerospace sector for more than 20 years. From 2001 over almost a decade he was working for CEC Group, the leading independent public affairs agency and network in Central Europe, and successfully supporting the local activity of many global and local defence OEMs.
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.
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.
CEO @ Space Platform
Entrepreneur, co-founder of startups, director, board member, mentor and investor, with a passion for helping the space ecosystem. Already a mentor for Astropreneur, Copernicus Accelerator, EBAN Space, CASSINI Hackathons, Seraphim Capital and the Space Hubs Network.
Senior Process and Quality Consultant @ ISDEFE
With over 10 years of experience in the Defence and Technology sector, both in the public sector and in a global provider company of IT, Transportation, Defence, and Business Operations solutions. Currently working as a Senior Process and Quality Consultant, ensuring the design and implementation of Quality Management Systems in Defence Programmes to ensure compliance with standards and optimization of operational processes.
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.
Founder & CEO @ DANS CEE
He has been active in the defence&aerospace sector for more than 20 years. From 2001 over almost a decade he was working for CEC Group, the leading independent public affairs agency and network in Central Europe, and successfully supporting the local activity of many global and local defence OEMs.
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.
Mech Lab Coordinator @ Verhaert
Currently leading the team of mechanical engineers and designers. Previous experience in mechanical design for the aerospace industry; more than a dozen projects, including building various instruments still operational on the ISS and Proba missions.
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