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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
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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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Gil
Gil Lizcano

Gil Lizcano is an expert in climate modelling with experience in the management and commercialization of large projects. Gil has led Vortex’s innovation strategy when he is a current partner. He is the driving force behind the Climate Scale idea in 2019 and is now a founding partner of CS.

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Philip
Dr. Philip Lügnausen

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

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Frank
Frank de Jong

Frank de Jong is a tech enthusiast with over 30 years of experience as a hard- and software developer, and project manager. Frank has been a Business Innovation consultant at Orange for several years, leading the Smart Industry practice. He is now working as a Tech Evangelist and Program Director of Edge Computing in the CTO office of Orange.

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Steve Spittle
Steve Spittle

Steve Spittle is CTO and Co-Founder of GlobalTrust, an innovative space and sustainability start-up focused on using the power of satellites to develop and deliver sustainability strategies. Steve leads and implements the companies' technology strategy, products, and services. He has been a technical and business mentor for satellite start-up companies across Europe.

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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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Elena
Elena Megias

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.

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Ingo
Dr. Ingo Baumann

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

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Philip
Dr. Philip Lügnausen

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

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Frank
Frank de Jong

Frank de Jong is a tech enthusiast with over 30 years of experience as a hard- and software developer, and project manager. Frank has been a Business Innovation consultant at Orange for several years, leading the Smart Industry practice. He is now working as a Tech Evangelist and Program Director of Edge Computing in the CTO office of Orange.

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Julia Yagüe

Julia Yagüe is a geographer and holds a PhD in Remote Sensing. Julia is a Project Manager at GMV’s Remote Sensing Applications Unit since 2007 and develops EO services for EU institutional clients governing environment, agriculture and forestry including carbon stock measurements. Dr Yagüe managed the EC study on User Requirements & Service Specifications to be fulfilled by the next generation of the Copernicus space component. 

Mentors
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Silvia Pepino
Silvia Pepino

Founder and CEO @ GlobeEye
She has held senior positions in leading global financial institutions across the private and public sectors, including JPMorgan and the Bank of England. Author of the book 'Sovereign Risk and Financial Crisis, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

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Rabin
Gilles Rabin

Germany representative @ CNES
Space advisor to the French Embassy in Berlin, after having been Director of Innovation, Applications and Science at CNES until the end of 2021. Ex advisor to the cabinet of the Minister of Economy and Advisor in charge of innovation and research to the Secretary of State for higher education.

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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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Regina Kozyra
Regina Kozyra

Head of EMEA Business Development @ Planet
Experienced (>13 years) Business Development Manager with a track record of sustainability & technology in space, specialised in Go-To-Market strategies, institutional relations, procurement & building strategic pipeline. 
Team Leader managing diverse international commercial, engineering and R&D teams from different cultures and functions within organisations.

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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.

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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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Nguyen
Giao-Minh Nguyen

Cofounder @ Prométhée Earth Intelligence
Ex Safran Aircraft Engines Operations & Supply Chain management, later moved to Airbus Defense & Space in similar role. In 2013, he became Space and Situational Awareness Program Director and later Microlauncher Program Director at Ariane Group. Ex VP Operations & Institutional Sales at Open Cosmos.

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Aikaterini Liakopoulou
Aikaterini Liakopoulou

Venture Partner @ Wefunder
Aikaterini is a cleantech and deeptech executive who has sourced, vetted, and coached hundreds of Silicon Valley and European startups over the last eight years to scale, get funded, and exit. 
Her work with entrepreneurs started in Silicon Valley, in 2015, during her mission at the French energy giant EDF (a 140B EUR company). There, she worked with dozens of Bay Area startups across the US, Canada, and Europe. 
Currently, she works with the EIC pre and post investment (due diligence, founder coaching) to deploy Europe’s largest deeptech fund (10bn EUR).
She is a mentor at Breakthrough Energy (with the goal of accelerating innovation in sustainable energy), and a venture partner at Wefunder, the leading platform in equity crowdfunding.
Aikaterini features at the EIC Summit 2022, Forbes, Fortune, Silicon Republic, European Leadership Academy, and Spotify podcasts among others.

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Manuel Antonio Cuba

Managing Director @ Helix Space
ISU alumni from SSP09 and MSM10. 22+ years of professional experience include a number of startups and public companies in the ITC and Space Sector, including HighLift Systems, Hewlett-Packard & SES.

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Regina Kozyra
Regina Kozyra

Head of EMEA Business Development @ Planet
Experienced (>13 years) Business Development Manager with a track record of sustainability & technology in space, specialised in Go-To-Market strategies, institutional relations, procurement & building strategic pipeline. 
Team Leader managing diverse international commercial, engineering and R&D teams from different cultures and functions within organisations.

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 2 mentoring sessions, either with the same mentor or different ones. Note that places are limited and mentor availability cannot be guaranteed