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.
Kristina Nikolaus is Co-Founder and CEO of OKAPI:Orbits, which develops software for collision avoidance and space traffic management. Since co-founding the company in 2018, she has led its growth in orbital analytics and sustainable space operations, combining industrial engineering and business administration expertise with startup-scaling experience.
Vera Pinto Gomes is Policy and Equality Coordinator at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space. With more than 17 years’ experience, she leads policy development on EU space, equality and environmental sustainability, including initiatives supporting sustainable space activities and wider use of EU space data and services.
Martin Langer is CEO of OroraTech, building scalable space infrastructure for persistent thermal intelligence. With over 15 years’ experience in satellite systems engineering, he previously led the company’s technology development and ran CubeSat missions at the Technical University of Munich. He is a published researcher in nanosatellite reliability and mission validation.
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.
Morgane Jouisse is a Space Traffic Management Engineer at CNES, working on the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking conjunction-assessment service. Her expertise includes orbital propagation, collision-risk analysis and uncertainty modelling. Previously at GMV, she developed software supporting launch, early-orbit and station-keeping safety assessments.
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.
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.
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
Thomas Tanghe is one of the Partners at Novaspace, with over 10 years of experience in consulting, leading the innovation advisory practice. He is author of several reports about access to finance, innovation financing and alternative financing of the space industry.
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.
Investment Manager @ EIT Urban Mobility
Investment and M&A professional with 15 years of experience across venture capital, private equity and early-stage technology. He has invested in more than 130 companies across 28 European countries, with a focus on sustainability, clean energy, smart cities and mobility. He also mentors entrepreneurs and evaluates innovation funding proposals.
Founder & CEO @ DANS CEE
Defence and aerospace consultant with 25 years of experience in procurement, business development and industrial cooperation. He previously led procurement entities at Hungary’s Ministry of Defence and advises global OEMs and Central and Eastern European suppliers. He also coaches SMEs through the European Defence Fund’s EUDIS programme.
CEO @ WindHackers
Entrepreneur and start-up mentor with over 20 years of experience in IT, business-process improvement and customer experience. He has guided more than 200 early-stage teams on business models, MVP development and investor readiness. A certified Design Sprint instructor and experienced pitch trainer, he has also founded several start-ups and co-founded WindHackers.
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.
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.
Head of Innovation, Product Strategy and European Affairs @ Hispasat
Senior telecommunication engineer, EMBA, Experience in the space domain, working for LSI (Large Satellite Integrators) and Satellite Operators. Launching his own start-up. Active mentor for various programs.
CEO @ Rokubun
Former Rokubun co-founder and CEO, he is a Space R&D Engineer and Product Manager with 20+ years’ experience in downstream Earth Observation and Satellite Navigation. Educated in Telecommunications Engineering and ICT research, with a Master in Project Management, his career spans academia, ESA-ESTEC, and leading European space companies. He now serves as Strategic Marketing Manager at Trimble Inc.
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.
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.
Strategy & Alliances @ Space Cargo Unlimited
Space economy and innovation professional with experience in IT, EU-funded R&D and technology transfer. He founded and led ASI’s Innovation and Technology Transfer Unit, covering start-ups, risk finance and intellectual property, before advising its President on open innovation. He now supports space entrepreneurship, strategy and commercialisation across European innovation ecosystems.
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