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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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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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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Christian Thaler-Wolski
Christian Thaler-Wolski

Christian Thaler-Wolski is a start-up advisor to early and growth-stage entrepreneurs. After years of working with VC firms in Europe investing in and advising B2B SaaS founders, he is now focused on space technology. Christian has served as a speaker, panellist, mentor, and advisor for numerous start-up organizations and events.

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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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Guerric
Guerric de Crombrugghe

Guerric de Crombrugghe is an enthusiastic and self-driven expert in aerospace, including aeroplanes, drones, rockets, satellites, and their applications, with an emphasis on company growth and innovation. He launched ScanWorld, a hyperspectral images and analytics company, in 2020. He now works as Chief Product Officer at ConstellR with the goal of creating a European champion in satellite photography for agriculture.

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Vincent-Henri Peuch

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.

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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. 

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Christian Thaler-Wolski
Christian Thaler-Wolski

Christian Thaler-Wolski is a start-up advisor to early and growth-stage entrepreneurs. After years of working with VC firms in Europe investing in and advising B2B SaaS founders, he is now focused on space technology. Christian has served as a speaker, panellist, mentor, and advisor for numerous start-up organizations and events.

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Peter Torstensen
Peter Torstensen

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.

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Miguel Ángel L. Trujillo
Miguel Ángel Trujillo

Miguel Ángel has over 15 years of international experience in business development and growth, management, strategy, and sales in 12 organizations of 4 countries. His expertise covers business projects design and execution, including launching, growth, and monitoring.

Mentors
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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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Adrian Norris
Adrian Norris

Partner @ Alpha2 Consulting
Co-founder of a satellite imaging and analytics company (Earth-i) which launched an experimental high-resolution EO satellite in 2018 and secured substantial private investment for the business, while leading the activities relating to procurement, licensing, launch and satellite operations. Also led the development of EO analytics products for the mining and commodities sectors.

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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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Claudia Bacco
Claudia Bacco

Founder/partner @ Grand Prix consulting
Seasoned marketing professional, mentors early-stage founders for startup success, focusing on online presence and competitive edge. Experience in the US and European startup scene, her diverse background in telecommunications and IT adds strategic value to budding entrepreneurs.

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Xavier Banqué
Xavier Banqué

CEO @ Rokubun
Space R&D Engineer and Project Manager, he spent most of his career as R&D space engineer in the fields of Earth Observation and Satellite Navigation, together with complementary mentoring and evaluator activities.

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Claudia Bacco
Claudia Bacco

Founder/partner @ Grand Prix consulting
Seasoned marketing professional, mentors early-stage founders for startup success, focusing on online presence and competitive edge. Experience in the US and European startup scene, her diverse background in telecommunications and IT adds strategic value to budding entrepreneurs.

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Oliver Heinrich

Partner @ OHB
Ex DLR, where he became project manager for Galileo in 2005. In 2008 he founded BHO Legal with focus on high technology projects: highly specialised lawyers, leading in the European space sector. Advice focuses on public procurement, data protection, defence&security, IT, IPR, R&D in existing and emerging fields of technology.

Pablo Garrido
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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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Alex God
Alex Godlewski

Accelerator manager @ESRIC
Investment, strategy and business development executive with an entrepreneurial mindset, project management skills, an international profile and experience mostly gained from global industrial leaders (B2G/B2B) as well as deep tech startup and venture capital ecosystems. Previously Newspace Capital investment team, first global Private Equity firm with focus on space and space-related industries

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