Introduction
The European School of Antennas (ESoA) is a new model of a geographically distributed school which aims to improve the antenna advanced training and research in Europe. The school is constituted by a highly qualified integrated set of advanced courses at post-graduate level, distributed in the most accredited European research centres on antennas. Attendance is expected by PhD students and young engineers in the antenna domain.
The general objectives of the School are:
- strengthening the European excellence on antennas
- completing the individual PhD curricula of students in Electrical and Information Engineering by offering interaction with the best trainers in Europe
- increasing the link between European Universities and Industries in antenna research and development
- facilitating the interchange of ideas among early stage researchers and teachers, thus increasing the future mobility and synergy
The school is furnished with a centralized WEB support and it is coordinated so that the courses have the same format and apply common basic rules for exams and credits.
This year the school will see contributions from experts affiliated to the REVOLVE project. Part of the European Commission’s H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, the European Industrial Doctorate programme REVOLVE: Radio Technologies for Broadband Connectivity in a Rapidly Evolving Space Ecosystem addresses the rapidly growing need for performance and cost in emerging satellite missions focusing on new antenna technologies and design methods. Structured around a major European satellite integrator (Thales Alenia Space), REVOLVE brings together a further 4 leading European R&D laboratories from universities, industries, and technology institutes in the domain of radio frequency electronics and antennas for space applications that are located in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Together with an interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international team of supervisors, REVOLVE brings together 7 Early Stage Researchers in the area of antennas, manufacturing, electronics and system engineering to underpin the European Space Sector for the emerging developments in this field.
