The European Space Agency (ESA) invites members of the tertiary education community to attend the first PECS / Associate / New Member States Tertiary Education Conference that will take place from May 6-8, 2024 at ESA’s premises in Madrid (Spain)! 

The PECS / Associate / New Member States Tertiary Education Conference is organized by the Capability and Country Support Division in the ESA Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Procurement with the intention to foster international cooperation and partnerships between universities in PECS/Associate and new Member States  and also with experienced tertiary educators in older member states in order to optimally develop the next generation of workforce for the space industry.  

Over the course of two days, you will explore tertiary education for space by hearing from those who have recently developed or plan to develop space related courses for  their BSc and MSc students hear from experienced space experts on their views, enjoy networking to foster collaboration and more! Sessions will be held covering education for the exploitation of space data and development of downstream applications, spacecraft and ground segment engineering and education for space life sciences.