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Student Programmes and Career Opportunities at ESA Kiruna, 15 th May 2007 Merlijne Berntsen Human Exploration Promotion Division Directorate of Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration
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Student Programmesand Career Opportunities at ESA
Kiruna, 15th May 2007
Merlijne Berntsen
Human Exploration Promotion Division Directorate of Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration
ESA’s education activities are part of the Agency’s effort to contribute to the scientific and technical education of young Europeans Europe and ESA need young brains…
An important element of these activities, in the framework of the ISS and Exploration programme, is the establishment of a network with first-class Academic institutions - and their students - as those represented in e.g. the SpaceMaster Programme
The Academic Network for Space Exploration (1)
As of today 3 consortia of 16 universities covering 10 European countries:
• SpaceMaster • Life in Space• EuMAS
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The academic network for Space Exploration (2)
SpaceMaster
• Collaborating universities from Czech, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, UK• Space science and technology• 45 – 60 students each year
• Full time two-years master course• Supported by the EC Erasmus Mundus Programme• Grants for European students not funded by the EC• Stages (4 months) at ESTEC• Lectures presented by ESA staff members on the subject of human spaceflight and exploration• Courses and lectures on different locations
EuMAS
• Collaborating universities from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK• Aerospace engineering (aeronautical engineering / space technology)
• 25 – 50 students each year
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The Academic Network for Space Exploration (3)
Life in Space
Consortium consists of universities from France (coordinating university), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK
Two-weeks exobiology course in Banyuls-sur-mer, France Supported by the EC Erasmus Programme 50 students each year Support for European students Provision for equipment during the course (computers, study material) E-learning session with an ESA astronaut Lectures presented by ESA staff members on the subject of human
spaceflight and space exploration/exobiology
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PhD Opportunities
The Networking/Partnering Initiative (NPI)
The Technical Directorate of ESA (D/TEC) supports up to 30 PhD research projects per year, from which up to 2 PhD projects relevant to ESA’s Space Exploration Programme will be sponsored by the Human Spaceflight Directorate
The PhD proposal selection will be twice a year Support offered by the NPI:
– Co-funding up to 50% or max 15 k€ per year per PhD
– Access to ESTEC laboratories
– Technical support from ESA experts
– Ability to search within ESA for potential partners for further cooperation
One-to-one contract between D/TEC and the academic institution per PhD www.esa.int/techresources
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ESA offers several training opportunities for young nationals from its Member and Cooperating States*
Post Doctoral Research Fellowships: 20 – 30 placements per year (for 1 or 2 years) in one of ESA’s establishments, PhD required
Young Graduate Traineeship: 1 year, placement in one of ESA’s establishments, selection is annually in November/December,Master required
End of Studies Trainee Periods: 6 months internships at one of the ESA establishments
www.esa.int/careers or [email protected]
* Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Canada is a Cooperating State and Hungary, Czech Republic and Romania are European Cooperating States (PECS)
Training and Stages at ESA
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The SUCCESS Student Contest – a competition for European University students to propose an experiment that can be conducted on board the International Space Station (ISS) First prize: a one-year paid internship at ESA-ESTECto build the experiment and launch it to the ISS
www.esa.int/success or [email protected]
Student experiments fly on board several manned and unmanned carriers (Foton, parabolic flights, sounding rockets)
www.esa.int/education (www.novespace.fr)
Student Programmes (1)
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If you would like the opportunity to submit a proposal about your own experiment…
A new SUCCESS Contest will start after the summer!
www.esa.int/success
Student Programmes (2)
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