The future of the European space sector and its capacity to innovate strongly relies on an education ecosystem able to nurture and retain talent and a skilled workforce. Understanding this, Education remains a cornerstone of the European Space Policy Institute’s (ESPI) mission, reinforced in our strategic agenda as defined in ESPI2040: Space for Prosperity, Peace and Future Generations.
In line with the vision of a stronger, better connected, and more efficient education ecosystem in Europe, ESPI convened three educational fora for varied student groups in the last week.
Sustainability In and From Space: The first event took place on 4 April 2024 and welcomed students of TU Wien’s new and innovative Executive MBA Space Architecture. The EMBA student delegation, led by Dr. Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger, and Dr. Man-Wook Han, visited ESPI for a “space-field trip” on Space and Sustainability as part of a module of the EMBA programme.
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Creating a Regulatory Environment for Space Activities: The second event took place on 11 April 2024 and welcomed over 70 participants in the 2024 European Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court to ESPI for an evening event under the theme “ESPI’s Activities and Recent Evolutions in the Space Regulatory Environment”.
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Space Diplomacy Towards Safe & Sustainable Use of Space: The third event, on 12 April 2024, convened the Student Movement for International Organization (MSOI), the UN Youth Association of Italy, and youth branch of the Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI) during their institutional visit to Vienna. The visit explored the link between ESPI activities and space diplomacy.
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Education, workforce development, and talent attraction are key challenges that will confront the European space sector, and Europe at large, in the medium term. Through its education activities, ESPI aims to play an instrumental role in addressing this challenge and contribute to a stronger, better connected, and more efficient education ecosystem in Europe.
– Marco Aliberti, ESPI Associate Manager and Lead on International Engagement
