Category: EU News

Registration is available! Education and training in the space sector: new trends, partnerships, and opportunities: 7th November 2022, 11.30-12.30 (Brussels time)

NEREUS organises on the  7th November 11.30-12.30 (Brussels time), 2 webinars with the objective to bring together the university community and partners of the network interested in education/training, capacity-building, and skills development, creating new opportunities for partnerships and setting the frame for new ways of cooperation to better partner and network associate partners with regional…
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Follow-up: Education and training webinar in the space sector on 5th October 2022!

NEREUS organised on 5th October 2022 the first session on “Education and training in the space sector: new trends, partnerships, and opportunities”.  The goal of the webinar and the next one to come (7th November) is to introduce the new players in the education and training sector who recently joined NEREUS, and to enhance partnership and…
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10 Highlights from an eventful EU Space Week

EU Space Week 2022 welcomed over 3000 visitors (with more than 1100 on-site in Prague) and 150 presenters, who joined either in person in Prague or virtually from home in 35  sessions. Needless to say, it was a busy week, with far too much happening to summarise in a single article. So, instead, here are…
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OBSERVER: Copernicus in EU Space Week 2022— Spotlight on the User Consultation Platform, the General Assembly of the Copernicus Networks and on the future of Copernicus!

OBSERVER: Copernicus in EU Space Week 2022— Spotlight on the User Consultation Platform, the General Assembly of the Copernicus Networks and on the future of Copernicus! nee@spacetec.p… Thu, 06/10/2022 – 14:33 It’s a wrap for EU Space Week 2022 (EUSW)! With 3.000+ registered participants, 1.100+ onsite attendees, 18.800+ online watchers (incl. 3.350+ unique visitors), 100,000+…
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Hellenic Aviation Service Provider to host EGNOS V3 ground station in Athens, Greece

EGNOS, Europe’s regional satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS), is undergoing a transformation.  Used to improve the accuracy and reliability of GNSS positioning information, EGNOS is designed to provide safety of life navigation services to aviation, maritime and land-based users across the EU. Part of the transition from the current version to Version 3 involves updating the…
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OBSERVER: EU-funded space R&I and Copernicus: creating game changing applications shaping our world

OBSERVER: EU-funded space R&I and Copernicus: creating game changing applications shaping our world nee@spacetec.p… Thu, 29/09/2022 – 11:26 In order to stay ahead in a dynamically changing world marked by growing competition and major technology shifts, the EU space sector requires continued, smart and coordinated investment strategies in cutting-edge technologies, innovation and skills. Similarly, the EU…
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EU Space is the key to robust, sustainable growth

On 27 September in Brussels, an event organised under the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the Prague House brought together thought leaders, decision makers and industry representatives from both the EU and the Czech Republic to discuss and debate issues relating to the EU Space Programme.  The topic up for…
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EU Space Week 2022 preview is here

EU Space Week 2022 (EUSW22) is set to put the spotlight on Europe’s dynamic – and rapidly growing – space sector. “As the hallmark event for the European space sector, EU Space Week is a unique opportunity to get an up close look at how European businesses – and society in general –benefit from the…
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17 NOVEMBER 2022: THE SAFETY AND SECURITY DIMENSION OF SPACE, EUROPEAN DEFENSE FUND AND ITS MULTIANNUAL PERSPECTIVE

  The session introduces the participants to the safety and security dimension of space. In particular, this session aims at giving a first overview on the European Defense Fund (EDF) and its multiannual perspective as one Union’s key initiatives to support collaborative defence research and development, and to foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial…
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OBSERVER: A wrap-up of Europe’s summer 2022 heatwave

OBSERVER: A wrap-up of Europe’s summer 2022 heatwave nee@spacetec.p… Thu, 22/09/2022 – 10:41 Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) show how unusually intense and widespread the heatwaves across Europe this summer have been. Together with prolonged dry periods, they have contributed to higher-than-average wildfire activity and severe droughts; and several countries have reported…
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