The International Space University is coming to Israel for the first time: it will hold the annual course of the Space Studies Program (SSP) at the Technion this summer * Guest of honor: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong's partner in the first moon landing
This summer, 47 years after he walked on the moon, astronaut Buzz Aldrin will arrive at the Technion campus and participate in the International Space University (ISU) space studies program events. Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, recently joined the International Space University's advisory team. Rona Ramon and Minister of Science and Technology Ofir Akunis will also participate in the prestigious program for space studies, which is being held for the first time in Israel and the Middle East in general. During it there will be events open to the general public, including a rocket launch competition, discussions on the latest innovations in space and a panel on the Columbia shuttle disaster.
The International Space University (ISU) annually selects a location in the world to host the annual Space Studies Program (SSP) summer course. Recent courses have been held at Ohio University, NASA Ames Research Center, Beijing, Melbourne (Florida) and ETS and HEC Montreal, Quebec. Following the joint efforts of the Technion and the Israel Space Agency at the Ministry of Science over the past two years, the Board of Trustees of the International Space University decided to hold the summer program in 2016 for the first time in Israel. The space studies program for 2016 (the 29th semester of the program) will take place at the Technion between July 12 and September 1, 2016. On behalf of the Technion, the Asher Institute for Space Research will coordinate the semester, headed by Prof. Pini Gurfil.
"Space is becoming more and more international," explains John Connolly, senior NASA official and head of the SSP program at the Space University. "These are larger and more complex operations such as the International Space Station, which require cooperation between entities and between countries. That is why the Space University operates every year in a different place in the world, and we are happy to come to the Technion this year."
In the space studies program that will be held this summer at the Technion, approximately one hundred participants will participate along with one hundred and fifty astronauts, managers of space agencies from around the world and space experts from academia and industry. The participants are carefully selected with the understanding that they will be the leaders of the space in the future. Indeed, many of the graduates of the Space University program are already employed in senior positions in the global space industry. The Ministry of Science offers about 10 scholarships of up to NIS 25,000 to those interested in paying for this year's program.
"ISU maintains a long-standing relationship with Israel in general and with the Technion in particular," said the president of the International Space University, Prof. Walter Peters, "many Israelis participated in the previous courses of the space studies program, partly thanks to the assistance of the Ilan Ramon Foundation. We are very happy about the strengthening of the relationship with the State of Israel through the existence of the space studies program at the Technion. There is no doubt that many countries will show great interest in the impressive high-tech achievements and the cultural diversity at the Technion and in Israel."
"The Technion is proud to host the International Space University in Haifa," said Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavi. "The Technion is one of the first academic institutions to launch a satellite into space, and we maintain an active study program in the field of space. We will make sure to make the 29th semester of the Space Studies Program (SSP) an exciting event, which will allow participants to experience the Technion's scientific achievements, the beauty of the State of Israel and its culture."
The prestigious Space Studies Program (SSP) will last eight weeks and will offer its participants an extensive and unique professional development experience, covering all aspects of space programs and space initiatives and containing various aspects such as space science, space engineering, policy, economics and law, space management, space applications and human functioning in space. The program is aimed at seasoned and young professionals from all fields, as well as young university graduates. The group projects allow the participants to focus on their field as part of a team and produce quality presentations and reports within a few weeks.
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International Space University (ISU)
The university, founded in 1987 in Massachusetts, USA and currently operating from Strasbourg, France, is the leading international institution for space education. It is supported by space agencies and large organizations from around the world. The graduate programs offered by the International Space University are dedicated to the promotion of international and interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of space. The International Space University offers a master's degree in space studies and a master's degree in space management at its main campus in Strasbourg. Since the summer of 1988, the International Space University has held eight-week courses at various host institutions around the world. These courses are led by more than a hundred faculty members of the International Space University in collaboration with experts from around the world. Since its establishment 25 years ago, the International Space University has awarded advanced degrees to more than 3,700 students from more than a hundred countries.
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It is advisable to plan full studies for space studies, including a PhD. Possible thesis examples. Geology of volcanoes on Mars, climate on Titan, mineral mining in asteroids, communication between manned spacecraft in the vastness of the solar system, for example between a spacecraft orbiting Mars and a spacecraft destined to land on one of the large asteroids, metallurgy in spacecraft engines, cartorphy in the solar system, crew functioning on extended flights to space Goth and moons, decision-making processes of astronauts during their flight, space medicine and much more. The range of options is very large.