AGHCourses

Short-term training programs for Business and Industry

Thanks to AGH University of Krakow and its partners, boost your space career through three courses to upgrade skills and broaden competencies, tailored for working professionals seeking new opportunities.

  • Duration: 3 weeks
  • Format: First 2 weeks online, final week – 3 days onsite at AGH campus
  • Dates: March 2026
  • Who it’s for: Professionals and employees looking to enhance skills or explore a new path
  • Instructors: Industry professionals and university lecturers
  • Certificate: Certificate awarded upon completion of the course.

Earth Observation for Innovation and Business (2>18 March 2026)

 

Course Objective

The course Earth Observation for Innovation and Business: Downstream Applications Across Sectors is designed to equip professionals from both public and private sectors with practical knowledge and skills in leveraging satellite data to drive innovation, optimize operations, and create new value in their industries.

The course will explore how Earth observation (EO) technologies can support decision-making, improve efficiency, and enable new services in sectors such as agriculture, energy, infrastructure, finance, insurance, climate adaptation, urban planning, and more.

Participants will gain both a theoretical foundation and hands-on experience with EO data, tools, and real-life use cases.

Target Audience

  • Technology professionals who want to gain future-oriented skills and increase their competitiveness in the job market.
  • IT specialists and data analysts who wish to transition into the space sector.
  • Public sector institutions and corporations seeking to better understand the potential of the space sector and satellite data.
  • Start-ups and SMEs operating in the fields of digital innovation, green technologies, and Industry 4.0, who want to use satellite data in their solutions.
  • Financial, insurance, and ESG reporting organizations that use satellite data for risk assessment and sustainable development monitoring.
  • Energy, logistics, mobility, agriculture, and environmental services sectors interested in implementing satellite data–based solutions.
  • Innovation agencies, accelerators, and R&D centers that support the development of competences in space technologies.

More info and programme: here.

 

Securing Space: A Multidimensional Cybersecurity course (9>25 March 2026)

 

Course Objective

The course “Securing Space: A Multidimensional Cybersecurity” provides a multidisciplinary overview of cybersecurity in the space domain, combining technical, legal, policy, and strategic perspectives. Designed for early-career professionals and for those with more experience from both public and private sectors, this course equips participants with practical skills and critical insights into securing space systems and infrastructure. Participants will gain both a theoretical foundation and hands-on experience with real-life use cases.

Target Audience

The course is aimed at for early-career and experienced professionals from:

  • Start-ups designing their first cybersecurity strategies
  • Consulting companies advising on security aspects
  • Agencies, accelerators, and R&D hubs, supporting security-related innovations
  • Public sector institutions at local, national and EU levels designing security-related policies
  • Scale ups and large space companies, including satellite operators, upstream and downstream solution providers that want to optimize and upgrade their cybersecurity activities
  • All entities that would like to update their security policies to comply with current regulations

More info and programme: here.