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Coursesstudents

Published on Tuesday 18 February 2025

2025 · Upcoming courses

Get access to bachelor, master and PhD-level courses in a wide range of disciplines from science to humanities. Discover UNIVERSEH course catalogue !

UNamurWomen in Science

Published on Tuesday 11 February 2025

Women in science: portraits of women involved in UNIVERSEH at UNamur

To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, proclaimed on 11 February by the United Nations General Assembly, and as part of the European Space University for Earth and Humanity (U...

AGHPodcaststudents

Published on Thursday 6 February 2025

Space TALK – A New Videocast on Space Education and Technologies

In January this year, AGH launched a series of videocasts called "Space TALK." The series, created by students associated with the UNIVERSEH project, aims to popularize knowledge about space and ed...

AGHCall for papersstudents

Published on Friday 31 January 2025

Call for Papers · Space Resources Conference 2025 “Path to Lunar Sustainability”

"Path to Lunar Sustainability" is the theme of the 8th Space Resources Conference, which will take place at the AGH University of Krakow on May 21–23, 2025. Abstracts can be submitted until March 15.

CourseGeneral publicUNamur

Published on Wednesday 29 January 2025

Space for Society · Course

A free course for the general public on the societal impact of space and human activities in space, from scientific exploration to space-strategic, economic and technological issues.

AGHstudents

Published on Wednesday 18 December 2024

Space WEBINARS – A Series of Popular Science Meetings on Space by the UNIVERSEH Local Team

We warmly invite you to take part in a series of popular science webinars organized by the AGH UNIVERSEH Local Team.

Hackathonstudents

Published on Wednesday 18 December 2024

Spring’s Space Hackathon 2025 is here!

This year’s event invites artists, scientists and engineers from around the world to join us in advancing the frontiers of ecosystem engineering, citizen science, and space biospheres.

PhD StudentsUT

Published on Tuesday 17 December 2024

Creative Space Challenge24

At the end of November, Toulouse hosted the 1st Creative Space Challenge. Organized by Université Paul Sabatier-Le Catalyseur, ISAE SUPAERO, Toulouse INP, Toulouse Business School, Université Toul...

AllianceUNamur

Published on Tuesday 17 December 2024

European universities: between the local and the innovative

On 12 December, the Academy of research and higher education of Belgium (ARES) organized a workshop devoted to European University Alliances.

AGHstudents

Published on Thursday 12 December 2024

Think today about tomorrow – Study Space Technologies!

The space industry is currently experiencing rapid growth, with an even greater boom on the horizon. Now, imagine that when the moment comes, you are a recognized expert in the space sector. Make t...

AGHstudents

Published on Tuesday 10 December 2024

Autumn School on Space Resources and Robotics at the AGH

From November 12-16, 2024, the Autumn School on Space Resources and Robotics (ASSRR) took place at AGH University of Krakow. The event was organized at the Space Technology Centre by the WP2 AGH t...

studentsUNIVERSEH

Published on Wednesday 4 December 2024

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University Continues Active Participation in the UNIVERSEH 2.0-Extended for Ukraine Project

Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU), in collaboration with the alliance of European space universities, UNIVERSEH, continues its active participation in the UNIVERSEH 2.0-Extende...

Education alliancesEurope

Published on Tuesday 3 December 2024

Community of practice for European universities alliances and beyond

In a significant step towards realising the full transformational potential of the European Universities initiative, the FOREU4ALL community of practice has officially started its operations. The c...

General MeetingUNamur

Published on Tuesday 3 December 2024

General Meeting: A look back at the success of this event

From 18 to 20 November 2024, the University of Namur welcomed scientists, academics, students and university staff from all over Europe during UNIVERSEH’s General Meeting. The event was marked by f...

AllianceEuropeStakeholders

Published on Tuesday 12 November 2024

Science with & for Society at the Alliances of European Universities

In view of the recent or upcoming conclusion of several SwafS projects within pilot II European Universities Alliances, it is the ideal time to celebrate their achievements as well as to consider t...

AllianceEurope

Published on Tuesday 12 November 2024

Internationalisation of European Universities Alliances: The New Frontiers

Internationalisation is key to the European higher education strategy, with European University Alliances (EUAs) enhancing the European Education Area's appeal.

conferenceStudent club

Published on Tuesday 29 October 2024

International Lecture Series · Exoplanets

On Monday 21 October, the Belgian UNIVERSEH local student club organized its first conference.

LaboratoryResearch

Published on Monday 21 October 2024

A new building in Space Technologies in AGH University of Krakow

The big day has arrived! On October 4, the official opening of the new building for space technologies took place at the AGH University of Krakow.

InnovationstudentsWorkshop

Published on Monday 21 October 2024

Startech 2024: Congratulations to all participants !

Startech 2024, organized by the UNIVERSEH consortium, has come to an end! From September 30th to October 4th, 2024, participants engaged in enriching workshops.

AllianceEuropestudents

Published on Thursday 17 October 2024

A Royal visit for UNIVERSEH

UNIVERSEH is proud to have been part of the academic delegation that welcomed the King and The Queen of the Belgians at Sorbonne University during Their Majesties Royal State Visit to France.

LectureOnlineStudent club

Published on Tuesday 8 October 2024

International Lecture Series

The students of the German, Polish, French, Swedish, and Belgian UNIVERSEH local student clubs kindly present the upcoming lecture series!

Published on Tuesday 1 October 2024

UNIVERSEH at the UniCareers Fair in Luxembourg

On 27th October, UNIVERSEH was proud to participate in the annual UniCareers event in Luxembourg, which attracted students, graduates, and young professionals seeking career opportunities in variou...

AllianceEvent

Published on Thursday 26 September 2024

UNIVERSEH at EAIE 2024

UNIVERSEH actively participated in the 2024 EAIE Conference and Exhibition, the largest international higher education event in Europe, that took place from September 17 to 20 in Toulouse.

CompetitionPhD Studentsstudents

Published on Wednesday 14 August 2024

Writing competition

Take part in a competition organized within the European Day of Languages AGH (Krakow).

General publicPublic outreachSTEAM

Published on Tuesday 13 August 2024

STEAM initiation courses for children : Space was this year’s theme

University of Namur's STEAM initiation courses for children took place from 8 to 12 July 2024. Aimed at children aged from 6 to 12, the courses were designed to raise awareness of STEAM fields thro...

CourseLifelong learningPhilosophy

Published on Tuesday 13 August 2024

Sciences and philosophies of the Universe: a multidisciplinary training course at University of Namur to debunk space and science stereotypes.

Where do we come from? Where are we going? And what is this mysterious cosmos that surrounds us? Explore the discoveries of the sciences of the Universe and their philosophical dimension.

careerJobstudents

Published on Friday 19 July 2024

Is working in space just a dream? UNamur makes space jobs accessible.

UNamur, in collaboration with the Euro Space Center, a space-themed park in Belgium, and La Niche agency, has developed "My Space Job", an innovative educational and interactive platform that turns...

AllianceEurope

Published on Tuesday 9 July 2024

European Universities alliances unite to create a joint Community of Practice

European Universities alliances are joining forces in a project called FOR-EU4All. The project brings together all current and future European Universities alliances—numbering over 60—into a unifie...

ArtExhibitionPublic outreach

Published on Friday 5 July 2024

Stellar Scape – an exhibition about art and science

On Friday June 21 the “Pavillon”, Namur’s exhibition, experimentation and innovation center, started its new exhibition: Stellar Scape, which will run until January 2025. The exhibition takes visit...

conferencestudents

Published on Thursday 4 July 2024

Balancing Exploration and Impact: Insights from UNIVERSEH’s Space Day in Toulouse

On May 27, 2024, UNIVERSEH European University and UNIVERSEH Students Toulouse hosted a crucial event at ISAE-SUPAERO to discuss the delicate balance between space exploration and its societal impa...

astronautconference

Published on Thursday 4 July 2024

French astronaut Jean-François Clervoy visits AGH University of Krakow

On June 17,Jean-François Clervoy, a French astronaut, visited the AGH University of Krakow.

General publicstudentsSustainability

Published on Thursday 13 June 2024

Your impact matters – Sustainability Day 2024 on campus of HHU

On 5 June 2024, HHU invited to its first Sustainability Day, revolving around what ‘sustainability’ actually means and to inform what is already happening in the fields of research, teaching and op...

careerStakeholdersstudents

Published on Wednesday 12 June 2024

Inspiring Future Explorers: UNIVERSEH’s Space Day in Toulouse

On March 28, UNIVERSEH organized an educational event for 200 high school students at ISAE-SUPAERO in Toulouse.

InternshipJobStakeholdersstudents

Published on Tuesday 11 June 2024

Internships and Master-Thesis Projects for UNIVERSEH students

On May 22, 2024, industrial, commercial and service-oriented companies presented themselves at the Campus Fair on the campus of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU).

conference

Published on Wednesday 5 June 2024

Space industry experts visited AGH University of Krakow!

On May 23-24, 2024, Space Technology Centre hosted the scientific event Space Resources Conference. It was the seventh edition of this cosmic event, which gains more and more prestige every year.

Space WeekStakeholdersstudents

Published on Wednesday 5 June 2024

Space Week AGH is over! What an intense time it was.

Space Week took place from 17-24.05.2024 at the AGH University of Krakow. It was an event organized by the Space Technology Centre and a really fruitful time full of meetings, lectures, workshops ...

Inclusion and diversityStaff

Published on Wednesday 29 May 2024

Inclusion and Diversity: Highlights from the UNIVERSEH Staff Week in Toulouse

From April 22 to 26, the University of Toulouse hosted a week of enriching exchanges focused on inclusion and diversity. The event welcomed European staff members from the UNIVERSEH universities f...

conferencestudents

Published on Tuesday 28 May 2024

Unlocking Space Medicine Secrets: A Night with Top Experts in Toulouse

On March 27th, UNIVERSEH had the privilege of hosting an insightful conference on Space Medicine in Toulouse.

conferencestudents

Published on Thursday 23 May 2024

An insightful discussion with Nicolas Maubert, on EU-US space cooperation

In April 2024, UNIVERSEH had the distinct honor of hosting Nicolas Maubert a luminary in the space sector, to discuss EU-US relationships and cooperation in space at ISAE-SUPAERO Toulouse.

BEYONDconference

Published on Thursday 23 May 2024

Connecting with Policy Makers and Companies

Beyond UNIVERSEH presented "Humanities in Space" in Brussels The Beyond UNIVERSEH project, which is connected to the European university alliance UNIVERSEH, forms the research cornerstone of the Al...

Published on Monday 15 April 2024

The after movie of the Kick-off UNIVERSEH 2.0

Watch the video of the Kick-Off held in Krakow in March 2024.

Published on Wednesday 10 April 2024

UNIVERSEH 2.0 has alaredy started! Official opening at the AGH University of Krakow, Poland

The second edition of the UNIVERSEH project commenced with the inauguration of the "Humanities in Space'' conference, drawing students, scientists, and professionals from the space industry. Held a...

Published on Friday 29 March 2024

Orbiting prosperity: The business boom of Poland’s space sector

Since 2012, Poland has been a member of the European Space Agency, accelerating the development of the Polish space sector. The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) was established in 2014 and functions as ...

conferenceOtherUNIVERSEH

Published on Wednesday 14 February 2024

Ready to live on the moon?

On February the 6th, in Toulouse, over 50 Toulouse students had the opportunity to meet analogue astronauts as well as professionals in sociology and psychology.

InternshipOther

Published on Friday 9 February 2024

DG DEFIS announces two new initiatives aimed at improving the skills situation in the space sector

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) announces two initiatives designed to propel aspiring professionals towards fulfilling careers within the spa...

InternshipUNIVERSEH

Published on Friday 19 January 2024

Internship offer : assistant to Programme Manager (ASTEROID FOUNDATION)

The internship will be from mid-April till the second week of July 2024.

LuxembourgOther

Published on Sunday 17 December 2023

A small country on Earth, but a big one in space

Luxembourg aims to make space one of the country's economic pillars.

UNIVERSEH

Published on Tuesday 28 November 2023

ESA Academy and UNIVERSEH 2.0 partners to elevate space education

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Education Office, known as the ESA Academy, is partnering with UNIVERSEH 2.0!

UNIVERSEH

Published on Monday 30 October 2023

Luxembourg DeepTech Challenge & Excellence programme

📣 ESA Academy joins UNIVERSEH to offer entrepreneurial courses and activities within the SpaceHack, part of the Luxembourg DeepTech Challenge & Excellence programme.

UNIVERSEH

Published on Monday 16 October 2023

New UNIVERSEH brochure ‘Services for students with specific needs’

The UNIVERSEH project is committed to ensuring that all students with specific needs have access to the support they need to succeed in their studies. The following PDF file provides a comprehensiv...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Tuesday 10 October 2023

UNIVERSEH students blog testimonials

UNIVERSEH receives student testimonials UNIVERSEH is pleased to receive its first student testimonials about UNIVERSEH mobility experiences. We are grateful to our students for taking the time to s...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Wednesday 5 July 2023

UNIVERSEH European University is prolonged with a 4-year grant from Erasmus+

UNIVERSEH European University enters second phase in which it will be more innovative, cross-science, multilingual, multicultural, inclusive, research-based and providing sustainable learning envir...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Monday 24 April 2023

Launch of the two payloads by UNIVERSEH students

UNIVERSEH

Published on Tuesday 17 January 2023

UniverSAY: an app for UNIVERSEH students to learn languages and connect

The UniverSAY app, a project by the HHU UNIVERSEH Team, is a language-learning tool for all students, researchers and staff of the Alliance universities.

UNIVERSEH

Published on Tuesday 20 December 2022

Extension of UNIVERSEH European University alliance: new University partners

On December 2nd, the University of Namur and Tor Vergata University of Rome joined the ‘European University’ alliance UNIVERSEH, which now includes seven universities: University Fédérale de Toulou...

Other

Published on Wednesday 23 November 2022

To find life in space with NASA/JPL

Luleå University of Technology is among the few to be part in a prestigious collaboration with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with the aim of exploring signs of life in other planets. This co...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Tuesday 15 November 2022

A greener future with laser beams

With the development of a new ultrafast laser-based instrument, Alexis Bohlin, researcher in Space Systems from one of the partner Universities of UNIVERSEH alliance, Luleå University of Technology...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Friday 14 October 2022

Communication training class ‘Simple, Short and Exciting’

In the framework of the Beyond UNIVERSEH project, the alliance is organising its third edition of science communication training class ‘Simple, Short and Exciting’! A training for Bachelor and Mast...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Monday 3 October 2022

Space Semester “Sciences, ça tourne”

UNIVERSEH announces a new project “Sciences, ça tourne” in collaboration with high school in Luxembourg, Lycée Vauban and l’Institut francais of Luxembourg, under the auspices of the French Embassy...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Wednesday 28 September 2022

Public Lecture Series – Critical Outer Space

UNIVERSEH is happy to introduce the open lecture series “Critical Outer Space”! The lectures series explores the complex field of study that is science and exploration of outer space trough a varie...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Wednesday 7 September 2022

CALL FOR INVITED UNIVERSEH LECTURES

The European University UNIVERSEH is organising a series of multidisciplinary lectures on the topic of sustainability related to the space sector.

UNIVERSEH

Published on Monday 8 August 2022

UNIVERSEH Dictionary of Space Concepts

The Dictionary of Space Concepts (DSC) provides not only the basis for the advanced English language classes of the UNIVERSEH Multilingualism Programme; it also serves as larger online support plat...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Tuesday 26 July 2022

UNIVERSEH Moodle launch

UNIVERSEH is proud to announce the launch of its Learning Management System through Moodle. Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single ro...

Other

Published on Monday 11 July 2022

Luxembourg Young Graduate Trainee Programme

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! The Luxembourg Young Graduate Trainee (LuxYGT) programme offers a wide range of internships at the European Space Agency for Luxembourg students. The internships tak...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Wednesday 29 June 2022

Students’ Conference on Diversity and Inclusion in the Space Sector

The Space Sector can be perceived as exclusive, intended only for the most privileged individuals. It can also be viewed as connected solely to technical sciences and not having anything to do with...

Other

Published on Monday 6 June 2022

2022 IAF Emerging Space Leaders Grant Programme

Elizaveta Shashkova, the former chair of the student council of UNIVERSEH, has been named one of the 30 most promising students and young professionals in the space area and has been chosen by the ...

Other

Published on Wednesday 6 April 2022

University rover advances to finals in ESA/ESRIC Moon competition

SpaceR, a Space Robotics Research Group of the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), was selected on 29 March for the finals in the ESA/ESRI...

Other

Published on Friday 18 March 2022

ESA suspends Exomars mission over Ukraine invasion

ESA’s ruling Council, meeting in Paris on 16-17 March, assessed the situation arising from the war in Ukraine regarding ExoMars, and unanimously acknowledged the present impossibility of carrying o...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Tuesday 15 March 2022

UNIVERSEH Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine

The UNIVERSEH European University Alliance (including universities from France, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden and Poland) was shocked by the outbreak of war, as academic cooperation, exchange, interc...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Thursday 3 March 2022

Call for expression of interest to join the UNIVERSEH Alliance

UNIVERSEH – The European University for Earth and Humanity associates five Universities: Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (France), Université du Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Heinrich-Hei...

Other

Published on Monday 20 December 2021

Swedish-Finnish collaboration sends satellite to space

A collaboration between Swedish and Finnish universities and research institutes will result in a nanosatellite, KvarkenSat, eventually being launched into orbit around the Earth.

Other

Published on Monday 20 December 2021

Unique research provides greener rocket propulsion systems

The number of rocket launches expects to increase in the future.

Other

Published on Monday 20 December 2021

Fine dust on the surface of Mars

There is a very thin layer of very fine, loose material on top of Mars’ soil.

Other

Published on Monday 13 December 2021

Student team from uni.lu to conduct experiment aboard the ISS

A team of students from the University of Luxembourg was selected as one of the winners of the “Überflieger 2” competition and will be able to conduct a scientific experiment aboard the Internation...

Other

Published on Wednesday 6 October 2021

Space Systems Engineering Research Group (“SpaSys”) created at University of Luxembourg

The University of Luxembourg’s interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) has launched a new research group dedicated to Space Systems Engineering. The group is headed by Pr...

Other

Published on Monday 4 October 2021

The future of European universities, a core ambition for the French Presidency of the EU in 2022

At UNIVERSEH’s inaugural conference on 4 October 2021 in Toulouse, Manuel Bouard, representative of the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation outlined the priorities of the F...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Monday 30 August 2021

German and French Intensive Online Course for beginners (A1) in September

UNIVERSEH is an alliance of five European universities established in November 2020 to develop a new way of collaboration in the field of Space. One of the main goals of the programme is to enhance...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Thursday 18 February 2021

Beyond UNIVERSEH granted by EU Commission

The European Commission has accepted the proposal for “Beyond UNIVERSEH” under the Horizon 2020 “Science with and for Society (SwafS)“ programme. “Beyond UNIVERSEH” will complement and support the ...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Monday 14 December 2020

Five higher education institutions create UNIVERSEH

“UNIVERSEH – The European Space University for Earth and Humanity”, an alliance of five higher education institutions, was officially launched in a virtual inauguration ceremony today. UNIVERSEH wa...

UNIVERSEH

Published on Friday 10 July 2020

EU Commission approved European Space University for Earth & Humanity

In July 2020 the project “European University – European Space University for Earth and Humanity” (UNIVERSEH) was approved by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme. The Université Fé...