Courses
Stratospheric Balloons: an initiation project
Teachers
- Victoria Barabash
- Rene Laufer
- Hassan Sabbah
This is a project-based course in which students run a regular high-altitude balloon program going through an entire cycle of a space mission. They start by analyzing previous stratospheric balloon missions developed by students. Then in small specialized teams they tackle the various aspects of a space mission: mechanical, thermal, electric architecture; attitude control and navigation (passive), power generation and management, on-board data handling, data telemetry, payload operation and data acquisition, as well as project management. After having chosen one or several science objectives, the students design, build and test (including vacuum and cryogenics) their payload to study the atmosphere or to test a new technology in space. By the end of the first semester, the balloon payload is then launched from Aire-sur-l’Adour in collaboration with the balloon division of CNES (and/or in Kiruna with SNSA).
The main goal of this course is to create an environment in which students can plan and perform a balloon project mission with a scientific payload and critically select and evaluate relevant scientific and technical information within the subject. After completing the course, the students will be able to define primary and secondary objectives for their mission by writing detailed specifications and an efficient working flow package. Students will be also able to analyze and propose future improvements and developments and identify further knowledge needs and take responsibility for self- knowledge progress. Students will also have experience of writing proposals to the French Space Agency (CNES), and/or Swedish Space Agency SNSA.
Skills
Systems engineering, project management, solving conflicting constraints, writing space documentation and reports.
Profile and prerequisites
Students with scientific and engineering profiles
The candidates need to have 180 ECTS, English level B2
Dates of the course
20 October 2023 to June 2024
Student mobility
Planing to bring students to Toulouse in March 2023
Teaching modalities
on-campus + online asynchronous + online synchronous (F2Zoom)
Contact information
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Introduction to Space Medicine
Teachers
- Anne Pavy-Le Traon
- Florent Destruhaut
- Safouane Hamdi
- Sara Laurencin
- Laure Boyer
- Claire Laurens
- Veronica Pereda-Loth
- Mateusz Daniol
- Agneta Larsson
- Pia Elbe
This introduction to Spatial Medicine is designed for non-specialists and will offer an introduction to the space environment. It will subsequently provide an insight on space physiology and medicine, considering the impact of space flights on health and the associated adaptations and modifications of the human body (metabolism, bone and muscles, sleep, cells and molecules…). It will also give an overview of the different types of risks for health existing in Space environments and on possible solutions to monitor and solve a health problem during space flights (use of medication, oral biology…). The different models for ground simulation of spaceflight effects will also be presented. Finally, it will help students to better understand the link between Space, Medicine technology and cognitive sciences. Thanks to an introduction to space applications for health on Earth, the students will be involved in practical cases on how to collect health data in spaceflights and simulation experiments.
The course level and contents will be adapted according to the existing programmes in which it will be integrated (most probably Bachelor last year/Master 1 level) but a scientific background is needed. The idea is to offer this introductory course to future engineers or entrepreneurs who will work on space applications linked to Health and Medicine and who will need a global overview combining basic knowledge of medicine and of the major issues/challenges regarding Health and Space.
Profile and prerequisites
-Technological background: students with scientific and/or engineering profiles with a specific interest in health and medicine.
-English level B2.
Dates of the course
February to May 2024
Student mobility
Not obligatory, could be discussed if requested
Teaching modalities
-on-campus OR
-online asynchronous (learning resources are designed to be accessed at any time)
-online synchronous (meets at scheduled times via a video conferencing tool, such as Zoom)
Contact information
universeh.contact@univ-tlse3.fr
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Cubesat platform: an introduction
- Gaëtan Prigent
- Oliver Bernal
- Anne-Laure Franc
The project is an introduction to the management of the satellite platform in terms of communication, electronics (digital and analog), power management, thermal management). It is based on the use of realistic, low-cost models of 2U cubesats, including all the functions of the nanosatellite, including:
- On Board Computer, CPU
- Communication cards
- RF frontend card
- Power management cards
- Sensors
- GPS
- Inertial unit
- Payload cards (camera)
- Solar panels
Profile and prerequisites
– Automation
– Matlab Simulink
– English level B2
Dates of the course
February to April 2024
Student mobility
Not required
Teaching modalities
on-campus + online synchrounous
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Satellite Communications: regulation and Business
Teachers
- Mahulena Hofmann
- Marie-Laure Boucheret
Nowadays, with the emergence of new space technology, to stay competitive in the space industry, students need to develop an expertise and knowledge in the fields of business and law. This interdisciplinary course will combine technical with law and business aspects of satellite communication systems. Students will submerge themselves into an interdisciplinary work environment and collaborate with other students from either a law or technical background. They will work together to solve problems in teams, which is also an asset from the societal point of view.
For the technically educated students, the courses are eye-opening in presenting the regulatory and business aspects of space activities. For the law students, the exchange with the technically trained students is enriching as they will cooperate with technical experts in the practice and must at least understand the problems which they are expected to solve. For both groups, the business aspect of satellite communications systems will be new and enlarge their competences. The interdisciplinarity of the course is a simulation of situations in a real employment world.
Our goal is to build the bridges between the different fields to reach a common goal and break the silos of traditional work environments.
Profile and prerequisites
Canditates will have to postulate for acceptance.
Dates of the course
October to December 2023
Student mobility
The course is available online to all students without travel requirements
Teaching modalities
Blended: combination of all
Contact information
universeh@uni.lu
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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History of astronomy
Teachers
- Guillaume Loizelet
- Hamam Mokayed
This is a project-base course in which students put themselves in the position of ancient astronomers and try to develop their own mathematical models in order to predict the position of one of the five planets that can be observed with the naked eye.
The main goal of the course is for students to experiment the scientific method: confronting tough questions, making small but incremental progress and taking advantage of feedback.
The historical field will be the students’ playground. The first courses will explain some of the ancients findings on mathematical astronomy such as the neo-babylonians’ zig-zag functions and Ptolemy’s geometrical models. Then students will choose one planet, one location, and one period of time and will produce their own models and confront them to the real motions of the planet using the Stellarium software.
The range of the historical discussion will go from the middle of the third millennium BP to Einstein’s breakthrough in the early twentieth century: the questions of the ancient astronomers may be seen as natural ones, their answers may be seen as cultural ones, but what is really at stake in this course is about the search for understanding what might not be understood and the long term process of mankind trying to figure it out.
Profile and prerequisites
-Course open to all interested students, as long as you are not afraid of mathematical considerations
-English level B2
Dates of the course
23 October to December 2023
Student mobility
The course is available online to all students without travel requirements
Teaching modalities
– Hybrid mode + asynchronous activities
– From the end of October to the end of December, ideally you’ll be available online every Monday from 13.30 to 15.30 and Wednesday from 16.00 to 18.00.
Contact information
universeh.contact@univ-tlse3.fr
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Medical engineering for Space and Earth
Teachers
- Mateusz Danioł
- Florent Destruhaut
- Safouane Hamdi
- Josef Kozak
- Agneta Larsson
- Jessica Ljungberg
- Pia Elbe
- Anne Pavy-Le Traon
- Laure Boyer
It’s hard to imagine long-lasting manned space missions without personalized healthcare provided onboard, and it is hard to imagine modern space healthcare without engineering and technology. In this course students will get an overview of current trends and challenges in medical technology for space. The course focuses on the technologies which are currently in use and on technologies which might make long-term space-flights possible in the near future. All the aspects are presented both in a general and a specific manner through several practical scenarios.
Profile and prerequisites
- Technological background: students with scientific (particularly computer science, electronics or material engineering) and/or medical profiles (students will need interest and some previous experience in physics and instrumentation) and students with business-oriented professional projects (students will also need interest and experience in the relevant technological areas, as earlier description) will be considered to join the course.
- Bachelor’s third-year minimum
- English level B2
Dates of the course
October 2023 to January 2024
Student mobility
The course is available online to all students from partner universities without travel requirements
Teaching modalities
- All the course can be taken asynchrounously.
- There will be synchronous letures (Zoom) probably Wednesday 17.00 – 18.30 but these lecture will also be recorded and available at other times. All other activities are asynchronous (via Moodle). Interaction time with the teaching staff will be available according to your timetable. If possible students will be organised into interdisciplinary teams.
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Elastic metamaterials and actuators for space applications
Teachers
- Pawel Packo
- François Pigache
Mechatronic space structures require particular solutions in terms of their efficiency, robustness and precision for equipment which is required to operate for several decades without maintenance. In this context the piezoelectric technology associated with particular material properties can bring multidomain solutions for actuation, mechanical insulation, or energy harvesting. New opportunities in terms of dynamical mechanical response are brought by elastic metamaterials.
Metamaterials are a new class of materials that exhibit extraordinary properties. In the context of dynamics, they can display negative effective mass and/or stiffness, extending the classical design space of engineering materials. Therefore, they can be very attractive for designing high-performance multipurpose devices.
In this course students will learn about applications of elastic metamaterials for various mechatronic space devices, in particular energy harvesters, actuators, sensors and electro-mechanical transformers; and how metamaterials can be designed and used for substantially improving dynamic properties of these systems. students will have an opportunity to design a device – from theoretical principles to simulations – prototyping it and performing its physical electro-mechanical testing.
The course is composed of 8 classes in which we present the necessary theoretical and practical background, followed by a 4-class students’ project oriented on designing, assembling and testing a prototypical device. Finally, students are involved in an industry-level project supported and supervised by top-class experts from the space sector.
Profile and prerequisites
- M2, specialisation in mechanics, mechatronics, advanced mechatronics.
- English B2
Dates of the course
October to December 2023
Student mobility
Not planned but possible
Teaching modalities
On-campus + online synchronous
Contact information
krzysztof.grabowski@agh.edu.pl
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Monitoring and economic control of climate change
Teachers
- Olivier Pannekoucke
- Laurent Borrel
- Gilles Lafforgue
- Mathias Milz
Following this, the economical dimension will be addressed and this course will focus essentially on two aspects. The first aspect addressed is the risk management of weather-sensitive activities and the second part will focus on the understanding of the economic aspects of climate change.
The final target is to give students the capacity to understand climate issues, to understand and assess the associated public policies and to take appropriate decisions in their personal and professional activities.
To address these questions, this course consists of lectures given by experts of ENM, Lulea University and Toulouse Business School, active learning and personal projects requiring an answer by students to a problem elaborated by an expert of socio-economic activities.
Profile and prerequisites
Master level 1
Dates of the course
October 2023 to January 2024
Student mobility
Not required
Teaching modalities
The course is available online to all students without travel requirements
Contact information
olivier.pannekoucke@meteo.fr
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Space Innovation, Business & Law
Teachers
- Eric TSCHIRHART
- Christophe BENAROYA
- Emmanuel ZENOU
In a fast-growing space environment, there is a crucial need to cross-combine skills and expertise to speed up space project development, be it in terms of technical/technological, business or legal acumen. Time has come to interact and work in a collaborative and comprehensive way and from the outset between all key stakeholders.
This course aims at providing to the participants, whatever their educational or cultural background, not only a “common language” but also an efficient working culture combining technical, legal and business dimensions, enabling them to work more efficiently on the design and development of space-related projects, with a shared mindset.
A key feature of the course is the blend of students of different backgrounds, combined with eye-opening course material; with this configuration, interdisciplinarity is total. The subjects treated will focus on giving the students the opportunity to engage in both the entrepreneurial challenges associated with innovation and start-up marketing; as well as the legal and business issues associated with space economy and intellectual property.
Profile and prerequisites
- Course open to all interested students as soon as you demostrate a documented interest in the field
- English level B2
Dates of the course
October 2023 to April 2024
Student mobility
Not required
Teaching modalities
Blended: combination of all. The course is available online to all students without travel requirements
Contact information
universeh@uni.lu
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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English C1: Terms and Concepts of Space
Teachers
- Sonja Bretschneider
- Anna Krukiewicz-Gacek
- Lars Lienen
This is a multidisciplinary course. Students will explore the world of Space, while improving their professional English for their future studies and employment opportunities. Participants will also understand terminologies and concepts for fields relevant to the space sector as part of the UNIVERSEH programme (e.g. “space, earth, natural sciences, medicine, humanities”) and contribute to the development of an illustrated Dictionary of Space Concepts that we are developing in cooperation with the Computer Linguistics Dept. There will be many opportunities to practice different text styles, such as interviewing, biographical notes, reports, and reflection writing. As an online course, digital media are endemic to the classroom environment, and the synchronous meetings will be supplemented with asynchronous tasks that will help students prepare for class and apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills. Continuous cooperation, peer review, video creation, and illustrations for the DSC, will result in a tangible product at the end of the term.
Profile and prerequisites
– The course is open to all interested students.
– English language requirement B-2 and higher.
Dates of the course
Summer school semester is from April 7th to June 11th and hours from 14.30 – 17.30
Student mobility
Not required
Teaching modalities
Online. You will need to be available on Tuesdays from 14.30 to 16.30.
Contact information
sonja.bretschneider@hhu.de
kruk@agh.edu.pl
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Machine learning in robotics and edge devices for space exploration
Teachers
- Maciej Wielgosz
- Marcus Liwicki
- Hamam Mokayed
- Andrzej Skoczeń
The course provides a wide insight into neural network (NN) algorithms and their hardware implementation. The development of NN applications is typically carried out using GPUs and requires a long calculation time. The course gives participants the ability to accelerate and shorten inferring latency using dedicated hardware with limited resources. Although this idea can be adopted in many different applications from many disciplines, the course demonstrates practical examples from space-related research projects. The main goal is to motivate, illustrate, and experience the impact of Machine Language (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the space sector.
Besides the emphasis on creating practical design on the available hardware platforms, the course presents a survey of commercially available (and recently introduced by leading manufacturers) systems for hardware implementation of neural algorithms. A survey of dedicated processors with neural architectures currently being developed is also covered.
Another fascinating subject in the course concerns emerging technologies dedicated to future hardware neuromorphic systems currently in the R&D stage.
The huge innovation potential of ML is strongly emphasised during the course. Practical examples of innovative projects are presented to illustrate the impact of ML and AI in business activity.
Profile and prerequisites
The course is open to engineering-level students from fields of study: Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications, Physics.
There are some requirements for students who apply to this course:
- Experience in programming languages (python, C, Java).
- Introductory skills in embedded systems (microcontrollers)
- Willing to work with hardware,
- Interest in neural networks and machine learning.
Dates of the course
30 October 2023 to 8 January 2024
Teaching modalities
On-campus and online
Contact information
skoczen@fis.agh.edu.pl
Hamam.mokayed@ltu.se
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Arctic Winter School
Teachers
- Victoria Barabash
- AnnaCarin Larsson
- Anna Krukiewicz-Gacek
- Dag Avango
- Johan Casselgren
- Mathias Milz
- Thomas Kuhn
- Axel Hagermann
- Rene Laufer
- Peter Törlind
- Josiane Mothe
Arctic Winter School is an introductory course for students from different academic fields and from all UniversEH partner universities that gives insight into the interdisciplinary fields of Arctic space, environment and culture:
- Environment and society in the changing Arctic. The Arctic Five collaboration.
- Polar atmosphere and its significance for solar-terrestrial interactions, space weather.
- Auroral physics and observations.
- Optical phenomena in the polar regions.
- Snow and ice in different perspectives.
- Arctic climate systems and climate change.
- Nano satellites and balloons for polar research.
- Product innovation for Arctic space.
- Terminology for New Space and polar research, linguistic aspect of intercultural communication.
- Survival in the cold environment.
The 1st week of the School is taking place at Luleå University of Technology, Kiruna Space Campus and includes lectures and workshops. During the week in Kiruna there will be study visits to Esrange Space Center, the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) and EISCAT Scientific Association. The week will also include study visits to Abisko Scientific Research Station, LKAB iron ore mine, ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi. There will be both cultural and social activities.
The learning outcomes are assessed through assignments, workshops and project.
Profile and prerequisites
In order to meet the general entry requirements for first cycle studies you must have successfully completed upper secondary education and have documented skills in English language. Exemption for Swedish A and B / Swedish 1-3. and ,exemption for Swedish A and B / Swedish 1-3. University studies of at least 7,5 hp.
Dates of the course
February to March 2024
Student mobility
February 26-March 2, 2024 in Kiruna, Sweden
Teaching modalities
on-campus + online asynchronous (learning resources are desugned to be accesses at any time)+online synchronous (scheduled meetings via Zoom)
Contact information
victoria.barabash@ltu.se
annacarin.larsson@ltu.se
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Critical Space Studies
Teachers
- Claire Cazajous-Augé
- Jens Temmen
Our course “Critical Outer Space Studies: Seminar and Lecture Series” takes as its cue the increasing prevalence and visibility of both public (NASA, ESA, Artemis Accords) and private (SpaceX Blue Origins, etc.) endeavors that seek to explore, exploit, settle, and own outer space and its celestial bodies. Our course will pay particular attention to how, in recent years, the exploration of outer space has been invigorated via its role as a potential remedy for the challenges of the Anthropocene (via resource extractivism, resettlement, off-world heavy industry, observation of impacts of climate change on a global scale).
Using as a point of departure the notion that outer space is a social construct and as such entangled in terrestrial discourses such as colonialism, capitalism, territoriality, militourism, (among others), this class will engage the complex field of study that is the science and exploration of outer space through a variety of disciplinary lenses—particularly, but not exclusively, from the humanities—such as environmentalism, posthuman studies, mobility studies, astroethics, critical legal studies, discard studies, and postcolonial studies.
Participating students will have the unique opportunity to engage with the work of leading scholars and scientists in all of these fields through seminar sessions and their discussion of texts, films, reports and other material. The seminars will also prepare the accompanying guest lecture series, which allow the students to directly engage with leading scholars and scientists from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to explore the ethics and cultural discourses that surround the exploration of human space.
The course curriculum includes two field trips to HHU Düsseldorf and Université Toulouse -Jean Jaurès for the first and final sessions of class, respectively, which will be fully funded for enrolled students.
Dates of the course
October to December 2023
Teaching modalities
Online synchronous
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Summer School
Teachers
- Tadeusz Uhl (AGH)
- Victoria Barabash (LTU)
- Anna Krukiewicz-Gacek (AGH)
- Jakub Ciążela (PIG PAN)
- Karol Seweryn (CBK PAN)
- Tomasz Buratowski (AGH)
- Miguel Mendez (Uni Lu)
- Claudia Boers (HHU)
The main objective of the course is to allow students to acquire knowledge about space resources and mining and create opportunities to gain practical experiences, which will help students understand different aspects of space resources exploration against the background of Earth resources exploration.
Lectures will introduce students to different aspects of space exploration, such as geology, sustainable development, and robotics. Students will learn about the geology of various terrestrial bodies and challenges of space exploration. They will also learn about preparing and testing robots used in space missions. Lab visits will focus on robot driving systems and students will have opportunity to observe and learn how robots realise their movement.
To allow students to see the connections between space geology and space resource exploration, Earth geology and traditional mining, students will take part in educational field trips. The educational trip to the Wieliczka Salt Mine (a UNESCO World Heritage site) is a unique opportunity to see first-hand how the mining industry looked like centuries ago and what it meant to be a miner.
The educational trip to the Racławka Valley and Dubie dolomite mine will help students understand the geological history of planet Earth and learn about different types of rocks and how they were formed. The interactive class in Geological Museum of AGH will be an opportunity to learn about various geological formations from all over the world.
The laboratory classes for the School participants will be conducted by students from the AGH space technology research clubs. Students from Space Team AGH will teach students on lunar transportation systems development. Students from Space Systems AGH will share their insights into the development of Mars and Moon Rovers.
The school will also be an opportunity to practise communication and collaboration skills in multi-national and multi-lingual teams, improve foreign language skills, and brainstorm and reflect on the hard and soft skills of entry-level employees in the space sector. Students will be encouraged to share and reflect on their experiences of inter-cultural communication and experiences of Krakow and places they will have an opportunity to visit. Krakow. the former capital of Poland, offers unique opportunities to observe and experience shared European history and traditions in the form of architecture, culture and cuisine.
The learning outcomes will be assessed through assignments, workshops and project.
Profile and prerequisites
Students from all fields of study. The candidates are expected to have some background knowledge (secondary school level) of mathematics and physics. Ideal candidates are students interested in learning about the topics of geology, automatics, robotics, and space exploration and improving their soft skills. English level B2 or higher.
Dates of the course
May – June 2024 (exact dates to be announced)
Student mobility
May 2024 Kraków, exact dates to be announced
Teaching modalities
On campus + online before and after the school, asynchronous learning resources and optional tasks.
Contact information
tuhl@agh.edu.pl
kruk@agh.edu.pl
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Trilingual course (EN, DE, FR)
Teachers
- Sonja Bretschneider (HHU)
- Valerie Nanot (HHU)
Profile and prerequisites
English level B2 (finished), German and French level A2 (finished)
Dates of the course
Summer school semester is from April 4th to July 18th
Teaching modalities
Online synchronous (12 sessions) on Thursdays from 8.30 to 10.00 am
Contact information
Sonja.bretschneider@hhu.de
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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Spring school: Space is all around
Teachers
- André Füzfa (UNamur)
- Myrka Zago (Uni Roma Tor Vergata)
- Sarah Baatout (SCK-CEN)
- Natacha Callens (ESA Education)
- Mahulena Hofmann (Uni.lu)
- Marc Toussaint (ESA)
- Alix De Beusscher (Aerospace lab)
- Jérôme Daquin (UNamur)
- Anne-Sophie Libert (UNamur)
- Jacques Arnould (CNES)
- Louise Charlier (ULB)
- Jean-Luc Trullemans (ESEC-Redu)
- Michelle Baker (ESA-ESOC)
- Christophe Ringeval
- Ils Reusen (Vito)
- Xavier Pasco (Fondation pour la recherche stratégique)
We propose the students to discover several aspects of the space sector, from engineering and science to humanities, during a Spring School at Euro Space Center and ESA-ESEC (European Space Security and Education Centre), Belgium. The school is oriented towards a large audience, gathering STEM or non-STEM students, to allow them to discover some of the many faces of the space sector. The Spring School will be given in English. For external students that are not following the astronomy lecture (SMAT B213), preliminary online events will be provided for settling the context and some basic scientific knowledge about space. The Spring School will include plenary general conferences on various topics (space law, medicine, rocketry, satellite operations, cybersecurity, etc.), team-building activities inspired by astronaut training at the Euro Space Center (the only space-themed park in Europe), visits of the ESA Academy facilities and ESEC-Redu station, a cosmicathon (team-based challenge around space mission design), planetarium and stargazing sessions, etc.
Profile and prerequisites
B2 to graduate students from broader horizons (including non-STEMs)
Dates of the course
From 29 April to 5 May 2024 in Euro Space Center, Belgium
Student mobility
Open to students who can make a short mobility on May 2024 in Belgium
Teaching modalities
The school will be given in English and will make the participation in three preliminary online activities, taking place in mid-March, the end of March, and April, necessary.
Contact information
international-mobility@unamur.be
Credits
3 ECTS Credits
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