ACTIVITIES

Fifteen teams of Romanian students entered into the second phase of the “Astro Pi” space competition, organised by the European Space Agency (ESA). The challenge for all European students aged maximum 16 years old is to design a running science experiment, using the Astro Pi sensors of a computer onboard the International Space Station (ISS), and to write the code designed for Astro Pi, in order to execute the respective experiment.

The Education Office of the European Space Agency (ESA) is searching for 22 engineering students interested in spacecraft communications to take part in the Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Communications. The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students to apply for the training, which will take place between 14-17 February 2017 at the ESA Academy – Training and Learning Centre, in Redu, Belgium.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian Master graduates to apply to the Young Graduate Trainee (YGT) programme, organised by the European Space Agency (ESA).

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students to participate in the Student Aerospace Challenge 2016-2017, organised by the Astronaute Club Europeen together with industrial and institutional partners. 

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites primary school teachers in Romania to enroll their class in the Mission X challenge organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), which will offer the students the opportunity to train next to ESA’s astronaut, Thomas Pesquet, and his colleagues. The deadline to register is 31 December 2016. 

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites teams of Romanian students with ages of 16 years old and below, to participate at the first European Astro Pi competition, organised by the European Space Agency (ESA). The challenge consists of running experiments on the International Space Station (ISS). Thomas Pesquet, ESA astronaut, has recently launched the Astro Pi competition and when he will get on board of the ISS as a part of his Proxima mission, he will assist the competition. 

Between 31 October – 3 November 2016, the European Space Education Resource Office – Romania (ESERO Romania) and the Romanian Astronomical Society for Meteors (SARM) are organising a course on astronomy and space sciences, addressed to primary school teachers. The event will take place at Casa Matei, in Buzau, Romania.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students enrolled in bachelor studies (first and second year) and interested in the space field to be part of the “Fly a Rocket” project, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA’s Education Office is searching for 20 students to follow an online course on rocketry. After the completion of the course, students will have the opportunity to participate in the launching campaign of a rocket, which is set to take place in Norway, at the Andoya Space Center.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites you to organise local activities for the 2016 edition of World Space Week (WSW), the largest space event in the world dedicated to the general public. Taking place each year between 4 and 10 October, WSW was celebrated in 2015 through more than 1800 events held in 73 countries, including Romania.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students interested in aeronautics to apply to a four-day course held by the European Space Agency’s Education Office. The “Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Operations” will take place between 11-14 October 2016 at the ESA Academy — Training and Learning Centre in Redu, Belgium.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students interested in conducting experiments in the field of microgravity to apply to the 2017 edition of the “Drop Your Thesis!” programme organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), through its Education Office.

Romanian university students can now apply to the eight edition of the “Spin Your Thesis!” programme, which will offer them the opportunity to perform experiments in hyper-gravity conditions. The programme is organised by the Education Office of the European Space Agency (ESA), where Romania is a Member State.