ACTIVITIES

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), in its capacity as national coordinator, invites you to take part at the 2017 edition of World Space Week (WSW), the largest public event in the world dedicated to the celebration of space, which takes place each year between 4 – 10 October. Romanian organisation and institutions can participate at the event by organising educational and other activities meant to promote the space benefits, all centred around this year’s theme – „Exploring New Worlds in Space”.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian university Masters and PhD students to participate to the Rosetta Science Operations Scheduling Legacy workshop. The course is offered by the ESA Education Office in collaboration with the Science Operations Department and it will take place at ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Centre, at ESA’s European Space Security and Education Centre (ESEC) in Redu, Belgium, between 3 – 6 October 2017. The deadline for applications is 7 August 2017.

The European Space Education Resource Office – Romania (ESERO Romania) – a project of the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), organises a series of training courses addressed to school teachers.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian university students interested in a career in the space sector to participate at the second edition of ESA’s Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Operations training course, which will take place between19 and 22 September 2017, at the ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Centre in Redu, Belgium.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites university students to take part in the 11^th cycle of the REXUS/BEXUS (Rocket / Balloon Experiment for University Students) programme, organised by the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) and the German Space Agency (DLR), in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). Applications are now open and will close on 16 October 2017.

41 students and 13 teachers from "Grigore Moisil" high school in Timisoara visited the European Space Agency’s ESRIN center, located in Frascati, Italy. The visit was coordinated by Mr. Moise Jurca, Qualtech CEO. Mr. Florin-Corneliu Belea coordinated the school group.

ESRIN was established in 1966 and it is known as the ESA Centre for Earth Observation, one of the five ESA specialised centres in Europe. The world’s largest database of environmental data for both Europe and Africa is managed from ESRIN. 

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students to take part in the Concurrent Engineering Challenge organised by ESA Academy from 12 to 15 September 2017 at ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Centre. ESA is looking for 22 university students from an ESA Member or Associate State with an engineering or physics background. The deadline for applications is 24 July 2017.

The finals of the 2017 National CanSat Competition took place on 19 – 23 April. The event was organised by ESERO Romania, a project of the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA).

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian Master and PhD students to participate at the 2018 edition of the „Fly Your Thesis!” programme, which gives participants the opportunity to run an experiment during parabolic flights. The deadline to register is 10 September 2017.

Starting from 19 April and until 23 April, seven student teams participate at the finals of the 2017 National CanSat Competition. The event is organised by ESERO Romania and it will take place at the Elie Radu Technical College and the George Valentin Bibescu Aerodrome in Ploiesti.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students interested in conducting experiments in the field of microgravity to apply to the 2018 edition of the “Drop Your Thesis!” programme, organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), through its Education Office. The students can register no later than 5 November 2017.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students to participate at the ninth edition of the Spin Your Thesis! programme, which will take place in the last quarter of 2018. The programme is organised by the Education Office of the European Space Agency (ESA) and is addressed to students who want to perform hyper-gravity experiments. The deadline to register is 5 November 2017.