SPACETECH - Postgraduate Space Education
- Paper number
IAC-07-E1.4.07
- Author
Mr. Ferdi de Bruijn, Technical University of Delft (TUDelft), The Netherlands
- Coauthor
Prof. Wiley Larson, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Edward W. Ashford, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Ying W. Sit, Technical University of Delft (TUDelft), The Netherlands
- Year
2007
- Abstract
Master of Space Systems Engineering – SpaceTech SpaceTech is a post-graduate programme for experienced high potentials seeking expertise in space systems and business engineering. SpaceTech offers lifelong education to space professionals by broadening their competences, encouraging systematic ‘end-to-end’ thinking and preparing them for any technical or business related engineering challenges they may encounter. This flexible one-year programme offers high competency gain and increased business skills. It is held in attractive locations in a flexible, multi-cultural environment. SpaceTech is a highly effective Masters programme certified by the esteemed Technical University of Delft, Netherlands. SpaceTech provides expert instructors who place no barriers between themselves and participants. The programme introduces innovative ideas and time-tested methods to give participants the skills required for future missions and new business, while allowing participants to meet work commitments.
Educational Approach The SpaceTech program is conducted in separate sessions, varying in length from one to two weeks, separated by periods of some 6-8 weeks, during which time; participants may maintain their normal jobs. It also includes introductory online course material which the participants can study at their leisure. The first session is held at the Technical University of Delft, with subsequent sessions held at strategic space agency locations worldwide. By participating at two or more of these sessions, attendees can earn certificates of satisfactory completion from TU Delft. By participating to all of the sessions, as well as taking part in the companion Central Case Project (CCP), participants can earn a highly respected Master’s Degree in Space Systems Engineering from the Technical University of Delft.
Seven distinct SpaceTech modules are provided during these sessions: Space Mission Analysis and Design, Systems Engineering, Business Engineering, Interpersonal Skills, Telecommunications, Earth Observation and Navigation.
The Central Case Project Our group Central Case Project, a major asset of this unique programme, is a focused project, aimed at the formation of a credible virtual commercial space-related business. Participants exercise space systems engineering fundamentals together with marketing and business engineering tools, with the goal of creating a financially viable business opportunity. They then present this, in the form of an unsolicited proposal to potential investors, as well as a varied group of engineers, managers, and executives from the space community. During the Central Case Project, participants learn the ties between mission and system design and the potential return to investors. They develop an instinct for the technical concepts and which of the parameters to adjust to make their newly conceived business more profitable.
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