Presentation of former astronatu JJ Favier to Erasmus+ students from TIPS project

1. ISU Presentation to
the Erasmus Program Students
ISU Presentation to
the Erasmus Program Students
ISU Strasbourg
23/11/2016
Prof. JJ FAVIER
Research Program Director

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ISU DEVELOPS FUTURE SPACE EXPERTS AND LEADERS
 Interdisciplinary graduate-level training
- Professional knowledge and skills
- International, intercultural teamwork
 A competitive edge to begin careers in space-related
fields
 Help in making career shifts within the space sector
 Membership in an international network of leading space
experts and professionals

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ISU ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
 3 I’s: International, Interdisciplinary, Intercultural
 Space Studies Program (SSP)
– Two-month program at leading universities around the world
 South Hemisphere Summer - Space Program (SH-SSP)
– Five-week program held in the South Hemisphere
 Master of Space Studies (MSS)
– One-year program held at ISU Central Campus in Strasbourg, France
Executive Space Course (ESC)
– 1-week program held at ISU Central Campus in Strasbourg, France and in the USA
• Research Activities
- Master Thesis Program:

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WHAT ARE ISU ALUMNI SAYING?
ISU gave me…
 Broadened perspective
 International awareness
 Teamwork skills
 Improved technical skills and
knowledge
 Widespread professional network
 Enhanced job opportunities
 Career advancement

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ISU MILESTONES
1987 – ISU Founding Conference at MIT (USA), led by Todd
Hawley, Peter Diamandis and Bob Richard
1988 – First Summer Session Program (now Space Studies
Program) at MIT
1993 – Strasbourg, France, selected as location for the ISU
Central Campus
1995 – First Master of Space Studies class in Strasbourg, France
2003 – First Executive Space Course offered
2004 – Official recognition by the French Ministry of Education
2011 – First South Hemisphere Summer – Space Program in
Adelaide, Australia
 2015 – First Master Thesis MSS B
Today – 4-5 Thesis every year

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North America
►1988 Boston (USA)
►1990 Toronto (Canada)
►1993 Huntsville (USA)
►1997 Houston (USA)
►1998 Cleveland (USA)
►2002 Pomona (USA)
►2005 Vancouver (Canada)
►2009 San Francisco (USA)
►2012 Florida (USA)
►2014 Montreal (Canada)
►2015 Ohio (USA)
Europe
►1989 Strasbourg (France)
►1991 Toulouse(France)
►1994 Barcelona (Spain)
►1995 Stockholm (Sweden)
►1996 Vienna (Austria)
►2001 Bremen(Germany)
►2003 Strasbourg (France)
►2006 Strasbourg (France)
►2008 Barcelona (Spain)
►2010 Strasbourg (France)
►2011 Graz (Austria)
►2013 Strasbourg (France)
Asia
►1992 Kitakyushu(Japan)
►1999 Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand)
►2007 Beijing (China)
South America
►2000 Valparaiso (Chile)
Australia
►2004 Adelaide (Australia)
ISU SSP Host Sites 1988 - 2018
►2016 Haifa (Israel)
►2017 Cork (Ireland)
►2018 Delft (Netherlands)

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SSP15 COUNTRIES
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SSP DEPARTMENTS
• Space Business and Management
• Human Performance in Space
• Space Policy and Law
• Space Physical Sciences
• Space Applications
• Space Engineering
• Space Humanities

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MSS15 ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Business and Management
4%
Engineering
53%
Humanities
4%
Information technology
8%
Life Sciences
2%
Physical Sciences
6%
Policy and Law
4%
Space Applications
19%

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THE ISU ALUMNI COMMUNITY (1988-2016)
The 4200 ISU alumni have come from more than 100 countries!

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ISU ALUMNI GEOGRAPHICAL ZONES
Africa
3%
Asia
23%
Oceania
4%
Europe
41%
South America
3%
North America
26%

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WHO ARE ISU’S SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS
 Space Agencies:
NASA, ESA, CNES, CASC, JAXA, CSA, ISRO, UKSA, DLR, NSC…
 Other government agencies
The United Nations, UNESCO, European Commission…
 Industry
Leading aerospace and space services companies (Boeing, EADS, INMARSAT, Lockheed
Martin, SES…)
 Leading universities
20 international affiliates: George Washington University Policy Institute, Embry Riddle,
University of Texas Medical Branch…
 Foundations
Secure World Foundation, Heinlein Trust, The Space Foundation, Arthur C. Clarke Foundation
 Space Societies and Professional Organizations
American Astronautical Society, National Space Society, Women in Aerospace…
 Individuals: Alumni, Space Leaders and others

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