The International Space University provides graduate-level training to develop future space experts and leaders through interdisciplinary and intercultural education. Their programs include a two-month Space Studies Program held at universities worldwide, a five-week summer program in the Southern Hemisphere, and a one-year Master of Space Studies program at their Strasbourg, France campus. Alumni praise ISU for providing broadened perspectives, improved technical skills, and an extensive professional network that enhances career opportunities in the space sector. Since its founding in 1987, ISU has educated over 4,200 alumni from more than 100 countries.

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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