Space Studies Ghent University

Overview

Key facts

The interdisciplinary nature of the Space Studies programme at Ghent University is set by the requirement that all students follow a common trunk of 30 credits of introductory courses.

The goal is to get the students acquainted with the different aspects that form the foundation of space-related activities. Special attentions goes to the combination of a high level of knowledge transfer with the diverse backgrounds of the students.

Career 

The technological challenges and innovative programmes that typically characterise space projects make the space industry an essential vehicle to help keep our society at the forefront of innovation and research. 

The international character of many space projects makes the space industry also a very important element in the positioning of Europe worldwide. Therefore space industries will, for the foreseeable future, remain a growing and in some areas even booming business, with many career opportunities

. On the Flemish level, there is the 'Vereniging van Vlaamse Ruimtevaartindustriëlen' (VRI), which fosters the growth of the local industries. As already mentioned, there is ESA that works on a European level, but there is also growing involvement of the EU, in particular on policy issues and earth observation, telecommunication, global positioning and defense.