The AGH University has just launched the Faculty of Space Technologies (Spacetech) – the very first such unit in Poland and one of a very few in Europe. As the 18th faculty of the university, it will educate students in the ever-developing space sector.
AGH Rector, Professor Jerzy Lis, emphasized that Poland’s space sector is expanding rapidly, playing a significant role in satellite production, the development of research equipment for space applications, space exploration, and Earth observation technologies.
“By expanding our educational offer, we are contributing to Poland’s economic leap in the space sector and guaranteeing the supply of professional staff,” stated Professor Lis.
Professor Tadeusz Uhl, the current director of the AGH University Space Technology Centre, the mind behind the new faculty and its first dean, explains:
“The established faculty will foster the development of staff for the space sector. As indicated by statistics, 55% of space-related projects implemented in Poland concern satellite data processing. That is where there is the biggest demand for specialists. Using the university’s potential and our experience in the implementation of the UNIVERSEH project, we will be able to educate numerous professionals in this field.”
The new faculty offers a master’s degree programme in Space Technologies taught in English. The programme offers three specialisations to choose from:
- Upstream – designing and building space technologies (satellites, rocket systems);
- Downstream – analysing and utilising data from space missions;
- Biomedical – space medicine and life support technologies.
Each specialisation is designed for a maximum of 12 students.
Classes within the new field of study will be taught by experts in the field as well as representatives of space agencies and tech companies, ensuring students receive practical, real-world knowledge.
The faculty’s academic staff will provide its future graduates with a variety of employment options in the space sector.
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The Faculty of Space Technologies is an outcome of the current activity of the Space Technology Centre, that has been an active member of UNIVERSEH – European Space University for Earth and Humanity for five years now.
A vital part of studies at the new faculty will be active participation in research clubs associating students interested in space technologies. At present, there are 10 such clubs at the Space Technology Centre (including LunarTech, SatLab, AstroBio, AGH Skylink, AstroDevelopers, AGH Space Team, STARS), as part of which nearly 260 people develop innovative solutions.
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