ACTIVITIES

Between 31 October – 3 November 2016, the European Space Education Resource Office – Romania (ESERO Romania) and the Romanian Astronomical Society for Meteors (SARM) are organising a course on astronomy and space sciences, addressed to primary school teachers. The event will take place at Casa Matei, in Buzau, Romania.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students enrolled in bachelor studies (first and second year) and interested in the space field to be part of the “Fly a Rocket” project, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA’s Education Office is searching for 20 students to follow an online course on rocketry. After the completion of the course, students will have the opportunity to participate in the launching campaign of a rocket, which is set to take place in Norway, at the Andoya Space Center.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites you to organise local activities for the 2016 edition of World Space Week (WSW), the largest space event in the world dedicated to the general public. Taking place each year between 4 and 10 October, WSW was celebrated in 2015 through more than 1800 events held in 73 countries, including Romania.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students interested in aeronautics to apply to a four-day course held by the European Space Agency’s Education Office. The “Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Operations” will take place between 11-14 October 2016 at the ESA Academy — Training and Learning Centre in Redu, Belgium.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students interested in conducting experiments in the field of microgravity to apply to the 2017 edition of the “Drop Your Thesis!” programme organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), through its Education Office.

Romanian university students can now apply to the eight edition of the “Spin Your Thesis!” programme, which will offer them the opportunity to perform experiments in hyper-gravity conditions. The programme is organised by the Education Office of the European Space Agency (ESA), where Romania is a Member State.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites Romanian students to apply to the REXUS/BEXUS programme, which allows them to carry out scientific and technological experiments on research rockets and balloons. Each year, European students compete to have their experiment among the 20 selected for launch with two rockets and two balloons.

The European Space Agency (ESA) Academy Training and Learning Programme is offering a new learning opportunity addressed to European students interested in the way in which ESA evaluates the technical and financial feasibility of its space missions.

The European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) Romania, in collaboration with the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), organises the 2016 National Exo-RO Rover Competition, addressed to high-school students. The purpose of the competition is to promote the space field to young people, to allow them to develop their professional skills and to promote future scientists in the field of space research.

The European Space Agency (ESA) organises a workshop on an annual basis dedicated to educators in partnership with the Galileo Teacher Training Programme (GTTP). This year’s event will take place in Leiden, the Netherlands, between 18 – 22 October, and it is organised also in association with the European Space Awareness Project.

The Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) invites you to participate in the Mars Express Power Challenge, a competition organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) and addressed to students, research groups or companies.

The National Contest for Science and Technology RoSEF2016 is addressed to youngsters passionate about innovation and invention, enrolled in middle school and high-school (from 5th to 12th grade, with an age limit of 19 years old). They are encouraged to participate in the contest with a work presented as an exhibit or as a poster, which must be subscribed no later than 20 June. The contest is organised by the School Inspectorate of the Suceava County, The Scientific Society Cygnus – UNESCO Centre, Ștefan cel Mare University – Suceava, National College Petru Rareș – Suceva, in partnership with the European Space Education Resource Office – Romania (ESERO România). The event will take place between 24-26 June in Suceava.