SSP22 Blog – Week 3 (onsite)
Another week has begun in Oeiras, that seemed to be like the earlier ones. However, this one ended up being different and special! The “Core Seminar Quiz” was the first activity of the week, involving all the onsite SSP22 participants, who got the opportunity to prove how much knowledge they had gained from all the […]
SSP22 Blog – Week 3 (online)
Week 3, SSP22 is in full throttle, and participants have reached the highest possible orbit. We are halfway through (can you believe it!?) as we continue with our perilous journey. That does not mean it gets any easier and the mission control center was packed with incredible activities. Buckle up! This week marked the second […]
SSP22 Blog – Week 4 (onsite)
Welcome to week 4 of the Space Studies Program 2022 in Oeiras, Portugal. This week has been a rollercoaster of activities and emotions with department activities (DAs), exams and the end of the Core lecture seminar series both onsite and online. We kicked off this week with Rockets & Space propulsion by John Connolly, who […]
SSP22 Blog – Week 4 (online)
On Week 4, participants have reached their turning point in their SSP22 mission. Core lectures and online elective workshops are now over and all the amazing notions given by the instructors have been safely packed for the future. Let’s see what has happened in this fantastic week full of events! The week started with rocket […]
SSP22 Blog – Week 5 (onsite)
The fifth week of SSP222 had an array of department activities lined up for the participants. This week is also highly special for reasons that are mentioned later in this article. The week started off with a daylong professional visit to various companies that embody the growth of space industry in Portugal and to see […]
SSP22 Blog – Week 5 (online)
Let us start Week 5 of SSP22, the so-called brainstorming part of the whole program! This week is a transition phase from Core Lecture and Elective workshop to a full-time focus on the Team Project! I cannot believe that SSP22 is almost coming to an end! But do not think we are all chilling! Our […]
SSP22 Online ends with the presentation of new methodologies in the search for life
On 6th August 2022, the online cohort of ISU’s Space Studies Program – SSP22 Online – successfully completed their international, interdisciplinary, and intercultural virtual space education. Those six weeks were made, as evidenced by the weekly vlogs, of learning and opportunities that only the International Space University offers. Göktuğ Karacalıoğlu, ISU SSP22 director said:“In this […]
SSP22 Blog – Week 6 (onsite)
Week 6, already?! Time flies at SSP22 as we are entering the last week of the department phase! Let’s take a look at what made these last days unforgettable! On Monday, the Engineering department teamed up with the Human Performance in Space department for an out of this world activity! They had to perform an […]
SSP22 Blog – Week 6 (online)
This marks the beginning of the final week of ISU’s Space Studies Program – SSP22 online program. The past 5 weeks have been filled with participants’ various emotions, and arduous work on their TP (Team Project): New Methodologies in the Search for Life. Week 6 of the program is usually intense with participants working and […]
150 ISU alumni from around the world convened at SSP22 Portugal
“After months of preparation and two years without a physical meeting, it was a pleasure to welcome my classmates and ISU alumni, in my home country and host to SSP22 – Portugal – to celebrate our reunion and the 35th anniversary of the International Space University!” said Hugo André Costa, ISU alum, member of the […]