The role of first degrees in encouraging students to enter the space sector: analysis by the ASTRAIOS project

Yolla Al Asmar; Mariana Belgiu; Raian Vargas Maretto; Stanislav Ronzhin; Luong Hanh La; Heidi Budd Thiemann; Joseph Dudley; Danijela Ignjatovic; Jade Moser; Christina Soultana Brempou; Partsinevelos Panagiotis; George Petrakis; Grazia Maria Fiore; Christie Maddock; Danai Bournou; Rosario Pavone; Intza Balenciaga; Mari Kolehmainen; Silva Kerkezian; Irene Pantelaki

doi:10.52202/078378-0163

The role of first degrees in encouraging students to enter the space sector: analysis by the ASTRAIOS project

Yolla Al Asmar, Mariana Belgiu, Raian Vargas Maretto, Stanislav Ronzhin, Luong Hanh La, Heidi Budd Thiemann, Joseph Dudley, Danijela Ignjatovic, Jade Moser, Christina Soultana Brempou, Partsinevelos Panagiotis, George Petrakis, Grazia Maria Fiore, Christie Maddock, Danai Bournou, Rosario Pavone, Intza Balenciaga, Mari Kolehmainen, Silva Kerkezian, Irene Pantelaki

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Abstract

Most European countries are experiencing a skills shortage in the space sector, and many space companies report that degrees are not providing the knowledge required by industry. However, there is currently a lack of data about what the workforce has studied, what is taught in space degrees at university, and the role of first degrees (bachelor's and master's) in encouraging people to enter the space workforce. The Horizon Europe project ASTRAIOS (Analysis of Skills, Training, Research and Innovation Opportunities in Space) has collected data on the distribution and content of space-related degrees. In this paper, we use keyword analysis of 3,591 courses offered within 132 degrees available at approximately 70 universities across the EU-27 and UK. We first present the distribution of degrees across the EU-27 and UK using the collected data and compare the results to workforce education data sourced from Linkedln Talent Insights. We then assess the role of first degrees in encouraging students to enter the space sector, and compare the current offer of degree programmes to the skills gaps experienced in the sector.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Education and Outreach Symposium
Place of Publication	Red Hook, NY
Pages	1296-1304
Number of pages	9
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.52202/078378-0163
Publication status	Published - 18 Oct 2024
Event	75th International Astronautical Congress - MICO Convention Centre, Milan, Italy Duration: 14 Oct 2024 → 18 Oct 2024 Conference number: 75 https://www.iac2024.org/

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
Publisher	International Astronautical Federation, IAF
ISSN (Print)	0074-1795

Conference

Conference	75th International Astronautical Congress
Abbreviated title	IAC 2024
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Milan
Period	14/10/24 → 18/10/24
Internet address	https://www.iac2024.org/

Funding

This work was funded by the European Union Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101082636 for the project Analysis of Skills, Training, Research and Innovation Opportunities in Space (ASTRAIOS). www.astraios.eu.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

skills gap
continuous learning
training and development
higher education
space sector
skills landscape

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Asmar, Y. A., Belgiu, M., Maretto, R. V., Ronzhin, S., La, L. H., Thiemann, H. B., Dudley, J., Ignjatovic, D., Moser, J., Brempou, C. S., Panagiotis, P., Petrakis, G., Fiore, G. M., Maddock, C., Bournou, D., Pavone, R., Balenciaga, I., Kolehmainen, M., Kerkezian, S., & Pantelaki, I. (2024). The role of first degrees in encouraging students to enter the space sector: analysis by the ASTRAIOS project. In Space Education and Outreach Symposium (Vol. 2, pp. 1296-1304). (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC).. https://doi.org/10.52202/078378-0163

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The role of first degrees in encouraging students to enter the space sector: analysis by the ASTRAIOS project

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