EMJM GeoPlaNet is a project to promote the teaching of Planetary Geosciences at European level, given the enormous progress made in space exploration in recent decades. It aims to provide students with solid training in the different areas involved in a space exploration mission, from its design and planning, through implementation and coordination, and culminating in the analysis and interpretation of the data collected.
Funded by the European Commission through the award of 15 annual scholarships to the best candidates from the European Union or third countries, this new Master's degree, coordinated by the University of Nantes, lasts 24 months, divided between the universities of Coimbra (1st semester), Gabriele d'Annunzio in Italy (2nd semester) and Nantes (3rd semester). The project also has the collaboration of the universities of Porto and Padua in teaching courses. The thesis work will be carried out in the final semester at one of the associated institutions, in a group of around 20, which includes, in addition to research laboratories and space agencies, technological companies linked to the development of instrumentation and other services for the space industry. At the end of the course, students are awarded a joint master's degree.
The second edition will begin in September 2024. Applications are open until February 15, 2024, and should be made through the website https://geoplanet-impg.eu/en/apply.
Course Coordinator
Maria Alexandra Albuquerque Faria Pais | pais@uc.pt