HUB:BLE -2 05 Business Needs from Education

Boosting Local Enterprise

16th October 2013

Business Needs from Education

16th October 2013

Business Needs from Education
Anu Ohja
– National Space Academy

Martin Killeen
– Loughborough College

Chas Bishop
– National Space Centre

Prof Gianfranco Chiocchia
– Politecnico di Torina

UK Space Agency and Education
Anu Ojha - Director (National Space Academy)
National Space Centre
anuo@spacecentre.co.uk

Why so inspiring?
“There are two areas of science that most inspire
young children – space and dinosaurs – but the
dinosaurs aren’t coming back!”

What do we mean by “space science” ? –
3 categories
• Looking out there

• Getting out there

Looking back at Earth

• “We went all the way to the Moon – but the
most significant discovery we made was the
Earth”

Earth Observation – what/why?
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Atmospheric chemistry, temperature, humidity
Cloud profile and rain radars
Earth radiation budget radiometers
High resolution optical imagers
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (visible/iR)
Imaging multispectral radiometers (passive
microwave)
Imaging microwave radars
LIDAR
Lightning instruments
Multiple direction/polarisation instruments
Ocean colour instruments
Radar altimeters
Scatterometers
Gravity, magnetic field and geodynamic
instruments

The real global revenue-generators

UK Space Sector
• 29 000 employees
• £9.2 billion per annum – mainly “downstream”
• Average annual growth rate of 7.5%
• Target –10% of projected £400 billion per
annum global market by 2030

UK Space Agency Education and
Skills- foci
• “education for space” – younger students,
broadening awareness on sector and careers
• “space for education” – older students, use of
space contexts to support GCSE/A Level
students and teachers, post-16 Space
engineering course
• Higher Apprenticeship for Space Sector
• Industry internships and ISU scholarships

Final thoughts

Anu Ojha

anuo@spacecentre.co.uk

Dr Martin Killeen
Head Of Technology
Loughborough College

New Courses Developed
in partnership with the National
Space Centre and Leicester
University
• 16-18 full time Space Engineering
• Higher Apprenticeship in Space
Engineering

16-18 Space Engineering
AS and A2 Maths.
AS and A2 Physics.
Btec Level 3 Engineering diploma.
Btec extended project covering
engineering and physics
problems.
• All taught in a ‘space’ context
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Key points of the course
• Delivered by highly trained and experienced
tutors.
• 3.5 days at Loughborough college and 1 full
day at the National Space Centre
• Well rounded course giving both academic
and practical skills

Course extras
• Regular trips and visits to engineering and
science establishments.
• Guest speakers from industry and education.
• Full use of the National Space Centre facilities
during the course.
• Chance to participate in open days and school
visits.

Higher Apprenticeship in Space
Engineering
• Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Research and
Development

• Foundation Degree in Space Engineering

Routes into the pathway include those who
• Mathematics subjects and GCSEs in English, Maths, and Science
- grade C minimum and
• Have A or AS levels in Science, Technology, Engineering or
• Or have completed an Advanced Engineering Apprenticeship .
• Or have completed a Extended Diploma in Engineering or
Manufacturing
• Or have previous work experience or employment in space
engineering at Level 3

Objectives
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Provide apprentices with the technical knowledge, skills and competence at
Level 5 to operate at higher technician level in space engineering .

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Attract learners who wish to gain a higher education qualification while
receiving a salary through a work based learning route .

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Attract learners from diverse backgrounds to help address the equality and
diversity challenges faced by the sector, including those of an aging
workforce

Objectives
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Develop apprentices employability skills making them more attractive to all
employers whichever career they choose

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help improve recruitment and retention rates within the industry by offering
appropriate career progression into high level jobs and training, working
towards Eng Tech or eventually I Eng (Incorporated Engineer )status.

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act as essential preparation for those who will eventually operate at Level 5 and

• Progression to the Higher framework for Advanced Manufacturing
(Aerospace - Level 6)
• Employment as a technician in space engineering in a variety of job roles
and functions
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Apprenticeship provides excellent preparation towards professional
registration as an

• Engineering Technician and progression to Incorporated Engineer
registration
• It may also, where appropriate, provide progression to a range of
honours degrees.

SEEDS
SpacE Exploration and
Development Systems
An International Postgraduate
Course for Space

G. Chiocchia – SEEDS Director
WS HUB:BLE 2 – Leicester, October 16th, 2013

Contents

1. Presentation of the SEEDS concept
2. The history of SEEDS: outline
3. Critical issues
4. The new SEEDS configuration
5. Conclusions

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G. Chiocchia - SEEDS An International Postgraduate Course for Space - Leicester Oct 16th, 2013

The SEEDS Structure
(2005 concept)
Max 15 Students
EU site A

Start: October Year X
Parallel Phase
(Lectures): 6 months
Sequential Phase (PWs):
6-8 Months

Max 15 Students
EU site B

Max 15 Students
EU site C

Project Work I
1st step: site A

Project Work
2nd step: site B

Project Work
3rd step: site C

End: Nov-Dec Year X+1
Final discussion
EU Space Centre

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SEEDS’ Unique Features:
1) Space Exploration, not Utilization

SEEDS focuses on Human and Robotic Space Exploration
and the Systems for its Development, rather than on
Space Utilization:
- other European Master Course are either focused on
Space Sciences or, if on Space Engineering, are general
or concentrated on aspects related to Utilization
- SEEDS aims to safeguard the European knowledge and
skills in Space Exploration in the perspective of a
renewed emphasis on it in US and EU
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2) European, but not in a general way
The true international nature of SEEDS matches that of
the Space Exploration activities in Europe:
- the first Institutions to originate it were located in three
town (Torino, Toulouse and Bremen) linked by old dating
industrial relations in Space, thus providing an
exceptional environment for students education and
training
- most other Master Courses originate solely from
academic collaborations (with possible successive
industrial involvement)

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3) The very special Project Work
Activity
SEEDS puts major emphasis on a large Project Work to
be sequentially performed through three successive
internships in Companies and Centres of all three towns:
- the time allocated to the Project Work dominates over
that allocated to the lectures and the exercises
- the Project Work itself is a high quality coordinated
activity, leading to reports presented and discussed in
ESA
- No existing Master provides this opportunity (only
shorter internships in a unique Company and Country)
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4) A system engineering approach, not
discipline focussed as in the academic
tradition
Differently as most existing academic MSc programmes
on Space Engineering, SEEDS emphasizes the system
vision:
- individual disciplines are not deepened beyond the
minimum necessary level;
- graduates from different branches of engineering and
physics are recruited, resulting in a class provided with
a manifold of knowledge and potential competences
- SEEDS shows them how to work together
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SEEDS’ Most Unique Feature: the
Blend of Four Unique Features !
Each one of the four SEEDS characteristics
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Space Human Exploration
Rooted in three European countries already linked by
industrial Space Activities
Dominant role of ambitious Project Works performed
on EU scale
System Engineering approach

is by itself very special.
The combination of the three is absolutely unique

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Provincia di Torino
Regione Piemonte
Local Entities*

The original
“SEEDS
Vision”

Thales Alenia Space
ALTEC
ASI

* Chambers of Commerce,
Foundations, Aerospace Clusters..

Politecnico
di Torino

ESA

SEEDS
ISAE
Supaero

Uni / HS
Bremen

ASTRIUM
Thales Alenia Space
CNES

ESA
Mairie de Toulouse
Région Midi Pyrénées
Local Entities*

EADS ST
OHB Systems
DLR
Land Bremen
Stadt Bremen
Local Entities*

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SEEDS Graduates’ expected skills

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Experience to work in international teams, open to the
world, ready to “cross the borders”
Multidisciplinary, non – specialized approach
Integrated vision of the Space Exploration, attitude to
reason in terms of systems
Knowledge “from inside” of more than one European
environment active in Space (Companies, Agencies
and Research Centres)
Experience in dealing with borderline problems
through challenging Project Works activities
confronted in an international environment
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SEEDS’ historical outline (1)

2004: Torino proposed SEEDS to the partners.
In Toulouse Supaero (now: ISAE) associated to
SEEDS through its existing TAS-Astro post MSc
programme
In Bremen the local University established a SEEDS
MSc programme for 3 years under the condition to be
self-financed

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2005: start of SEEDS
ESA D/HSF supported SEEDS (hosting opening and
closing weeks at ESTEC, providing lecturers …)
Tutors for the Project Work were made available in all
three towns, particularly by TAS-I in Torino, EADS and
OHS in Bremen
Solution adopted for the degrees:
- Students are awarded with their national degrees
- They receive also the SEEDS Certificate, a label
subscribed by all three partner institutions
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From 2005 to 2010 five SEEDS editions were completed.
Project Works were developed on the following
themes:
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“Human Lunar Initial Settlement for Space
Exploration” (SEEDS 1)
“Permanent Human Moon Base (SEEDS 2)
“Lunar Orbiting Space Operation Centre” (SEEDS 3)
“Lunar Itinerant Caravans” (SEEDS 4)
“Mission to Asteroids” (SEEDS 5)
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54 students graduated from the five SEEDS editions. All
are employed (only 2 to 4 in non-space activities). The
majority in TAS-I, but other are spread in EU.
The excellent image of SEEDS:
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Results from the PW’s were presented at the IAF
Conferences and to other world events
SEEDS was invited to join EU proposals (e.g. “Virtual
Space Academy” … in 2008)

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Critical issues

The recruitment of the first SEEDS 5 editions was
prevalently Italian (46 out of 54 graduates)
In 2008 the University of Bremen withdraw from SEEDS
due to the impossibility to recruit students in
Germany (remarkably however, the Bremen Space
Industry supported the local SEEDS PW phase up to
2010).
A condition for ESA to support SEEDS is that a minimum
of students be from ESA countries besides Italy, or
from ESA candidate countries.
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The new SEEDS configuration

After the withdrawal of the industrial and academic
partners in Bremen SEEDS was suspended to avoid
its collapse into a national or bi-national initiative
and the consequent degrade of its good image.
Taking advantage of the common participation to the
network of EU Regions “NEREUS”, contacts have
been started in 2011 with the University of Leicester
to replace Uni Bremen through a UK academic
partner.

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The new SEEDS configuration

The establishment of a SEEDS MSc programme in Leicester
has been completed and the new SEEDS programme is
now starting
The structure is close to the former one, with a course
duration of 12 months. SEEDS in Leicester has a similar
status as TAS-Astro in Toulouse (selected students from
the local MSc Space Programme can join the special
SEEDS curriculum – or International Track).

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The new SEEDS Structure
(2013 concept)
Max 10-15 Students
Poli TO

Start: October Year X

Max 10-15 Students
Uni Leicester

Max 10-15 Students
ISAE Toulouse

Project Work I
!st step: Toulouse

Parallel Phase
(Lectures): 5 months

Project Work
2nd step: Torino

Sequential Phase (PWs):
7 Months

Project Work
3rd step: Leicester

End: November Year X+1

PW conclusion
Torino

Final discussion
ESA

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Provincia di Torino
Regione Piemonte
Local Entities*

The new
“SEEDS
Vision”
(2013)

Thales Alenia Space
ALTEC
ASI

Politecnico
di Torino

* Chambers of Commerce,
Foundations, Aerospace Clusters..

ESA

SEEDS
ISAE
Supaero
ASTRIUM
Thales Alenia Space
CNES
Mairie de Toulouse
Région Midi Pyrénées
Local Entities*

Univ.
Leicester

N
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R
E
U
S

E
S
A

ASTRIUM UK
Thales
UKSA
East Midlands Region
Local Entities*

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The start of new SEEDS

The international recruitment look promising: 8 out of the
12 candidates in the Torino are from outside Europe
In Leicester 7 candidates are confirmed with 3 from
outside Europe targeting 2014-2015
In Toulouse TAS-Astro has enrolled 12 students. Their
possible SEEDS option will be collected early in 2014.
The 2014 Project Work will focus on a Mission to Mars and
will extend on the next SEEDS editions.

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Conclusions

Space Industry is different from other industrial sectors:
- It is strongly integrated at the European and world level
- It works on long-term projects and generates unique
objects
- It needs a very complex and peculiar system approach
SEEDS has been designed to meet these requests. This is
its first mission. But there is a second, even more
special one.

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Conclusions

Among all space activities, Space Exploration is the most
challenging and fascinating one.
However, a great body of knowledge is owned by expert
engineers who are retiring or already retired. They are
from different institutions, companies and countries.
If they do not transmit their experience to the young people
of today, all this will be lost. And this can only be done
at the international level.
This is the second - maybe the main - mission of SEEDS!

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Conclusions

For further information:

www.seeds-master.eu

Thank you for your attention !

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