GEO-Academy Summer School 2025

13 July 2025  -  18 July 2025

Hotel do Mar, Sesimbra, Portugal

Don’t miss this excellent professional development opportunity where you will learn about innovative digital GEO-Tools for enhancing teachers’ digital, green and spatial skills towards an effective STEAM Education for Sustainable Development. The GEO-Academy Summer School is designed to be highly engaging, creative, and interactive. Participating teachers will work as individuals and in small groups. Thus, they will be able to collaborate with teachers from other countries, discuss ideas, and exchange experiences to create lesson plans and group activities which will encompass all the features of successful interdisciplinary science activities.

ESA Acceleration Days – Accelerate Urban Green Transition

8 September 2025  -  12 September 2025

Brussels, Belgium

Leverage AI and improve cities’ access to space-based data, projects, and solutions in support of the urban green transition and climate resilience. In partnership with the European Commission – DG CLIMA, the challenge calls for the development of an AI-powered discovery platform, built on cutting-edge Large Language Models (LLM), that acts as a city’s guide to space capabilities. The goal: make it easier for local governments, urban planners, and climate officers to explore, understand, and tap into existing or emerging solutions that can support decision-making and drive urban development.

Satellite-based Services for Disaster Risk Management in Slovenia

9 September 2025

09:00  -  17:00

Kranj, Slovenia

EUSPA together with Eurisy, in cooperation with the Slovenian Space Office, is organising the tenth workshop of the series "Satellite-based Services for Disaster Risk Management". The event will take place in the city of Kranj, Slovenia. During the event experts will present operational satellite-based services for disaster risk management. Early adopters and relevant authorities are called to illustrate the challenges and benefits stemming from the integration and use of satellite-based applications. Ultimately, participants will be challenged to move from the national to the European perspective and to discuss ways to improve user data accessibility for disaster risk management.

International Astronautical Congress 2025

29 September 2025  -  3 October 2025

Sydney (Australia)

The countdown has begun for the 76th International Astronautical Congress in Sydney! This year's theme, ‘Sustainable Space: Resilient Earth’, highlights the vital link between space innovation and sustainability. The event will delve into three key areas: space-based applications for Earth, sustainable space activities, and sustaining life beyond Earth. An exciting opportunity to explore how advancements in space can contribute to a more resilient and sustainable future for our planet.

ESA Acceleration Days – Accelerate Crisis Preparedness

20 October 2025  -  24 October 2025

ESA ESEC, Redu, Belgium

ESA invites your team to a 5-day innovation sprint at the ESA ESEC site in Redu, where multidisciplinary teams will collaborate to create bold solutions that enhance crowd management and mass evacuation in case of emergency or crisis. This innovation sprint is a fast-paced, collaborative process where teams compete for prizes by co-creating practical prototypes with end users to solve real-world challenges. The sprint is supported by national civil security and crisis stakeholders, whose involvement ensures that the solutions are grounded in real operational needs and safety priorities. Together, participants will tackle critical challenges to enhance European resilience.