Training Seminars on the European Union organised by the Development Office of the College of Europe for the European Space Agency

On request of the European Space Agency, the College of Europe is providing ESA’s officials with a series of training sessions on the institutional framework and decision-making processes of the European Union. The deepening cooperation between the European Space Agency and the European Union engendered the emergence of a training need and the subsequent setting up of this specific training activity. The design of the programme and the calendar of activities are based on a close cooperation between the College of Europe and ESA’s headquarters in Paris.

Participants

This series of training sessions is intended to provide the majority of the scientific staff of ESA (about 300 officials trained until today) with a general knowledge and understanding of the EU.

Programme

The programme is based on a series of half-day training sessions providing a sound understanding of EU institutions and decision-making processes provided by academic experts of the College of Europe’s Department of Political Studies.

Calendar

Sessions in 2004

• 5 April 2004: ESTEC (Noordwijk, Netherlands)
• 23 June 2004: ESA headquarters (Paris, France)
• 5 October 2004: ESTEC (Noordwijk, Netherlands)
• 9 November 2004: ESRIN (Rome, Italy)
• 2 December 2004: ESOC (Darmstadt, Germany)

Sessions in 2005

• 10-11 March 2005: ESTEC (Noordwijk, Netherlands)
• 13-14 July 2005: ESOC (Darmstadt, Germany)
• 16/09/2005: ESA headquarters (Paris, France)
• 3 October 2005: ESTEC (Noordwijk, Netherlands)