Technische Universität München

Earth observation satellites help us better understand and monitor our environment. Today, researchers within climatology, oceanography, meteorology as well as national agencies and logistics companies are all dependent on up-to-date satellite data. Design, development and data analysis of respective satellite missions require experts with knowledge not only in spacecraft design and orbit mechanics but also in satellite applications, as well as Earth system science, remote sensing and navigation. From an educational point of view, this diversity is a challenge. Classical university programs cover parts of this spectrum in different disciplines. These are aerospace engineering, electronic engineering or geodesy - just to mention a few - yet there is hardly any connection between these parts.

Therefore several institutions in and around Munich decided to combine their expertise and set up a graduate program with the aim of educating satellite application engineers. The result is the ESPACE Master's program, established in 2005.

ESPACE benefits from and utilizes its location in Munich with its unique concentration of expertise related to space science and technology. The ESPACE Master's program is coordinated at the Technische Universität München with excellent teaching staff from

• 3 universities (Technische Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilian University, University of the Federal Armed Forces)
• Research institutions (such as the German Aerospace Center, DLR and the German Geodetic Research Institute, DGFI)
• Space industry (such as EADS or Kayser-Threde)

ESPACE provides a unique center of education on the level of a master's and doctoral program. Click here for more details on the general structure of ESPACE.

The successful participation in all examinations and the completion of the Master's Thesis leads to the academic title M.Sc. (Master of Science) in Earth Oriented Space Science and Technology.