Program overview
The Master in Space Economy by the Space Economy Institute is an exclusive training program aimed at giving participants the opportunity to sharpen their skills and competencies to know, identify and seize the business opportunities related to space.
This Master is suitable both for participants seeking for their entrance in this sector and for fully employed professionals, managers, since the distance learning mode of study gives the flexibility to schedule study patterns and tasks tailored to participants’ lifestyle.
Participants
The Master is designed for all those who intend to work or are already working in the space economy sector, but are seeking to expand their knowledge of their own field and upgrade their skills, all within a structured and flexible environment via distance learning.
In particular:
– space economy managers
– space economy consultants
– directors and managers of agencies and public institutions connected to the space economy
– decision-makers of the space economy sector
– professionals interested in leading and managing organizations/institutions that operate in the space economy.
Entry Requirements
– At least hold a three-year bachelor degree from any background – Be fluent in the English language
Professional outlets
This Master will strengthen your competences and enable you to take on responsibilities in companies and organizations operating in the space economy sector; additionally it will support your entrepreneurial venture. Consequently the professional outlets of this program are:
– Space economy manager
– Space economy consultant
– Space economy entrepreneur
– Space economy business developer
– Space economy strategist
Intended Learning Outcomes
DEVELOP MANAGERIAL SKILLS, LEARN TECHNIQUES & TOOLS,
TO PURSUE A CAREER IN SPACE ECONOMY MANAGEMENT
Sharpen managerial skills to manage the space economy processes and activities, in a practical and effective way.
Managing people, systems and processes.
Exchange, learn and apply good practices in the space economy.
GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCES TO DEVELOP ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES AND ACHIEVE MANAGERIAL RESULTS IN THE SPACE ECONOMY
Gaining an in-depth knowledge of the space economy, its trends and opportunities
Building up entrepreneurial skills and mindset for developing and managing entrepreneurial ventures in the space economy.
• Identifying the main segments of the space economy, its fields of application and opportunities.
BECOME AWARE OF THE MOST WIDESPREAD AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS AND LEGAL REGULATIONS FOR THE SPACE ECONOMY
Become an innovative and responsible leader of the space economy.
Cope with ethical and legal issues in the space economy.
Process the skills to evaluate and choose the best space economy projects and solutions
Contents
Space Economy fundamentals
- History, concept, categories and trends in the space economy
- Actors, technologies and drivers of the space economy
- The global space economy: from America to Europe and emerging markets
The business opportunities related to the space economy’s upstream sector
- Design, manufacture, assembly, launch, functioning, maintenance, monitoring and repair of spacecrafts
- Developments related to nanosatellites and the democratization of the space economy
- Business opportunities offered by EGNOS, Galileo and Copernicus programs
Space economy spin-offs
The space economy’s downstream segment and its applications
- Communication and information technology
- Transportation and Navigation
- Agriculture and food security
- Earth observation
- Telemedicine, biomedical and pharmaceutical
- Space tourism
- Space mining
- Applied research
- Financial and insurance services
- Defence
- Manufacturing
- Other fields of application
Legal and Ethical Aspects in Space economy
- International normative frameworks and their application in domestic contexts
- International cooperation for responsible and sustainable space activities
- Space economy and its support to post-COVID 19 recovery.
- Space economy and its contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs – of the United Nations
The latest technological developments relevant for the space economy
- The LEO (Low Earth Orbit) continuum from R&D to scalable manufacturing
- R&D currently taking place in LEO and Cis-Lunar, and the value of this activity terrestrially
- The continuum from R&D to small scale manufacturing to scale up production in space.
Core management modules
- Business Strategy
- Marketing
- Entrepreneurship and business planning
- Human Resource Management
- Project Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Finance
- Accounting
Program Director
Antonio Ragusa
Antonio Ragusa is an internationally successful entrepreneur and the founder of educational institutions like Rome Business School, Rome Business School Nigeria, Space Economy Institute and other businesses operating across the five continents.
His commitment to making the world a better place by administering ethics- and social responsibility-oriented training has gained him numerous prestigious awards.
In his activity as a lecturer, author, and coach, he has trained and supported thousands of people worldwide.
Being also active as a speaker, Antonio Ragusa aims at helping people to believe in themselves and to make their dreams come true.
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