Agency 29/11/2021 380 views 13 likes In brief Are you a highly motivated university student in engineering, science or business administration with a keen interest in technology and innovation? The ESA Education Office is looking for university students to participate in the Online edition of the ESA Academy’s Technology Transfer, […]
Month: November 2021
Drop in students who come to the US to study could affect higher education and jobs
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Driven largely by the global pandemic, the number of international students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities fell by 15%—or 161,401 students—from 2019 to 2020. However, early data for 2021 indicate the number might bounce back soon. This is according to new data from the Institute […]
Spin Your Thesis! 2022 call for proposals is extended
Agency 26/11/2021 182 views 10 likes This gives interested teams a few more weeks to put their experiment or tech demo into a proposal. Soon after the selection the teams will participate in an online Gravity-Related Experiment Training Week (GRETW) to prepare them. The GRETW takes place during week four […]
European students and teachers talk live to ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer
Agency 26/11/2021 170 views 14 likes In brief On Wednesday 24 November teachers and students from Germany, Ireland and the Czech Republic had the opportunity to talk with German ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer who is currently onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for his Cosmic Kiss mission. In-depth Students of […]
Space lands in Swedish classrooms with ESERO Sweden
Agency 26/11/2021 196 views 15 likes In brief The Swedish European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) was officially launched yesterday, 25 November 2021. ESERO Sweden, hosted at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, joins ESA’s growing network of ESERO offices, already operational in 18 other ESA Member States. In-depth ESERO is […]
New opportunity for students to learn about spacecraft communications
Agency 26/11/2021 306 views 10 likes In brief ESA’s Education Office is looking for university engineering students who would like to be introduced to the fascinating world of spacecraft communications. The Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Communications Training Course 2022 will be held as an online training course from the 21st of February to […]
How I built a virtual reality for my students, and what I’ve learned along the way
Students can enter 3D spheres representing university’s three campuses in UK, China and Malaysia. Author provided We’ve been hearing a lot recently about the metaverse—a vision for the internet which uses technology like virtual and augmented reality to integrate real and digital worlds. With Facebook changing its name to Meta […]
Lessons of COVID-19 underscore need for better teacher support
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When the COVID-19 pandemic forced New Orleans public school teachers to switch from in-person instruction to a virtual or hybrid setting, the transition left many feeling anxious over their ability to impact student learning, according to a multi-agency study led by Tulane University. The study by […]
Kids, teens believe girls aren’t interested in computer science, study shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Children as young as age 6 develop ideas that girls are less interested than boys in computer science and engineering—stereotypes that can extend into the late teens and contribute to a gender gap in STEM college courses and related careers. New research from the University of […]
A new project to support student carers
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Staffordshire University is leading a project to better support students with caring responsibilities alongside their studies. 1 in 8 adults provide unpaid care for family and friends, according to Carers UK. Yet there is limited data about the numbers of carers attending university and their experiences […]
Schools are surveying students to improve teaching. But many teachers find the feedback too difficult to act on
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Education departments have been investing in feedback-based tools to assess school performance. These include student perception surveys, where students provide feedback on the quality of their learning and their experiences in the classroom or at school. The hope is such feedback will provide teachers and other […]