Presentation

The summer school will offer students from all backgrounds the opportunity to study science diplomacy in the context of Outer Space and Arctic and to benefit from key lessons to understand the contemporary issues of these spaces.

"With the support of the Académie Spatiale d’Île-de-France – The Académie Spatiale d’Île-de-France is a strategic federation that brings together leading academic institutions, research centers, and industrial players to strengthen the space research’s educational ecosystem in the Paris region.

Supported by the « France 2030 » investment plan, it focuses on adapting training programs to the rapidly evolving requirements of the Space sector while bridging the gap between students and the aerospace industry."

Programme

Monday 22 June

Day 1 - Science & Techno Diplomacy : Concepts and Typologies

9:00 am : Welcome & Techno allocations – presentation of the Chair & the course

9:30 am : Science diplomacy concepts
Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman, Science Diplomacy Center

10:10 am : Break

10:45 am : Techno diplomacy concepts
Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman, Science Diplomacy Center

12:00 pm : Science and technology in extreme environments : arctic and outer space
Prof. Pooneh Maghoul, Professor of Civil Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal

1:00 pm : Lunch

2:30 pm : Geopolitical tensions : Arctic territories and resources
Mikaa Blugenon-Meréd, Researcher at UQTR (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)

3:30 pm : Understanding the Commons through the Law of the Sea
Prof. Niki Aloupi, Professor at University Paris II Panthéon-Assas

4:30 pm : Presentation of the final exercise and constitution of the groups

5.30 pm : End

Tuesday 23 June

Day 2 - Diplomatic Forums and International Legal Principles regarding Space and Arctic

9:00 am : Diplomacy for Space
Rosanna Hoffmann, Project lead space and policy at UNOOSA United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

10:15 am : Space for Diplomacy
Matej Sijet, Programme Manager assistant at UNOOSA

11:30 am : Space Law Principles
Prof. Philippe Achilleas, Professor at Université Paris-Saclay

1:30 pm : Lunch

1:45 pm : Indigenous Peoples, Knowledge and Global Issues
Alexandra Lavrillier, Associate Professor at UVSQ Université Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines

2:45 pm : Break

3:00 pm : Water, Climate, and Cooperation : Rethinking Science Diplomacy for a Changing World
Miriam Aceel, Researcher at UNU-INWEH United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health

4:00 pm : Arctic Governance
Eda Ayaaydin, researcher at University of London

5:00 pm : Work on exercise

6:00pm : End

Wednesday 24 June

Day 3 - Crossed Diplomacy : Arctic for Space and Space for Arctic

9:00 am : Monitoring climate and environment in the Arctic with satellites and the Copernicus program
Alexi Foussard, Programme manager Copernicus at Ministère de la Transition écologique, de la Biodiversité et des Négociations internationales sur le climat et la nature

10:15 am : Space and Arctic exploration : going beyond limits, preserving sanctuaries
Prof. Ian Born, Professor at UVSQ Université Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines
Mustapha Meftah, Researcher at LATMOS Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales

11:30 am : Space connectivity for Arctic territories
Chehineze Boualia, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Space and Telecommunications at Eutelsat

12:30 pm : Lunch

1:30 pm : Using Arctic territories for Space activities (launchpads, groundstations...)
Gunes Karabulut Kurt, Researcher at Polytechnique Montreal

3:00 pm : Stratospheric Ozone issues with ground and space observations and protocol issues as an example
Prof. Philippe Keckhut, Professor at Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, LATMOS, UVSQ

4:00 pm : Time slot to prepare the exercise with teachers

5:00 pm : End

Thursday 25 June

Day 4 – Strategic Dimensions and Resources

9:00 am : Commercial exploitation of space resources
Charlène Coudry, PhD Candidate at Université Paris-Saclay

10:15 am : Tensions around resources and navigation in the Arctic
Louise Beauma, Researcher at Sciences Po Paris

11:30 am : The role of ITU in the regulation of the spectrum-orbit resource
Véronique Gaude, Radio-communication Engineer at International Telecommunication Union ITU

1:30 pm : Lunch

1:45 pm : Militarization of space and peaceful uses of outer space : how are States facing this new challenge ?
Xavier Thorange, Legal advisory at the French Space Command CDE

2:45 pm : Break

3:00 pm : Is an arms race in space inevitable ?
Xavier Thorange, CDE

4:00 pm : Time slot to prepare the exercise with teachers

5:00 pm : End

Friday 26 June

Day 5 – Science Diplomacy in Practice

9:00 am (at ESA) : Institutional presentation – ESA’s role and functioning
ESA, European Space Agency speakers

10 am : Break

11:15 am : Science diplomacy at UNESCO
UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization speakers

1:30 pm : Lunch

Afternoon

Presentation of the final group project : Presentation of the final group exercise

4 :00pm : Closure

Contact : spaceandarctic@gmail.com

Apply now ! The best application is a personal one. Limited places available

Registration : https://admin-sphinx.universite-paris-saclay.fr/SurveyServer/s/RechercheDEG/ScienceDiplomacyforOuterSpaceandArctic/questionnaire.htm