Last 8th-9th November we had our progress meeting with the founding partners to discuss advancements and project status. This time we were the host of the meeting, which took place in Leiden. The main partners gathered for a two-day intensive work session. The event was also an exciting opportunity to visit some very special Space locations. The working session began on 8th November at the new observatory, in Leiden University. The meeting took place in a hybrid mode: colleagues from the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) were connected via Zoom, while representatives from International Space University (ISU), Universidad Complutense De Madrid, Vilnius Tech, LUNEX and Collabwith were in Leiden. The partners presented their advancements and discussed their different areas of action. We talked about the project goals, the challenges ahead, and how we will commit to reaching our targets, together with our EIT tutor and supervisor. In addition to the more technical aspects, Lunex and Collabwith also presented the Communication plan, the new design of the brand identity, and also the official EuroSpaceHub merchandise, which you can buy here!  

The second day of work took place at the Old Observatory in Leiden, near the Botanical Garden, where we presented the Dissemination Strategy of the project and where we also got a special training session by the team of Collabwith: a podcast workshop! This was the first of five meetings in which podcast specialist Alexandra Nettel will reveal tricks to the different partners on how best to conduct a podcast. After our work at the observatory, we visited a very special location: the ESA ESTEC. Thanks to a tour organized by Prof. Foing of Lunex, we were able to visit the Center and see up close instruments, space modules and technologies that fascinated all of us. Thank you to all our partners for your co-operation and for the great teamwork! We look forward to the next project meeting in Vilnius