| Event ID: | 78209 |
| Contact Name: | ARCSSTEE |
| Contact Email: | sarcsstee@gmail.com |
| Contact Phone: | 08038255579 |
| Organization: | African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in English (ARCSSTEE) |
| Event Web Site: | https://arcsstee.org.ng |
| Dates: | 11th October 2023 to 10th October 2023 |
| Physical Event: | Yes |
| Type: | Public |
| Start/End Type: | Both Starts and Ends During WSW |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| State/Province: | Osun |
| City: | Ile_Ife |
| Address: | Space Museum, NO 1, Religious ground OAU |
| Location: | Space Museum |
| Event Name: | Space and Entrepreneurship |
| Event Description: | 11th of October, 2023 Space and Entrepreneurship presentations and hands on practical for the students. 13th of October, 2023 ARCSSTEE Staff Seminar and Discussion Forum. |
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| Report on the Results: | The African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in English (ARCSSTEE) celebrated World Space Week 2023 by organizing a two-day event at their center. The first phase, which took place on Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, was aimed at secondary school students. During this phase, ARCSSTEE staff educated the students and their teachers about career opportunities in the space industry. They focused on space entrepreneurship, teaching how to commercialize space technology and apply space solutions to earthly problems through space missions. Additionally, the students had hands-on practical building a mock satellite and its solar panels using pieces of cardboard. The second phase of the event, held on Friday, October 13th, 2023, was dedicated to the ARCSSTEE staff. It was staff Seminar and discussion forum. The heads of divisions at ARCSSTEE engaged with the staff, addressing questions related to their division's role in space entrepreneurship. This interaction broadened the staff's knowledge in the field of space exploration and commercialization. The entire event was a remarkable experience. |
| Attendance: | 125 |
| Attendance is Unique: | Yes |
| Media Impressions: | 16 |
| Media Impressions are Unique: | Yes |
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