22-10-2012, 05:31 PM
Support for International Space University?s (ISU) 2003 Summer Session Program and the Theme Day on ?Living and Working in Space
ABSTRACT
The 2003 Summer Session Program of the International Space University (ISU) was conducted at the ISU Central
Campus in Strasbourg, France, July 5-September 6, 2003. Attending the Summer Session were 114 students from 27 countries
including the US. The International Space University (ISU) offers its students a unique and comprehensive educational
package covering all disciplines related to space programs and enterprises - space science, space engineering, systems
engineering, space policy and law, business and management, and space and society. By providing international graduate
students and young space professionals both an intensive interdisciplinary curriculum and also the opportunity to solve
complex problems together in an intercultural environment, ISU is preparing the future leaders of the emerging global space
community. Since its founding in 1988, ISU has graduated more than 2200 students from 87 countries. Together with hundreds
of ISU faculty and lecturers from around the world, ISU alumni comprise an extremely effective network of space
professionals and leaders that actively facilitates individual career growth, professional activities and international space
cooperation. ISU’s interdisciplinary Student Theme Days and StudentWorkshops are intended to have great educational value
for the participants. Along with the interdisciplinary Core Lectures, they apprise the students of state-of-the-art activities,
programs and policies in spacefaring nations. They also provide ISU students the opportunity to meet world experts in
space-related subjects.