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Would you like to expand your knowledge of space medicine while learning together with students from other European universities?

Join the Autumn School on Technologies for Space Medicine, organised as part of the UNIVERSEH project and hosted by AGH University of Krakow.

The School offers an opportunity to learn and work together with students from UNIVERSEH partner universities, exchange experiences and explore space technologies from different disciplinary and international perspectives.

The programme includes 5 days of in-person study in Kraków, complemented by 2 weeks of online work and assignments and a pre-course induction session. The School will be conducted in English.

What will you learn?

The programme will cover topics including:

• Introduction to Space Medicine
• Space Psychology
• Mental health and human factors in extreme environments
• Communication, conflict and leadership in confined teams
• Medical emergencies and clinical decision-making in space
• Managing stress and cognitive fatigue in extreme environments
• And other topics related to space medicine and space technologies

The course will combine lectures, workshops and team projects. The programme will also include study visits, meetings with practitioners, simulations and hackathons.

Fast facts

• Onsite dates: 16–20 November 2026
• Location: AGH University of Krakow
• Accreditation: 3 ECTS
• Target group: Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students
• Language: English
• Format: In-person study, online work and a pre-course induction session

Participants should have basic knowledge of mathematics and an interest in space medicine and technology.

Apply

Application deadline: 5 October 2026

• Application form:
  https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/6rzbYvHagU?origin=lprLink

Participation in the Autumn School is free of charge.

• More about the UNIVERSEH project:
  https://universeh.eu/