Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University announces the selection of students to participate in international analogue space missions within the SPACE_READY project ( https://spaceready.eu/, https://kmint.cnu.edu.ua/space-ready/ ).
Three one-week analogue missions will take place at the Analogue Astronaut Training Centre (https://www.astronaut.center/) in May 2026.
Students from each partner university will participate in the missions: AGH UST (Poland), KNUVS (Ukraine), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France).
6 leading candidates and 3 reserve candidates are selected from the KNUVS. What participants will receive: practical experience in conditions close to a real space mission, international team interaction, certified training and preparation through an e-learning course (to be completed in February-March 2026).
Who can apply: undergraduate students (2-4 years), master’s and doctoral students.
Requirements for selection participants:
- knowledge and experience of spoken English (B1 certificate and above is preferred, but not required); willingness to learn and work in a team.
What you need to do to become a participant:
- submit a CV + motivation letter (in English);
Be prepared to go through a two-stage selection process:
1) interview at the level of the KNUVD,
2) final interview with the project team.
How to apply:
- Send your CV and motivation letter to the SPACE_READY coordinator at the CNUVS by January 31, 2026 – volodymyr.kotsiubynskyi@cnu.edu.ua
