{"id":84148,"date":"2016-07-14T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T14:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/international-space-university-opening-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2016-07-14T17:28:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T14:28:09","slug":"international-space-university-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/international-space-university-opening-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"International Space University Opening Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opening Ceremony Kicks off International Space University\u2019s 29<\/b>th<\/b> Space Studies Program<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The International Space University\u2019s 29th Space Studies Program (SSP) has commenced and in a very special way. The Rappaport Hall and the Municipality of Haifa welcomed the 2016 group of 104 participants, coming from 24 countries, on 12 July 2016.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Space Studies Program Director, John Connolly of NASA, introduced participants, country by country, and led the 2016 ceremony.<\/p>\n

John Connolly expressed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe International Space University (ISU) is pleased to bring its popular Space Studies program to Israel for the first time – the combination of Technion’s reputation as a leading technical institution, and Israel’s prominence in both aerospace and entrepreneurial activities make Haifa a perfect host city for this year’s Space Studies Program (SSP).\u00a0 SSP16 will bring over 100 student participants and 150 faculty and staff from over 30 countries together, making Haifa, for two months, one of the focal points of the space world.\u00a0 During the Space Studies Program, as part of the program, we will welcome Dr. Buzz Aldrin, the Chancellor of ISU, to the SSP in addition to many other space sector senior engineers, managers, and entrepreneurs from around the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n