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Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacic ANNOUNCES TWELFTH POST GRADUATE COURSE ON SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ACADEMIC YEAR 2019 - 2020 Conducted at Space Applications Centre Centre for Space Science and Technology Indian Space Research Organisation Education in Asia and the Pacic Ahmedabad, India (Afliated to the United Nations) www.sac.gov.in IIRS Campus, 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun 248 001 India www.cssteap.org CSSTEAP GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS Chairman Dr. K. Sivan India Members Mr. Shamsuddin Ahmed H.E. (Mrs) Ma. Teresita C. Daza Bangladesh Philippines Dr. Hong Yong IL Mr. Ok-Kyu Lee DPR Korea Republic of Korea Dr. Thomas Djamaluddin Eng. Mr. S. Panawennage Indonesia Sri Lanka Mr. Ali Sadeghi Naeini The Execuve Director, GISTDA Iran Thailand H.E. Mr. Bulat Sergazievich Sarsenbayev Kazakhstan Dr. Kamol M. Muminov Uzbekistan Prof. Abdykalykov Akymbek Abdykalykovich Kyrgyzstan Observers H.E. Dato Hidayat Abdul Hamid Dr. Simonea Di Pippo Malaysia UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UN-OOSA) Austria Mongolia Prof. Dr. Ir. A. (Tom) Veldkamp Dr. Kyi Thwin ITC (The Netherlands) Myanmar Secretary Mr. Charan Kamal Singh Bhalla Nauru Dr. A Senthil Kumar Director, CSSTEAP, Mr. Hari Odari India Nepal For further details, please visit website (www.cssteap.org) INTRODUCTION 02 ABOUT REGIONAL CENTRE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC IN INDIA 02 GOALS OF CSSTEAP 03 AFFILIATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS 04 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND COURSES 04 ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 04 Phase-I (9 Months in India) 05 Phase-II (1 Year in Home Country) 05 COURSE RECOGNITION BY ANDHRA UNIVERSITY 05 PROGRAMMES ORGANISED 05 IMPORTANT DATES FOR SATCOM-12 COURSE 06 INVITATION OF NOMINATION AND SPONSORSHIP 06 ELIGIBILITY 08 TARGET PARTICIPANTS 09 SELECTION OF CANDIDATES 09 ABOUT SPACE APPLICATIONS CENTRE (Host Instute) 09 ABOUT COURSE 13 MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTIONS 13 FACULTY 13 TECHNICAL FACILITIES 14 COURSE METHODS AND TEACHING AIDS 14 TECHNICAL TOURS 14 EVALUATION PROCEDURE 14 AWARD OF DIPLOMA/DEGREE 15 COURSE EXPENSES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 15 HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE 16 ACCOMMODATION 16 COURSE AT A GLANCE 16 PHASE – I: COURSE CONTENTS 16 SEMESTER I 17 SEMESTER-II 19 CREDIT SYSTEM 22 PHASE-II: ONE YEAR PROJECT 23 ABOUT ANDHRA UNIVERSITY 23 ABOUT AHMEDABAD CITY 24 APPLICATION FORM (Last 4 Pages) 1 INTRODUCTION necessary high-level knowledge and experse in space technology fields. Towards this end, the United Naons General Assembly had called for the From the last few decades, the use of space establishment of Centres of Space Science and technology for welfare of mankind and overall Technology Educaon at the regional level in the development of the humanity is growing developing countries. exponenally. SATCOM (Satellite Communicaon) has become an integral part of both rural and urban Under the auspices of the United Naons, through its lifestyles. Telecom, television and radio broadcasng, Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), six regional Sports & News coverage, SatPhone, data relay, Search Centres are established on the basis of regions that & Rescue, DTH and many other applicaons correspond to the United Naons Economic extensively use SATCOM technology. Keeping this in Commissions: Asia and the Pacific (India, China), Lan view, the Centre for Space Science and Technology America and the Caribbean (Brazil & Mexico), Africa Educaon in Asia & the Pacific (CSSTEAP) is offering a (Morocco, Nigeria) and Western Asia (Jordan). All of 9-month post-graduate course in Satellite these Six Centres are affiliated to the United Naons Communicaons with integrated M.Tech. degree. through UNOOSA. These Centres use exisng facilies and experse already available in educaon All countries should have access to space technology and other research instuons in their respecve and must share the benefits. An essenal prerequisite regions. to partaking in these opportunies is the building of various indigenous capacies for the development ABOUT REGIONAL CENTRE FOR ASIA AND and ulizaon of space science and technology. In THE PACIFIC IN INDIA recognion of such a prerequisite, a consensus has emerged within the internaonal community that if effecve assimilaon and appropriate applicaon of The Centre for Space Science and Technology space technology are to succeed in the developing Educaon in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP), affiliated countries, devoted efforts must be made for capacity to the United Naons was established in India in building at the local level, for the development of November, 1995. The Centre's headquarter is 2 established in Dehradun, India around the experience to its parcipants in all its programs. The infrastructure available at the Indian Instute of principal goal of the Centre is development of skills Remote Sensing (IIRS), Indian Space Research and knowledge of university educators and Organisaon (ISRO), Government of India, Dehradun. researchers, engineers, applicaon sciensts and For conducng its programs, CSSTEAP has government officials through rigorous theory, arrangements with Department of Space (DoS) at its research, applicaons, field exercises and pilot- campuses at: projects in those aspects of space science and technology that can enhance social and economic •Space Applicaons Centre at Ahmedabad, for development in each country. The programs aim at programs related to Satellite Communicaons, development of indigenous capability of parcipang Global Navigaon Satellite System and Satellite countries, in designing and implemenng space- Meteorology and Global Climate; based research and applicaons programs. The Centre will also foster connuing educaon programs •Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, for for its graduates and awareness programs for policy program related to Space and Atmospheric Sciences; and decision-makers and the general public. and It should be emphasized that the overall mission of •IIRS, Dehradun, for program related to Remote the centres is to assist parcipang countries in Sensing and GIS. developing and enhancing the knowledge and skills of their cizens in relevant aspects of space science and GOALS OF CSSTEAP technology in order that such individuals can effecvely contribute to naonal development programs. CSSTEAP is an educaon and research instuon, capable of high aainments in the development and transmission of knowledge in the fields of space science and technology. The Centre offers best possible educaon, research and applicaon 3 AFFILIATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Advisory Commiee of CSSTEAP from me to me and rafied by the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). The Centre has entered into a cooperave agreement with the United Naons which states that the United Naons will cooperate with the Centre by providing ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES expert advice, educaonal curricula, technical support, necessary documentaon and other The academic acvity is divided into two phases. appropriate support. Phase-I is of 9 months duraon and executed at the Centre in India. Aer successful compleon of the EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND COURSES Phase-I, the parcipants are encouraged to take up Phase-II research project of one-year duraon in their home country. Phase-II allows parcipants to take up The educaonal programs of the Centre are oriented research project relevant to their home country or towards the disseminaon of knowledge in relevant organizaon and apply the technologies. Centre also aspects of space science and technology. The inial offers fellowships to the meritorious candidates to do emphasis of the Centre is to concentrate on in-depth research in Phase-II in India. educaon, research & applicaons programmes, and linkages to the global programs/databases, execuon The Centre offers Post Graduate level courses in the of pilot projects, connuing educaon and awareness fields of: and appraisal programs. Scholars and professionals, Remote Sensing and Geographic Informaon who contribute to the educaonal programs are System (RS and GIS), organized every year renowned experts in their respecve fields from both · Satellite Communicaons (SATCOM), organized within and outside the region. every odd year · Global Navigaon Satellite Systems (GNSS), The acvies of the Centre are guided by an organized every odd year Internaonal Governing Board, Intl. Academic · Satellite Meteorology and Global Climate Advisory Commiee and Board of Studies. These (SATMET), organized every even year curricula have been reviewed by an internaonal 4 · Space and Atmospheric Sciences (SAS), organized and knowledge assimilated during Phase-I at the every even year centre. Besides post graduate level courses, the Centre · A few meritorious students of PG course are also also conducts short courses /workshops on the considered for the award of addional fellowship of 6 above subjects on specific themes of space science months to one year to complete part of their research and technology. work at centre's host instuons in India which may lead to a M. Tech. degree conferred by Andhra The Post Graduate courses are organised in two University. phases: Phase-I (9 Months, in India) COURSE RECOGNITION BY ANDHRA UNIVERSITY · Core Modules, where the emphasis is on the development and enhancement of the knowledge and skills of university educators, researchers, CSSTEAP has arrangement with Andhra University engineers, applicaon sciensts and government (Estd. 1926), Vishakhapatnam, India for awarding officials. Master's (M. Tech.) degree subject to the eligibility · Pilot-Project, oriented towards planning and criteria of the Andhra University. Aer successfully execung project which provides an opportunity to compleng the