Luiss ratified a memorandum of collaboration on research with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the E. Amaldi Foundation (FEA). The agreement is part of ESA's initiatives aimed at creating institutional relations of cooperation between the Agency and the academic community, in order to enhance the European space sector activities’ research, development and dissemination in the field of innovation and sustainability.
In particular, the MoC - promoted by the Director of the Arcelli Center for Monetary and Financial Studies (CASMEF), Prof. Giorgio di Giorgio - provides for the creation of ESA_Lab@Luiss_FEA, which is a hub for promoting research topics within and outside the institutions, disseminating the results through the development of teaching materials, jointly organizing research events on the topic, as well as encouraging contribution and participation of other relevant institutions operating in the space industry. Luiss will significantly contribute by providing its expertise and contacts to the research and academic sectors at international level.
The activities of ESA_Lab@Luiss_FEA will take place within the Joint Observatory on the Economy and Finance of Space, established within the CASMEF research center under the Framework Agreement for scientific collaboration already in place between Luiss and the Amaldi Foundation.