SGAC Croatia Webinar Series #3
March 11, 2021 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CET
The SGAC Croatia Webinar Series aims to inspire and motivate university students and young professionals in Croatia and abroad to grow a career in the space industry.
Inspired by the motivational stories from talented SGAC members from all around the world, the SGAC team in Croatia aims to bring the same excitement about space and self-development in Croatia and the region.
A series of 8 webinars will host local experts in various fields such as space science and engineering, space policy, space business and others, and give them a floor to share their projects, ideas, and experiences with the community.
Everyone is welcome to attend and will be able to interact with lecturers at the end of each webinar session.
The first webinar with a title “SGAC, the Space Industry for Young Professionals”, was held on 11th February 2021. The recording is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowrJfK7lUw&t=1s
The second webinar with a title “UN COPUOS and UNOOSA – Space and International Cooperation”, was held on 25th February 2021. The recording of the webinar will be here: https://youtu.be/aiFin12T37s
The third episode will cover the topic of space engineering and space technologies including space systems such as satellites, rockets and other spacecraft. Our guests, selected professionals based in different cities in Croatia will speak about their projects and expertise. At this webinar they will aim to show that space is actually not hard when you study, experiment and collaborate.
Join us together with our host:
Mirta Medanić, SGAC Alumna and Former National Point of Contact in Croatia
This webinar is hosted in partnership with Adriatic Aerospace Association, A3.
Notice: This webinar will be held in Croatian.
Mirta Medanić is a program manager at Amphinicy Technologies, a satellite software company from Zagreb and Luxembourg. At Amphinicy, she manages several EU-funded projects. One of them is Blink, a software solution for ultra-fast acquisition and processing of Earth observation data, granted by the Horizon 2020 program for innovative SMEs in the Space sector.
She holds a master’s degree in Telecommunications and Computing from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, the University in Zagreb (FER). She completed the Space Studies Program 2019 at the International Space University in Strasbourg and calls herself a Space Optimist.
Mirta is an SGAC Alumna and a Former SGAC National Point of Contact in Croatia. She promotes space science and education among the young community in the country. Mirta is passionate about working with people and travelling.
