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United Nations Education Program in Space Science and Technology 1988-2018
Department of History, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Office for Outer Space Affairs, United Nations, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria
- 1 Department of History, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
- 2 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- 3 Office for Outer Space Affairs, United Nations, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria
Creative Education·Volume 10 (2019)·Pages 2219–2231·Published 30 September 2019·DOI10.4236/ce.2019.1010160
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Abstract
Based on resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly, UN-affiliated Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education were established in China, India, Morocco, Nigeria, Brazil/Mexico, and Jordan. Simultaneously, education curricula at the university level were developed for the core disciplines of remote sensing, satellite communications, satellite meteorology, space and atmospheric science, and global navigation satellite systems. In 2017 , these education curricula were supplemented by the publication of two open access books covering full university courses in linear algebra and probability & statistics.
KeywordsRegional Education CentresEducation CurriculaSpace and Atmospheric ScienceRemote Sensing and Geographic Information SystemSatellite CommunicationsSatellite Meteorology and Global ClimateGlobal Navigation Satellite SystemsLinear AlgebraProbability and Statistics
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