National ESERO Partners & Ambassadors Day

Join us for a day of inspiration, connection, and collaboration. Our annual event brings together STEM enthusiasts, educators, and space professionals from across Belgium. Discover the latest in space education, share your projects, and connect with like-minded individuals.

Whether you’re a seasoned teacher, a budding space professional, or simply curious about the latest developments in space education and STEM, this event offers something for everyone. Learn about exciting new initiatives, connect with like-minded individuals, and contribute your own ideas to shape the future of space education in Belgium.

About this event
What to expect?
How to register?

About this event

The ESERO Belgium Partners & Ambassadors Day is a national gathering that brings together educators, ESA representatives, partner organisations, and other stakeholders active in the fields of space, education, and outreach.

Held at the inspiring setting of the Armand Pien Public Observatory in Ghent, the event focuses on innovation in space and space education, offering a platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and collaboration.

Highlights of the day include: keynote talks by inspiring speakers, opportunities for participants to present their own projects through a short 2-minute pitch or a longer 10-minute presentation, a guided tour of the observatory (in small groups), informal networking moments during lunch and at the close of the event. We also proudly introduce our new initiative: the Space Ambassadors programme.

Participation is free, but registration is required. All presentations will be held in English.

Join us for an inspiring day of ideas, connections, and shared passion for space and education.

What to expect?

  • 09:30 –  Arrivals
  • 10:00 –  Welcome + intro ESERO Belgium
  • 10:45 –  10-min short keynotes by some partners and invitees
  • 12:00 –  Lunch, discussion time, guided visits to the UGENT Public Observatory Armand Pien
  • 13:30 –  Launch of the Belgian Space Ambassadors program
  • 14:30 –  Share your project in the Pitch session: 120 seconds and 1 slide per project/activity.
  • 15:30 – Wrap up and concluding remarks
  • 16:00 – Drinks & guided visits to the UGENT Public Observatory Armand Pien

We warmly invite all guests and partners to inspire others by showing STEM & space activities from your organisation.

Choices to contribute are:

  • Give a 10 minutes presentation about your project.
  • Give a 2 minutes pitch illustrated by 1 slide. We hope all visiting organisations will contribute. Every pitch will be accepted.

We will select contributions to fit in the time slots after receiving all proposed presentations.

Location: UGent Public Observatory Armand Pien (Jozef Plateaustraat 22, 9000 Gent)

Date: Friday 22nd of August 2025

Registration required: The event is free of charge, but registration is required (fill in the form via this webpage)

Please note that spots are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Food, drinks: We provide free sandwich lunch, coffee, tea, water, soft drinks during the day for all participants. At 16h we serve free drinks (including soft drinks, wine & beer).

How to arrive

Train: Gent Sint-Pieters at 1,6 km (20 minutes walk).

Bus: Bus 7 (70,71,72,73,…) from Sint-Pieters station to Gent Zuid, then walk 700 meters.

Tram: tram 1 & 4 (+/- every 8 minutes) from Sint-Pieters station to Bijlokehof, then walk 850 meters.

Car: park at Sint-Pietersplein (underground), 600 meters from the entrance of the observatory.

Your participation is for free, we don’t reimburse transport expenses.

Wheel chair users can take the elevator: please let us know if you need this.

Share Your Passion for STEM & Space

Are you ready to inspire others? We invite you to showcase your organization’s exciting STEM and space activities at our event.

How to contribute: 2 options

  • Give a 10-minute presentation: Share your favorite project and inspire others with your insights. We’ll select presentations to fit the schedule.
  • Give a 2-minute pitch: Capture attention with a concise, visually engaging pitch (1 image/slide and time limited to 120 seconds). Every pitch is welcome, so don’t hesitate to share your ideas.

By participating, you’ll contribute to a dynamic and inspiring event and connect with like-minded individuals. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your passion and make a lasting impact.

How to register?

All visitors need to register with the online form.

If you know people who were not on the list of invitees yet, but should be involved in this event, please feel free to invite them and ask them to register.