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Duration/Frequency/Language(s) of <strong>in</strong>struction: 10 days/Each year <strong>in</strong> Alpbach, Tyrol,<br />

Austria/English<br />

Facilities:<br />

q ASA grants scholarships for 15 Austrian Summer School participants;<br />

q ASA chairs the Programme Committee which is responsible for establish<strong>in</strong>g the programme<br />

of the Summer School;<br />

q ASA offers the local facilities <strong>in</strong> Alpbach<br />

Number of tra<strong>in</strong>ees: About 60<br />

Entry requirements: M.Sc., Ph.D. or completed first term of studies<br />

Degree/Diploma/Certificate awarded: Certificate of attendance<br />

2. COST OF PROGRAMMES<br />

Cost of tuition, texts <strong>and</strong> related research material: Registration fee of ATS 3.600,- (Euro 261,62)<br />

Monthly room <strong>and</strong> board <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>cidental expenses: --<br />

3. SCHOLARSHIP/FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES<br />

Scholarship/<strong>Fellowship</strong> opportunities for foreign participants: None, but ASA mediates<br />

fellowships/scholarships of the European Space Agency (ESA). Please refer to ESA’s homepage<br />

www.esa.<strong>in</strong>t<br />

Other f<strong>in</strong>ancial support available for foreign participants: None<br />

4. COLLABORATION WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: None<br />

Specific areas of <strong>in</strong>terest: --<br />

Geographical preference: --<br />

B. INSTITUT FUR NACHRICHTENTECHNIK UND WELLENAUSBREITUNG<br />

Inffeldgasse 12, A-8010, Graz, Austria<br />

Tel.: 316 7061/7441 Telex: 31221<br />

Contact person(s): Prof. W. Riedler<br />

Pr<strong>in</strong>cipal function(s) of <strong>in</strong>stitution: <strong>Education</strong> <strong>and</strong> research<br />

1. ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES<br />

Area(s) of specializaton: basic space sciences, remote sens<strong>in</strong>g, satellite communications, satellite<br />

meteorology<br />

Summary of courses <strong>and</strong> research activities:<br />

Courses: Space experiments; results of space research; plasma <strong>in</strong> space. Radar techniques. Selected<br />

topics on communication satellite systems<br />

<strong>Research</strong>: Development of space research payloads <strong>and</strong> experiments data analysis. Development of<br />

special radar equipment. Wave propagation at frequencies above 10 GHz, analog <strong>and</strong> digital data<br />

transmission experiments. Development of low-cost meteorological satellite receiver units<br />

Duration/Frequency/Language(s) of <strong>in</strong>struction: - 2 hrs a week/Semester/German<br />

Facilities: Development laboratories, test facilities, computers, radar station, satellite earth station<br />

Number of tra<strong>in</strong>ees: Between 1 <strong>and</strong> 2<br />

Entry requirements: Bachelor, Master's degree preferred<br />

Degree/Diploma/Certificate awarded: --

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