A look back at our space conference!

We brought together more than 200 students from the University of Montpellier and middle school students from the Montpellier Academy for the event “#space, environmental opportunities and challenges”! On stage, Célia Pelluet gave a humorous tribute to science and women in the space industry, followed by a round table discussion between experts from the French space sector: Xavier Albert-Lebrun and Cédric Biegel from Airbus Defense and Space, Latifa Benameur from Groundspace, Nicolas Dolin from Comat, and Muriel Bernard from CSUM. The event was moderated by Prof. Laurent Dusseau, director of CSUM and the Van Allen Foundation (FVA), and introduced by Jean-Claude Gayssot, president of the FVA and former minister alongside Philippe Combette. Thank you to everyone!

This was a golden opportunity for Montpellier students to discover and meet our partners: 3D PLUS, ActInSpace, Airbus Defence and Space, ACTIA Aerospace, Comat, CNES, Groundspace, and SYMETRIE.

An initiative led by #FVA as part of the COMETES project – Skills and Careers for Space

Congratulations to the entire team that organized the event: Calypso Alcalde, Celia Fernandez Durand, Isabelle Lagracie, and Sophie Teullet, not to mention Caroline Reynaud and Océane TREVENNEC, as well as the #CSUM hashtag team for their operational support.

This event would not have been possible without the assistance of various UM academic administrators (Faculty of Science, IUT MONTPELLIER-SETE, Polytech Montpellier, etc.), as well as the event team at This event would not have been possible without the help of the various academic managers at UM (Faculty of Science, IUT MONTPELLIER-SETE, Polytech Montpellier, etc.), as well as the events team from the logistics department and Julie de La Vaissière from the communications department at UM.