President of Beni Suef University: Training 25 graduates from the first and second batches of the Faculty of Navigation Sciences and Space Technology

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 Dr. Mansour Hassan, President of Beni Suef University, announced the completion of training 25 graduates from the first and second batches of the Faculty of Navigation Sciences and Space Technology, on the Space Keys educational satellite of the Egyptian Space Agency, under the supervision of Dr. Osama Shalaby, Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Sherif Sedky, Head of the Egyptian Space Agency, and Eng. Shady Hussein Shafei, Head of the National Company for Remote Sensing. This is in implementation of the cooperation protocol between the university and the Space Agency
The university president stressed that the training comes within an integrated training program that ensures the preparation and qualification of a distinguished graduate  who capable of competing locally, regionally and internationally in the field of space science and technology, and based on the university administration’s keenness to link the scientific aspect with the practical and applied aspect to achieve the highest benefit for students and graduate specialists with scientific and practical skills that keep pace with the development of the labor market, as the Faculty of Navigation Sciences and Space Technology at the university is the first Egyptian and Arab faculty 
 that specialized in the fields of space navigation and space technology applications, and aims to graduate scientific cadres  who capable of working in the Arab, African and international space system
Dr. Mansour Hassan explained that the training included two programs: the first is general training on space technology to learn about the various applications of space technology in daily life and how to manufacture satellites and the main systems that make up satellites. The training includes visits to space systems design laboratories to learn about the method of designing satellites, as well as satellite testing, assembly and integration centers, control stations, and data reception from the Egyptian satellite MasrSat-2, and finally the data processing center and space images to learn about the various applications and fields that can be provided through satellite data
Dr. Osama Shalaby, Dean of the College, added that the second program included a workshop on space innovation by using the Space Keys educational satellite, which is a practical training program in which the trainee learns about the stages of designing space missions, starting from the basic requirements of the space mission, up to the main specifications of the satellite, followed by learning about the satellite systems, design determinants, and the tasks of each subsystem of the satellite systems, and the various testing methods to ensure that each system implements its tasks according to the specifications specified in advance, then training is provided on how to operate the satellite
Sending various commands from ground stations to control it, receive various data and analyze it to identify the satellite's operating status, as well as perform some tasks such as photography and communication. This is done through the Space Keys educational satellite, which was specially designed to be an educational platform through which trainees can have practical experience in operating and testing satellites in a practical and innovative way