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Place: Madrid, Spain Dates: 2 July 2016 to 11 July 2016 Season: summer16 Organised by: BEST Group Madrid Carlos III University: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 40.0 euro. Convert to BGN Bulgaria Leva HRK Croatia Kuna CSK Czech Republic Koruna EUR Euro DKK Denmark Kroner EEK Estonia Kroon HUF Hungary Forint ISK Iceland Kronur LVL Latvia Lat LTL Lithuania Litas MKD Macedonia (FYR) Denar NOK Norway Kroner PLZ Poland Zloty RON Romania Leu RSD Serbia Dinar RUR Russia Rubles SKK Slovakia Koruna SEK Sweden Krona CHF Switzerland Francs TRL Turkey Liras UAH Ukraine Hryvna GBP United Kingdom Pounds USD United States Dollars Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 20 Mar 2016 at 23:00 CET Application deadline has passed.
Academic Highlights
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required Academic complexity: Basic [Read more] Working time: 29 hours (estimated)

General description

Mission starts. You decide to get on your cockpit but...“Houston, we have a problem!” [...]

Who hasn’t been in a similar situation at least once in his life?

Come to our course and you’ll never have that kind of problems anymore!

If your head is always in the clouds.

If you think that the sky is not the limit, but your playground.

Or if you just want to understand the secrets behind the aerospace vehicles.

This is what you have been waiting for!!

The aim of this course is to develop a competitive project between different teams, as a good method of improving the teamwork capacity while learning how humanity achieved the challenge of flying. For this purpose some theoretical lessons will be imparted before applying this knowledge in a more practical way.

But there’s even more! In the unlikely case that you are not already writing your letter, maybe is because you are missing something… all this will take place in MADRID!!! This beautiful city is the perfect place to try our world famous sangría, go for a tapas crawling or taking a siesta in the Retiro.

You will have the opportunity to live the BEST summer experience under Madrid’s blue sky, with the BEST people, the BEST adventures and the BEST spirit you have never felt before.

Join us! ROCK THE AIR, CONQUER SPACE!

Academic information

• Fields of activity: Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering , Agronomics/Forestry , Applied Sciences , Architectural Engineering , Architecture , Automotive Engineering , Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering , Biology , Biomedical Engineering , Chemical Engineering , Civil Engineering , Computational Sciences , Computer Engineering , Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics , Control Engineering/Systems engineering , Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering , Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering , Industrial Engineering , Industrial Management , Machine & Instrument engineering/Design , Materials Engineering , Mathematics , Mechanical Engineering , Mechatronics , Mining/Mineral Resources Engineering , Naval Architecture & Engineering , Petroleum Engineering , Physics/Physics Engineering , Power Engineering , Production Engineering/Management , Rural and Surveying Engineering , Telecommunications/Electronics , Territory Engineering , Transport Engineering
• Content and topics: Basic knowledge on aerospace technologies, aircraft construction.
• Learning goals and objectives: The students will gain knowledge in aerospace technologies and aircraft construction through lectures and practical tasks.
• Examination type: Elaboration of a topic within a small group with a short presentation of the outcomes at the end of the course.
• Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

• Selection criteria for participants: Motivation letter and answers to the proposed questions. Aiming for 50%-50% male-female distribution and trying to have a variety of nationalities

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

• Lodging during the event: Youth hostel in the city center of Madrid and youth hostel during the weekend trip.
• Food during the event: Three meals per day (at least one hot) at University and hostel's canteen.
• Transportation during the event: Bus, train and subway.

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

• Event website: http://bestuc3m.es/sc16/index.html
• Event schedule: http://bestuc3m.es/sc16/index.html#schedule
• Event survival guide: http://bestuc3m.es/sc16/index.html#survival-guide