Despite the importance of space policy at EU level, however, the study and training in this field is not yet properly developed neither at national nor at EU level. Legal and technical operators who approach this sector, necessarily need an interdisciplinary background, including the knowledge of: a) EU law and EU policies b) technical features of these new technologies, devices and applications; c) functioning and competences of other national and international organizations dealing with space related issues.To this purpose, an intensive interdisciplinary course covering the main (legal and technological) issues connected to the uses of space-based applications, in the context of EU legal framework, is particularly needed.Such an initiative will consist in a Summer Course, carried out at the University of Genoa, free of charge for the participants. The course will consist of one week lectures each year (8 hours per day for 5 days) and will be held in English. It aims to attract doctoral and post doctoral students, as well as researchers and young professionals in law, political science and engineering (the participation will be opened also to students who have attended at least a three years’ study university course in the above-mentioned areas). The lectures will be held by academics from Italian and foreign Universities, as well as operators in the field of space industries and institutions. Specific workshops shall be held in order to promote the contacts of the participants with enterprises. At the end of the project, an international conference will be held in order to stimulate the debate on this innovative field of study . Outputs: (i) specific training ; (ii) the creation of a network of specialised operators; (iii) a dedicated web-site; iv) an open source publication