G-TRAIN : Supporting education and training in the field of satellite navigation in Europe

Abstract : The aim of the G-TRAIN project is to set up a framework for higher education addressing different academic (MSc, Specialising Master and PhD) and networking activities. Indeed, it has been identified that on the one hand there are not enough people trained in the field of satellite navigation in Europe to support the finalization of the Galileo system as well as the foreseen development of satellite navigation applications and on the other hand there are no "European GNSS education" only activities. The goal of the project is to set up a long-term model for the coordination of universities, students exchanges and researchers co-operation in order to exploit synergies and to cover all the different needs of GNSS training, expressed by both industry and research worlds. The paper describes the achievements already obtained in the first part of the project lifetime and its future activities.