Within the Space School Initiative series of lectures on various topics related with aerospace technologies for Earth observation, GIS technologies, etc. were presented to students from the primary and secondary schools in Sofia Municipality.
The first public lecture, which marked the beginning of the initiative, was held in 2014 at the national High School of Mathematics and Sciences “Acad. L. Chakalov” on topic Spatial Thinking in Earth Sciences.
Lectures has been presented at 17 schools in Sofia Municipality: First English Language School, 19 High School” Elin Pelin”, National High School of Mathematics and Science “Acad. Chakalov”, 143 Primary School “Georgi Benkovski”, 52 Primary School “Tsanko Tserkovski“, Национална търговско-банкова гимназия, 32 Secondary School “St. Kl. Ohridski”, Vocational High School of Railway Transport “Nikola Korchev”, 163 Primary School “Chernirizets Hrabur”, 64 Primary School “Tsar Simeon Veliki”, 105 Secondary School “Atanas Dalchev”, 138 Secondary School “Prof. Vasil Zlatarski”, Private high school “Educational Technologies”, 12 Secondary School “Tsar Ivan Asen II”, Private school SVETLINA, Sofia High School of Construction, Architecture and Geodesy “Hristo Botev”.
The lectures (most of them presented in 2016 and 2017) covers the following topics:
- Spatial Thinking in Earth Sciences
/authors: Assist. Prof. Stefan Stamenov, Dr. Vanya Stamenova/ - Role of the Earth observation satellites
/authors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanya Stamenova, Assist. Prof. Dr. Stefan Stamenov/ - Satellite technologies as industry and business
/authors: Assist. Prof. Dr. Stefan Stamenov, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanya Stamenova/ - Role of Remote Sensing in the Modern Physical Geography
/authors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanya Stamenova, Assist. Prof. Dr. Stefan Stamenov/ - Geographic information systems and their role in science, society, economy and business
/authors: Assist. Prof. Dr. Stefan Stamenov, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanya Stamenova/ - Environmental studies in eco-club “Clean Water” (1996-2000) and application of geographic information systems in ecology
/authors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanya Stamenova, Assist. Prof. Dr. Stefan Stamenov/ - Earth observation from space – science and business
/authors: Assist. Prof. Dr. Stefan Stamenov, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanya Stamenova/ - Aircrafts for Earth observation – manned and unmanned
/author: Prof. Dr. Dimo Zafirov/
- Space biotechnologies – achievements in space and application
/author: Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Iliana Ilieva/ - Space physics and its application in help of society
/author: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Daniela Boneva/