Coordinates: 48°31′23″N 7°44′13″E / 48.52308611°N 7.736905556°E / 48.52308611; 7.736905556 The International Space University (ISU) was founded as an international institution of higher learning, dedicated to the development of outer space for peaceful purposes through international and multidisciplinary education and research programs (ISU Bylaws, Article 2.1). It is a not-for-profit interdisciplinary university founded in 1987 that offers Master of Science in Space Studies (MSS), Master of Science in Space Management (MSM), and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degrees. These are in addition to the flagship Space Studies Program (SSP), a professional development program that has convened annually every summer since 1988 at various locations around the world.
The International Space University Central Campus and global headquarters are located in Illkirch-Graffenstaden near Strasbourg, France. ISU was founded on the "3-Is" philosophy providing an Interdisciplinary, Intercultural, and International environment for educating and training space professionals and post-graduate students. As of August 2012, there were over 3500 ISU alumni from more than 100 countries.
The ISU faculty members include astronauts, space agency leaders, space engineers, space scientists, managers, and experts in space law and policy comprising an international collection of experts in technical and non-technical space-related fields.
The Chancellor of the International Space University is Jean-Jacques Dordain, the Director General of the European Space Agency. Dordain succeeded the University's first Chancellor, Arthur C. Clarke, in 2004. The fifth President of the International Space University is Prof. Walter Peeters, who took office in September 2011.
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