Advancing higher and professional education in the field of Earth observation is the main goal of the ESA initiative Earth Observation Training Academy, to be led by Charles University. Representatives of the institutions involved outlined the project’s aims this week.

Jan Jehlička is a pioneer of the new 21st century discipline of exobiology. Together with colleagues, and using advanced devices such as Raman spectrometers, he searches for answers to questions such as: Does life exist beyond planet Earth? Did it exist in the past? Last year he won Charles University’s Donatio award.