Cape Peninsula University of Technology is an institution at the forefront of Technology, Innovation, Research and Service Learning in response to regional, national and continental needs. Its research focuses on a diverse array of focused areas, one of which is Space Science, Engineering and Technology. CPUT hosts South Africa’s premier nanosatellite programme and is the custodian of the ZACUBE-I Mission Series. The programme is strategically aligned with the National Space strategy and is funded as a key Human Capital Development initiative by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, the National Research Foundation and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The CPUT Research and Technology Innovation Focus Area in Space Science, Engineering and Technology is characterised by an integrated, multidisciplinary approach working across departments and faculties.
CPUT offers a Joint Master’s Degree in Satellite Systems and Applications with the Université Paris-Est Créteil in France, with a well-rounded offering of coursework in fields such as Engineering, Satellite Architecture and Subsystems, the harsh Space Environment, Space Science, and Satellite Mission Analysis and Design, presented in English. The MEng in Satellite Systems and Applications is the perfect springboard to Doctoral Research or a career in the fast-growing Space Industry, which already counts many CPUT alumni among its ranks.