We are pleased to announce that the registration for the SKIES (SKilled, Innovative and Entrepreneurial Scientists) training and mentorship program in South Africa is now open!

This training workshop is aimed at South African based astronomy PhD candidates and young researchers**, and focuses on career development, open science and entrepreneurship.

The event will take place on April 4-8, 2022 at the UCT Graduate School of Business Conference Center in Cape Town.

The programme features hands-on exercises, external speakers to showcase career opportunities, the possibility to interact with astronomy alumni and more.

You will learn about the basics of innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as how to improve your creativity and develop a business model. All of this is developed by astronomers, for astronomers.

The workshop is completely free of cost and all lunches will be covered (dinners, accommodation and travel are not covered). Each participant will get a certificate of attendance at the end of the programme.

There are a maximum of 40 places to this training workshop (we can accommodate a maximum of 30 in-person attendees and the rest should be online). We recommend in-person attendance if possible.

Please register now to secure your place by visiting this website:

https://www.groundstation.space/skies-training-and-mentorship-programme-south-africa/ 

Registration closes on March 25th, 2022.

You will receive a confirmation of acceptance for participation in the event by latest 29 March.

For any questions please contact Dr Lucia Marchetti: lucia.marchetti@uct.ac.za

**This program will prioritise PhD and early career post-doc/researchers, but if you are a Masters student and you would be interested in joining this training workshop, please send an email to lucia.marchetti@uct.ac.za and we will keep you posted if there will be any available space closer to the date.