Nile Orbital AeroSpace Opens Applications for Executive Space Programme
A nine-week blended programme will equip Ugandan professionals to put satellite technology to work across the economy.
Nile Orbital AeroSpace has opened applications for the first cohort of its Executive Space Programme, a nine-week course designed to help professionals from every sector understand how space technology can solve problems on the ground.
The programme runs from 15 March to 14 May 2027, with an introductory briefing on 12 March. Participants will attend online evening sessions from 7:00 to 8:30pm EAT, plus a two-day physical workshop.
Beyond building satellites
The programme is built on the idea that the value of space no longer lies only in building satellites, but in using satellite data and services to solve everyday problems. Examples include a bank assessing agricultural credit risk, an insurer pricing climate exposure, a telecom company integrating satellite connectivity, or a government agency monitoring infrastructure and disaster risk.
Uganda is already investing in this shift. Its first satellite, PearlAfricaSat-1, supports weather forecasting, land and mineral mapping, agriculture monitoring, infrastructure planning, border security and disaster prevention. The Executive Space Programme aims to build the wider workforce that can turn that infrastructure into economic value.
Who can apply
The programme is open to professionals in business, finance, law, policy, education, telecommunications, agriculture, insurance, energy and related fields. Applicants need a bachelor's degree, but no science background is required.
What participants will learn
Participants begin with a common grounding in space science, satellite systems, Earth observation, satellite communications, navigation, space policy and the wider space economy. They then specialize in one of three tracks:
- Space Entrepreneurship & Policy
- Space Engineering & Applications
- Space Science & Education
The programme ends with an applied project in which each participant develops a practical, sector-specific proposal showing how space technology could create value in their own organisation. Those who complete the programme receive a Nile Orbital Executive Space Programme certificate. Participants will also build a network among Ugandan professionals and international space practitioners.
An international faculty
Participants will learn from a faculty of space scientists, engineers, policy experts and entrepreneurs drawn from Uganda, across Africa, and from Europe, Asia and North America. They include Prof. Dorothy Okello (Satellite Communications, Uganda), Prof. Juan Delmau (Space Economy & Strategy, Spain), Prof. Walter Peteers (Space Economy & Strategy, France) and Juan Thomas (Earth Observation, Spain), alongside Ugandan instructors such as Alvin Michael Mulumba, Rosemary Nalwanga and David Tusubira, who also led sessions at the company's August 2026 high school space workshop.
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