The School of Space Qualification (SSQ) is a professional development course designed for a diverse audience, including students, engineers, physicists, computing scientists, lawyers, entrepreneurs, consultants, and advisors in the space and defence industry.

Delivered by internationally recognised leaders in the Space Industry
Space Qualification 2026
Sydney, NSW
27-30 January
Learn from internationally recognised leaders
Renowned international experts in the space industry will lead this program, focusing on space qualification requirements, radiation effects in microelectronics, radiation hardness assurance, reliability, testing facilities, and radiation dosimetry. This event also offers an exceptional opportunity for international collaboration in the field of space science. Notably, attendees can participate in an Industrial Exhibition organised by Australian and international space agencies and companies.
The School of Space Qualification is proudly presented by the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP) at the University of Wollongong and is supported by IEEE NPSS, National Space Qualification Network (NSQN), the Australian Space Agency (ASA), and the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Space qualification chairs

Distinguished Professor Anatoly Rozenfeld

Senior Professor Michael Lerch

Professor Susanna Guatelli

Professor Marco Petasecca
Space qualification administration

Dr Sianne Oktaria

Dr James Vohradsky
The event will be held at the UOW Sydney CBD campus.
Getting to the UOW Sydney CBD campus
The UOW Sydney CBD campus is located in Tower 1 of the Darling Park business precinct at 201 Sussex Street, Sydney.
Darling Park is easily accessible by a variety of transport options. For public transport options, use the Transport NSW’s Trip Planner to plan your route.
- Airport: The airport is conveniently located 13km away.
- Bus: Darling Park is located a seven-minute walk from the QVB bus interchange on York Street.
- Light Rail: The closest Light Rail Station is the QVB Light Rail Station, an eight-minute walk to campus.
- Train: The closest station to the campus is Town Hall Station, just a six-minute walk.
- Sydney Metro: Sydney Metro services depart every four minutes from Martin Place station, a 15-minute walk from the campus.
- Ferry: Barangaroo Wharf is a 15-minute walk from the Sydney CBD campus.
- Car: Public car parking is available within Darling Park, provided by Wilson Parking.
Once you have navigated to Tower 1, use lifts A, B, C, D, or E to travel to Level 2.
All visitors to Australia are required to obtain a visa or Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) in advance to be granted entry to Australia. An ETA provides authorisation to travel to and enter Australia and is electronically linked to your passport. An ETA is for short term stays for tourism or business visitor activities such as attending a conference/meeting. You can apply for a visa through the Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) online and you’ll be issued a visa instantly if you have a passport from one of the following countries:
- Brunei-Darussalam
- Canada
- Hong Kong (SAR PRC)
- Japan
- Korea, Rep of (South)
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- United States
The Visa application process costs AUD$20.00 using your credit card. Apply here.
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- You need to select Business activities as this reflects that you are attending a conference.
- Input your country of passport and age and click next. You are then directed to which visa is appropriate for you.
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