Space courses are a golden ticket into a space career
Check out:
- European Space Camp for 17-20 year olds: http://www.spacecamp.no/#/home_main/
Also, keep an eye on the ESA Academy who have a constant stream of opportunities for university students and others: https://www.esa.int/Education/ESA_Academy
There are also a host of internship opportunities in Europe:
- ESA internships: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA/Student_Internships2
- EAC internships: http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA/Internship_at_EAC_PR_and_Communications
- Work for Galileo Summer camp: https://www.galileo-camps.com/jobs/summer-jobs/summer-intern
Check out the list of Irish space companies listed, maybe one of them will offer you an internship:https://www.caseforspace.ie/irelands_space_directory/
Interested in Space law and policy? European Center for Space Law: Summer Course on Space Law and Policy:
http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ECSL_European_Centre_for_Space_Law/Summer_Course_on_Space_Law_and_Policy
Interested in Space science? Alpbach Space School:
http://www.summerschoolalpbach.at/
Interested in anything to do with space, from space art, space law to
space engineering? International Space University, Summer Space
Programmer:
http://www.isunet.edu/