[Serious Game] CONCEPTO 2026 – Space Design Station
5 janvier 2026 : 8h00 – 9 janvier 2026 : 17h00
From January 5 to 9, 2026, Académie Spatiale Île-de-France is teaming up with Paris-Saclay University (OI Spatial CPS3) and CentraleSupélec to offer CONCEPTO, an educational serious game dedicated to space. Designed as an immersive experience, this program places students at the heart of a large-scale industrial tender, confronting them with the real challenges of designing an unmanned scientific space station. It is a unique opportunity to test their skills, in quasi-professional conditions, against the technological, organizational, and strategic challenges of the space sector.
CONCEPTO
Space Station Design – Serious Game
From January 5 to 9, 2026
Terrasse, auditorium et salles
Centre de langues – Bâtiment Eiffel
CentraleSupélec
Dual purpose
Develop technical and cross-functional skills
CAD, systems engineering, strategy, space law, project management, communication, soft skills
Promoting professional integration
by creating a direct link with experts and industrial partners in the space sector
The challenge will take place over five days, structured in two complementary phases:
- Phase 1 (3 days): students will design and prototype a systems version of a station module
- Phase 2 (2 days): students will negotiate the purchase of other modules and then build a “system of systems” for the complete station before finalizing their response to the call for tenders, focused on the creation of an autonomous scientific space station.
Expected attendance: 100 to 120 participants.
Target audience: Master’s and MSc students from engineering, space science, space law, strategy, and business programs.
Terms and conditions:
- Free for universities and their students (Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD/Post-Doc)
- Serious Game in person only, from January 5 to 9, 2026
- Possibility to participate in either Phase 1 or Phase 2 if 5 days are not available
- Possibility for interested colleagues to come and discover the game during the week, or even join the “Game Master” team that plays roles (phone calls, chat on Slack, in person) during the week
Thomas Garnier – Co-director of the M2 Newspace UPSaclay program and founder of Concepto
thomas.garnier [at] latmos.ipsl.fr