The organiser of the event is the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO).

President of CSEO Giorgos Danos told the Cyprus News Agency that “it is an honour for Cyprus to host this competition in our country along with only 20 other countries globally”.

Danos said that the competition will promote technological innovation in Cyprus and place the island in ‘captivating field’ of start-ups in the top high-tech space sector.

Designed for students but open to everyone, the objective of the competition is to foster entrepreneurship, encourage start-up creation and promote the use of space technologies and space acquired data to change lives.

Source: Cyprus Mail