By promoting the European Rocketry Challenge, the Portuguese Space Agency wants to stimulate young people’s interest in STEM (Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics). Education has been a strategic pillar of the Portuguese Space Agency’s action plan since its foundation in 2019. It is explicit in the Portugal Space 2030 strategy, which calls for the need to stimulate technical skills, train and attract qualified human resources, and promote activities in collaboration with European and international partners through scientific research, innovation, education, and the promotion of scientific culture. Portuguese With EuRoC, the Portuguese Space Agency compromises to gather the interest of universities and their students in the competition and STEM. The competition is also getting more applications by the year (more than 46 in 2023), which shows that EuRoC has become the place for European rocketeers.

Contribute to the development of technological skills and the promotion of a scientific and innovational culture among young university students, broadening the base of future professionals and strengthening the means that will ensure the sustainability of the aerospace sector in Portugal.

To attract and involve national and international partners in supporting the expansion of the aerospace industry, with a particular focus on the emerging new formats of the so-called “NewSpace”.

To stimulate synergies between academia and the aerospace industry that promote innovation and competitiveness in the sector, contributing to the creation of highly qualified jobs.

To demonstrate that Portugal is in a position to hold a unique European-level event in the field of aerospace engineering and, in particular, in the experimental launcher component.

Motivate and encourage young people to pursue careers based on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), strengthening competences in the area of Space through research, education and scientific culture.