The Van Allen Foundation is closed for summer break from the 5th to the 23rd of august.
![](https://fondationvanallen.edu.umontpellier.fr/files/2024/02/image-1024x682.jpg)
The Van Allen Foundation (FVA), a partnership foundation of the University of Montpellier, supports the Montpellier University Space Centre (CSUM).
At CSUM, students are trained in space professions through the development of nanosatellites as part of their projects and internships.
Copyright: Jean-Michel MART / Midi Libre
ROBUSTA-3A, the only French academic nanosatellite on the inaugural flight of Ariane 6
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![Logo CSUM](https://fondationvanallen.edu.umontpellier.fr/files/2022/01/Logo-CSUM_black-1.png)
The Montpellier University Space Centre (CSUM) is the French leader in the development and launch of university nanosatellites.
![](https://fondationvanallen.edu.umontpellier.fr/files/2023/02/2023-02-03-10_36_36-Centre-spatial-universitaire-et-3-pages-de-plus-Travail-–-Microsoft-Edge.png)