Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) is a non-profit international student organization that empowers young people to participate and make an impact in space exploration. SEDS helps students develop their technical and leadership skills by providing opportunities to manage and participate in international projects as well as to attend conferences, publish their work, and develop their professional network, in order to help students become more effective in their present and future careers in industry, academia, government, and education.
SEDS was founded as a chapter-based organization in 1980 at MIT by Peter Diamandis, at Princeton University by Scott Scharfman, and at Yale University by Richard Sorkin. SEDS USA was founded as a national group in 1982 by Peter Diamandis, Bob Richards, and Todd Hawley. Today, it is the largest student-run space organization in the world, consisting of an international community of high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from a diverse range of educational backgrounds in chapters all over the globe.
As the local collective of the SEDS EARTH organization, SEDS Sri Lanka is manned by students and professional volunteers, leading to branches being established in many universities within the country.
SEDS J'purais the established and registered chapter of SEDS Sri Lanka within the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. With a highly motivated student base, SEDS J'pura targets like-minded individuals to join the program, creating a beneficial impact for every party concerned.