A total of 11 researchers from EELISA universities were awarded one of the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants in the most recent calls: consolidator grants (results announced on 31 January 2023) and starting grants (results announced on 22 November 2022). With its grants, the ERC supports highly qualified young scientists with several years…
How are the campuses, the people, and the environment behind each of the pieces that make up the map of EELISA? What is the impact of such an ambitious Alliance on each member institution? Welcome to the second episode of #WeAreEELISA, a campaign that aims to give visibility to the EELISA microcosm through interviews with…
Building a bridge between technology and our elders was the main challenge that was set to be achieved at the EELISA seminar “Design Thinking: Technology for elderly people” organized by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (Turkey) and Universitatea Politehnica din București (Romania), last 16th and 17th March, 2023. Celebrated in Bucharest, this…
The European Engineering Learning Innovation and Science Alliance (EELISA) will be 3 years old in October 2023. This is also the date on which the first phase of our alliance will be completed. Under the motto “becoming the engine that leads to a new future” and with the aim to celebrate the achievements, share the…
PhD students discover potential for innovation in their research Not just a PhD project, but also a business idea? On the first EELISA PhD Innovation Day Doctoral students at FAU and EELISA partner universities had the possibility to discover how much potential there is in their own research topic. The full-day workshop was held by FAU’s…
Before a new product is launched, many questions need to be answered. Which target group is most interested? What are their needs and their aesthetic desires? How much are they willing to pay? As the winner of the first EELISA Prototype Contest, Adán Sánchez, founder of the Spanish startup “The Green Factor”, had the opportunity…
How can we use technology to give fast and precise answers to the current challenges and emergencies of today? Juan Portela, a member of the TERRA Research Group, provides us some insight on this topic in this new #EELISANarator episode, in which he shares his experience as one of the organizers and participants of the…