The 4th EELISA Scientific Student Competition brings young European research to Madrid

On 21 and 22 May, 170 students from across the EELISA alliance brought their research to the School of Industrial Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Papers, presentations, and months of work distilled into two days of pitches, jury sessions, and conversations. Noelia Rodríguez Rodríguez, a Telecommunications Engineering student at UPM and one of EELISA’s…

What’s next for EELISA? Key decisions take shape during the Governing Board meetings in Madrid

Few working events begin with the energy and enthusiasm experienced last week at the opening of the EELISA Governing Board Meetings in Madrid. Nearly one hundred participants filled the auditorium of the Higher Technical School of Telecommunication Engineering (ETSIT) at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid to attend the handover ceremony that officially launched two intensive days…

Building Connections, Creating Impact: Highlights from the EELISA Communities Forum 2026

On 18–19 May, the School of Architecture of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSAM) became the meeting point for the EELISA Communities. For the first time, the Alliance brought this vibrant ecosystem together on site for the EELISA Communities Forum 2026: From Connection to Impact –  an inspiring hybrid event designed to spark new collaborations, showcase…

This Spring, all EELISA paths lead to Madrid! 

Once again, as it does every six months, EELISA brings together people, ideas, and shared energy through a series of in-person meetings, this time, taking place at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid on 18-22 May.  During these days, governance bodies and working groups will meet to assess ongoing progress, strengthen collaboration, and set strategic priorities for the future of the Alliance…

Reconnecting Europe by Rail: How an Ottoman Railway Archive Became an EELISA Classroom Without Borders

What does it mean for years of dedicated research to culminate in a truly remarkable discovery? This is precisely the origin of this initiative, an extraordinary archival finding at the École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC) : the Fradet archive, an unpublished collection of documents on railway construction in nineteenth-century Ottoman Europe. This discovery…