Promoting gender equality and diversity is one of EELISA’s core commitments and a shared responsibility across higher education institutions. Addressing these challenges requires ongoing dialogue, collective reflection, and concrete action. But how are gender equality and diversity approached across EELISA institutions? And how do local initiatives contribute to broader European objectives? As everyday efforts continue to shape this path, the Alliance will, for the fifth consecutive year, organise the 5th EELISA Roundtable to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
In this public roundtable, titled “From Local Action to the European Level: Advancing Gender Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion through Grassroots Initiatives in EELISA”, members of the EELISA Gender Equality and Diversity Workgroup will share insights into their activities and key achievements in promoting equality and diversity in higher education across Europe and beyond. They will be followed by guest speakers from EELISA institutions’ diversity offices, who will discuss their real-world experiences—from challenges to successful initiatives—and illustrate how the European dimension of alliances like EELISA are impacting their efforts.
By joining this roundtable, participants will gain both a strategic understanding of EELISA’s gender equality and diversity framework and practical, experience-based insights that can be applied within their own institutions. By bringing together institutional perspectives from across the Alliance, the session aims to inspire action, foster knowledge exchange, and strengthen a shared European commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in higher education.
Meet the panel
Presenter
Manuela-Roxana Dijmărescu
She is an Associate Professor in the Manufacturing Engineering Department at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest. In addition to her academic and research activities, she serves as POLITEHNICA Bucharest’s representative in the EELISA Gender Equality and Diversity Working Group, actively contributing to initiatives that foster inclusion and equity in higher education.
Speaker
Magda Luthay
She is the Head of the Office for Gender and Diversity at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). In her role, she leads the development and implementation of FAU’s gender equality and diversity strategy, with a particular focus on increasing the representation of women in research, teaching, and academic leadership, especially in STEM fields. She also holds a degree in Middle Eastern Studies and Modern History from FAU, and her doctoral research focused on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in the United Arab Emirates.
Speaker
Regi Kolar
As a social scientist, DEI specialist, and advisor, she contributes both strategic insight and hands-on support, while also working within the internal confidential office that addresses conflicts and breaches of integrity. Through this role, she supports a respectful academic environment and helps strengthen inclusive structures across the university. Her current docus is developing porjects at the Diversity Unit of the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences.
Speaker
Suzanne Robin-Radier
At PSL University, she is actively engaged in shaping common European frameworks for equality within the EELISA alliance. In her role as Gender Equality and Diversity Officer, she works at the intersection of policy, coordination, and practice, while also serving as PSL’s coordinator for the EELISA Gender Equality and Diversity Working Group, contributing to shared strategies and collaborative action across partner institutions.
WHEN
11 February , at 11AM (CET)
WHERE
Online, please register before accessing the link