Once again, for the fifth consecutive year, November will be a vibrant month of activities and gatherings for EELISA. The anniversary of the birth of the scientist who inspired the Alliance’s name, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, together with the celebration of World Science Day for Peace and Development on 10 November, will set the stage for celebrating the EELISA community, its mission, and its spirit.
From innovative courses and workshops exploring topics such as the circular economy and digital philology to social activities like the EELISA Quiz, where students put their knowledge of EELISA and European Universities to the test while having fun and winning prizes!
During EELISA Days, hundreds of students will also have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the EELISA spirit, and dive into it through flagship events such as the 2nd EELISA Student-led Bootcamp (9–10 November), the 2nd EELISA PhD Symposium (3–4 November), and the 4th EELISA Mobility Fair (4 November).
EELISA Days will also provide the setting for the second EELISA Grand Meeting of 2026, bringing together all EELISA governance bodies, representatives from partner institutions, and working teams from across the Alliance to reflect on progress and discuss the next steps in shaping its future.
This is a time to enjoy, learn, and celebrate, but above all, to bring EELISA to every campus and school across the Alliance. This is essential to strengthening our community and sharing its vision with the world.
Explore the wide range of online, on-site, and hybrid activities and make this November a month of endless possibilities with EELISA!
Check this calendar of activities organized by week and institution. Please stay tuned, as new activities may be added over the next few days.
It all began here
Thematic exhibition by the memory of 1956
November 1st to 4th – BME
Guided tours in Piazza dei Cavalieri
November 1st to 28th – SNS
Future Engineers Summit 2026
Career Fair
November 2nd to 6th – ITU
PhD Mentorship Closing Programme
November 2nd to 4th – PSL
EELISA Day with Deputy Directors
Information day about EELISA with the deputy directors of the UPM schools.
November 2nd to 6th, from 12 to 2 PM (CET) – UPM
Roundtable: The Role of Mentorship in Education, Research and Academic Careers
November 2nd, from 10 AM to 12 PM (CET) – PSL
EELISA QUIZ
November 2nd from 4 to 5 PM (CET) – SNS, EELISA Corner
EELISA Café
A welcoming space where participants can discover opportunities, ask questions, receive guidance, and meet colleagues involved in EELISA activities.
November 2nd, from 4 to 5 PM (CET) – SNS, EELISA Corner
2nd EELISA Phd Symposium
November 3rd & 4th – ENPC & PSL
WiSo International Day
November 3rd from 10 AM to 6 PM (CET) – FAU, Nürnberg campus
EELISA Mobility Fair
November 4th from 6 to 7:30 PM – Online, organised by PSL
Israele/Palestina ieri e oggi
November 4th, from 6 to 8 PM (CET) – SNS, Sala Azzurra, Palazzo della Carovana
Study and move
Course introduction to engineers in society, EELISA and BME’s role within the Alliance.
November 4th, 2 PM (CET) – BME
Public Speaking Workshop – Communicating Research as Innovation
Participants will learn to explain the problem, value and potential impact of their research, adapt their message to different audiences, simplify complex ideas and use storytelling to make their research more engaging. They will also develop a short innovation-focused pitch about their research and receive feedback.
Note: This workshop will be shared live from the PhD Symposium, participants will be able to watch the session, but some interactive sequences will not be available for those attending virtually.
November 4th, at 10:20 AM (CET) – PSL
EELISA QUIZ
November 5th at 6:30 PM (CET) – The Scotsman Pub, Winterthur
EELISA QUIZ
November 6th – ENPC
1st EELISA SPACE (Joint Call)
November 6th to 7th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
Where Engineering meets business
How is technological change shaping the future of the commercial vehicle industry? Join Dr. Jürgen Steinberger, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems, for a plenary lecture exploring these connections.
November 6th at 10 AM (CEST – BME
EELISA Flavours
EELISA Flavours is a marketplace of all EELISA partners. Organized by the EELISA Staff Representatives, it is open to the public and allows students, staff, faculty to connect with EELISA.
November 9th at 1:30 PM (CET) – ZHAW, Winterthur Campus
2nd Student-led Bootcamp
Second edition of the EELISA Student-led bootcamp. this time in the form of a “Hackathon for a Circular campus”
November 9th to 10th – ZHAW, Winterthur Campus
EELISA Grand Meeting
The bi-annual EELISA Grand Meeting is taking place at ZHAW Winterthur, with representatives from all EELISA partners joining on-site.
November 9th to 10th – ZHAW, Winterthur Campus
Tech Day
Discover the newest innovations in vehicle and technical development and automative driving, projects, innovative and ongoing processes in collabotation with Knorr-Bremse.
November 11th at 10 AM (CET) – BME, Winterthur Campus
ECEcoT - Awareness workshop on socio-ecologic transition for sustainable development (Joint Call)
November 10th to 14th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
ElectroFEST
November 12th to 13th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
MaterialFEST
November 12th to 13th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
EELISA QUIZ
Special edition for Staff members.
November 11th – SSSA
Guided tours in Piazza dei Cavalieri
From November 11th to 18th – At SNS
Movie Screening + Panel for ``Scars of Growth``
FAUwissenwollen, the FAU Green Office, and EELISA at FAU are hosting a screening of the EELISA Special Mention Winner documentary Scars of Growth. This screening will be introduced by a panel discussion moderated by Dr.Kathrin Fuhrmann featuring FAU professor Markus Beckmann and the film’s director, Linda Osousky.
November 12th at 6 PM (CET) – Casablanca Cinema in Nuremberg
European electricity system planning for 2050: a serious game - 2nd edition
This activity offers a multidisciplinary team-based learning experience focused on one of the major challenges facing Europe: designing a resilient, efficient, and carbon-neutral electricity system for the decades ahead.
November 16th to 20th – ENPC
JEBE BUSINESS GAME
Oer the course of three days, students organized into teams will tackle real-world challenges designed and proposed by partner companies, developing innovative solutions through teamwork, analysis, and the application of their skills.
November 16th to 18th – SSSA
EntreINNOVATE 4 SDG: Innovative Engineering Education driven by Entrepreneurship
This challenge-based learning programme invites international teams to use AI to tackle SDG-related challenges. The activity willl result in a competition before a jury, which will grant awards and EELISA Credentials.
November 16th to 20th at 11 AM (CET) – UPM, ETSI Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Pl. Cardenal Cisneros 3, Madrid (híbrido)
EELISA Skill-Up 2026: Missing Entrepreneurs: Bridging Opportunity Gaps
This workshop addresses one of the most pressing challenges in contemporary entrepreneurship: the systematic underrepresentation of certain groups in business creation and innovation.
November 16th to 17th – ZHAW, Winterthur Campus
EELISA Skill Up 2026: New Frontiers - Founding the EELISA New Space Community
A facilitated community-formation workshop, held within EELISA Skill Up at ZHAW and based on the European Commission’s Communities of Practice Playbook by the JRC.
November 18th to 20th – ZHAW, POC Lab, Winterthur
EELISA QUIZ
November 16th at 7 PM – FAU, Kanapee Pub, Erlangen
The Public Speaking Module
The Public Speaking module will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical foundations of effective communication. Through hands‑on practice and personalized feedback.
November 17th to 18th – SSSA
POLIjobs
November 17th to 18th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
EELISA Day at UPM
November 17th from 8:30 AM to 10:30 – UPM
Normale in jazz. Musiche di Morricone
November 17th at 9 PM (CET) – Teatro Verdi, Pisa, SNS
Energie & Umweltforum
Energy & Environment Forum focused on the AI Boom: Uses and Effects on Energy and the Environment
November 18th to 26th at 5:45 (GMT+1) – ZHAW Winterthur Campus
Online Info Session for FAU students about going abroad with EELISA
November 18th – Online, organised by FAU
The Innovation Student Conference
The Innovation Student Conference serves this purpose, where students report on their innovative, industrially applicable results. The IDK helps to focus on innovation, practical applications and industrial utilization for students establishing and deepening the university’s engineering innovation-centric attitude.
November 18th at 10 AM – Online, organised by BME
EELISA Coffee Talk
Informal talk linked to the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalisation
November 19th from 7 to 10 PM (CET) – UPM
Discover Reverse Engineering
Join a hands-on reverse engineering experience in which a UR robot and a 3D scanner turn physical objects into digital 3D meshes. Participants can use sample pieces provided in the lab, explore how physical objects become digital models, and learn the basics of reverse engineering in a clear, interactive way.
November 19th – UPM
EELISA Tandem UPM - PSL Mines
November 20th from 11 AM to 1 PM – UPM
EELISA Moving Stories Unboxed
November 20th – SNS
Intrnational Ball
November 20th at 7 PM – BME
Start your startup
November 20th to 21st – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
Live music performances
The project proposes the organisation of a series of talks and live performances exploring the connection between three cornerstones of singer-songwriter music: Italian, North American and British artists – Fabrizio De André, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake.
November 21st to 22nd at 9PM (CET) – Sala Azzurra, Palazzo della Carovana, SNS
Make Matter Never End: Matter in Circular Economy
From November 23rd to 27th – PSL – As part of PSL Week
Managing the unknown – Design theory and methods for innovation
From November 23rd to 27th – PSL – As part of PSL Week
EELISA Moving Stories Unboxed at ENPC
November 23rd tp 27th – ENPC
The Public Speaking Module
The Public Speaking module will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical foundations of effective communication. Through hands‑on practice and personalized feedback.
November 24th to 25th – SSSA
EELISA Workshop with EELISA UPM Team
Workshop organised with UPM’s EELISA team
November 24th – UPM
EELISA Quiz
November 25th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
EELISA Meet-up and Quiz Game
November 25th at 9 AM – BME
EELISA Quiz
Organised in collaboration with the ITU EELISA Student Club.
November 26th – ITU
EELISA Co-learning Lab
November 26th to 27th – ITU
EELISA Moving Stories Unboxed at SNS
Dive into a day of storytelling, networking and practical information in an informal environment where undergraduate and PhD students can share past mobility experiences, plans and personal reflections.
November 27th fromm 11 AM to 3 PM (CET) – SNS
Dissemination event for the School in Agrigento
November 26th during the Morning Period – Museo delle Navi (Pisa), SNS
EELISA Open Day
BME’s largest admission event for Hungarian highschool students meeting the campus.
November 27th at 9 AM (CET) – BME
EELISA QUIZ at SNS
November 2nd from 4 to 5 PM (CET) – EELISA Corner
EELISA QUIZ AT ZHAW
November 5th, starting at 6:30 PM (CET) – The Scotsman Pub, Winterthur
EELISA QUIZ AT ENPC
November 6th at 6 PM (CET) – Room P315
EELISA QUIZ AT SSSA
November 11th – Staff Special Edition. Time and location will be shared internally with participants.
EELISA QUIZ AT FAU
November 16th at 7 PM – Kanapee Pub, Erlangen
EELISA QUIZ AT POLITEHNICA Bucharest
November 25th
EELISA QUIZ AT POLITEHNICA Bucharest
EELISA Meet-up and Quiz Game
November 25th at 9 AM (CET)
EELISA QUIZ AT ITU
November 26th – Organised in collaboration with the ITU EELISA Student Club
EELISA QUIZ AT PSL
Date to be confirmed
EELISA QUIZ AT UPM
Date to be confirmed
- WEEK 1
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It all began here
Thematic exhibition by the memory of 1956
November 1st to 4th – BME
Guided tours in Piazza dei Cavalieri
November 1st to 28th – SNS
Future Engineers Summit 2026
Career Fair
November 2nd to 6th – ITU
PhD Mentorship Closing Programme
November 2nd to 4th – PSL
EELISA Day with Deputy Directors
Information day about EELISA with the deputy directors of the UPM schools.
November 2nd to 6th, from 12 to 2 PM (CET) – UPM
Roundtable: The Role of Mentorship in Education, Research and Academic Careers
November 2nd, from 10 AM to 12 PM (CET) – PSL
EELISA QUIZ
November 2nd from 4 to 5 PM (CET) – SNS, EELISA Corner
EELISA Café
A welcoming space where participants can discover opportunities, ask questions, receive guidance, and meet colleagues involved in EELISA activities.
November 2nd, from 4 to 5 PM (CET) – SNS, EELISA Corner
2nd EELISA Phd Symposium
November 3rd & 4th – ENPC & PSL
WiSo International Day
November 3rd from 10 AM to 6 PM (CET) – FAU, Nürnberg campus
EELISA Mobility Fair
November 4th from 6 to 7:30 PM – Online, organised by PSL
Israele/Palestina ieri e oggi
November 4th, from 6 to 8 PM (CET) – SNS, Sala Azzurra, Palazzo della Carovana
Study and move
Course introduction to engineers in society, EELISA and BME’s role within the Alliance.
November 4th, 2 PM (CET) – BME
Public Speaking Workshop – Communicating Research as Innovation
Participants will learn to explain the problem, value and potential impact of their research, adapt their message to different audiences, simplify complex ideas and use storytelling to make their research more engaging. They will also develop a short innovation-focused pitch about their research and receive feedback.
Note: This workshop will be shared live from the PhD Symposium, participants will be able to watch the session, but some interactive sequences will not be available for those attending virtually.
November 4th, at 10:20 AM (CET) – PSL
EELISA QUIZ
November 5th at 6:30 PM (CET) – The Scotsman Pub, Winterthur
EELISA QUIZ
November 6th – ENPC
1st EELISA SPACE (Joint Call)
November 6th to 7th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
Where Engineering meets business
How is technological change shaping the future of the commercial vehicle industry? Join Dr. Jürgen Steinberger, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems, for a plenary lecture exploring these connections.
November 6th at 10 AM (CEST – BME
- WEEK 2
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EELISA Flavours
EELISA Flavours is a marketplace of all EELISA partners. Organized by the EELISA Staff Representatives, it is open to the public and allows students, staff, faculty to connect with EELISA.
November 9th at 1:30 PM (CET) – ZHAW, Winterthur Campus
2nd Student-led Bootcamp
Second edition of the EELISA Student-led bootcamp. this time in the form of a “Hackathon for a Circular campus”
November 9th to 10th – ZHAW, Winterthur Campus
EELISA Grand Meeting
The bi-annual EELISA Grand Meeting is taking place at ZHAW Winterthur, with representatives from all EELISA partners joining on-site.
November 9th to 10th – ZHAW, Winterthur Campus
Tech Day
Discover the newest innovations in vehicle and technical development and automative driving, projects, innovative and ongoing processes in collabotation with Knorr-Bremse.
November 11th at 10 AM (CET) – BME, Winterthur Campus
ECEcoT - Awareness workshop on socio-ecologic transition for sustainable development (Joint Call)
November 10th to 14th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
ElectroFEST
November 12th to 13th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
MaterialFEST
November 12th to 13th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
EELISA QUIZ
Special edition for Staff members.
November 11th – SSSA
Guided tours in Piazza dei Cavalieri
From November 11th to 18th – At SNS
Movie Screening + Panel for ``Scars of Growth``
FAUwissenwollen, the FAU Green Office, and EELISA at FAU are hosting a screening of the EELISA Special Mention Winner documentary Scars of Growth. This screening will be introduced by a panel discussion moderated by Dr.Kathrin Fuhrmann featuring FAU professor Markus Beckmann and the film’s director, Linda Osousky.
November 12th at 6 PM (CET) – Casablanca Cinema in Nuremberg
- WEEK 3
-
European electricity system planning for 2050: a serious game - 2nd edition
This activity offers a multidisciplinary team-based learning experience focused on one of the major challenges facing Europe: designing a resilient, efficient, and carbon-neutral electricity system for the decades ahead.
November 16th to 20th – ENPC
JEBE BUSINESS GAME
Oer the course of three days, students organized into teams will tackle real-world challenges designed and proposed by partner companies, developing innovative solutions through teamwork, analysis, and the application of their skills.
November 16th to 18th – SSSA
EntreINNOVATE 4 SDG: Innovative Engineering Education driven by Entrepreneurship
This challenge-based learning programme invites international teams to use AI to tackle SDG-related challenges. The activity willl result in a competition before a jury, which will grant awards and EELISA Credentials.
November 16th to 20th at 11 AM (CET) – UPM, ETSI Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Pl. Cardenal Cisneros 3, Madrid (híbrido)
EELISA Skill-Up 2026: Missing Entrepreneurs: Bridging Opportunity Gaps
This workshop addresses one of the most pressing challenges in contemporary entrepreneurship: the systematic underrepresentation of certain groups in business creation and innovation.
November 16th to 17th – ZHAW, Winterthur Campus
EELISA Skill Up 2026: New Frontiers - Founding the EELISA New Space Community
A facilitated community-formation workshop, held within EELISA Skill Up at ZHAW and based on the European Commission’s Communities of Practice Playbook by the JRC.
November 18th to 20th – ZHAW, POC Lab, Winterthur
EELISA QUIZ
November 16th at 7 PM – FAU, Kanapee Pub, Erlangen
The Public Speaking Module
The Public Speaking module will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical foundations of effective communication. Through hands‑on practice and personalized feedback.
November 17th to 18th – SSSA
POLIjobs
November 17th to 18th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
EELISA Day at UPM
November 17th from 8:30 AM to 10:30 – UPM
Normale in jazz. Musiche di Morricone
November 17th at 9 PM (CET) – Teatro Verdi, Pisa, SNS
Energie & Umweltforum
Energy & Environment Forum focused on the AI Boom: Uses and Effects on Energy and the Environment
November 18th to 26th at 5:45 (GMT+1) – ZHAW Winterthur Campus
Online Info Session for FAU students about going abroad with EELISA
November 18th – Online, organised by FAU
The Innovation Student Conference
The Innovation Student Conference serves this purpose, where students report on their innovative, industrially applicable results. The IDK helps to focus on innovation, practical applications and industrial utilization for students establishing and deepening the university’s engineering innovation-centric attitude.
November 18th at 10 AM – Online, organised by BME
EELISA Coffee Talk
Informal talk linked to the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalisation
November 19th from 7 to 10 PM (CET) – UPM
Discover Reverse Engineering
Join a hands-on reverse engineering experience in which a UR robot and a 3D scanner turn physical objects into digital 3D meshes. Participants can use sample pieces provided in the lab, explore how physical objects become digital models, and learn the basics of reverse engineering in a clear, interactive way.
November 19th – UPM
EELISA Tandem UPM - PSL Mines
November 20th from 11 AM to 1 PM – UPM
EELISA Moving Stories Unboxed
November 20th – SNS
Intrnational Ball
November 20th at 7 PM – BME
Start your startup
November 20th to 21st – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
Live music performances
The project proposes the organisation of a series of talks and live performances exploring the connection between three cornerstones of singer-songwriter music: Italian, North American and British artists – Fabrizio De André, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake.
November 21st to 22nd at 9PM (CET) – Sala Azzurra, Palazzo della Carovana, SNS
- WEEK 4
-
Make Matter Never End: Matter in Circular Economy
From November 23rd to 27th – PSL – As part of PSL Week
Managing the unknown – Design theory and methods for innovation
From November 23rd to 27th – PSL – As part of PSL Week
EELISA Moving Stories Unboxed at ENPC
November 23rd tp 27th – ENPC
The Public Speaking Module
The Public Speaking module will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical foundations of effective communication. Through hands‑on practice and personalized feedback.
November 24th to 25th – SSSA
EELISA Workshop with EELISA UPM Team
Workshop organised with UPM’s EELISA team
November 24th – UPM
EELISA Quiz
November 25th – POLITEHNICA Bucharest
EELISA Meet-up and Quiz Game
November 25th at 9 AM – BME
EELISA Quiz
Organised in collaboration with the ITU EELISA Student Club.
November 26th – ITU
EELISA Co-learning Lab
November 26th to 27th – ITU
EELISA Moving Stories Unboxed at SNS
Dive into a day of storytelling, networking and practical information in an informal environment where undergraduate and PhD students can share past mobility experiences, plans and personal reflections.
November 27th fromm 11 AM to 3 PM (CET) – SNS
Dissemination event for the School in Agrigento
November 26th during the Morning Period – Museo delle Navi (Pisa), SNS
EELISA Open Day
BME’s largest admission event for Hungarian highschool students meeting the campus.
November 27th at 9 AM (CET) – BME
- FIND YOUR INSTITUTION'S EELISA QUIZ
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EELISA QUIZ at SNS
November 2nd from 4 to 5 PM (CET) – EELISA Corner
EELISA QUIZ AT ZHAW
November 5th, starting at 6:30 PM (CET) – The Scotsman Pub, Winterthur
EELISA QUIZ AT ENPC
November 6th at 6 PM (CET) – Room P315
EELISA QUIZ AT SSSA
November 11th – Staff Special Edition. Time and location will be shared internally with participants.
EELISA QUIZ AT FAU
November 16th at 7 PM – Kanapee Pub, Erlangen
EELISA QUIZ AT POLITEHNICA Bucharest
November 25th
EELISA QUIZ AT POLITEHNICA Bucharest
EELISA Meet-up and Quiz Game
November 25th at 9 AM (CET)
EELISA QUIZ AT ITU
November 26th – Organised in collaboration with the ITU EELISA Student Club
EELISA QUIZ AT PSL
Date to be confirmed
EELISA QUIZ AT UPM
Date to be confirmed
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