From the clean water we drink to the food that we eat, or the electricity we use to turn on our computers; behind every advancement we have made as humans, there’s a group of engineers that have studied a problem and used their knowledge, skills, and creativity to come up with a solution that improves…
The underrepresentation of women in the academic and professional fields of engineering is still an issue to address in our society. However, in the past years, a high number of institutions and programs such as the Society of Women Engineers, the IEEE Women in Engineering or the Committee on Women in Engineering (WIE) have been created…
Do you ever wonder what it is like to be at one of EELISA’s prestigious institutions? How are the campuses, the people, and the environment behind each of the pieces that make up the map? What is the impact of such an ambitious Alliance on each member institution? Now you can find out! Welcome to…
The Second EELISA Research-based Learning Symposium was celebrated on May 17-19, 2023, in Pisa. An event which featured special sessions focused on the best practices of the EELISA Communities, as well as the presentation of research papers selected as part of the EELISA Scientific Student’s Competition. The main topic of discussion that was tackled during these…
Mobility, exchange and collaboration opportunities are growing rapidly at EELISA. But in the midst of this moment of acceleration, we believe it’s important to capture the vision and experience of each and every person who is making that growth possible. On this occasion, we look back to December 2022, when EELISA Community Industrial Design for…
On March 30, the EELISA universities École des Ponts ParisTech and Université PSL (Paris, France), as well as Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa, Italy), were invited to Università di Torino for a meeting dedicated to Italian and French universities participating in the “European University” initiative. The aim of this gathering was to raise…
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…
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…