The EELISA activity “ Aquaponics and ecological engineering: from low tech to high tech ” took place on June 20 th , 2023, in the Grüntal Campus of Schweizer Hochschulen für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW) in Wädenswil, Switzerland, jointly organized by both ZHAW and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). ZHAW holds a prominent position among Switzerland’s…
The Joint European Degree Label in engineering (JEDI) is one of the projects from the Erasmus+ Programme, under the ERASMUS-EDU-2022-POL-EXP call for policy experimentation in higher education. It relies on the joint collaboration of 16 higher education institutions (HEI), spread out in 11 countries, to explore, during one-year, common criterion for a potential European…
In the context of the public consultation launched by the European Commission on Horizon Europe some months ago, EELISA partners have taken the opportunity to evaluate the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and have produced the following joint position paper. The document represents the first effort from EELISA partners to jointly analyse as an…
As an alliance of Higher Education Institutions encompassing many graduate engineering schools and technological universities, EELISA aims to develop a new EELISA European engineer profile. A compelling, implementable, and shared model that inspires the necessary transformations in the training processes to foster the new generation of professionals ready to address and contribute to the new…
Creativity, curiosity, and the pursuit of knowledge are characteristics that represent two supposedly opposite domains: science and arts. However, in reality, both can be considered two sides of the same coin. Artists and scientists are drawn to observe the world and reimagine it, whether it is from an emotional or empirical perspective. They also share…
Are you a member of the non-academic staff of the EELISA Alliance? Would like to broaden your professional horizons? If so, EELISA offers you an exciting opportunity as part of the Erasmus+ Programme! Whether you’re interested in participating in a training programme or embarking on a short-term secondment, EELISA can give you access to…
On Tuesday 16th of May, the EELISA External Stakeholder Meeting was held via Zoom, where Invited industry collegues joined EELISA members to discuss the improvement of international internships within the Alliance. During the event, seven globally recognised companies (such as Siemens, Airbus and LinkedIn) and associations (e.g. ARILOG) took the opportunity to engage in meaningful…
EELISA Communities are at their best going through an increase of collaborations and joint activities towards their missions. But how is this exchange happening and impacting their members? Prof. Irene Martín Rubio, from the Department of Organizational Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics of the UPM School of Engineering and Industrial Design: Escuela Técnica Superior de…
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…