The ZHAW is one of Switzerland’s leading universities of applied sciences. It offers teaching, research, continuing education, and services, taking a practical and academically rigorous approach. In research and development, the ZHAW focuses on key societal challenges, with an emphasis on energy and social integration. With its expertise in sustainable development and digital transformation, the…
150 students from 13 European universities, together with more than 100 researchers and international experts, will work jointly from the 23 to the 27 of January to generate proposals on efficiency, sustainability, and digitization applicable to the facilities of the European Space Agency in Madrid. This is a groundbreaking experience promoted the EELISA Community Sustainable…
A survey run among EELISA researchers and academic staff in September 2022 revealed that many researchers feel parenthood is “a hurdle” for their research career and complain about incompatibility of raising children and keeping up with the demands of a top-level research position. What are the daily-life experiences in this regard? What are the current…
2022 comes to an end and opens the door to a new stage of EELISA. As the second year in the life of the Alliance, this year has meant the activation and achievement of many of the initiatives and milestones marked on paper at the beginning of the EELISA journey. The new year brings out…
During the 12th and 13th of December, the members of the EELISA Academic & Scientific Board met at the Politehnica University of Bucarest to discuss key strategic goals of the Alliance as well as priorities for Phase 2. We have explored ways to reinforce engineering, sciences and technologies education while embracing social sciences and humanities…
There are moments in the life of every institution that mark a before and an after. For EELISA, after the first meetings that paved the way to its foundation, the gathering held at Université Paris Sciences et Lettres and École des Ponts ParisTech on 14-15 November 2022 is one of them. This was expressed by…
“Do you want to inspire people around the world to make the change happen? Take your camera and highlight the world’s largest citie’s challenges and initiatives”. This is the departing invitation of Megacities Short Docs – a festival that has been exposing the work of over 500 filmmakers since 2014. This outstanding festival presents a…
EELISA Communities are one of the core elements of EELISA Alliance. They are mission-driven groups where education, research, professional experience, and societal challenges merge – where the transformation of knowledge into action happens. They bring together students, teachers, staff, and researchers from all partner universities with prestigious professionals, grassroots organizations, citizens, private companies, and public…
EELISA believes that higher education has a fundamental role in building a more sustainable, fair, and equitable society. For this reason, EELISA aims to promote an accessible and diverse university, where each and every person, regardless of their culture, ethnicity, gender or beliefs, finds their place to study, grow and contribute to the construction of…
