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…
EELISA SPECIAL MENTION AT THE ANOTHER WAY FILM FESTIVAL OF MADRID Intending to increase the visibility of EELISA in spaces beyond the academic field and reinforce the dissemination of EELISA’s mission-related topics such as innovation and sustainability in the public sphere, EELISA has joined forces with the Film Festival on Sustainable Development of Madrid (Another…
EELISA AND THE MEGACITIES SHORTDOCS FESTIVAL 2022 The outstanding Megacities Short Docs festival presents a great selection of 4-minute films portraying citizens’ involvement, situations to be denounced, or great accomplishments to bring effective solutions to MegaCities’ challenges and inspire people to take action to improve the life of MegaCities’ citizens. The 8th Edition of the…
This is no secret: EELISA aims to “define and implement a common model of European engineer rooted in society” – to foster a new generation of professionals who are committed and capable of understanding and facing real-world challenges. And this mission implies offering an innovative educational path and support network capable to prompt unprecedented knowledge…
On the 1st and 2nd of September, 2022, the EELISA Executive Board met in Budapest. During this meeting, representatives of the nine EELISA partner institutions evaluated the work and achievements to date, both at a tactical and strategic level. Ideas and proposals that would mark the next steps of the alliance were also shared. With…
Last week, EELISA representatives met in Budapest to celebrate the EELISA Executive Board meeting. This was also a chance to gather and acknowledge the main achievements of the alliance in its almost two years of existence. “The EELISA Achievements Celebration Event” congregated over 80 people on-site and over 70 more online. The session was opened…
On July 5th and 6th, 2022, representatives of EELISA UNFOLDS, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship dimension of EELISA, had the pleasure to participate in the first in-person event “Innovation Vision Action Plan” (IVAP) Workshop organized by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology). This workshop took place at the World Trade Centre in Barcelona, Spain,…
Last week, an important milestone for EELISA was achieved – the issuance of the first 1,000 EELISA Credentials to participants of the activities promoted by EELISA Communities. The EELISA Communities are mission-driven working groups where education, research, professional experience, and societal challenges merge with the purpose of contributing to real-world challenges through innovative learning activities.…
Sophie Griveau has been confirmed for the position of EELISA Dean of Studies. She is a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry and has been an associate professor in the Grande Ecole Chimie ParisTech-PSL since 2005. She also has extensive research activity and publications in the field of electrochemical microsensors, analytical microsystems, and the development of scanning…
The idea of connection is one of the cornerstones of EELISA. That is why the mobility of its people – and not only students but also faculty and staff – is key. With the aim to deepen collaboration and strengthen ties with her colleagues at the UPM/EELISA coordination team as well as the EELISA Office,…