Joint Statement of FOREU in support of Ukraine

We, the 41 Alliances of European Universities, representing about 300 European Higher Education institutions, stand together and send our strongest solidarity to the Ukrainian people after the Russian Government’s attack. We also strongly condemn the bombardment of Kharkiv National University. Our Alliances have been built on a shared vision of a welcoming and peaceful Europe:…

#WeAreEELISAstudents_2: a French-German-Turkish intersection.

University students embody EELISA’s DNA – they are diverse, curious, creative, and are playing a key role in our Alliance either through their involvement in EELISA communities, as participants of activities, as reporters, or as members of the EELISA’s governance structures. This portrait series aims to give visibility to those pioneer students who are building…

“EELISA Librarians Team”: a network of professionals to promote Open Science within the Alliance.

As an Alliance meant to foster real change within the European Higher Education, bottom-up processes are essential for EELISA. One example of these actions is the “EELISA Librarians Team” formed to give support to EELISA regarding best practices in Open Science. In the words of Burcu Bulut, technical services librarian at the Istanbul Technical University:…

EELISA Knowledge Bites: an online series to feed minds, and souls!

It is time to connect and learn… while having a snack! The “EELISA Knowledge Bites”  is a series of meetings that will take place every other Friday for informal training and learning sessions. In these meetings, experts from all EELISA institutions give talks on useful topics for building, growing, and teaching in #EELISACommunities. Whether you…

Insights on the upcoming “EELISA Networking & Innovation Platform”

EELISA communities are cornerstones of the EELISA universe – where educators, researchers, students, businesses, and the wider society come together to work on global challenges with the help of European engineering. To enable this kind of collaboration and innovation, EELISA is creating an IT platform for networking and challenge-based learning. Sebastian Honert, from EELISA member…