The EELISA community “Egalitarian Societies: Opportunities for Everyone” arises from different Service Learning projects that work with very diverse social groups. In these projects, students participate in activities that have direct contact with the real problems of our society. However, the participation of engineers in this type of projects, with an important social component, presents…
The second phase of the circular@[action] series by the Circular EELISA Community was hosted by ETSIAAB (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) between the 26 to 28 of April, with a participation of 23 students and staff members from five different EELISA Alliance member universities (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest,…
The inaugural edition of POLI SpaceFEST was held from the 11th until the 13th of June at the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, featuring unique and innovative sessions, workshops, and conferences during the 3 days of the science festival. Having its aim set on developing and promoting the airspace domain, SpaceFEST saw…
Each year, the European Student Assembly (ESA) initiative gathers more than 200 students from most European University Alliances to discuss current issues, come up with recommendations and advocate them among a selection of stakeholders and decision makers. Designed and implemented by a students and academic committee, as well as and non academic staff members from…
After the successful Think Tank activity at the European Space Agency, which gathered 86 students and 117 professors and researchers, the EELISA Community Sustainable Buildings, Cities and Communities (SusBCC) has kept working towards their mission of accelerating the transition of buildings, cities, and communities into environmentally, economically and socially sustainable agents through education. In line…
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…
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…
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…
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…