In May 2026, at the UN House in Brussels, engineers, policymakers, legal scholars, and researchers from more than a dozen countries gathered for two days revolving around Everything AI. The third edition of Ethos+Tekhnè, held in partnership with UNITAR and supported by EELISA as a beneficiary of the 7th EELISA Joint Call, was built on…
One of the questions we hear most often about EELISA is: “How can I get involved?” With so many activities, communities, and opportunities available across the Alliance, taking the first step can sometimes feel overwhelming. That’s why hearing directly from students who have already embarked on their EELISA journey can make all the difference. Their experiences…
On 21 and 22 May, 170 students from across the EELISA alliance brought their research to the School of Industrial Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Papers, presentations, and months of work distilled into two days of pitches, jury sessions, and conversations. Noelia Rodríguez Rodríguez, a Telecommunications Engineering student at UPM and one of EELISA’s…
On 18–19 May, the School of Architecture of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSAM) became the meeting point for the EELISA Communities. For the first time, the Alliance brought this vibrant ecosystem together on site for the EELISA Communities Forum 2026: From Connection to Impact – an inspiring hybrid event designed to spark new collaborations, showcase…
What does it mean for years of dedicated research to culminate in a truly remarkable discovery? This is precisely the origin of this initiative, an extraordinary archival finding at the École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC) : the Fradet archive, an unpublished collection of documents on railway construction in nineteenth-century Ottoman Europe. This discovery…
The European Student Assembly (ESA) has established itself over the years as a recurring and well-recognized forum for student engagement at the European level. With each edition, it continues to bring together students from different countries to reflect on shared challenges and contribute to ongoing policy conversations, reinforcing its role as a space for dialogue,…
Last December, emerging startup teams from across EELISA partner universities took part in the 4th EELISA Prototype Contest, hosted by FAU in cooperation with JOSEPHS – The Open Innovation Lab in Nuremberg, Germany. The participating teams included Beauty Twin (FAU/UPM), Capio Robotics (SSSA), Forest Guard (UPB), ReHand Shake (SSSA), and Wisdex (FAU). During a four-day…
From 26 to 28 November, Mines Paris – PSL hosted the Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Challenge as part of the PSL Week, bringing together 35 students from across the EELISA network. Combining academic exploration, field-based learning, and an international hackathon, the programme offered a hands-on approach to tackling environmental challenges through interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration. This…
Have you ever imagined how your life would change if your day-to-day work took place in a different country? For this UPM team, that question no longer needs an answer—they experienced it firsthand during BME’s International Staff Week. Through this initiative, administrative and academic professionals from universities around the world come together for an in-depth…
Architecture schools within EELISA have launched EELISArch, a new EELISA community dedicated to collaboration in architectural education, research, and design. The initiative brings together five architecture schools of the EELISA European University Network: BME Faculty of Architecture (Budapest Hungary), ENSA Paris-Malaquais PSL (Paris France), UPM ETSAM (Madrid Spain), ZHAW School of Architecture, Design and Civil…