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…
To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS), EELISA hosted its 5th Roundtable, bringing together colleagues from across the Alliance to reflect on how universities can advance gender equality, diversity, and inclusion through concrete institutional practices. The session, titled “From local action to European Impact: advancing gender equality, diversity, and inclusion…
Seasonal schools aren’t just a summer affair, autumn, winter, and spring bring exciting opportunities for EELISA students as well. Take the GenAI Lab Experience, for example: a challenge-based learning program focused on designing the next generation of sustainable buildings. Over four days, students explored Generative AI and Design Thinking, learning how to transform these tools…
ELISA Days is a time of year that fills the Alliance with energy and a strong spirit of collaboration. While students, academics, staff and external collaborators embrace the EELISA spirit within their home institutions, some choose to go a step further—venturing beyond familiar campuses to seek new experiences abroad. Whether through seasonal schools, international events,…
As part of EELISA’s ongoing effort to amplify student voices and foster meaningful, hands-on communication experiences, EELISA launched the EELISA Student Reporter initiative. These students have been selected to take part in various multicultural exchange experiences, covering key events across the Alliance, and bringing fresh perspectives to our community. Within the framework of EELISA Days,…
As a student representative for the European Engineering Learning Innovation and Science Alliance (EELISA) at Istanbul Technical University, I had the privilege of representing our alliance at the European Universities Student Ambassador Forum (EUSAF) 2025, hosted by the SGH Warsaw School of Economics in Poland. The experience went far beyond a typical conference, it was…