Improving start-ups: Second EELISA & JOSEPHS Co-Creation Workshop

Involving the customer perspective already in product development, learning how to conduct insightful interviews, developing innovative ideas, and daring to get out of the comfort zone – all this and much more was part of the second EELISA x JOSEPHS Co-Creation Workshop at JOSEPHS, the open innovation lab in Nuremberg, Germany. The workshop on December…

A Memorandum of Understanding for a Circular future

On October 18th, on the occasion of the World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS) 2023 European Event, the CIRCULAR EELISA Community signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the China-Europe Association for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ACEIE), and the World Young Scientist Summit, (WYSS). The meeting took place in Brussels, and the signing of the Memorandum was attended by Dr. Zhiwei…

EELISA Diversity Award: An interview with winner Hatice Kose

Diversity is a fundamental and invaluable asset that enriches every aspect of society, including workplaces, educational institutions, and communities. For this reason, EELISA’s research and innovation arm, InnoCORE, has actively collected best practices and initiatives implemented by individual researchers and research structures to promote diversity within their teams. The focus extended to encompass various aspects…

The 1st Enrepreneurship School, a turning point in developing business ideas

More than 25 people from 15 different nationalities gathered last week from the 16th until the 20th of October at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg – Research Campus Waischenfeld for a transformative learning experience focused on entrepreneurship. From Customer Centric Innovation to diving into the depths of Business Design Processes and mastering the Elevator Pitch, students, PhDs and employees from…

Can we make society more egalitarian? Social Science Garage emergency workshop for engineers

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…

Finding the meaning of waste: a storytelling workshop by the EELISA Circular Community

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,…

Mini rockets, helicopters, and hot air balloons: Cătălin Burtea’s participation at UPB’s SpaceFest

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…