This is no secret: EELISA aims to define and implement a common model of European engineer rooted in society and foster a new generation of professionals who are committed and capable of understanding real-world challenges. This mission implies offering an innovative educational path and support network to prompt unprecedented knowledge exchanges and multidisciplinary experiences.
EELISA is also inspired by the statement “Vision for a new European Education Area”, which emphasizes that the concrete steps and initiatives launched by European Universities “should work on better the connection of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)”.
Science, technology, humanities and arts have worked alongside all through History. From great minds like Leonardo DaVinci, who managed to excel in all fields to the invention of the cinematographer by Lumière brothers, to the many artists who accompanied scientists to draw their discoveries. The combination of these disciplines has always led to amazing developments and great progress.
Nowadays, scientists rarely need an artist to draw their discoveries however, pictures and storytelling help them spread their knowledge and accomplishments to wider audiences. In return, arts, such as literature or cinema are key to raising public awareness and inspiring revolutionary tech solutions.
These ideas have been part of EELISA for a while now. In March 2021, we launched the EELISA Science Fiction Contest & Lecture Series – an initiative that allowed students from all around the world to blend their scientific and technical knowledge with speculative literature with amazing results.
EELISA Loves Arts! encompasses communication and social media contents that give spotlight to the accomplishments of STEM/SSH & Arts endeavors; workshops that widen traditional disciplinary skills to tech teachers/students and the collaboration with cultural organizations and events that share the same vision and values of our alliance.
Let your artistic self flow and do not miss the opportunity to get involved!
