10 of November 2022 was an important date for EELISA: it was the commemoration of Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu’s birthday, the woman who inspires the acronym of the Alliance, and the World Science Day for Pace and Development. It was also the day EELISA launched the EELISA Days.
The opening conference “Science for Peace, Past, and Present”, along with the release of the video on the life and legacy of Elisa L. Zamfirescu, was the official kick-off of a full week of lectures, conferences, exhibitions, info days, hackathons, and contests.
EELISA partners offered a total of 26 activities which engaged an overall number of 3.645 active participants. The wide spectrum of activities and formats -on-site, online, and hybrid- reached very different targets: from students to academics, staff, and external stakeholders.
EELISA Days also helped build momentum for the dissemination of EELISA within all member institutions and beyond. For instance, over 100 posts, pictures, and videos on the activities and their outcomes were shared by participants and EELISA social media platforms gained 191 global new digital community members in only one week– a figure that surpasses the average number of followers regularly achieved in one month.
But overall, EELISA Days have meant the strengthening of the “EELISA spirit” made of participation, cooperation, and celebration among all members of the EELISA community. Students, staff, and teachers came together to build structures with marshmallows, debated about science for peace, or just tried delicious foods from all around the world. “During those days, I could hear people talking about EELISA in the hallways of our university, and that is a sign that our alliance is finally permeating”, said one of the members of the EELISA teams involved in the organization of the activities.
EELISA Days also coincided with the celebration of the EELISA Governing Board and Student Council meetings in Paris. Two important gatherings that, even though they were included as private events within the EELISA Days program, also had an open kick-off with the opening of the public exhibition “My European University”. An on-site showcase of portraits and testimonies of pioneers from Universitè Paris Sciences & Lettres and École des Ponts ParisTech involved in EELISA that has received over 2.000 visitors and is still open at ENPC until December 10th, 2022.
In the words of EELISA Executive Director, Sofia d’Aguiar: “EELISA Days started as a pilot experience that has become a GREAT experience. We are just looking forward to EELISA Days 2023 which will coincide with the kick-off of EELISA Phase 2!”.
Check a selection of images of EELISA Days:
– EELISA DAYS Opening Conference – Science for Peace, past and present
– FAU: EELISA Days Contest – Marshmallow Challenge
– SNS: EELISA Days Exhibition – The Lives of Marble
– ENPC/PSL: EELISA Days Exhibition – My European University
– UPB: EELISA Days Challenge – Techallenge: future technologies in Smart city and Industry 4.0
– UPB: EELISA Days Conference- Exploring the endless opportunities with EELISA Communities
– SSSA: EELISA Days Conference –JEBE’s Business Game for the EELISA Students
– FAU: EELISA Days Contest – Marshmallow Challenge
– SNS: EELISA Days Exhibition – The Lives of Marble
– ENPC/PSL: EELISA Days Exhibition – My European University
-UPM: EELISA Days Challenge – Extreme Event Game
– UPB: EELISA Days Challenge – Techallenge: future technologies in Smart city and Industry 4.0
– UPB: EELISA Days Challenge- EELISA Unfolds InnoHACK
– SSSA: EELISA Days Conference – PHD Welcome Day
– FAU: EELISA Days Contest – Marshmallow Challenge
– SNS: EELISA Days Exhibition – The Lives of Marble
– UPB: EELISA Days Challenge- EELISA Unfolds InnoHACK
– FAU: EELISA Days Contest – Marshmallow Challenge
– SNS: EELISA Days Exhibition – The Lives of Marble
– UPB: EELISA Days Challenge- EELISA Unfolds InnoHACK
– FAU: EELISA Days Contest – Marshmallow Challenge
– SNS: EELISA Days Exhibition – The Lives of Marble
-ENPC/PSL: EELISA Days Exhibition – My European University
– ENPC/PSL: EELISA Governing Board and Student Council Meetings.
– FAU: EELISA Days Contest – Marshmallow Challenge
– SNS: EELISA Days Exhibition – The Lives of Marble
-ENPC/PSL: EELISA Days Exhibition – My European University
– ENPC/PSL: EELISA Governing Board and Student Council Meetings.
– FAU: EELISA Days Contest – Marshmallow Challenge
– SNS: EELISA Days Exhibition – The Lives of Marble
– ENPC/PSL: EELISA Days Exhibition – My European University
– FAU: EELISA Days Lecture – Green AI: Image Analysis for Environmental Monitoring.
– SNS: EELISA Days Lecture – Hunting the first galaxies with JWST, a Scientific Aperitif
– UPM: EELISA Days Ceremony – UPM’s Quality Award Gala
– FAU: EELISA Days Contest – Marshmallow Challenge
– SNS: EELISA Days Exhibition – The Lives of Marble
– SNS: EELISA Days Talk – BIO-SCULT project “The Lives of Marble”
– ENPC/PSL: EELISA Days Exhibition – My European University
– UPB: EELISA Days Event – Taste the cultures of the world: a culinary experience
– BME: EELISA Days Workshop – Open up your research with EELISA!
– BME: EELISA Days Conference – EELISA Communities at the BME Student Scientific Conference
– UPM: EELISA Days Challenge – Extreme Event Game
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