On November 1st, 2023, the celebration of EELISA Days kicked off, marking a month of commemorating the birth of the woman who inspires the name of our Alliance: Romanian engineer and activist Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu (born on 10 November of 1887). Her figure embodies values that EELISA continues to pursue today such as multiculturalism, inclusiveness, innovation, excellence, and social commitment.
These values have been precisely highlighted in the 52 activities offered by EELISA and every one of its partners.
Opting for a month-long celebration, instead of the 10 days from last year, has allowed EELISA to double the number of activities included in the “EELISA Days Programme” (from 26 to 52 in 2023). Active participation has also increased by over 160 %, with students, faculty, staff, and collaborators growing from 3.645 active participants in 2022 to 8.990 in 2023.
But above all, the most significant figure is that of visitors and participants who had the chance to learn about EELISA. This number has gone from +2.000 in the first edition of EELISA Days to over +96.000 in this year’s edition
The coordinated launch across all EELISA institutions of the “My European University Exhibition” as well as events like the ITU Future Engineers Summit, UNSTPB PoliJobs Careers Fair, and UPM Medula Campaign, has been key to this outstanding increase.
“Techachallenge” at UNSTPB.
“Medula Campaign” at UPM
The engagement of over 50 external collaborators from various higher education institutions and companies in activities associated with EELISA Days, has also contributed to the success of EELISA Days 2023.
In the words of Sofia d’Aguiar, Executive Director of EELISA, “Above all, what brings us the most joy is seeing that the EELISA spirit is becoming increasingly visible in each institution. This is something challenging to quantify, but the enthusiasm reflected in the gaze and words of the participants in each of the images and messages shared with us allows us to sense it.”
EELISA Quizz Night at FAU
Student Scientific Contest at BME
Do you want to dive into EELISA Days 2023? Then, we invite you to check:
- EELISA Days programme of activities HERE.
- The experience of #EELISANarrator Emmanuelle Delforge
- The experience of #EELISANarrator Vagisha Aggarwal
- EELISA Days Photo Albums Collection HERE
- Launching words by EELISA Executive Director Sofia d’Aguiar.
- Podcast episode – coming soon!