Are you eager to know more about the first EELISA Research-Based Learning (RBL) Symposium that will take place on May 17-18 in Istanbul? What are the main goals of the event? Who is the target audience? How can EELISA Communities participate? And what will EELISA Communities gain from participating? In this session, Dr. Akif Yazici…
After the first EELISA Community initiatives got off to a good start and the first educators and researchers (especially within the several EELISA institutions) networked effectively, it became obvious that it is one of the major challenges for EELISA Communities to create international outreach. In order to tackle this challenge, creating visibility of EELISA Communities…
In this EELISA Knowledge Bite, Dr. Tamás Lovas from EELISA partner Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem (BME) will give insights into “Cooperative Education”. He will focus on levels of industry-university interaction, conventional cooperation options, recognition of competencies gained at companies as well as future perspectives of cooperative education. This is part of the “EELISA Knowledge…
This session is meant to introduce the CDIO (Conceive Design Implement Operate) methodology for project-based learning courses. Experts Prof. Juan Manuel Muñoz Guijosa & Andrés Díaz Lantada (UPM) will use two successful examples of its application: the 12 ECTS CDIO Course, “Engineering Design”, taught since 2014 in the first year of the Industrial Engineering Master…
Simona Perfetti and Xosé Ramil, from the UPM Innovation and Technology for Development Centre (ITD) will be the experts who will lead this session on the topic ‘Communication in Social Innovation Platforms’. Just as the complex problems relating to sustainability issues now require new organizational models, we also need a new communication model to help…
It is time to connect and learn… while having a snack! The “EELISA Knowledge Bites” is a series of meetings that will take place every other Friday for informal training and learning sessions. In these meetings, experts from all EELISA institutions give talks on useful topics for building, growing, and teaching in #EELISACommunities. Whether you…
Do you ever wonder how many ways of sustainability are? In the context of the Madrid Science and Innovation Week, the EELISA community “ EELISA Discovery” offers students and academics already in Madrid the opportunity to join an interesting discussion table about sustainability that aims to share the experience of the TULE UPM Community in…
The UN Climate Change Summit (COP26) is happening in two days. This is an important chance to turn ideas into real actions and to join forces (civil society, companies, and people on the frontline of climate change) to inspire climate action ahead of COP26. In this context, EELISA gives you the chance to join the…
3VIA is an activity that aims to enhance knowledge and awareness on the circular economy among first- and second-year university students. Participants will enter a thrilling trivia game to solve different questions related to circular economy challenges. All attendees will receive participation diplomas signed by the three organizing universities: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), Istanbul…
EELISA communities are cornerstones of the EELISA universe – where educators, researchers, students, businesses, and the wider society come together to work on global challenges with the help of European engineering. To enable this kind of collaboration and innovation, EELISA is creating an IT platform for networking and challenge-based learning. Sebastian Honert, from EELISA member…