This week, as spring breathes life into Paris, the city sets the stage for a pivotal series of meetings for EELISA. Strategic and advisory bodies converge to assess progress, plan future actions, and reaffirm their commitment to transforming European higher education. The EELISA Governing Board meetings commence tomorrow with a working dinner during which EELISA…
What if a single ecosystem could hold a mirror to the devastating impact of human activity on the environment? How do we address the ever-growing environmental challenges that threaten our world? If you’re passionate about sustainability and environmental justice, you won’t want to miss the screening of “A Mirror of the Cosmos”, a gripping documentary…
The Scuola Normale celebrates the 100th anniversary of radio with a series of events featuring theater companies, combining educational lectures with performances. Open to the public and schools, the events will take place in Pisa and Florence, with free participation and streaming available online. Events available 5th November Nicola Turi (Università di Firenze) Friedrich Dürrenmatt e…
Creativity, curiosity, and the pursuit of knowledge are characteristics that represent two supposedly opposite domains: science and arts. However, in reality, both can be considered two sides of the same coin. Artists and scientists are drawn to observe the world and reimagine it, whether it is from an emotional or empirical perspective. They also share…
“Do you want to inspire people around the world to make the change happen? Take your camera and highlight the world’s largest citie’s challenges and initiatives”. This is the departing invitation of Megacities Short Docs – a festival that has been exposing the work of over 500 filmmakers since 2014. This outstanding festival presents a…
EELISA SPECIAL MENTION AT THE ANOTHER WAY FILM FESTIVAL OF MADRID Intending to increase the visibility of EELISA in spaces beyond the academic field and reinforce the dissemination of EELISA’s mission-related topics such as innovation and sustainability in the public sphere, EELISA has joined forces with the Film Festival on Sustainable Development of Madrid (Another…
EELISA AND THE MEGACITIES SHORTDOCS FESTIVAL 2022 The outstanding Megacities Short Docs festival presents a great selection of 4-minute films portraying citizens’ involvement, situations to be denounced, or great accomplishments to bring effective solutions to MegaCities’ challenges and inspire people to take action to improve the life of MegaCities’ citizens. The 8th Edition of the…
This is no secret: EELISA aims to “define and implement a common model of European engineer rooted in society” – to foster a new generation of professionals who are committed and capable of understanding and facing real-world challenges. And this mission implies offering an innovative educational path and support network capable to prompt unprecedented knowledge…
Four months after the launching of the first edition of the EELISA Science Fiction Contest under the title “Engineering New Worlds”, the organization is delighted to share the titles of the winning short stories awarded by a Jury composed of writers, editors, film producers, and members of academia. The winner of the EELISA category is…
Submissions are open for this innovative contest that is targeting university students all around the world! How can science-fiction narratives help anticipate future technology developments and their impact on society? This is the departing question of the I EELISA Science-fiction Short Stories Contest led by Universidad Politécnica of Madrid (UPM) and launched under the title…