Managing Innovation with John Bessant

What is innovation? Why is innovation important? Where does it come from? How do we deal with uncertainty? Where are spaces for innovation? In order to better grasp this term and discover the multitude of possibilities behind it, FAU has developed the online course “Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship” together with Professor John Bessant,  exclusively for…

From Sant’Anna School to Zollhof, the participation of Muhammad Waseem Akram in FAU’s tech incubator Hackathon

During May 14th and 15th, over  200 hackers, engineers, and business enthusiasts joined together at  at Z-Bau, Nürnberg. Organized by Zollhof, FAU’s tech incubator, the HACK|BAY, is a hackathon with the means to find tech solutions to real challenges. This year’s edition had four topic-based challenges: Predicting the Future of Travel Trends, Leveling up Corporate…

PAULA GARCÍA: “Young people are not the generation of the future; we are the voice that must be heard in the present.”

Between April 10-12, the 3rd edition of the European Student Assembly was held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, a forum attended by over 250 students from alliances of European Universities to discuss current issues and develop policy recommendations for the future of Europe. Paula García, UPM student, shares with us in this interview conducted…

New opportunities & student collaboration: Sonia Maer’s experience at EELISA’s Communication, Dissemination and Branding meeting

With the beginning of a new year and an exciting Phase 2 ahead for EELISA, it becomes imperative for all its members to converge and chart out fresh roadmaps for the years to come. To envision EELISA’s Communication opportunities and challenges, on the 19th and 20th of February 2024, all members of EELISA’s WP3 (Communication,…

Exchange Mobility Opportunities for EELISA Students at École des Ponts ParisTech 

EELISA Member École des Ponts ParisTech offers 3 English-taught programmes, available to students from the EELISA Alliance Institutions. Exchange mobility represents a great opportunity to deepen academic training, benefit from high-end courses and faculty at a prestigious School from our network, while experiencing student life on another campus as well as a new culture. These…

The 1st Enrepreneurship School, a turning point in developing business ideas

More than 25 people from 15 different nationalities gathered last week from the 16th until the 20th of October at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg – Research Campus Waischenfeld for a transformative learning experience focused on entrepreneurship. From Customer Centric Innovation to diving into the depths of Business Design Processes and mastering the Elevator Pitch, students, PhDs and employees from…

1st EELISA International Conference: Uniting 400 Participants and 100+ Global Speakers

The event has taken place from 4 to 6 October 2023 at the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest. The conference offered 27 sessions with over 100 speakers – from prominent researchers, academics, students and staff members of EELISA institutions to representatives from other European universities and international organizations. Dozens of students stood…