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…

EELISA Governing Board members during Istambul's Strategig Meeting, July 2023

Grand Meeting of EELISA in Erlangen: Consolidating the Future of the Alliance

EELISA Governing Board Members in Istambul, during 2023’s July strategic meeting The Rectors, Vice-Rectors, Presidents and Directors of EELISA, as well as representatives of the EELISA Executive Board, EELISA Student Council and members of EELISA Working Teams, will convene in Erlangen, Germany, from May 22nd to 24th Teams made of students, faculty, researchers, staff, and…

2nd EELISA Student Scientific Competition

Did you know that student scientific conferences in Hungary boast a remarkable 70-year legacy? For nearly seven decades, these conferences have served as the cornerstone of academic excellence, drawing the participation of Hungary’s foremost scientific minds and industrial researchers. Now with EELISA, this tradition is extending its reach, offering EELISA students the opportunity to take…

“80 percent of the young target group would use our app” an interview with Pauline Nöldemann and Yannick Wiesner about the BesserEsser EELISA Testspace at JOSEPHS

As the first winner of the EELISA InnoCORE Prototype Contest, Adán Sánchez’s success paved the way for collaboration with JOSEPH’s test space, this year’s winners, Pauline Nöldemann and Yannick Wiesner presented their project for prototyping: the BesserEsser App, an innovative solution to track food allergies. Q. Your start-up is called BesserEsser – what’s behind it? …

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,…

#EELISAConnectWorkshop: Sustainable Business Research Week

Sustainability and sustainable development are urgent and necessary research areas due to human activity’s impact on the balance of social and environmental systems. As part of the competencies of future engineers, technical universities incorporate teaching and research in business and economics. Engineering conditions innovation and technological advances, which cannot be left aside from the impact…

Improving start-ups: Second EELISA & JOSEPHS Co-Creation Workshop

Involving the customer perspective already in product development, learning how to conduct insightful interviews, developing innovative ideas, and daring to get out of the comfort zone – all this and much more was part of the second EELISA x JOSEPHS Co-Creation Workshop at JOSEPHS, the open innovation lab in Nuremberg, Germany. The workshop on December…