As an Alliance meant to foster real change within the European Higher Education, bottom-up processes are essential for EELISA. One example of these actions is the “EELISA Librarians Team” formed to give support to EELISA regarding best practices in Open Science. In the words of Burcu Bulut, technical services librarian at the Istanbul Technical University:…
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…
Active learning (AL) environments created in collaboration with external stakeholders can be instrumental for addressing the growing expectations of learners and increasing their satisfaction from learning and learning environments in higher education institutions (HEIs). It also provides considerable flexibility for ‘learning experience designers’ for incorporating alternative delivery modes and recognizing multiple forms of learning to…
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…
The 3rd part of this portrait series gives us a glimpse of the careers and thoughts of Dana V. Gheorghe (UPB), Ayse Nur Koc (ITU), Chiara Cappelli (SNS), and Eike Trost (FAU) – an example of women from different generations and with diverse professional backgrounds that share the same purpose – to transform higher education innovatively.…
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) organized the second kick-off workshop on EELISA communities on Tuesday, 18th May 2021. The target audience of the workshop, a first of a series of events to build awareness on EELISA communities at ITU, included academics and researchers. Approximately 60 participants from various disciplines attended the 3-hour session to brainstorm on…
As a way to honor women around the world, we launch the #EELISAWomen Portrait Series – a monthly post publication that will offer a glimpse to the diversity of roles and backgrounds of those women who are inspiring and building EELISA. The series starts on March 8th with the portraits of Prof. Dr. Lütfiye Durak…