From exoskeletons to real-world impact: an interview to the winners of the 4th EELISA Prototype Contest

Last December, emerging startup teams from across EELISA partner universities took part in the 4th EELISA Prototype Contest, hosted by FAU in cooperation with JOSEPHS – The Open Innovation Lab in Nuremberg, Germany. The participating teams included Beauty Twin (FAU/UPM), Capio Robotics (SSSA), Forest Guard (UPB), ReHand Shake (SSSA), and Wisdex (FAU). During a four-day…

ANIMA – ANImatronics and Mechatronic Artificial organs

The ANIMA (Animatronics and Mechatronic Artificial Organs) Seasonal School blends the tradition of animatronics with cutting-edge robotics and biorobotics, with applications ranging from medical training to social and entertainment robotics. It offers a unique interdisciplinary experience, combining technical knowledge with skills like teamwork, critical thinking, and independent design. Students learn the fundamentals of robotics, biomechanics,…

AGROECOLOGY 26 – A transdisciplinary approach to truly sustainable agricultural and food systems

AGROECOLOGY 26 intends to introduce students to the complex and multifaceted world of agroecology through a transdisciplinary approach, enabling them to acquire basic knowledge and awareness of the importance of the interactions between agro-environmental and socio-economic components as the foundation of the dynamics of transformation of agro-food systems towards true sustainability, and to understand how…

Join the latest edition of JEBE Business Game

This November, Pisa will once again welcome students from across Europe for a new edition of the Sant’Anna Business Game, the competition brought to life by JEBE – Junior Enterprise Business & Engineering of the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.   What is JEBE? Leading the initiative is JEBE, the Junior Enterprise of the Sant’Anna…

Explore sea and space with this seasonal school

In the last centuries, humanity has fully explored and mapped the emerged fraction of Earth surface; today it has growing interest in exploring and exploiting the submerged fraction of the Earth as well as the nearby space regions, intensively. To this aim, engineers provide new powerful means (robots, underwater and space communication systems, new nano-satellite…

Protecting art in a context of armed conflict

How do we protect the past when the present is at war? The EELISA Seasonal School PEACE invites participants to confront this complex question, immersing them in the pressing global issue of cultural heritage under threat.   Learning objectives  This two-day immersive experiencewill provide participants with an overview of the legal framework governing the protection…

Develop futher your medical skills with this seasonal school

Nowadays, the need for practical skills and problem-solving capabilities remains largely unmet in many medical school curricula across Europe. These trainings, in fact, remain largely anchored to a traditional paradigm of learning a discrete amount of information about pathophysiology principles and illnesses’ descriptions, without worrying about developing the skills necessary to work confidently “on the…