What is EELISA

“We are transforming today’s higher education
to impact tomorrow’s society”

The European Engineering Learning Innovation and Science Alliance (EELISA) is a consortium of ten higher education institutions (graduate engineering schools, technical and full-spectrum universities) from eight different countries in Europe with the common ambition of defining and implementing a common model of European engineer rooted in society and of bridging engineering, sciences and humanities for inclusive, sustainable and digital societies.

In the framework of the roll-out of the European Universities initiative and the broadened ambition of the EELISA 2.0 Mission Statement, EELISA aims to transform European higher education mobilising all university missions at the service of society by:

  • Leveraging engineering, sciences, and technology, embracing social sciences and humanities to tackle the EU grand challenges, particularly the ecological and digital transitions.

  • Transforming education and training towards challenge-based learning and a strong education ecosystem built around research and innovation.

  • Improving European competitiveness and well-being and contribute to a more resilient and inclusive Europe.

  • Fostering excellence in research and contribute to the continuum of research-education-innovation. 

  • Strengthening the dynamic

     integration with industry and business organizations’ needs following the future trends and perspectives of the global and European job market.

EELISA’s acronym pays tribute to women engineers through the memory of Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu (1887-1973), one of the first women to obtain an  engineering degree in the world. She also embodied the values of multiculturalism, inclusiveness, innovation, excellence, and social commitment that EELISA holds today

  • Access the EELISA Brochure HERE
  • Read EELISA Governing Board declaration HERE
  • EELISA 2.0 Mission Statement HERE
  • Find out more about EELISA through its Layperson’s report HERE

BME EELISA Team

BME is a founding member of the EELISA association established in 2020. In 2023, this unique network won support to continue with the next phase of the cooperation. EELISA has been selected under the 2023 Erasmus+ European Universities Call with funding of 14.400.000 € and a total budget of over 21.000.000 €. With an expanded scope, size, diversity, and ambition, in this new phase, EELISA aims to deepen collaboration in line with the six dimensions of the European Education Area: quality, inclusion and gender, green and digital transitions, teachers and trainers, higher education, and the geopolitical dimension. As reflected in the EELISA 2.0 mission statement, in the new period “engineering will remain the core strength of EELISA but will be integrated into a global, interdisciplinary strategy that encourages cross-learning of methods and best practices”. The Alliance also seeks to contribute to the consolidation of the European Research Area and its vision of creating a unified and unrestricted market for research, innovation, and technology across the European Union. In the next years, EELISA will further advance the long-term vision of the European Universities Initiative to transform institutional cooperation among higher education institutions through long-term structural, strategic, and sustainable collaboration. 

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