Studying at FAU means studying in Europe. Being an EELISA Student allows you to:
- participate in additional online/ onsite courses with an interdisciplinary, SDG related and Innovation and Entrepreneurship focus (e.g. seasonal schools, hackathons, challenges) at our partner universities
- receive funding for short term mobilities (3 -5 days) to our partner universities
- find international internships offered by our external collaborators
Benefits of being an EELISA student:
Activities
Activities and courses abroad
Activities like seasonal schools, hackathons, challenges or internships are offered throughout the year at all our partner universities, in the semester but also in the semester breaks. In general, it is possible to also get ECTS for some activities, please check beforehand on the activity description and with your local study program coordinator. Additionally, you will get EELSIA Credentials.
Mobility Funding
Mobility Funding
EELISA offers financial support for travel and subsistence. Every student has the possibility to receive funding twice during his/ her time at FAU. If you are interested in an EELISA activity, apply directly at the organizer and if you got accepted contact our local office team for funding.
Network
Find your community
EELISA Communities are interdisciplinary and international networks of students, researchers and companies on a specific topic. Inside EELISA Communities additional activities are organized and joint projects are started. Every member of FAU can join the Communities with their local IdM credentials and will be informed about upcoming activities. Also students can found their own communities.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Training
Become a change maker
EELISA has a special focus on Innovation & Entrepreneurship Topics. With EELISA our excellent FAU Innovation Ecosystem got 10 times bigger. You can benefit from trainings, infrastructure, funding opportunities of our partners’ networks or get in contact with their local incubators – no matter of your level. Learn about an innovation pathway or find the team mates and investors for your start-up.
Your EELISA Representatives at FAU
By the way: You as FAU students have a voice in defining the future of EELISA !
As a European University, EELISA is working on the education of the future. To do it properly we need our costumer’s input – what you as students envision for a future higher education. Therefore each university has two local Student representatives, at FAU elected by Studentischer Konvent. All the Student Representatives together form the EELISA Student Council – a fundamental part of the EELISA Governance.
Meet your local EELISA Student Representatives.
To help us spread the word about EELISA and its opportunities for students we are happy to be additionally supported by our EELISA Student Ambassadors. These FAU students promote EELISA at several events but also organize regular meetings of the EELISA Student Group at FAU:
Meet our local FAU EELISA Student Ambassadors
Daniela Moran
EELISA Student Ambassador
Lara Strauss
EELISA Student Ambassador
Testimonials
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(Photo: Yaelle Zribi) “I was expecting this to be an educational trip. But it was so much more than that. I had a lot of fun attending the workshops, getting to work with people from different backgrounds, different cultures, different nations. The think tanks were designed in such a way that it really gave a new direction and perspective to the way I figure out solutions to a problem. But the best part according to me was the friends i made. I spoke to some of the professors from our hosting university who were coordinating us throughout the week and gathered insights from them. I made friends from the universities of Budapest, Bucharest, Paris, and some from Russia, and Italy.”
Ankita Pathak ( FAU)
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(Photo: Evolonic) “In the fall of 2022, we won the Start-up Demo Day and were allowed to present our start-up project at EELISA. In Pisa, we were the only German team pitching in front of other European startups. It was a great experience and we thank eelisa for letting us be part of it!”
Evolonic (FAU)
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(Photo: EELISA) “It was our first time visiting the beautiful and historic city of Pisa. We got the opportunity to explore the city which is in the heart of the region of Tuscany. Besides the world famous Leaning Tower, Pisa is also home to beautiful renaissance architecture and art and also the resting place for the greatest mathematician of the medieval ages – Fibonacci. We saw all these monuments and also visited the Christmas market to try local Italian food – a delightful experience!”
Lara Đelević, Akshat Sharma and Fatima Tanvir (FAU)
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(Photo: Sophia Neudecker) “The five days at Sant’Anna were highly inspirational and motivating! I learned a lot of new things about the evaluation of the performance of hospitals and the work with data and indicators. In addition, I was able to further train and develop my presentation skills by working on my own results and presenting them to the other students and the professionals of Sant’Anna School. Thank you EELISA for this great opportunity!”
Lena Oberloher (FAU)
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(Photo: Judith Wahl) “As EELISA student representative of FAU, I try to represent the diversity of FAU and its many faculties in the Student Council, and I support the creation and promotion of opportunities to engage in EELISA for FAU students. For example, FAU students can apply for scholarships for seasonal schools in Pisa or Madrid, join the FAU EELISA student group or participate in the student community “Metaverse & Sustainability” which I initiated. The best part about being a student representative is the insight into university politics and the many interesting people I get to meet!”
Judith Wahl (FAU)
(Photo: Serena Bischoff) “We were students from Italy, Spain, Turkey, Peru, Mexico and Germany, all with different scientific backgrounds. This interdisciplinary and international exchange was so exciting. In some cases we had very different opinions and really discussed a lot. It was really a great experience that I was able to have thanks to the EELISA sponsorship. I made new friends there, but also got to know fellow students from higher semesters whom I can ask for advice and got in touch with great keynote speakers and researchers!”
Zekiye Bersu Sezer (Erasmus Student at FAU)
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