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21.5.2026

ELLS represented at European Universities Coordinators Working Retreat in Brussels

Representatives of the EuroLeague of Life Sciences Universities (ELLS) joined the European Universities Coordinators Working Retreat, held in Brussels on 13–14 April 2026.

5.5.2026

CZU Prague hosted the IRO Group Staff Week!

CZU Prague brought together international colleagues from across the ELLS Universities Alliance for its first-ever Staff Week of International Relations Officers, fostering collaboration, sharing best practices, and shaping the future of student mobility.

29.4.2026

Call for Funding: ELLS Fund for Incentives 2027

The call for the ELLS Fund for Incentives (FFI) is now open for new applications.

22.4.2026

ELLS GAF & SSC: registrations are open!

The next General Assembly and Forum (GAF) and the 18th ELLS Scientific Student Conference (SSC), hosted by L’Institut Agro, will take place in November 2026 in Montpellier, France.

What is ELLS?

The European University alliance ELLS (Euroleague for Life Sciences) is a forward-looking alliance of leading European universities committed to life sciences for sustainability. Rooted in scientific excellence and societal engagement, ELLS drives the transformation of agri-food systems through collaboration in education, research, and innovation.

The alliance brings together institutions with deep expertise in Natural Resource Management, Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Life Sciences, Food Systems, Environmental Sciences, and Rural Development — including Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology. Its joint efforts are guided by a shared mission to address global challenges related to food security, environmental sustainability, and inclusive rural prosperity.

While full membership is open to universities in EU and EU-associated countries, the European University alliance ELLS also collaborates with international partner institutions to foster global knowledge exchange and impact. Since 2013, partners such as Lincoln University (New Zealand) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have been part of this global cooperation, highlighting ELLS’s commitment to excellence in sustainable life sciences worldwide.

ELLS Member Universities

ELLS Partner Universities

Student engagement

Euroleague Student Association (ELSA)

It is an organisation in which students from each of the ELLS member and partner universities are working together to enhance student mobility as well as stimulate international cooperation and cultural understanding.

The goals of ELSA are to strengthen the cooperation of the universities, to bring students together and to give them the opportunity to work in an international context.

Within the ELLS alliance we represent the students’ point of view in all ELLS bodies, we actively provide support to ELLS working groups. If there are any questions or suggestions regarding studies within the Euroleague for Life Sciences, don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail or the contact form.

Student Conferences at ELLS

Euroleague for Life Sciences and the L’Institut Agro (France) invite all students of ELLS member and partner universities to join the Scientific Student Conference (SSC). The SSC will take place in Montpellier, France, at the beginning of November 2026 (6-7.11.2026).

What is the Scientific Student Conference

The aim of this conference is to encourage you as a student within the Life Sciences to engage with one another, and allow you the chance to disseminate your own research.

Further information will be available soon.

Study Offers

Summer Schools
MSc Programmes
Semester Exchange
Mobility for PhD students
Case Study Competitions and Student Challenges

Support Teams

Support teams deal with horizontal topics that are related to the aims of the Euroleague for Life Sciences such as legal aspects, quality assurance, e-learning, student mobility, etc. The mandate of the support group is to develop and implement concepts for the achievement of the common purpose of ELLS and to support and facilitate the work of the Subject Areas and the Task Force. The teams should consist of at least one member of each ELLS university and one member of ELSA.

Subject Areas

The Subject Areas are the backbone of the ELLS alliance on the level of joint teaching programmes. Each partner institution has the responsibility for at least one thematic Subject Area and oversees the development and implementation of joint curricula or other joint teaching activities.