At Informatics Europe, we are celebrating 2 decades of joint achievements while continuing to shape the discipline's future.
With 200 member institutions in over 30 countries, Informatics Europe connects more than 50,000 researchers, promotes concerted positions, acts on shared priorities and supports policy-making in Informatics Education, Research and its Social Impact across Europe.
Visit the full list of member university departments, research labs and industrial members here.
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Our activities address strategic matters and emerging trends in informatics and related fields, fostering unity in the variety of our member institutions and promoting pan-European collaboration. As a non-profit membership association, our work is mainly performed by scientist volunteers who collaborate in working groups and ad-hoc task forces. Outcomes are endorsed by our community through its Board of Directors.
As a community of European leaders in Informatics Research, we empower each other to:
- Create opportunities for joint initiatives and knowledge exchange between academia & industry & society.
- Engage with society on the nature and impact of Informatics.
- Advocate for Informatics in European policy discussions.
- Promote quality standards and best practices in research, education, and knowledge transfer.
- Foster ethical and responsible Informatics teaching and research.
- Nurture talent and assure a pipeline of diverse leaders with a broad understanding of the discipline.
The potential of Informatics Europe can go as far as our collective ambitions take it!
You & your organization are key for IE
We have a common cause and a common interest. This is the reason for university departments, research labs and industrial organizations to join us, for their affiliated researchers to contribute our activities since 2005 and for National Informatics Associations (NIAs) to choose us for engaging in European discussions. This is a call to:
Current & Potential Members
Demonstrate your institute’s support by becoming a member and empower your researchers to engage in our activities for collaborative success in Informatics in Europe. As an Informatics Europe member, gain the opportunity to amplify your presence and influence decisions at the pan-European level, engage in learning and knowledge exchange with peer leaders, and enjoy exclusive IE members-only services. We welcome university departments, research labs and industrial organizations engaged in R&D activities leveraging advances in the field of Informatics.
The greatest membership benefits those who collaborate the most!
Students, PosDocs and recent graduates
Informatics Europe aims to nurture talent and assure a pipeline of diverse Informatics leaders with a broad understanding of the discipline.
Boost your career development with the Early Career Researchers WS and Academic Leadership Courses. Submit your nomination for the Best Dissertation Award. Increase your mobility opportunities with our Job Platform. Join a training school and bring your research to the next level.
More will follow soon!
Companies at large
Looking for a targeted and impactful approach to engage with the leaders in the European informatics research community other than the IE membership? Eager to recruit informatics talent across Europe? Explore our sponsoring opportunities.
Share our flyer with your colleagues to join forces and amplify our impact together as Informatics Europe!
Discover the impact of our initiatives and services first-hand
While some are exclusive to Informatics Europe members, many are open for the benefit of the wider Informatics community. Explore them in a snapshot:
- Utilize our Department Evaluation and Academic Leadership services;
- Access our extensive array of Publications and Policy Recommendations;
- Nominate deserving individuals for Awards celebrating achievements in gender inclusion, informatics education, and ground-breaking research;
- Boost your international visibility by collaborating with us on EU projects, presenting your latest research results in an Informatics-Europe hosted webinar, updating your information in our Research & Education Directory or featuring relevant activities on the ECSS members spotlight section;
- Engage in strategic and trend-setting discussions during our European Informatics Leaders Summit (ECSS).
- Take an active role in Working Group activities, including organizing related training schools and sessions during ECSS.
- Access the only in its kind Higher Education Data Portal, for pan-European benchmarking;
- Enhance your talent pool and career prospects through our Job Platform.
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Latest News
ECSS 2025 Closing Statement: Driving Momentum Forward
The 21st edition of European Informatics Leaders Summit (ECSS) concluded in Rennes with remarkable participation and engagement across the European Informatics research and education community.
From ADA to AI: NTNU Wins 2025 Minerva Informatics Equality Award for Over 30 Years of Impact
For the 10th consecutive year, Informatics Europe presents the Minerva Informatics Equality Award, celebrating outstanding European initiatives that advance gender equality in Informatics.
USI Graduate Wins Record-Breaking IE Best Dissertation Award 2025
We are delighted to announce Andrea Cini, PhD graduate from the Faculty of Informatics, Università della Svizzera italiana (Switzerland), as the winner of the Informatics Europe 2025 Best Dissertation Award (BDA) for his work “Graph Deep Learning for Time Series Forecasting”.
New IE Report on Bachelor-Level Informatics Education in Europe
Informatics Europe has published a new report, Bachelor-Level Informatics Education in Europe: Key Data & Trends, 2018/19 – 2022/23, providing fresh insights into the state of Informatics education across 24 European countries.
Safety & Health Measures
The ECSS 2021 Committee prioritizes the health and safety of all our participants. For this reason, all national COVID protocols applicable were followed, masks were mandatory during all sessions and an official COVID certificate* was requested at the entrance, during the registration process. Additionally and in order to protect others, we encouraged all participants to take a test at origin, before traveling. Neither the organizers (Informatics Europe and UPM) nor the Technical Secretariat (AIM) accept any responsibility derived from participants getting sick or injured in any manner during any of the activities organized around ECSS 2021.
Should participants require any type of medical support (including COVID tests) while in Madrid, AIM promptly provided contact addresses. Participants found AIM personnel present at the venue and available via email (
* The Covid certificate provides evidence that you had a COVID-19 vaccination, have had and recovered from the disease in the last 180 days, or have tested negative (PCR or RAT).
Covid-19 Safety and Health Measures to Travel to Spain
The Government of Spain has implemented a series of measures to protect your and the general public’s health, including health control of passengers upon arrival in Spain. On the following website you can fill out the health control form and obtain your QR Code, to show it at the control points upon arrival in Spain:
To access further information on health measures related to the COVID-19 epidemic in Spain, we recommend you to check the updates on Government websites:
- Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social - Documents for Download
- Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social - Travel and COVID-19
Please note that it is the responsibility of all participants to check the entry and re-entry regulations for their countries of origin as well as for Spain regularly. In addition, we recommend obtaining valid health insurance and if applicable a travel cancellation insurance that also covers COVID-19 related events. Please contact the ECSS2021 Organizing Secretariat at
Covid-19 Safety and Health Measures while in Madrid
The following measures are currently in force in Madrid (city and region):
- Mandatory use of face masks for everyone above 6 y.o. (and recommended for 3-6 y.o. children) when on the street, using public transportation, and in any public spaces (outdoor or indoor).
- The minimum distance between people is 1.5 meters.
- Venues capacity is limited, as a general rule, at its 75% while indoors (Order 688/2020, of 19 June, of the Regional Department of Health, establishing prevention measures to address the health crisis caused by COVID-19 upon the end of the extension of the state of alarm established by Royal Decree 555/2020, of 5 June and subsequently modified by 720/2020 and 1047/2020).
- Catering services are also limited to its 75% capacity while indoors, maintaining a distance of 1.5 m between groups of chairs, with a maximum of 6 pax. per table while inside and 8 outside.
- Official nationwide Tourism protocols.
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