Alliance members
PIONEER ALLIANCE
The PIONEER Alliance aims to shape the future of inclusive, sustainable and resilient cities providing students and lifelong learners dedicated skills in a European environment.
- Université Gustave Eiffel (FR),
- Avans University of Applied Sciences (NL),
- Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon (PT),
- Laurea University of Applied Sciences (FI),
- TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences (GE),
- University of Huelva (ES),
- Università Iuav di Venezia (IT),
- Tomas Bata University in Zlín (CZ),
- University of Žilina (SK),
- Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH) as associated partner.
The PIONEER Alliance universities train altogether over 130.000 students with more than 17.500 faculty and staff members on 33 campuses, 32 cities and 16 regions. All PIONEER partners are interested in the development of education and RDI activities focused on the future cities to serve societal issues and needs. The PIONEER Alliance will orchestrate pan-European learning co-creation that link Education and Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) in a Knowledge Hub in constant interactions with its Ecosystems in a Forum in order to provide high quality education that will meet the needs of the European labour market and future inclusive, sustainable and resilient cities.
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First PIONEER Festival: Info Fair, Erasmus Mobilities, Workshops on COIL and Challenge-Based Education
At the premiere of the PIONEER Festival from October 28 to November 6, 2025, at TH Köln, students, faculty, and […]
Strategic Discussions of the PIONEER Alliance Took Place at Tomas Bata University
On 21–22 October 2025, Tomas Bata University in Zlín hosted a governance meeting of the PIONEER Alliance, attended by more […]
WP7 – Shaping the Future of the Alliance
WP7 focuses on the future of the PIONEER Alliance. As delegates in this key work package, we engage in discussions […]
PIONEERing Leadership for Transformation in Higher Education
The PIONEERing Leadership workshop marked an important step in the PIONEER Alliance’s journey towards creating inclusive, forward-looking universities. With leadership […]
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This project is co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme Grant Agreement n°101177236








