University Innovation Clusters (UIC or PUIs) and PUI SEVille

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CONTEXT France is mobilising half a billion euros in its massive national investment plan “France 2030”, to fund and accelerate the use of scientific and technological research results in the field of innovation. The national plan is built around 3 key areas: the greener reindustrialization of France, healthcare and artificial intelligence, with a view to creating new […]

An article on: Project application to the EU – How does the funding body evaluate the proposal?

Laurea University of Applied Sciences, together with its European partner universities, is interested in international funding instruments for the development of teaching and RDI activities. In particular, the programmes under the European Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework (2021-2027) and NextGenerationEU offer higher education institutions a wide range of opportunities for cross-border cooperation (European Commission 2021 & […]

An article on: BIPsters advancing international understanding

Figure 1. BIPsters visited KONE Corporation, Spring 2023. (Photo: Tarja Chydenius)

The European education concept of Blended Intensive Programs (BIP) changes how both teachers and students see international education opportunities. A cross-institutional educator team plans and executes the course. Students from the participating universities learn to study in a non-native language with different teaching styles and in international teams. This article introduces BIP Masters’ implementations at […]

Avans grant application for European university

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Avans University of Applied Sciences joined forces with nine other European universities of applied sciences and research universities to submit a grant proposal to the European Commission for the development of a joint European university. As PIONEER, Avans and its partner institutions are working together on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11: Inclusive, safe, resilient, and […]

Sustainable and competitive higher education – Benefits of international cooperation

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In a changing world, continuous renewal and global networking are essential for Finnish higher education institutions. Increasing international cooperation between higher education institutions in different countries is based on their common interests and goals, which nowadays are often related to sustainable development issues. At its best, a future- and working-life-oriented higher education institution committed to […]

An article on: Exchange students at BFH: “I love the flow of Switzerland”

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Students from Avans Hogeschool in the Netherlands talk about their exchange semester at BFH in autumn 2023. Avans and BFH are members of the university alliance PIONEER, which brings together 10 European higher education institutions in research, education and societal discourse. Incoming exchange students Elisabeth Valkenhoff, 21, and Mikolaj Borowczyk, 22, are BSc International Business […]

PIONEER Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Service Design & Marketing in Social Innovation” 2024 at TH Köln

PIONEER partners TH Köln (DE), LAUREA University of Applied Sciences (FI) and ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon (PT) are collaborating on an exciting international education program. The Blended Intensive Program (BIP) “Service Design & Marketing in Social Innovation” provides the unique opportunity to learn about Service Design and Marketing in the context of Social Innovation […]

Join Us for the PIONEER Blended Intensive Programme (Erasmus+) on Cybersecurity

Exciting news for students passionate about cybersecurity! PIONEER partners, including Tomas Bata University in Zlin, ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, University of Žilina and potentially University of Gustave Eiffel and LAUREA, are collaborating to bring you a unique learning opportunity. Course Details: • Title: Cybernetics & Informatics – Key 21st Century Sciences • Subjects […]

An article on: Avans broadens its horizons: ‘We need international perspectives’

The international community at Avans University of Applied Sciences now has its own headquarters, a physical space that highlights the importance Avans attaches to internationalisation. Although this term might be a little outdated. Acting president of the Executive Board, Jacomine van Ravensbergen, and strategic policy adviser, Dennis van der Pas, explain why the term ‘global […]