What happens when early career researchers tackle a real-world urban challenge?
A former industrial waterfront site. Historic factory buildings alongside new housing developments. Cultural initiatives, entrepreneurs, residents and policymakers, all playing a role in the same area redevelopment project. For participants of the PIONEER Early Career Researchers Training School, the Tramkade district in ’s-Hertogenbosch serves this week as the starting point for a broader question: how […]
PIONEER Alliance Governance Week Brings European Higher Education Institutions Together at Laurea
The PIONEER Alliance Governance Week brought together Governing Board and Steering Committee members, coordinators, and work package leaders from ten European higher education institutions at Laurea University of Applied Sciences’ Leppävaara Campus in Espoo, Finland. As the Alliance Chair institution for 2026, Laurea hosted the event, which focused on the strategic development of the Alliance, […]
PIONEER at EAIE 2026: Building Visibility, Sharing Experience, Connecting Europe
Glasgow, Scotland — 11 September 2026 — The PIONEER Alliance joined the EAIE Conference and Exhibition 2026 in Glasgow from 8 to 11 September, connecting with the international higher education community at one of Europe’s leading events dedicated to the internationalisation of education. The four-day conference brought together a record-breaking 7,300+ professionals from around the […]
Climate of the Future Summer School in Breda
Students collaborate on a climate-resilient Europe From 28 June to 3 July 2026, the international Climate of the Future / Climate Resilience Summer School took place in Breda. Students from various partner institutions worked together intensively for a week in a challenge-based programme built around one central question: how can European regions better prepare for […]
Iscte PIONEER Festival focused on Addressing Urban Societal Challenges
The second Iscte PIONEER Festival was held on July 8th, as part of the International Staff-Week dedicated to the Designing the Future of Urban Living – Well-being, Sustainability and Urban Challenges. Helena Carreiras, Rector of Iscte, addressed the audience with some opening remarks stressing the importance of opening university to the society followed by the […]
Zlín Hosted PIONEER Alliance Meeting Focused on International Education and Joint Degree Programmes
Tomas Bata University in Zlín hosted a working meeting of representatives of the WP4 working group within the European university alliance PIONEER Alliance from 16 to 18 June 2026. The event brought together representatives from ten partner institutions to discuss the further development of international educational activities in the field of Challenge-Based Education (CBE), innovative […]
PIONEER Partner Universities Meet in Huelva to Advance the Future of Mobility Across the Alliance
More than 30 mobility professionals, internationalisation experts and Vice-Rectors from the ten PIONEER partner universities gathered in Huelva to advance the development of the PIONEER Mobility and Internationalisation Plan (PMIP), a key strategic roadmap that will shape mobility and internationalisation activities across the Alliance in the coming years. From 5 to 7 May 2026, the […]
PIONEER Students Contribute to European Policy Debate at the European Parliament
Students representing the PIONEER Alliance took part in the European Student Assembly 2026, held at the European Parliament from 20 to 22 April 2026. Bringing together more than 240 students from European Universities alliances across the continent, the Assembly created a space for student-led debate on some of Europe’s most pressing challenges and future priorities. […]
PIONEER Festival at Avans University of Applied Sciences: Building the cities of tomorrow together
The PIONEER Festival at Avans University of Applied Sciences brought together Avans colleagues from different disciplines around one central question: how do we shape the major urban challenges of our time? During the festival, we made two movements visible. From an outside-in perspective, we asked: what are the European priorities and opportunities within the alliance? […]
Designing International Learning Experiences: Insights from the COIL Workshop for PIONEER Alliance Lecturers
International teaching collaborations often involve more than simply connecting courses; they require coordination across disciplines, shared learning goals, and careful planning. Lecturers from the PIONEER Alliance explored this process firsthand during the online workshop “How do I teach a COIL?”, which took place on 30 March 2026. The workshop was led by Jacqueline Bürki (Bern […]
