The 3rd Governance Meeting of the PIONEER Alliance took place in Venice from 14 to 16 April 2026. This meeting, attended by, amongst others, the Rector of Iscte, Professor Helena Carreiras, and the Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Outreach, Professor Ricardo Paes Mamede, provided a forum for discussion regarding the strategic alignment and preparation for […]
Applications open for 15 PIONEER PhD Scholarships
Within the framework of the PIONEER Alliance, applications are now open for 15 PIONEER PhD Research Scholarships at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. These scholarships are funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) and European Union funds, under a protocol established between Iscte and the Fundação para a Ciência e […]
PIONEER Early Career Researchers Training School – Open call until 15 of April
The first annual PIONEER Early Career Researchers Training School, developed and organised by AVANS UAS and Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, will take place from Monday 28th September to Friday 2nd October 2026 in the beautiful city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, in The Netherlands. The training will be tailored for Early Career Researchers (R1/R2),whom are researchers […]
1st Edition of the Student Network of the Alliances took place at Iscte with participation of national and European representatives
Iscte and the Iscte Students’ Association (AEISCTE) hosted, on the 15th and 16th of November, the first edition of the Student Network of the Alliances (REA), bringing together students from various Portuguese Higher Education institutions involved in the European University Alliances. Over two days, participants engaged in training sessions, round tables and debates dedicated to […]
Science Policy Conference
On the 13th of May the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal, will host the Science Policy Conference. Both PIONER and InCITIES will be represented in the conference with two presentations, one by Prof Helena Carreiras, Iscte Vice-rector for the PIONEER Alliance, entitled the project PIONEER European Alliance – the European University for future cities and another […]
Iscte and UNIZA discuss joint master degree
On April 24th Iscte hosted a meeting between University of Zilina (UNIZA) and local representatives. This meeting had as objective the initial discussion of a joint master degree in Informatics and Management between the two institutions.
ERASMUS BIP on Emerging Technologies for Innovative Entrepreneurship
From 2025 March 17th to 21st, Iscte hosted the event ‘ERASMUS BIP – Emerging Technologies for Innovative Entrepreneurship’, organised by Professor Renato Pereira, Deputy Director for Internationalisation and Research at Iscte’s School of Management, with Vice-Rector for the PIONEER Alliance Helena Carreiras as guest.