U!REKA

Research cooperation across Europe

Beyond our focus on Amsterdam, AUAS also has ambitions to increasingly collaborate in research internationally. It is crucial to build strong networks with peer institutions in order to safeguard the quality of education and applied research in an international context.

The Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA) is a concrete example of how we’re doing this.

U!REKA unites over 30 European higher education institutions and associate partners. The network became an official Erasmus+ European University Alliance in 2024. By working together across borders and building on each other’s expertise and strengths, U!REKA and the AUAS educate the European professionals of tomorrow: inclusive, intercultural, open-minded global citizens who accelerate Europe's shift towards climate neutrality.

In addition to the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, the full partners include:

  • Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
  • Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki
  • Politécnico de Lisboa
  • HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts

  • VSB – Technical University of Ostrava

The AUAS is a founding partner of this strategic alliance, which launched in Amsterdam in 2016. Through this collaboration, we are working to take the quality of our educational and research activities to a new level internationally, which will consequently better prepare our students for a changing labour market.

Published by  Communication 23 January 2024