HEROES stands for Higher Education for Resilience-Oriented and Empowered Societies, while also referring to the English word heroes.
And that’s exactly what our alliance is all about: educating a new generation of European heroes - students, teachers, and professionals - who boldly and creatively develop local, innovative solutions to global challenges.
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Through joint education, research, and regional partnerships, HEROES offers opportunities that go beyond the reach of a single institution. We enable cross-border collaboration, challenge-based learning, and impactful research that drives change where it matters most.
European University Alliance
HEROES is a European University Alliance of nine practice-oriented higher education institutions dedicated to strengthening smart regional resilience.
Working from small and medium-sized cities across Europe, we combine applied research, professional education and digital innovation to help regions anticipate, adapt and recover from disruptions. By co-creating solutions with local ecosystems, we empower people, businesses and nature to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
HEROES Alliance
120 000
Students
22
Campuses
14 000
Staff
Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences
6 000
Students
1
Campuses
400
Staff
University College of Northern Denmark
9 000
Students
6
Campuses
900
Staff
Halmstad University
13 000
Students
1
Campuses
600
Staff
Vilniaus Kolegija | Higher Education Institution
6 600
Students
4
Campuses
600
Staff
Thomas More University of Applied Sciences
21 000
Students
12
Campuses
2 200
Staff
Fontys University of Applied Sciences
39 661
Students
12
Campuses
5 000
Staff
Ukranian Catholic University
2 300
Students
300
Staff
Artois University
12 500
Students
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
9 485
Students
20
Campuses
1 300
Staff
Mendel University
9 200
Students
1
Campuses
1 600
Staff
Universum International College
-
Students
-
Campuses
-
Staff
Polytechnic University of Beja
3 500
Students
1
Campuses
450
Staff
Ismail Qemali University of Vlore
10 000
Students
Helenic Mediterranean University
21 500
Students
Partners
Associated Higher Education Institutions
Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences
Finland
University College of Northern Denmark
Denmark
Halmstad University
Sweden
Vilniaus Kolegija | Higher Education Institution
Lithuania
Thomas More University of Applied Sciences
Belgium
Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Netherlands
Ukranian Catholic University
Ukraine
Artois University
France
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Germany
Mendel University
Czech Republic
Universum International College
Kosovo
Polytechnic University of Beja
Portugal
Ismail Qemali University of Vlore
Albania
Helenic Mediterranean University
Greece
Our Purpose
In our rapidly changing world, one enduring truth emerges: the only constant is change itself. To face this dynamic reality, we need heroes to ensure resilience in all EU’s regions, and strong local ecosystems.
The HEROES Alliance advances smart regional resilience, i.e. the capacity of
regions to anticipate, adapt, and recover from disruptions by strategically leveraging smart
technologies, innovative solutions, and community engagement.
Through human-centred, nature-positive and resilience-enhancing digital innovations,
HEROES aims to solve complex problems by e.g. introducing telehealth in healthcare, leveraging extended reality to strengthen local businesses, or utilising artificial intelligence for the efficient use of water.
The purpose of HEROES is to strengthen the smart regional resilience of people,
businesses and nature by transforming the talents of committed Europeans into superpowers. To achieve
this purpose, HEROES focuses on:
– quality professional education,
– impactful practice-oriented scientific
research
– and collaboration between like-minded partners.
Our Superpowers
The HEROES Alliance is a bond between 9 professional HEIs from 9 EU member states with a shared set of unique characteristics that contribute to the successful achievement of our purpose.
These are our superpowers.
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