Strategic Partnerships

U!REKA - Urban Research Education and Knowledge Alliance

U!REKA - the Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance of European universities and universities of Applied Sciences - includes seven European higher education institutions that focus on applied sciences. The collaborating institutions are:

  • Amsterdam University of Applied Science
  • Edinburgh Napier University
  • Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
  • Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
  • HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • VSB Technical University of Ostrava
  • Politécnico de Lisboa

These institutions have a strategic partnership around the shared themes of applied research, professional education, focus on our students’ future world of work and the professional development of their staff. The strategic alliance was officially launched in Amsterdam at the end of November 2016.

The institutions cooperate to enhance the quality of their education, research and the contribution they make to regional and urban entrepreneurship and innovation in a European context. U!REKA partners recognize the need and benefits to further internationalize research and education at all partner institutions, to help develop future-proof skills for students and staff and to share solutions on handling inclusion and diversity in a rapidly changing global environment.

The Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance is a platform to meet the objectives of the European Union in the fields of education, training, research and innovation. Through U!REKA collaboration, the institutions will elevate the quality of their education and research activities to a new and international level and improve their ability to educate their students for a changing labor market.

Further information on the U!REKA website

HTW Berlin

HTW Berlin.

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences have agreed in 2011 on a strategic partnership with the objectives:

  • to share information and expertise in the field of higher education
  • to further advance co-operation between the two institutions
  • to strengthen the role of both institutions by improving wellbeing in the society, the quality of urban life and the sustainability of environment in their own regions
  • to further promote and support internationalisation of the two institutions
  • to contribute to the objectives of the European Union in the field of higher education, training, research and innovation, culture and art

HTW Berlin and Metropolia UAS promote mutual co-operation between degree programmes, in education and research as well as in student and staff exchanges. The two universities benchmark their best practices, facilities and services, and their Presidents and Vice Presidents meet regularly.