We are part of the European Universities Alliance HEROES

On Tuesday, 21 January 2025, Thomas More officially launched the HEROES Alliance on our campus in Geel. We are proud to be the first university of applied sciences in Flanders to take the lead in a European university alliance. This highlights our leading role in practice-oriented education, research, and innovation - three essential pillars for strengthening the resilience of people, businesses, and nature.

HEROES stands for Higher Education for Resilience-Oriented and Empowered Societies, while also referring to the English word heroes.

And that’s exactly what this project 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.

Together, we create innovative solutions boosting regional resilience.

HEROES - a programme for you!

Whether you're a student, lecturer, researcher or professional, these three programmes offer you international opportunities:

Education4HEROES

The heart of joint programmes where theory and practice seamlessly merge.

HEROES4Regions

Students, lecturers, and local partners form international teams. Together, they tackle real-world challenges.

HEROES4Ever

Focused upskilling of professionals.

A transformative project shaping the heroes of tomorrow

Today, we are taking the first steps with HEROES, developing the tools we need to reach our ultimate goal.

In doing so, we are building a cross-border space for learning and innovation, with:

joint bachelor’s and master’s programmes,
strong partnerships with the professional field and wider society,
a virtual campus that enables learning and collaboration across borders.

From healthcare innovation and extended reality for local industries to smart technologies for water management - by 2029, HEROES will be fully integrated into Thomas More.

Knowledge is power. Resilience and innovation are superpowers.

- the HEROES slogan

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Secretary General HEROES

Piet Van Hove

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President HEROES

Sofie Mols

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Alliance partners

HEROES are made thanks to EU funding

The foundations of the innovative HEROES project have already been laid. This is only possible thanks to EU funding under the Erasmus+ call ‘Partnerships for Excellence – European Universities’ (ERASMUS-EDU-2024-EUR-UNIV).

We’ll keep you informed of all developments, so be sure to keep an eye on this site. See you soon!