Platform for International Education

The Platform for International Education promotes activities of the Dutch Institutes for post-secondary education in the field of institutional strengthening of education and research capacity in developing countries and countries in transition.

Featured Institute: IHS

IHS’s mission is to inspire and empower urban professionals and citizens to
make cities work for all

 

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Featured Alumna: Elisa Loncón

ISS alumna and Mapuche leader Elisa Loncón will lead Chile’s constitutional review.

 

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Project in the spotlight: Qualitative Research Methods in Bhutan

The HAPPY Project is the first of its kind in Bhutan, since it aims to improve qualitative research methodology (QRM) at a national level in all programmes of Social Sciences and Humanities. 

 

 

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News

PIE stakeholder analysis & AI tender tool

PIE stakeholder analysis & AI tender tool

Jun 9, 2026

18 June 2026 14-16 hrs VU Amsterdam This interactive workshop will bring together two timely and relevant themes: the current state of a “PIE overall” and your individual institute stakeholder analysis combined with the use of AI in identifying promising tenders...

New Board Members 2026

Jan 28, 2026

PIE has four new board members: Esther den Hartog, Jelle Ferwerda, Carel Jaspers and Sandra Adriaansens

Events

Networking event PIE – RVO

Networking event PIE – RVO

Jul 1, 2025

Networking event PIE – RVO 7 July 2025 TU Delft Green Village PIE organises a networking event in cooperation with ‘Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland’ RVO on 7 July 2025 13:30-17:00 hrs the Green Village of TU Delft. The programme consists of presentations by RVO...

SDGs

PIE aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targeted by the UN – particularly SDG 4 ‘Quality Education’ and SDG 17 ‘Partnerships for the goals’

SDGs

PIE aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targeted by the UN – particularly SDG 4 ‘Quality Education’ and SDG 17 ‘Partnerships for the goals’

SDGs

PIE aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targeted by the UN – particularly SDG 4 ‘Quality Education’ and SDG 17 ‘Partnerships for the goals’

SDGs

PIE aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targeted by the UN – particularly SDG 4 ‘Quality Education’ and SDG 17 ‘Partnerships for the goals’

SDGs

PIE aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targeted by the UN – particularly SDG 4 ‘Quality Education’ and SDG 17 ‘Partnerships for the goals’

SDGs

PIE aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targeted by the UN – particularly SDG 4 ‘Quality Education’ and SDG 17 ‘Partnerships for the goals’

Alumni stories

Higher education institutes in the Netherlands have educated many successful alumni during the last 60 years

Projects

During the past decades higher education institutes in the Netherlands have built up a huge record of successful capacity building projects with partners in low- and middle- income countries and countries in transition all over the world