About Us
PIER stands for Partnership for Innovation, Education and Research. PIER PLUS focuses on Hamburg and views itself as our metropolitan region’s scientific platform. Led and coordinated by Universität Hamburg, PIER PLUS promotes and strengthens collaboration and networking between 22 universities and independent research institutes.
The objectives of PIER PLUS:
- to promote collaborative research at the highest level
- to make research findings visible
- to strengthen Hamburg’s position as a scientific center
