The eleven higher education institutions, the so-called pioneers, which will jointly implement shared mission, vision, and goals of the KreativEU alliance, are:
- Polytechnic University of Tomar (IPT, Portugal) – Coordinator of the Alliance
- D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics (TAE, Bulgaria)
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (USB, Czechia)
- University of Camerino (UNICAM, Italy)
- University of Greifswald (UG, Germany)
- Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas, Netherlands)
- Opole University of Technology (OUTech, Poland)
- Valahia University of Targoviste (VUT, Romania)
- Trnava University (TUT, Slovakia)
- Södertörn University (SH, Sweden)
- Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University (ATU, Turkiye)
