The Arabs of the first caliphate were unique pioneers drawing inspiration from the Prophet and the newly revealed Qur'an.
Singapore, which integrates technology and urban planning to a unique degree, pioneered the hi-tech solution to the complications of urban life.
Lilley believes it is the mission of encouraging residents themselves to become social entrepreneurs that is the most unique and pioneering aspect of Rise.
She says: We are actually the only university in the world where the Luxembourgish language can be studied from scratch, so our students are doing something unique and pioneering.
In 2011 the government pledged more than £17m to develop the St Cuthman's special school site in West Sussex as a state-of-the-art boarding facility, which the Department for Education promised would be a "unique and pioneering project".
It was set up by Podium, the London 2012 HE and FE Unit, which itself is a unique and pioneering agency in Olympic history, providing a crucial catalyst for collaborations across the sector and necessary liaison across various stakeholders.
At Harvard, I was the first student to enroll in the Social Engagement Initiative, a unique program pioneered by Dr. Evelyn Higginbotham (Chair of the Department of African and African American Studies) that combines theory with practical applications.
Ahmed Haider, CEO of Zookal and co-founder of Flirtey, says Australia is in a unique position to pioneer the global UAV industry because of regulations by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority CASAA) designed to encourage adoption of drone technology, as well as the continent's geography, which ranges from densely populated cities to vast swathes of rural Outback.
The NHGRI-sponsored eMERGE (Electronic Medical Records and Genomics) Network is a federally funded consortium of nine institutions with unique and valuable pioneer experience using a variety of commercial and home-grown EHRs).
As a relatively stable democracy with a history of psychiatric innovation and a growing advocacy movement for mental health within both the health care sector and civil society, Ghana is facing a unique opportunity to pioneer improved mental health care in the West African region.
