Audience: Academic

Cooperation with China: Developing Competences and Structures in European Higher Education

28 September 2026 – 29 September 2026 @ All day – 28–29 September 2026 University of Würzburg, Germany   Register Now Scientific cooperation between European universities and partners in the People’s Republic of China continues to play an important role across disciplines. At the same time, academic collaboration increasingly unfolds within a complex geopolitical and regulatory environment. Universities are expected to navigate evolving policy frameworks, heightened […]

CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2026

14 October 2026 @ All day – In an era of accelerating geopolitical, technological, and environmental crisis, what is the anchor that prevents our societies from drifting apart? This question lies at the heart of the CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2026. As we face disruptions that test our social fabric, we recognize that true resilience depends on foundational values—democracy, trust, and inclusion. These […]

EU Values at the Core of Integration, Education, and Innovation

16 June 2026 – 18 June 2026 @ All day – This event is organised by EUniverse, not CHARM-EU. You can find more information on their website here. We are delighted to invite you to the conference “EU Values at the Core of Integration, Education, and Innovation”, taking place in Granada (Spain) on 16  – 18 June 2026.  Location: Granada, Spain  Dates: 16–18 June 2026  Format: Hybrid (onsite participation strongly encouraged) […]

CHARM-EU Hackthon 2026

22 June 2026 – 26 June 2026 @ All day – For the CHARM-EU Master’s programme Global Challenges for Sustainability we organise an annual hackathon. The broad aims of this hackathon for teaching staff are: professional development and onboarding for (new) teaching staff, networking and team building between teaching staff of the various partner universities of the alliance, curriculum design of the MSc programme through educational […]

Open Call for Posters | CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2026

An illustrated poster with a starry pink-to-blue gradient background announcing a "Call for Posters" for the CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2026. The text on the left reads: "European Universities Alliances, Democratic Values, and Societal Resilience" "CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2026" "14th October 2026" "Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland" The center features stylized illustrations of a researcher holding a test tube, a student with a backpack, a yellow clock tower, and a flowing blue-and-white ribbon with yellow stars.

Have you developed, researched, implemented or benefited from an initiative that has strengthened  democratic values and societal resilience? Share your experience at the CHARM-EU Annual Conference. We are inviting poster submissions for the CHARM-EU Annual Conference “European Universities Alliances, Democratic Values, and Societal Resilience: Building Sustainable Welfare Societies”. The poster presentation session offers you an opportunity to share your ideas and gather feedback from CHARM-EU conference participants.  We are taking a broad view of  democratic values and societal resilience and welcome […]

CHARM-ED: Using Small-Scale Funding to Support Collaborative Educational Innovation

A diverse group of five people sits around a wooden conference table in a bright, white room, engaged in a collaborative meeting. A woman with glasses and a green sweater gestures while speaking, holding a reusable coffee cup. To her right, a young woman with curly hair and a blue snowflake sweater types on a laptop covered in colorful stickers. In the foreground, hands are visible holding a pen over yellow sticky notes and blank paper, alongside a smartphone and pens. Everyone is wearing blue lanyards, suggesting a professional or academic workshop setting.

The CHARM-ED Funding Call is an initiative that incentivises collaborative educational innovation projects across the alliance. It provides small-scale seed funding for academic and professional staff to collaboratively develop innovative educational activities aligned with CHARM-EU educational principles. The approach enables institutions and alliances to: While originally designed to support inter-institutional collaboration across the CHARM-EU Alliance, […]

Thrive Together: Peer Coaching Skills for PhD Success

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Doing a PhD is demanding — but you don’t have to face it alone. Research shows that students who build peer support networks are more productive, publish more, and finish their degrees with less burnout. This course will give you practical tools to support your own progress and to bring out the best in others. […]

#FacesofCHARMEU: Weaving Connections Across the Alliance with Pia Le Grand

A graphic for the #FacesOfCHARMEU series featuring a circular portrait of Pia Le Grand against a solid blue background. She is a woman with blonde hair and glasses, smiling while wearing a patterned light-colored top and a lanyard, standing in front of a CHARM-EU banner. To the right of the portrait, the white text reads "Pia Le Grand" followed by "#FacesOfCHARMEU", with the multi-colored CHARM-EU alliance logo located in the top right corner.

Today, we sit down with Pia Le Grand, the CHARM-EU Manager at Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) in Finland. Pia shares her journey from the beginning of ÅAU’s integration into the Alliance to her creative approach to internal communication. 🌍 Pia Le Grand – Åbo Akademi University Role: CHARM-EU Manager at Åbo Akademi University Could you […]

Your own carbon footprint

The aim is to calculate your own carbon footprint to get a rough idea of your own CO2 emissions. With the help of this assessment, the next step is to reduce your own CO2 emissions, for example by switching to energy-efficient appliances, using renewable energy, or making greater use of public transport or cycling. Together, […]