Call for Posters for CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2025

Have you developed, researched, implemented or benefitted from an initiative that has strengthened European competitiveness? Share your experience at the CHARM-EU Annual Conference. We are inviting poster submissions for the CHARM-EU Annual Conference “Boosting European Competitiveness: European University Alliances as Catalysts for Innovation and Sustainability in Higher Education” taking place on November 12th 2025 in […]
CHARM-EU joins Coimbra Group Annual Conference 2025 in Bologna

Coimbra Group Annual Conference 2025 provided last 10-13 June a platform for dialogue on key priorities for universities in Europe and beyond, including sustainability, civic engagement, and the role of universities in their local and global ecosystems. Under the theme “Forty Years of Impact: Universities and Cities Shaping a Sustainable Future”, this year’s event marked […]
Second Call for Proposals for Joint Educational Activities (CHARM-ED)

Do you have an idea for educational innovation or a new programme that could benefit from CHARM-EU collaboration? Are you looking to strengthen your European networks and embed CHARM-EU’s educational principles (e.g. challenge based, transdisciplinary, technology enhanced) into your teaching? The CHARM-ED Call offers limited funding to support the development, enhancement, or redesign of higher […]
Call for Submissions: CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award

We are delighted to announce the call for submissions for the CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award. This award aims to recognize and celebrate the contributions of individuals and teams engaged in teaching and research within the CHARM-EU Alliance who have demonstrated a strong commitment to Open Science. Open Science represents a fundamental shift in the […]
Programmatic assessment: a workshop template

In the joint MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability the concept of programmatic assessment is applied. The main focus in this approach is the student’s learning. Instead of the ‘jumping through summative assessment hoops’, assessments should promote learning. To get an overview on programmatic assessment, see this video.
Ferenc Takó

“The challenge-based educational approach is the engine powering CHARM European University”.
Activity plan: Leadership in inter-institutional higher education

This resource can be used for professional development purposes of teaching staff. If you have any questions about the materials, don’t hesitate to contact the CHARM-EU professional development team. Leadership in inter-institutional higher educationCollaboration with other higher education institutions is a critical strategic area for universities and professional organizations (Cooper & Mitsunaga, 2010), and have […]
Activity plan: Curriculum design hackathon

This resource can be used for professional development purposes of teaching staff. If you have any questions about the materials, don’t hesitate to contact the CHARM-EU professional development team. Hackathon approach CHARM-EU has organised several ‘hackathons’ for staff of the MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability. The goal is to bring together teaching staff and […]
Activity plan: Challenge based learning

This resource can be used for professional development purposes of teaching staff. If you have any questions about the materials, don’t hesitate to contact the CHARM-EU professional development team. Challenge based learning Two activity plans have been created for the subject of Challenge Based Learning. One (Annex 3.07a) is a 3-hours workshop, more focused on […]
Activity plan: Technology-enhanced learning

This resource can be used for professional development purposes of teaching staff. If you have any questions about the materials, don’t hesitate to contact the CHARM-EU professional development team. Technology-enhanced learning The transforming of modules into a format with technology enhanced learning, has te aim to enhance student learning, rather than just replacing face-to-face lectures […]