CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2026: Working Together for Democracy and Resilience
All photos were taken by Robert Seger. Around 140 participants gathered from across Europe to discuss how transnational cooperation within Alliances can provide a platform for co-creation and contribute to a more resilient future for Europe and beyond. The conference was opened by Professor Gunilla Widén, Rector of Åbo Akademi University. She highlighted that, in […]
#FACESOFCHARMEU: Breaking isolation and choosing to build together
For Alex Arenas, Educationalist at CHARM‑EU and Pedagogical Engineer at the University of Montpellier Teaching and Learning Centre CSIP, educational innovation starts with bringing people together. Over the past three years, Alex has helped connect colleagues across the Alliance to co-create new learning experiences, including CHARM‑EU’s interculturality courses, turning diverse perspectives into meaningful collaboration. Your […]
From Mobility to Democratic resilience: The Role of European University Alliances (CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2026)
14 October 2026 @ 9h45 – 10h45 – Join Us Live | CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2026European University alliances are often framed as vehicles for mobility and institutional cooperation, yet their potential role in supporting democratic values remains underdeveloped. In a context of growing political fragmentation across Europe, this panel examines how alliances can move beyond exchange formats such as Erasmus+ and contribute to […]
Film screening for the Trees & Seas Film Festival
24 September 2026 @ 19h30 – 22h00 – CHARM-EU global challenges for sustainability alumni are organising a local film screening for UU students. This event is part of Trees & Seas: ‘An international film festival initiative that unites local events through film to foster community engagement, resilience, and impactful, localised solutions with real-world effects through storytelling.’ The screening will be complemented by a World […]
CHARM-EU Guide Pitch
Created by CHARM-Eight – WorkPackage 15 – July 2026 This practical guide is designed to help entrepreneurs—including students, PhD candidates, and researchers across CHARM-EU Alliance universities—master the key elements of delivering a clear, complete, and impactful pitch. Combining core storytelling principles with essential communication techniques, the document outlines a step-by-step pitch structure—from creating a compelling […]
EU-CONEXUS and CHARM-EU Become the First European University Alliances to deliver programmes carrying a Joint European Degree Label
The label was awarded to two master’s degree programmes: the EU-CONEXUS Joint Master in Marine Biotechnology, a 120 ECTS programme coordinated by the Catholic University of Valencia, and CHARM-EU’s Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability, a 90 ECTS programme academically led by Trinity College Dublin and administratively managed by the University of Barcelona. This milestone recognises the role of European University alliances […]
CHARM-EU AT THE EUROPEAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY 2026: DISCOVER THEIR STORIES FROM THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR
This April, a delegation of CHARM-EU student representatives joined students from across the continent to debate, collaborate, and draft policy recommendations on the most pressing challenges facing Europe today. From sustainability to digital transformation, they brought the voice of the CHARM-EU generation to the European Parliament. We asked them about their experience collaborating with students […]
Share Your Recipe, Share Your Story: Contribute to CHARM-EAT!
Food has a remarkable way of bringing people together around a table, across cultures, and through shared memories. It sparks conversations, shares traditions, and helps us learn from one another. This is the idea behind CHARM-EAT: every dish has a story. Through this project, we would like to create a digital recipe book developed by and for the CHARM-EU community: students, alumni, staff and anyone involved in the alliance. What is CHARM-EAT? CHARM-EAT is a collection of recipes shared by members of the CHARM-EU community. Each recipe will be accompanied by the story behind […]
Books for Sustainability
23 April 2026 @ All day – ABOUT THE INITIATIVE Books for Sustainability is CHARM‑EU’s World Book Day initiative (23 April) that brings our whole community together—students, alumni, staff and partners—to spark inspiration through reading. By sharing book recommendations, we celebrate stories that drive sustainability and empower collective change.Books can inspire sustainable futures, hopeful alternatives, but they can also challenge us, unsettle […]
Grand Finale 2026
27 January 2026 – 28 January 2026 @ All day – The CHARM-EU Grand Finale is a showcase event where capstone students present their challenges, followed by a Q&A session with stakeholders and academic supervisors. The event can be attended in person at the Aula Magna, Historic Building, University of Barcelona, or online.Participants include capstone students, invitees, supervisors, stakeholders, mentors, KCT members, Academic Council members, and […]