Windborne and HeatSafe win CHARM‑EU Open Incubator Ideathon
CHARM-EU Student Reflections at the UN Regional Academy
The RAUN programme combines expert-led lectures, interactive workshops, and practical hands-on research in cooperation with the UN and international organisations, structured around two three-day in-person conferences (the 2024/2025 edition took place in Barcelona and at the UN Headquarters in Vienna) and several online sessions between October and May. Participation in the program is voluntary and […]
Great success of CHARM-EU Annual Conference: Top experts and an engaged community discussed the leading role of European University alliances
Held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, the CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2025 brought together key opinion leaders, European policymakers, university leaders, innovators, academic staff members and students to discuss how European University alliances could contribute to Europe’s leadership in professional skills development, talent attraction, mobility, internationalisation and regional development, among others. Through inspiring plenary sessions with top […]
Call for Student Participation: Learn with CHARM-EU & Experience Transnational Online Education (TOL)
Are you interested in an international setting? Would you like to experience what it is like to study at a university abroad without physically going on an exchange? Through the Transnational Online Learning programme, it is possible to follow online courses offered by universities throughout Europe. What is the CHARM-EU transnational online catalogue? CHARM-EU Universities […]
The CHARM-EU Experience: Start of the Fifth Edition of the CHARM-EU Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability
Students from around the globe enjoy the CHARM-EU Experience In September 2025, the fifth cohort of the master’s programme began with 62 students. For the first phase, students could choose from four universities: Trinity College Dublin (16 students), Utrecht University (17 students), Eötvös Loránd University (15 students), and the University of Würzburg (14 students). In the […]
How to build equality in community-engaged learning across Europe and Africa? Reflections from a CHARM-EU Master’s Capstone
A new article, “Community-Engaged Learning in a European Universities Alliance: Reflections on Equality and Reciprocity Across Europe and Africa,” has been published in the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Written by authors involved in CHARM-EU’s Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability, in collaboration with the University of Pretoria , the experts examine how international community-engaged […]
CHARM-EU: A Doctoral Summer School Showcasing the Future of European Research
On June 23, twenty-six doctoral students from diverse academic backgrounds—psychology, education, ecology, art, health, sociology, IT, and more—arrived in Montpellier to take part in this pioneering initiative. Representing the nine prestigious institutions of the CHARM-EU alliance, they came together to explore new ways of thinking and work across disciplinary boundaries. The workshops were carefully designed […]
Strong presence of European Universities Alliances at EAIE 2025: co-creating to transform higher education
How is higher education transforming Europe and fostering new pathways for global collaboration? This question will be central at the 35th Annual Conference and Exhibition of the European Association of International Education (EAIE), taking place in Gothenburg from 9 to 12 September, 2025. A record of 35 European Universities alliances, nearly double the participation from […]
Reimagining Higher Education: CHARM-EU Hackathon in Würzburg Sparks Innovation and Collaboration
Organized by the work package on Professional Inter-Institutional Development and Educational Research led by Dr. habil. Nataliia Lazebna (JMU) and co-led by Annet van der Riet (Utrecht University), the event offered a hybrid format, enabling both in-person and remote participation. The local programme coordinator Prof. Dr. Nadja Simons and CHARM-EU Project Manager Martin Kufferath-Sieberin (both JMU) welcomed the […]
The ESA 2025 experience: inspiring testimonials from CHARM-EU delegation and students
The European Student Assembly (ESA) is more than an academic exercise; it is an immersion into the heart of European policy-making. This year, participants delve into pressing issues such as artificial intelligence regulation, sustainable development, and migration policies. Through panel discussions and workshops, students not only debated these topics but also crafted concrete policy recommendations […]