Audience: Learner

CHARM-DEN International Pitches 2026

20 October 2026 @ 15h00 – 17h15 – Our upcoming pitching event is designed to be a dynamic platform where innovation meets opportunity.📅October 20, 2026⏲From 15:00 to 17:15 CET📍Online Follow the link to register Information Goal: Promotion of innovative, sustainability-driven projects from the CHARM-EU AllianceParticipants: Students, PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, alumni, entrepreneurs and start-ups from CHARM-EU partner universities and their regional ecosystemsFormat: Video pitches […]

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 […]

ZBL [denk]anstoß: Intercultural interactions in classroom and campus settings.

29 July 2026 @ 10h00 – 11h30 – Based on research and teaching experience with international students, this talk explores intercultural interactions in university environments. It addresses key questions, including what makes a campus truly international-friendly that supports both local and international students while benefiting the institution as a whole. The talk will also present resources created within the CHARM-EU framework to support […]

CHARM-EU AT THE EUROPEAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY 2026: DISCOVER THEIR STORIES FROM THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR

Large group photo of participants gathered inside the European Parliament chamber beneath EU flags.

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 […]

Highlights from the CHARM-EU Master’s Hackathon 2026  

Group picture of the CHARM-EU Master’s Hackathon 2026 

This Hackathon is a space for professional development, onboarding, and curriculum design. This year’s edition brought together our CHARM-EU professors and educationalists to ensure our transdisciplinary master’s programme continues to lead the way in innovative higher education.   Crafting the Upcoming Academic Year   A major focus of the week was hands-on preparation for the new academic cycle. Participants worked to refine and enhance […]

Call for Abstracts | The Neoliberal University as a Research Factory: Academia in an Age of Metrics, Bureaucratisation and Institutional Pressure

Opportunity originally from ORCA. Find out more information here. 18-19 September 2026 at the University of Latvia (Riga, Latvia and hybrid) If interested, please send a presentation title, abstract (up to 300 words) and short bio (3-5 sentences) to Dr Liam O’Farrell at liam@edu.lu.lv by 5 July 2026. We endeavour to respond by the end of June to […]

Share Your Recipe, Share Your Story: Contribute to CHARM-EAT! 

Mockup of recipe book.

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 […]

Thrive Together: Peer Coaching Skills for PhD Success

A promotional banner divided into two main sections. On the left side, blue text on a white background reads: "Thrive Together: Peer Coaching Skills for PhD Success" and "From 2nd to 24th July 2026, Online." The bottom left features the "Co-funded by the European Union" logo. On the right side, a photograph shows a smiling woman with dark hair and a bald man with a beard holding coffee mugs at a networking event, both wearing lanyards. The top right corner includes the "CHARM-EU" logo with a multicolored emblem.

2 July 2026 – 24 July 2026 @ All day – 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. Tackle writing […]

Exploring the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Across CHARM-EU

A group of six people sit in a circle in an office or classroom setting, engaged in conversation. On the left, an older woman with glasses and a patterned blouse sits opposite a man with a long gray beard and a blue button-down shirt. Two individuals sit with their backs to the camera in the foreground—one on a blue pouf and another on a yellow pouf. On the right, two blonde women are seated, one in a white cardigan facing the group. The background features a glass-paned door, a wall with signs for "Septembre," "Octobre," and "Novembre," and a display rack filled with colorful informational brochures.

How can we learn more systematically from our teaching? How can we generate evidence about student learning while contributing to educational innovation across Europe? The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) offers a framework for investigating questions about teaching and student learning in a systematic, evidence-informed, and scholarly way. Across Europe, related concepts are known […]