The University in Transition 

The authors: Henk Kummeling, Manon Kluijtmans, Frank Miedema

A plea for Open Science  Where do we want to go in education, research, and participation, among other areas? And how do we achieve this in an open manner? These are the questions that Kluijtmans, Kummeling, and Miedema discussed during several meetings with staff and students at Utrecht University, as well as with external stakeholders. […]

Internationalisation of European Universities Alliances: The New Frontiers

The group of 200+ participants posing for a photo group at the main room at the Région Occitanie Hotel, Toulouse on September 17 2024

Their strategies align with EU priorities, as outlined in the European Council conclusions (2021) and the European Strategy for Universities (2022), in boosting competitiveness, fostering global cooperation and promoting a shared European identity. A key focus is cooperation with Ukrainian institutions, supporting Ukraine’s integration into the European education space, alongside partnerships with African institutions, addressing […]

Successful Networking meeting in the ELTE University Library and Archives

Two participants at the libraries meet-up discussing with the CHARM-EU rollup on the back and a panel with notes and post-its.

The meeting provided insight into the diverse roles of libraries in the context of CHARM-EU and beyond. Participants worked on several challenges such as optimising the sharing of library resources, the role of AI technologies in service development, and how libraries can become places for interdisciplinary learning and collaboration. The design thinking process was led […]

CHARM-EU students graduate at special ceremony in Trinity

A graduate holds his degree during a graduation ceremony

The ceremony was a joyous celebration of the graduates’ achievements during their Master’s programme. This is the first time that a CHARM-EU graduation has been held in Trinity, one of the founding members of the CHARM-EU university alliance. Graduation day is the most joyful day in the academic year, for our graduates and for us,’ […]

Report on Governance Best Practices

This report was commissioned in order to inform the preparation of the European University Alliance CHARM-EU’s governance and management model, by providing innovative ideas and lessons learned on how other strategic alliances respond to the challenges of governance in a diverse and multicentric environment. Governing and managing strategic alliances is extremely challenging, particularly when an […]

ED-AFFICHE Project Deliverables

Representing a consortium of six European university alliances, ED-AFFICHE was a year-long initiative aimed at piloting the European Degree, providing valuable insights and resources related to the project’s objectives and outcomes. Bellow you can find all the public project deliverables. ED-AFFICHE Policy Recommendations on the Future of the European Degree (label) This document provides extensive […]

ED-AFFICHE Brochure

The ED-AFFICHE Team developed a brochure highlighting the achievements of the one-year pilot project and summarizing key recommendations for the European Degree.

White Paper On The Governance Of European Universities: The Case of CHARM-EU

December 2022 CHARM-EU Educational Project – D2.6 The objective of this White Paper is, on the one hand, the widest dissemination of the analyses, practices, proposals and challenges facing the governance of European Universities based on the activities and pilot tests carried out by CHARM-EU, largely reflected in the Handbook on CHARMEU’s innovative governance and […]

Hybrid classroom model

Publication date: September 2024. CHARM-EU Work Package on Information Technology has developed a document outlining the model for Hybrid Classrooms at each CHARM-EU partner university, a central feature of the CHARM Master’s programme. The document describes two types of hybrid classrooms: the ‘standard’ hybrid classroom and the hybrid active learning classroom. It highlights five existing […]

CHARM-EU Governance: Terms of Reference

CHARM-EU is an alliance that was created in 2019 in response to the European University Initiative launched by the European Commission. Five universities (University of Barcelona, Trinity College Dublin, Utrecht University, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest and University of Montpellier) gathered to create a Challenge-driven, Accessible, Research-Based and Mobile European University. The purpose of this new […]