Alba Graells
“With the CHARM-EU master’s programme, students can experience the kind of work they might actually do in the future, for example, in the public or food sector. It’s a great way to put academic knowledge into real-life practice.”
CHARM-EU Celebrates the Graduation of Its 4th Cohort of the Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability in Barcelona
The ceremony opened with Avelina Tortosa, Coordinator of the Master’s programme at the University of Barcelona, who highlighted CHARM-EU’s innovative approach to learning and teaching higher education. Built on collaboration, transdisciplinarity, and real-world impact, the master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability places students at the centre of a rich, multicultural learning environment shaped by European […]
CHARM-EU and Capstone Collaboration: Turning Academic Learning into Regional Impact
During the Grand Finale 2026, held on 27 and 28 January 2026 at the University of Barcelona, students from the 4th cohort of the master’s programme presented their capstone projects. We had the opportunity to engage in a discussion with Alba Graells from the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Government of […]
CHARM-EU and the Transformative Impact of European University Alliances at the University of Montpellier
The report urges policymakers to bridge the divide between Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe, advocating for sustainable, coordinated, and long-term funding under a strategic vision spanning at least a decade. Now entering a phase of institutionalisation, the European Universities Initiative is presented as a powerful driver of organisational and cultural change, offering a model for 21st-century […]
Grand Finale 2026: Showcasing Transformative Capstone Projects
The Grand Finale serves as the ceremonial closing of the Master’s programme, where students present their capstone projects—team‑based research and solution proposals developed in partnership with external stakeholders from public, private, and non‑profit sectors. These projects address pressing societal and environmental challenges through intercultural, transdisciplinary approaches, reflecting the programme’s mission to bridge academic knowledge with […]
A shared virtual campus for CHARM-EU: one environment, one login
A joint programme requires a joint digital environment CHARM–EU is running a joint programme, the Master ‘Global Challenges in Sustainability’. The students of this programme receive their education from academic staff at several CHARM-EU institutions simultaneously. A well-accessible joint virtual campus that everyone can access without problems is therefore crucial. So far, this was solved […]
Capstone projects – Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability – 4th Edition 2024 – 2026
The capstone phase is designed to build on students’ knowledge, skills, and prior learning gained during the previous modules of the Master’s programme. Students will, in collaboration with extra-academic actors, investigate and evaluate a complex societal challenge from a variety of intercultural and transdisciplinary perspectives. They will cooperatively work on the challenge in teams of […]
Mobile Geo-location Learning Experiences using the Peek App
Learn how CHARM-EU uses a mobile geo-location app for active learning with its students. Situated learning, one of the CHARM-EU educational principles, is where students learn through social interaction in authentic, realistic contexts. Walking through a city or field trip location and observing its culture, nature, and infrastructure can transform how students understand global challenges. […]
From Design to Action: PATH EMDM Project Concludes with Launch of Transdisciplinary PATH Network
Since October 2024, the international PATH project team has been designing a Transdisciplinary Master’s programme in Planetary Health with the support of an Erasmus Mundus Design Measures grant. On 26–27 November 2025, representatives of the project partners – ELTE (coordinator), ÅAU, UB, JMU, and TCD – along with interested students and stakeholders, gathered in the […]
Montpellier Cross Thematic Mobility (UM)
A Blended Intensive Programme within the CHARM-EU Master’s. The major aim of this activity is to concentrate the essence of the CHARM-EU Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability and provide students with an intensive hands-on international learning and mobility experience based on CHARM-EU principles and strategic themes. It brings together students, faculty, and local experts […]