What’s it Like to Be a CHARM-EU Student?
This time, we had the pleasure of sitting down with two incredible students from the new cohort: Isabel Fernandes and José Miguel Sánchez Zaballa. After two months immersed in the CHARM-EU programme, they shared their thoughts on the journey so far and their aspirations for the future. During our conversation, Isabel and José Miguel reflected […]
Maximizing the Impact of European Universities Alliances: Insights from LERU’s Latest Paper
LERU analysesthe opportunities and complexities these alliances must navigate to ensure long-term success and achieve their goals, and explains that “key outputs of European Universities alliances already include major steps forward to novel structures and interoperability, facilitating easy transfer of information between student and staff administration, as well as validation of degrees, credits and micro-credentials.” […]
Shaping the Future of Language Teaching: Innovation and Collaboration in CHARM-EU
Representatives from seven of CHARM-EU’s partner institutions gathered in Turku, Finland, to explore and develop cutting-edge ideas using a Scrum-inspired methodology. Key concepts included Physical Language Labs, Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Courses, and Language Tandems. These projects are not just theoretical – implementation of the first initiative is already set for February 2025, marking a significant step forward. […]
Intercultural awareness preparatory course for CHARM-EU partner universities students – Coming soon
Knowledge Creation Teams (KCT) Knowledge Creation Teams (KCT) play a crucial role in addressing the evolving needs of CHARM-EU. KCTs are tasked with identifying new challenges, exploring research and educational topics, and proposing innovative initiatives to the Academic Council. Their contributions are essential in developing and implementing CHARM-EU activities. This article describes the activities of […]
When culture brings us together
CHARM-EU is an innovative project: Challenge-driven, Accessible, Research-based and Mobile. It is also a cooperation between different European universities, cultures and languages. Eleven languages, to be precise. Many ways to see the world, as many challenges to overcome. “Our struggles have most often been caused by the differences between our cultures”, said László Borhy, Rector […]
CHARM-EU PODCAST | Episode 22 | Everything you need to know about the CHARM-EU Annual Conference and Cultural Festival
For more details on the event and the full programme, make sure to check out our website: Listen to the episode here.
Meet the CHARM-dragons… GuardenAI and ForSURE win inaugural CHARM-DEN award
Each of the start-ups were required to demonstrate how their businesses address critical global challenges, followed by a Q&A with the judges. Hosted by Gavan Drohan, Head of Entrepreneurship at Trinity College Dublin, the event sought to find outstanding early-stage start-ups as well as more mature companies. GuardenAI, winner of the early-stage category, combines new […]
The University in Transition
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
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
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 […]