#FacesofCHARMEU: Solving Challenges Through Play

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For Dr. Silvia Gallagher, a Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, educational innovation is about more than just theory—it’s about connection. Since joining CHARM-EU at its launch, Silvia has been a driving force in quality assurance and creative pedagogy. 🌍 Dr. Silvia Gallagher – Trinity College Dublin Role: Research Fellow in Trinity College Dublin, CHARM-EU […]

Report on the establishment of CHARM-EU incubator hubs with a number of pilot activities

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December 2025 Deliverable 15.1 sets out the conceptual foundation, baseline analysis, and initial pilots for the CHARM-EU Incubator Hub Network under Task 15.1. It aims to support CHARM-EIGHT’s objective of strengthening innovation and entrepreneurship capacity across the alliance through shared, cross-regional structures. The deliverable explains how the consortium developed a flexible and context-sensitive framework that […]

Roadmap for the integration of international strategic academic partners

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December 2025 This roadmap aims to translate the strategic orientations defined in the CHARM-EU External Relations Strategy (D13.2, approved December 2024) into a concrete and operational framework for the integration of international strategic academic partners. While D13.2 sets out the long-term vision, priorities and guiding principles of CHARM-EU’s international engagement, Deliverable 14.1 focuses on their […]

CHARM-ification Service Portfolio

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December 2024 The creation of the CHARM-ificiation Service Portfolio (currently named ‘Service Portfolio’) has been a characteristic CHARM-EU endeavour that symbolises the challenge-driven attitude, the diversity of approaches linked by a common goal and, most importantly, the flexibility of the CHARM-EU community. The Service Portfolio was first imagined as a collection of CHARM-EU solutions and […]

CHARM-EU Funds Fourteen New Inter-Institutional Projects to Advance Innovative and Collaborative Education

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The CHARM-ED Call supports the creation, enhancement, and redesign of higher education and lifelong learning activities across CHARM-EU partner institutions. The selected projects exemplify CHARM-EU’s commitment to educational innovation and collaboration. They were chosen for their clear alignment with CHARM-EU’s educational vision and potential to create meaningful impact at both institutional and alliance levels. An […]

Profitably greening up in the city

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Dr. Helen Toxopeus studied International Economics and Business at the University of Groningen. She then worked at ABN AMRO. She obtained her doctorate on Financing sustainable innovation at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Within the Utrecht School of Economics, she has ties to the research group Strategy, Organisation and Entrepreneurship as an Associate Professor. Besides this, she […]

Libraries: home to knowledge, communities and engagement

A journey through libraries of the CHARM-EU Alliance CHARM‑EU is a European University alliance founded in 2019 by the University of Barcelona (coordinator), Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Trinity College Dublin, Utrecht University and the University of Montpellier. In 2022, the Alliance expanded with Åbo Akademi University, University of Würzburg and the Ruhr West University of […]

CHARM ON

CHARM-ON Monthly episodes on CHARM-EU innovative practices

CHARM ON is a monthly online series where academic and support staff can explore innovative practices and share experiences across the community. Each session features a panel discussion with invited guests from across the university community, providing testimonials of concrete examples. The panels will include educators, researchers, students, and support staff. Together they will bring […]