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 […]
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 […]
Recognition of learning: Awarding digital credentials
In CHARM-EU, we have gained experiences with issuing digital credentials to professional learners. The digital credentials serve to recognize, validate and reward professional development activities. A digital credential represents a digital certificate verifying and listing the skills gained during an educational activity. Credentials (or badges) can be used to show lifelong learning achievements and shared […]
Joint curriculum design: a hackathon template
CHARM-EU has gained a lot of experience in joint curriculum design for the MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability. One of the effective approaches for joint design was an annual ‘hackathon.’ In this Blended Intensive Programme, teaching staff from all partner universities to work on module design, join professional development activities and become an international […]
Effective feedback: a workshop template
In the joint MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability high quality of feedback towards students is an important endeavor. This is important for our programmatic assessment approach, but also to enhance student-centered learning. Figure 1. Effective feedback according to Hattie and Timperley (2007)
Challenge-based learning: a workshop template
In the joint MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability challenge-based learning is one of the core educational principles. It is a student-centred approach that emphasizes critical thinking, real-world problem solving and active engagement. Figure 1. Characteristics of Challenge-Based Learning. Source: Gallagher and Savage (2020).
My CHARMobility Experience Reports
Short written testimonials related to staff mobilities. The Reports aim at showcasing mobility-related opportunities for cooperation, networking and professional development within CHARM-EU as well as presenting benefits of being part of the “CHARM-EU family” by introducing colleagues already involved in the work of the Alliance. In internal dissemination they can be used to promote CHARM-EU […]