Charming Week 2026: A Connected European Week 

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‘The University of Montpellier is confirming, more than ever, its role as a European campus by welcoming, this week, members from the nine universities of the CHARM-EU European alliance,’ said Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier. Bringing together nearly 150 participants around a shared ambition, ‘inspiring minds, shaping the future’, this European week strengthened links between the alliance’s […]

Highlights from the CHARM-EU Master’s Hackathon 2026  

Group picture of the CHARM-EU Master’s Hackathon 2026 

This Hackathon is a space for professional development, onboarding, and curriculum design. This year’s edition brought together our CHARM-EU professors and educationalists to ensure our transdisciplinary master’s programme continues to lead the way in innovative higher education.   Crafting the Upcoming Academic Year   A major focus of the week was hands-on preparation for the new academic cycle. Participants worked to refine and enhance […]

Incubator Hub Network

Connecting Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Stakeholder Engagement Across Europe The CHARM-EU Incubator Hub Network brings together students, researchers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and external stakeholders from across the CHARM-EU alliance to collaborate on addressing societal and sustainability challenges. Rather than operating as a single physical incubator, the network connects existing expertise, innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurship support structures, and stakeholder […]

CHARM-EU Empowers International Mobility Coordinators 

Group picture of the participants of the staff training next to the CHARM-EU roll-up.

This two-day, on-site event focused on a core mission: expanding student mobility numbers among partner institutions and equipping staff with the professional competencies needed to navigate the evolving Erasmus+ framework.  Collaboration, Culture, and the International Day  The training offered a vibrant mix of practical, collaborative learning and direct public engagement. Before arriving, participants utilised digital collaboration tools […]

Share Your Recipe, Share Your Story: Contribute to CHARM-EAT! 

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Food has a remarkable way of bringing people together around a table, across cultures, and through shared memories. It sparks conversations, shares traditions, and helps us learn from one another.   This is the idea behind CHARM-EAT: every dish has a story.  Through this project, we would like to create a digital recipe book developed by and for the CHARM-EU community: students, alumni, staff and anyone involved in the alliance.  What is CHARM-EAT?  CHARM-EAT is a collection of recipes shared by members of the CHARM-EU community. Each recipe will be accompanied by the story behind […]

Exploring the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Across CHARM-EU

A group of six people sit in a circle in an office or classroom setting, engaged in conversation. On the left, an older woman with glasses and a patterned blouse sits opposite a man with a long gray beard and a blue button-down shirt. Two individuals sit with their backs to the camera in the foreground—one on a blue pouf and another on a yellow pouf. On the right, two blonde women are seated, one in a white cardigan facing the group. The background features a glass-paned door, a wall with signs for "Septembre," "Octobre," and "Novembre," and a display rack filled with colorful informational brochures.

How can we learn more systematically from our teaching? How can we generate evidence about student learning while contributing to educational innovation across Europe? The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) offers a framework for investigating questions about teaching and student learning in a systematic, evidence-informed, and scholarly way. Across Europe, related concepts are known […]

CHARM ON #8: CHARM-ED – Seeding Educational Innovation

29 June 2026 @ 13h00 – 14h00 – Join us for a new edition of CHARM ON, the monthly online series that explores CHARM-EU’s innovative practices through concrete experiences from across the Alliance. This CHARM ON session focuses on CHARM-ED, an initiative that supports staff in developing and enhancing educational practices across CHARM-EU. Through collaboration, experimentation, and knowledge exchange, CHARM-ED provides opportunities to explore […]

Exploring the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Across CHARM-EU

30 September 2026 @ 10h00 – 12h00 – How can we learn more systematically from our teaching? How can we generate evidence about student learning while contributing to educational innovation across Europe? The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) offers a framework for investigating questions about teaching and student learning in a systematic, evidence-informed, and scholarly way. Across Europe, related concepts are known under […]

#FACESOFCHARMEU: Active Schools and Physical Education as a Driver of Transversal Skills in Initial Teacher Education

For Dr. Gabriel Díaz Cobos, a lecturer at the University of Barcelona, educational innovation is rooted in the connection between movement, cognition, and learning. Through his work in CHARM-EU, he is building bridges across institutions to develop collaborative approaches to transversal skills in teacher education.  Dr. Gabriel Díaz Cobos – University of Barcelona Role: Lecturer […]

I TEACH. YOU TEACH. WE REFLECT

Facilitator presenting to participants in a meeting room, with a screen showing slides and text overlay “Hybrid Writerly‑Reflection Session

23 June 2026 @ 14h00 – 16h00 – Join our Hybrid Writerly‑Reflection Session at the CHARM‑EU Hackathon (Utrecht University)   Date and time: 23.06.2026, 2 pm – 4 pm.    During the CHARM‑EU Hackathon at Utrecht University, we invite participants to join a hybrid, hands‑on session exploring peer observation and reflective teaching through a writerly lens. Led by teachers, researchers and educationalists from partner Universities, A. Canon, R. Gray, N. Lazebna, […]