Audience: University staff

Alba Graells

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“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

Group picture of the Graduation 4th cohort at the Paraninf at the University of 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 […]

Lingua Franca Tandems: Practicing English through Virtual Exchange

Photo group of the Polyglot group at the University of Barcelona.

The project emerged from the Polyglot Group, a CHARM-EU–created network of language educators formed through CHARM-EU networking events. This group provides a collaborative space for experimenting with innovative language learning practices across partner institutions. Following initial discussions within this network, one of the initiatives that was launched after the CHARM-EU Language Teachers’ Meeting in Turku […]

CHARM-EU and the Transformative Impact of European University Alliances at the University of Montpellier

Assessment report. Qualitative assesment of the "transformative effect" for six French institutions of being members of a European University Alliance.

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

4th cohort of the CHARM-EU master's in global challenges for sustainability group photo in the gardens of the Faculty of Information, University of Barcelona. 40+ students pose for the group photo smiling and happy and relieved to have presented their 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

Students with their laptops. One of them is explaining somthing with her hands to her colleagues. Other studetns are looking at their computers.

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 […]

Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs)

An indoor scene featuring three women engaged in a conversation. In the center, a blonde woman with long hair and a black blazer sits facing right, smiling warmly and listening intently. She wears a red lanyard with ID badges around her neck. To her right, another blonde woman, viewed from a side profile and wearing a light-colored cardigan, sits facing her. In the foreground on the left, the back of a third woman's head is visible, showing blonde hair tied up and a red lanyard around her neck. The background shows a white wall decorated with posters—including one with the text "EXPAND YOUR COMFORT ZONE"—and a glass door with a wooden frame featuring a yellow safety sign.

The launch of Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) under CHARM-EU aims to foster innovation, inclusivity, and transdisciplinary collaboration, while expanding access to international mobility and creating opportunities for underrepresented student groups to benefit from these experiences. Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) are short, intensive programs organized by a minimum of three European universities from three different […]