Conference: Integrated approaches to fight colorectal cancer
2024-09-25 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Barcelona
The CHARM-EU Grand Finale is a showcase event where capstone students present their challenges, followed by a Q&A session with stakeholders and academic supervisors. The event can be attended in person at the Aula Magna, Historic Building, University of Barcelona, or online. Participants include capstone students, invitees, supervisors, stakeholders, mentors, KCT members, Academic Council members, and Program Board members. Location: Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media, Assembly Hall (Sala d’actes), Carrer de Melcior de Palau 140, Barcelona. Teams link for DAY 1 – 27th January 2026Teams link for DAY 2 – 28th January 2026

More information on each challenge can be found on the capstone page in our website.

More on the Capstone projects 2026

TUESDAY January 27, 2026

9:30 – 10:00 Arrival and registration

10:00 - 10:30 Welcome and presentation of the agenda

Speakers: Cristina Galván (CHARM-EU Director at UB)Dr. Annisa Tryianti (Capstone Coordinator)

10:30 - 11:05: CHALLENGE 1: From UNESCO Recognition to Implementation: Ensuring the Future of Albanian Transhumance

Students: Tiphaine GuibertAikaterini XagorariFiona McGuire Stakeholder: András Kovaloczy, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia)Academic supervisor: Márta Alexy, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Second reader: Attila Varga ,Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

11:05 - 11:40 CHALLENGE 2: Reviving the Cradle of Wine: Youth, Heritage, and Innovation in Georgian Viticulture

Students: Sara Benito ReichmuthChloe BrownSofia GerberAnna SiposStakeholder: András Kovaloczy, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia)Academic supervisor: Gergő Tóth, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)Second reader: Magnus Hellstrom (AAU)

11:40 – 12:00 Break

12:00 - 12:35 CHALLENGE 3: "Barrio sin despilfarro" Reducing food waste in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona

Students: Koko CheungLotte Henk CrombagVasilena HristovaJosé Miguel Sánchez ZaballaStakeholder: Alba Graells, Department d’Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació, Generalitat de CatalunyaAcademic supervisor: Oscar Núñez (UB)Second reader: Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter (JMU)

12:35 - 13:10 CHALLENGE 10: Inclusive Conservation in the Greater Kruger National Park

Students: Sam WiegersNina SchröderGrace Fratello-HakimLeon MuellerStakeholder: Armanda Bastos, University of PretoriaAcademic supervisor: Patrick Wall (TCD)Second reader: Théophile Munyangeyo (TCD)

13:10 – 14:10 Lunch Break

14:10 - 14:43 CHALLENGE 4: Innoceana and the Blue Economy in Barcelona: Strategies for Engaging Tourists in Ocean Conservation

Students: Isabel FernandesKarolina OsakKristiyana UzunovaDenise VaasStakeholder: Berta Felipe Benavides, Innoceana, NGO Academic Supervisor: Liz Arroyo (UB)Second reader: Anastasia Tsvetkova, Åbo Akademi University

14:43-15:15: CHALLENGE 5: Plastic-free rivers: Strategies to tackle litter and microplastics in Amersfoort’s canals and the Eem River, the Netherlands

Students: Omari PalmerAmira PerforsAnouk RuijtersLaurance PlessersGalang GibranStakeholder: Eefke Meijer, Gemeente Amersfoort en Waterschap Vallei en VeluweAcademic supervisor: Ádám Toth (UU)Second reader: Nadja Simons, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)

15:15 – 15:30 Break

15:30 - 16:10 CHALLENGE 6: Empowering SMEs through Digital EPR Compliance for the Transition toward Sustainable Business Practices

Students: Mats WortelmannLisa MoukalaMargherita ZanazziGaia CasazzaStakeholder: Isaak Siebenga, ForSURE Europe B.V.Academic supervisor: Annisa Triyanti (UU)Second reader: Julia Thalmann, Ruhr West University

16:10 – 16:50 CHALLENGE 8: Bridging the gap between scientific approaches and lived realities in Mayotte

Students: Elpida KalamarakiGreta SievertHarriet PintoInes IvanovaStakeholder: Mathieu Bourgarel, The Lost CompassAcademic supervisor: Patriccia Cucchi (UM)Second reader: Annisa Triyanti (UU)

16:50 End of day

Wednesday January 28, 2026

9:30 – 10:00 Arrival and list of attendance

10:00 - 10:35 CHALLENGE 7: The emergence of seaweed cultivation in the Thau lagoon: Implications for climate-resilient aquaculture.

Students: Camille DedeauxPhoebe Sacares,Maria Hämäläinen,Esra NijmanStakeholders: Roland Thaler, Jean Peignon, Department of aquaculture, UM Long-life Training Centre, Université de MontpellierAcademic supervisor: Valerie Borrell and Geoffroy Lesage (UM)Second reader: Tahmer Sharkawi (UM)

10:35 - 11:10 CHALLENGE 9: Private Sector Engagement in Sustainable Rangeland Management

Students: Paula HumannGenevieve SylvainBente HaukesMiruna Denisa Ţiţ Sophia PascherStakeholders: Sarah Toumi, Liv Angerer, Melissa Dachrodt , Emma Pistarino, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)Academic supervisor: Antoine Leblois, INRAE France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and EnvironmentBrice Magdalou (UM)Second reader: Alexander Bönner (HRW)

11:10 – 11:30 Break

11:30 - 13:00 Evaluation of the Capstone

A focus group discussion will be conducted between students and the capstone team within breakout group settings.

13:00 – 13:20 Official group photo 13:20 – 14:30 Lunch Break

14:20 - 15:20 Phase review survey

The phase review survey will consist on filling out this survey.

15:20 – 15:40 Break

15:40 - 17:00 Students' speeches

The students speeches will be held in a different room: Room – Jordi Rubió i Balaguer.

17:00 End of day

CHARM-EU DEN International Pitches
2024-10-21 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | https://charm-eu.eu/event/charm-eu-den-international-pitches/

CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2024
2024-11-05 | Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3, Budapest, 1053, Hungary

CHARM-EU Cultural Festival 2024
2024-11-05 - 2024-11-06 | ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Múzeum krt. 4., 6–8., Budapest, 1088, Hungary

CHARM-EU DAYS 2024
2024-11-05 - 2024-11-06 | Barcelona

World Café: Best Practices for European University Alliances in Professional Development
2024-12-03 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | Barcelona

Grand Finale 2025
2025-01-27 09:30 - 2025-01-28 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Edifici Històric, Universitat de Barcelona, Pl. de la Universitat, L'Eixample, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08007, Spain

KCT on Intercultural Awareness Meeting
2025-01-29 - 2025-01-30 | Barcelona

Contextualizing Islam and its complex history
2025-01-29 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/Paris) | Barcelona

Farewell symposium Jan Haarhuis: Shaping the Future of Higher Education
2025-02-18 10:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris) | Barcelona

CHARM-EU Innovators’ Journey: Unlocking Innovation Through Entrepreneurship
2025-05-09 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Barcelona

Dissemination workshop of PATH - Planetary Health joint master’s program
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-20 | online

Third CHARM-EU Open Science Training
2025-05-20 13:30 - 17:30 (Europe/Paris) | Barcelona

Best-practice in CHARM-EU´s Hybrid Classrooms
2025-07-01 09:00 - 10:30 (Europe/Paris) | Würzburg University, Emil-Fischer-Straße 70, Gebäude 70, 97074, Würzburg, Germany

International Conference | From Immune Activation to Toxicity: Challenges of Cancer Immunotherapies
2025-09-24 09:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Paris) | Université de Montpelllier, 163 rue Auguste Broussonnet, Montpellier, 34000, France

CHARM ON: Bringing Innovation into Practice
2025-09-29 | Barcelona

CHARM ON #2: International Joint Programmes
2025-10-27 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | Barcelona

Designing innovative micro-credentials: Best practices and open dialogue with CHARM-EU
2025-10-28 | Barcelona

CHARM ON #3: Citizen Science in Action
2025-11-24 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | Barcelona

Enacting Education for Sustainable Development: spotlight on teaching practices for exploring ‘Worldviews, Perceptions and Values’.
2025-12-15 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | online

Enacting Education for Sustainable Development 2: spotlight on teaching practices for exploring ‘Worldviews, Perceptions and Values’.
2026-01-19 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | online

Master's in Global Challenges for Sustainability Hybrid Open Day at ELTE, Budapest, Hungary
2026-01-21 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris) | Barcelona

Presentation of the Master's in Global Challenges for Sustainability, in Turku, Finland
2026-01-21 12:30 - 14:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Åbo Akademi University, Tuomiokirkontori 3, Turku, 20500, Finland

The Polyglot League networking event
2026-01-22 - 2026-01-23 | Edifici Històric, Universitat de Barcelona, Pl. de la Universitat, L'Eixample, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08007, Spain

CHARM ON #4: Speaking Across Borders: Language and Intercultural Communication
2026-01-26 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | online

Grand Finale 2026
2026-01-27 - 2026-01-28 | FIMA, Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media, Melcior de Palau, 140, Barcelona, Barcelona, 08014, Spain

Commencement Ceremony 4th cohort - Master's programme is Global Challenges for Sustainability
2026-01-29 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | Edifici Històric, Universitat de Barcelona, Pl. de la Universitat, L'Eixample, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08007, Spain

New Hybrid Classroom at JMU: Perspectives, Practices, and Solutions
2026-01-29 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | Würzburg University, Emil-Fischer-Straße 70, Gebäude 70, 97074, Würzburg, Germany

Presentation of the Master's in Global Challenges for Sustainability, in Utrecht, The Netherlands
2026-01-30 | Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 8, Utrecht, Netherlands

CHARM-EU Winter School 2026
2026-02-04 - 2026-02-06 | University of Barcelona. Faculty of Economics and Business, Diagonal, 690-696, Room 2019 (Building 696)., Barcelona, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
