CHARM-EU

CHARM-EU Open Science Day - Online training
2023-06-09 10:30 - 15:00 (Europe/Paris)
The aim of this Open Science training is to share experiences among the CHARM-EU universities about changing the Open Science culture and practice of our institutions. The morning session will target the topic of what university and faculty leadership can achieve to mainstream Open Science. The afternoon session will give ready-to-use knowledge to researchers and staff members.
Event information
Date and time: 9 June, 2023, 10.30– 15.00 (CEST) Format: online (via Microsoft Teams) Expected attendees: university/faculty leadership, partners’ representatives at Open Science support offices, Pilot 2, Pilot 3 and Pilot 4 participants, researchers, educators and PhD students of partners, TORCH PMs.
Programme
Morning Session – Leadership and Cultural Change
10.30-10.50 Open Science Gaps in CHARM-EU Members
Presenter: Balazs Aczel, Eötvös Loránd University (20’)
10.50-11.20 The Challenges of Open Science and Cultural Change
Presenter: Immo Warntjes, Trinity College Dublin (30’)
11.20-11.40 The Experience of Institution-Wide Open Science Training
Presenter: Niamh Brennan, Trinity College Dublin (20’)
11.40-12.00 Next-Generation Metrics Including Open Science Metrics: A Practical Perspective
Presenter: Niamh Brennan, Trinity College Dublin (20’)
12:00-12.20 Promoting Citizen Science (20’)
Presenter: Josep Perello, University of Barcelona
12.20-12.30 Q&A
12.30-13.00 Lunch break
Afternoon Session – Everyday practice
13.00-13.20 Transparency of Contributorship in the Time Of Big Science
Presenter: Marton Kovacs, Eötvös Loránd University (20’)
13.20-13.45 FAIR Data Management
Presenter: Tamas Nagy, Eötvös Loránd University (25’)
13.45-14.45 Practices to Improve and Guard Research Integrity
Presenter: Zoltan Kekecs, Eötvös Loránd University (60’)
14.45–15.00 Q&A
15.00 Closing words
Context
Based on the institutional Open Science Survey and Gap Analysis of the partners carried out in the frame of the Alliance’s R&I-focused TORCH project, a central method to make Open Science practices mainstream is by offering skills training for all areas of Open Science and tailoring it to groups of staff and students. This is also in compliance with the CHARM-EU Open Science Policy draft recognizing the need for information courses concerning all areas of Open Science.
Therefore, the aim of this online workshop is to develop a training plan that can become an integrated part of university practices and to further develop the policy documents based on the feedback of participants. During the CHARM-EU Open Science Day, academics will share their experience in various fields connected to Open Science, especially next-generation metrics, transparency, FAIR data management, research integrity, and Citizen Science. The training session is targeting university leadership, researchers, and educators, as well as PhD students in order to contribute to the necessary cultural change.

CHARM-EU European University: a test bench for teaching, research and innovation and management
2023-06-29 | Faculty of Biology of University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 643, Barcelona, Spain
Date: 29th June 2023
Time: 11 AM to 2 PM CEST
Location: Degree Room of the Faculty of Biology

This professors’ training, organised by the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalisation Policy and the Professional Development Institute (IDP-ICE), will be held on 29 June, from 11 AM to 2 PM CEST, in the Degree Room of the Faculty of Biology.
CHARM-EU is building a new university model and a global example of good practice for improving the quality, international competitiveness and attractiveness of higher education. This project can serve as a testing ground for teaching, research and innovation and management and thus improve our practices.

II Forum of Universities for the Future of Europe
2023-09-14 - 2023-09-15
Meeting of the European universities that coordinate the alliances of the European Universities initiative of the European Commission. Among the topics to be discussed are the legal status of alliances and the European Degree label, topics on which the Commission has recently published a call for pilot tests during 2023, as well as the external dimension of alliances and some topics proposed by student associations. It is intended that the Forum ends with some conclusions.

Second CHARM-EU Open Science Day
2023-10-26 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
The aim of the Second CHARM-EU Open Science Day is to share experiences among the CHARM-EU universities about changing the Open Science culture and practice of our institutions. The morning session will discuss what support can institutions give to researchers regarding Open Science activities, while the afternoon session will provide ready-to-use skills to researchers and staff members on Open Access publishing.
Event information
Date and time: 26 October, 2023, 10.30– 14.30 (CEST)
Format: In person and online (via Microsoft Teams)
Venue: ELTE Main Building, Aula Magna – 1-3 Egyetem tér, Budapest, Hungary
Expected attendees: university/faculty leadership, partners’ representatives at Open Science support offices, Pilot 2, Pilot 3 and Pilot 4 participants, researchers, educators and PhD students of partners, TORCH PMs
Programme
Morning Session – Institutional Support of Open Science
10.30-10.50 Open Science at University of Montpellier
Presenter: Kenneth Maussang (UM)
10.50-11.20 Setting up the Research Data space at the UM
Presenter: Sabine Avellaneda (UM)
11.20-12.20 Workshop Open Science – a general introduction
Presenters: Felix Weijdema and Najoua Ryane, Librarians (Utrecht University Library)
12.20-12.30 Q&A
12.30-13.15 Lunch break
Afternoon Session – Open Science Publishing
13.15-13.35 Open Science in Trinity College Dublin (online)
Presenter: Niamh Brennan (TCD)
13.35-14.10 How to choose licenses for green OA publications and research data?
Presenter: Tibor Faragó-Szilvási (ELTE)
14.10-14.30 Q&A
14.30 Closing words
Context
Based on the institutional Open Science Survey and Gap Analysis of the partners carried out in the frame of the Alliance’s R&I-focused TORCH project, a central method to make Open Science practices mainstream is by offering skills training for all areas of Open Science and tailoring it to groups of staff and students. This is also in compliance with the CHARM-EU Open Science Policy draft recognizing the need for information courses concerning all areas of Open Science.
Therefore, the aim of this hybrid training is to develop a training plan that can become an integrated part of university practices and to further develop the policy documents based on the feedback of participants. During the Second CHARM-EU Open Science Day, academics will share their experience in various fields connected to Open Science, especially on institutional support and open access publication.

CHARM-EU R&I Days 2023 - 1st edition
2023-10-30 08:00 - 2023-10-31 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Faculty of Biology of University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 643, Barcelona, Spain
Building Multidisciplinary Research Proposals: A Co-Creation Workshop to Address the Water Global Challenges
The 2023 CHARM-EU R&I Days brings together a group of diverse-background researchers from the Alliance partner universities, as well as external stakeholders, in order to prompt the creation of new multidisciplinary scientific networks.
During three intensive co-creation workshop sessions, researchers will be presented with different European funding opportunities for water-related research proposals, and will engage in a collaborative group dynamic that allows to start working together in developing research proposals that address the Water Global Challenges.

When: October 30 and 31, 2023
Where: Universitat de Barcelona, historical building, Main room: sala Gabriel Oliver. Secondary room: sala de Graus Filologia
Chairs: Dr. José Francisco García (Director of the Water Research Institute, UB), Dr. Valérie Borrell (G-EAU “Water Matters” Lab, UNESCO Water Center, UM), Prof. Gemma Marfany (Rector’s Delegate for Scientific Dissemination, UB)
Format: in-person
Who is it for: Researchers (CHARM-EU universities), external stakeholders (practitioners, policy-makers, civil society, business representatives), educationalists (to run collaborative sessions), research support staff are welcome to attend.
Interested in pursuing further Water Global Challenges research projects? Join us at the CHARM-EU R&I Days and let’s co-create new proposals!

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Practical information

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Co-organisers
The CHARM-EU R&I Days: Building Multidisciplinary Research Proposals: A Co-Creation Workshop to Address the Water Global Challenges is co-organised with the UB Water Research Institute (IdRA) and the UNESCO Center on Water (Montpellier).

UB Water Research Institute (IdRA)
The Institute is conceived as an agent that maximizes UB’s research potential, and aims to foster and support activities carried out by research groups on topics related to water management, uses and quality. Its activity is interdisciplinary and involves various faculties and courses.
IdRA’s main goals are: 1) to promote the consolidation of multidisciplinary teams that can provide rapid technological solutions for specific environmental issues, particularly those related to water; 2) to actively collaborate in the technology and knowledge transfer attained through research, development and innovation undertaken with companies in the water sector; 3) to support the development of the European Research Area through participation in European research projects and Networks, as well as to facilitate researchers mobility.
IdRA website

ICIREWARD
The UNESCO ICIREWARD International Centre is the first UNESCO research and training centre dedicated to fresh water in France. Located in Montpellier, it is one of the most important worldwide.
Created in 2020, ICIREWARD brings together and strengthens the collaboration of nearly 400 scientists and 150 doctoral students in 17 laboratories. The Centre’s scientific community constitutes a rich multidisciplinary and international network to improve our understanding of water-related issues.
The research areas combine hydrological, chemical, and biological sciences alongside social sciences to provide comprehensive expertise on the challenges of water resources: availability, quality, sharing and extreme phenomena (floods, droughts).
ICIREWARD website

About TORCH and CHARM-EU
TORCH is the research arm of CHARM, a university alliance that aims to explore new venues for the university of the future with a focus on pressing issues: climate change, sustainability, gender gap, inclusion and equity. How do we intend to address these topics that are in the policy agenda of all countries? We aim to provide a flexible and useful channel by not only transferring scientific knowledge from University to society, but also by involving societal partners. To construct this new future we envision, universities have to enable civil engagement, promote citizen science and establish a positive dialogue with stakeholders. This is the mission of TORCH. And as a starting point, in our alliance, we will coalesce forces to address three main impending sustainability global challenges: WATER, FOOD and HEALTH.
As in CHARM-EU alliance, TORCH is formed by the University of Barcelona (coordinator), Trinity College Dublin, Utrecht University, the University of Montpellier and Eötvös Loránd University Budapest. Find out more about our partners at: https://www.charm-eu.eu/alliance

CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2023
2023-11-07 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Sanderring 2, Würzburg, 97070, Germany
How do European University Alliances impact on wider society?
The 2023 CHARM-EU conference brings together local and regional stakeholders from industry, business, government and NGOs to discuss their collaboration with EU university alliances.
What outcomes have been created so far? What could be improved? What other avenues can we explore?
Erasmus+ representatives, higher education institutions and alliances from across the EU will meet with existing and potential partners to shape the future of research and collaboration across the EU.
When: 7th November 2023, 08.30-18.00
Where: Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Germany (Some of the sessions will be available in a hybrid format. During the hybrid sessions, Speech-to-Text Reporters will provide real-time captioning.)
Follow the online sessions here.
Follow the Speech-to-Text here.
What we’ll discuss:

The impact of university alliances at local and regional level

The Erasmus+ perspective on the future of university alliances

Shaping the future of research and education in EU universities

Who is it for: Everyone! Participants from business, government, NGOs, higher education and more are welcome to attend.
This is your EU – have your say!
Discover our reflections on the 2023 CHARM-EU Annual Conference.

5th national interdisciplinary education conference
2023-11-15
The theme of 5th Edition of the Dutch and Flemish National Interdisciplinary Education conference will be: Boundary Crossing. Transdisciplinary teaching and learning. Marjanneke Vijge (CHARM-EU Utecht University Academic Director) will participate in the conference.
Dutch and Flemish higher education institutions are very much invited to share and discuss their inspiring examples and case studies, and discuss the challenges that arise when implementing these new forms of education. The conference will take place on the Campus of Wageningen University & Research.

ED-AFFICHE Mid-Term meeting
2023-11-22 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
The ED AFFICHE Mid-Term meeting “Syncing Achievements: Collaborative Solutions to Facilitate the Path to the European Degree Label” will bring together stakeholders from across Europe – educators, policy makers, and institutions- to address the complexities and obstacles related to the further development and rollout of the Joint European Degree Label.
What results have been generated up to this point? What additional paths can we investigate?
Attendees will explore the complexities of the Joint European Degree Label, analyzing its criteria, methods of verification, and the distinction between it as a qualification and a quality label. Additionally, they will discuss how this label will interact with external quality assurance and funding mechanisms. The members of the ED-AFFICHE consortium will particularly concentrate on addressing legal hurdles linked to joint degree programs. Through collaboration, the partners will work on formulating guidelines and recommendations, furnishing pragmatic answers to adeptly navigate these complexities. The objective of this meeting is to promote substantial advancement in the direction of the European Degree Label, nurturing cooperation and mutual understanding among all involved participants.
When: 22 November 2023 (Open session from 9:00 to 12:30, followed by a closed session for and Full and Associated partners only from 14:00 to 17:00)
Where: Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the European Union in Brussels
Format: all sessions will be available for in-person and online participation
What we’ll discuss:

The European Degree Label’s design
The outcomes of the legal barrier analyses
Insights from stakeholders such as quality assurance agencies, students, and employers.

Who is it for: ED-AFFICHE Full and Associated partners, educators, policy makers and institutions.
Your active involvement is key to our collaborative success!

SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY IN EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES ALLIANCES
2023-11-30 - 2023-12-01
R&I IN EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES ALLIANCES – CROSS-ALLIANCES FORUM 2023
Let’s celebrate the results of the completed and ongoing R&I projects within the European Universities Alliances.
Throughout the forum, participants will delve into best practices and valuable insights regarding transformational modules. Topics of discussion will encompass the development of a common R&I agenda and action plan, the successful sharing of resources and infrastructures, exploration of joint structures, enhancement of human capital within the Alliances, and strengthened collaboration with the non-academic sector. Moreover, there will be focused dialogues on mainstreaming Open Science practices and how the Alliances have effectively involved citizens and society in their activities.
Notably, the event will facilitate dialogues between Alliances and external stakeholders, exploring diverse models and pathways to excellence within the European R&I ecosystem. Key R&I themes such as research ethics and integrity, sustainability, social responsibility, and innovative knowledge applications will be central to these discussions.
The forum’s agenda will feature engaging plenary sessions, a series of roundtables, workshops, and poster presentations, supplemented by keynote speeches and plenary presentations from distinguished European policy deciders and academic stakeholders. For the convenience of attendees, the plenary sessions will also be available online. Further information can be found on our website.
When: 30 November – 1 December 2023
Where: Université libre de Bruxelles, Avenue Jeanne 44, 1050 Ixelles, S building, 1st floor, Salle Eugène Dupréel
Format: On-site with hybrid option for plenary sessions
What we’ll discuss:

The results and achievements of R&I projects from European University Alliances

The excellence of the European R&I ecosystem
Key R&I topics

Who is it for: representatives of the FOREU alliances, European Commission Officials, external stakeholders are welcome to attend.
Certificate of attendance: if you need a certificate of attendance, please send an email with your information and the day(s) you attended the event to blanca.burillo@ub.edu
Full report on the Science with and for Society in European Universities Alliances: Cross-Alliances Forum 2023.

CHARM-EU Life Sciences Network meeting
2024-01-29 08:00 - 2024-01-30 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Faculty of Biology of University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 643, Barcelona, Spain
This networking event will bring together the nine CHARM-EU partner universities to foster a deeper sense of partnership and synergy. In pursuit of this objective, this event is designed to bring together members from faculties specializing in the field of Life Sciences. Through a blended format, this gathering seeks to facilitate meaningful interactions, enabling the participants to collectively define multiple cooperation strategies. The overarching goal is to contribute collaboratively to the conceptualization and establishment of a new university model, solidifying the foundation for a more integrated and impactful academic alliance.

Program

Join us at the Grand Finale 2024!

Venue: Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media, Sala d’actes, University of Barcelona

How to arrive: Carrer de Melcior de Palau 140, Barcelona

Dates: from Wednesday 31st of January to Friday 2nd of February

Format: hybrid

Follow the online sessions here.

Grand Finale 2024
2024-01-31 08:00 - 2024-02-02 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Universitat de Barcelona, 585 Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Barcelona, Spain
As a vital part of the CHARM-EU Master’s Global Challenges for Sustainability, a Grand Finale event will take place from January 31st to February 2nd in a hybrid format, hosted by the University of Barcelona.
What’s on the agenda:

Evaluate the final presentations of cohort 2 (Capstone/Final Master thesis) students.
Commemorate the conclusion of the cohort 2 Master’s program.
Spotlight the achievements of the CHARM-EU Master’s program and the Capstone to both academic and non-academic audiences.

But that’s not all. We’re on a mission to expand and fortify CHARM-EU’s network, creating valuable connections in both academic and non-academic spheres. Our goal is to assist students in advancing their careers and fostering relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders.
Last but not least, we’ll take a moment to conduct a thorough assessment and reflection on the second edition of the Master’s program.
When: from January 31st to February 2nd, 2024
Where: Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media, Sala d’actes, University of Barcelona, Carrer de Melcior de Palau 140, Barcelona
Online participantion is also possible. Follow the online sessions here.
Who is it for: capstone students, families and friends, supervisors, stakeholders, capstone team, mentors, KCT members, Program Board members, CHARM-EU Community and society.
Mark your calendars, and let’s make this event one for the books!

Unlocking the transformative potential of the European Degree Label
2024-03-05 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
Curious about how the transformative potential of the European Degree Label will be realised? Want to discover the key recommendations from the powerhouse consortium ED-AFFICHE?
Join us on 5 March for the ED-AFFICHE Final Dissemination Event: Unlocking the transformative potential of the European Degree Label, an online gathering set to present key recommendations for the European Degree Label. Colleagues from accros the project’s powerhouse consortium will offer insights into navigating joint programmes, legislative best practices, and future developments that will shape Europe’s educational landscape.
This online meeting provides a platform for valuable discussions ensuring a diverse range of perspectives and expertise. We aim to ensure a thorough exploration of key insights before delivering the final outcomes to both the European Commission and national legislators.
When: 5th March 2024 (from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM)
Format: Online event
What we’ll discuss:

Key recommendations for the European Degree Label
Outcomes of ED-AFFICHE

Who is it for: ED-AFFICHE full partners and associated partners, other European Universities alliances, general audience.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a transformative dialogue that will shape the future of European education.

Networking event: Applied Data Science Days 2024
2024-05-15 - 2024-05-16 | Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 8, Utrecht, Netherlands
The amount of data in the world has grown dramatically in recent years and continues to do so. This creates a growing need to use this data effectively, safely, and ethically, and for important purposes, such as: How can you use social media data to detect the emergence of extremist behavior? How can you predict environmental conditions using camera data? As a transdisciplinary field, Applied Data Science can be leveraged to meet societal challenges. Applied Data Science Days is a challenge based networking event, which aim is to connect and collaborate between CHARM-EU partner universities and experts in the field of Applied Data Science.

EUSAF – European Universities Student Ambassadors’ Forum 2024
2024-09-12 - 2024-09-14 | Warsaw, Poland, Poland
Represent your Alliance at the Ambassadors Forum, where one student per institution addresses pivotal European University Alliance related challenges. This event will take place annually in September in Warsaw School of Economics (SGH).

Internationalisation of European Universities Alliances: the new frontiers
2024-09-17 08:45 - 13:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
Hosted by the Université de Toulouse and la Région Occitanie, this event is designed to explore why and how European Universities alliances build strategic partnerships with universities and stakeholders beyond the European Union.
Across the sessions, European Universities alliances will discuss their internationalisation strategies and approaches and present case studies about how alliances can forge successful international connections.
Internationalisation is set as one of the key policy objectives for the European Universities alliances with the ambition to contribute to European attractiveness and competitiveness. This event aims to facilitate dialogue between Alliances, Non-European Higher Education Institutions and European, national and regional policymakers to explore which are the current state of play and the possible pathways of alliances’ internationalisation.
Beyond a first plenary session, the event will feature two focus sessions to deepen the understanding of collaborative opportunities in two key regions. First, participants will discuss ongoing and future collaborations with Ukraine partners in the context of the war and post-war reconstruction context. Then, the discussion will focus on cooperation between Alliances and African partners.
When: 17th September 2024, 08.45 – 13:00
Where: Hôtel de Région Occitanie (22, boulevard du Maréchal Juin, 31406, Toulouse Cedex 9). Onsite participation with invitation.
Join the conference online: https://player.streamfizz.live/live/cm0wh112s00wfljf45rfld3g0
What you’ll gain:

Knowledge: Learn about internationalisation for European Universities alliances.
Networking: Connect with key players, including alliance representatives, policymakers, and international higher education leaders.
Collaboration: Share and discover best practices for fostering collaboration among alliances and partners worldwide.

This event is an important opportunity to understand and shape the future of global engagement for European Universities alliances.

Get the full recap of the event and discover what unfolded

Programme

17 September 2024
Presenters: Olga Wessels & Ludovic Thilly, FOREU Coordinators
08:30 – 08:45 Arrival of participants – welcome coffee
08:45 – 09:00 Opening welcome addresses
Speakers:

Nadia Pellefigue, Vice-President, Higher Education, Research, Europe and International Relations
Jen-Claude Dardelet, Vice-Président de Toulouse Métropole, Attractivité, Tourisme, Europe et International
Christina Sange Fayos, Vice President Europe and International, Université de Toulouse

09:00 – 10:05 Internationalisation and European Universities alliances
The main plenary session will discuss why alliances should internationalise by exploring how academic and research partnerships strengthen Europe’s appeal and what Alliances can bring to international cooperation. After successful pilot and ongoing roll-out phases, Alliances and stakeholders will discuss why internationalisation is high on the roadmap building on real-world examples, sketching the current challenges in connection with EU policy objectives set for the initiative and global trends for higher education and research.
Moderator: Dorothy Kelly, Arqus
Speakers:

Vanessa Debiais Sainton, DGEAC, European Commission
Carle Bonnafous-Murat, Permanent representative of France Universités in Brussels
Marie Azuelos, CIVICA
Mattia Bellotti, EUTOPIA
John Gardiner, ULYSSEUS
Romita Iucu, CIVIS

Rapporteur: Charlotte Kedslie, CIVIS

10:05 – 10:35 Networking coffee
10:35 – 11:40 Cooperation with Ukraine: strengthening ties among Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions with the European Higher Education sector
Panel session on collaborations with Ukraine partners in the context of the war and post-war reconstruction context. Several solidarity and cooperation schemes have been deployed by alliances. The discussion will present ongoing impactful cooperation initiatives, and current and future needs to prepare for the European future of Ukraine.
Moderator: Karolina Ignatiuk, 4EU+
Speakers:

Iryna Ivanets, Kyiv National Economic University & University of Marburg
Iryna Osovska, Chernivtsi National University
Kseniia Smyrnova, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Jean-Marc Planeix
Christine Fernandez-Maloigne
Tadeusz Uhl

Rapporteur: Sabine Menu, EPICUR
11:40 – 12:45 Partnerships with Africa: how to unlock mutual benefits
Panel session will dive into success strategies from alliances with African partners, showcasing how collaboration can unlock mutual benefits.
Moderator: Aliyah Morgenstern, YUFE
Speakers:

Maame Afua Nkrumah, Takoradi Technical University
Mahomed Moolla, University of the Witwatersrand, CIVIS
Anisa Khan, Una Europa
Marjanneke Vijge, CHARM-EU
Alexandra Teodósio, SEA-EU
Laurent Thevenet, Aurora
Rapporteur: Fernando Galán, Arqus

12:45 – 13:00 Closing remarks

Speakers & contributors

We are delighted and honoured to announce speakers and contributors who have accepted our invitation to attend and contribute to the Internationalisation of European Universities Alliances: the new frontiers.
Vanessa Debiais-SaintonHead of Unit Higher Education, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC)
Maame Afua NkrumahAssociate Professor at the Centre for Languages and Liberal Studies (CLLS) and the First Female Professor of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU)
Marie AzuelosDeputy Vice President for International Affairs at Sciences Po
Mattia BellottiSecretary-General of EUTOPIA
Francisco Beltrán LlorisFull professor of Ancient History, University of Zaragoza
Christine Fernandez-MaloigneProfessor of Image Processing at the University of Poitiers
John GardinerUlysseus International Cooperation Project Manager at MCI | The Entrepreneurial School
Karolina IgnatiukInternational Relations Office of the University of Warsaw
Romita IucuPresident of the Board of Trustees at the University of Bucharest and a professor of higher education and Pedagogy at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Iryna IvanetsAssociate Professor in the Corporate Finance and Controlling Department at Kyiv National Economic University (KNEU, Ukraine) and Associate Professor in the Research Group for Institutional Economics, School of Business & Economics, University of Marburg (UM, Germany)
Anna Jurkowska-ZeidlerLawyer, Professor of the University of Gdańsk at the Faculty of Law and Administration, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation at the University of Gdańsk
Charlotte KedslieHead of International Relations at the University of Glasgow
Anisa KhanDirector of Academic Services within the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg
Evelyn KornChair in Economics, in particular Microeconomics, at Marburg University
Sabine MenuVice-Rector for Internationalisation and Sustainable Development at the University of the Algarve
Laurent ThévenetVice-president of UPEC for international affairs
Ludovic ThillyExecutive Vice-Rector of the University of Poitiers
Marjanneke VijgeAssociate Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Olga WesselsCoordinator of FOR-EU4All and Head of the Brussels’ office of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities

17 September 2024
Presenters: Olga Wessels & Ludovic Thilly, FOREU Coordinators
08:30 – 08:45 Arrival of participants – welcome coffee
08:45 – 09:00 Opening welcome addresses
Speakers:

Nadia Pellefigue, Vice-President, Higher Education, Research, Europe and International Relations
Jen-Claude Dardelet, Vice-Président de Toulouse Métropole, Attractivité, Tourisme, Europe et International
Christina Sange Fayos, Vice President Europe and International, Université de Toulouse

09:00 – 10:05 Internationalisation and European Universities alliances
The main plenary session will discuss why alliances should internationalise by exploring how academic and research partnerships strengthen Europe’s appeal and what Alliances can bring to international cooperation. After successful pilot and ongoing roll-out phases, Alliances and stakeholders will discuss why internationalisation is high on the roadmap building on real-world examples, sketching the current challenges in connection with EU policy objectives set for the initiative and global trends for higher education and research.
Moderator: Dorothy Kelly, Arqus
Speakers:

Vanessa Debiais Sainton, DGEAC, European Commission
Carle Bonnafous-Murat, Permanent representative of France Universités in Brussels
Marie Azuelos, CIVICA
Mattia Bellotti, EUTOPIA
John Gardiner, ULYSSEUS
Romita Iucu, CIVIS

Rapporteur: Charlotte Kedslie, CIVIS

10:05 – 10:35 Networking coffee
10:35 – 11:40 Cooperation with Ukraine: strengthening ties among Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions with the European Higher Education sector
Panel session on collaborations with Ukraine partners in the context of the war and post-war reconstruction context. Several solidarity and cooperation schemes have been deployed by alliances. The discussion will present ongoing impactful cooperation initiatives, and current and future needs to prepare for the European future of Ukraine.
Moderator: Karolina Ignatiuk, 4EU+
Speakers:

Iryna Ivanets, Kyiv National Economic University & University of Marburg
Iryna Osovska, Chernivtsi National University
Kseniia Smyrnova, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Jean-Marc Planeix
Christine Fernandez-Maloigne
Tadeusz Uhl

Rapporteur: Sabine Menu, EPICUR
11:40 – 12:45 Partnerships with Africa: how to unlock mutual benefits
Panel session will dive into success strategies from alliances with African partners, showcasing how collaboration can unlock mutual benefits.
Moderator: Aliyah Morgenstern, YUFE
Speakers:

Maame Afua Nkrumah, Takoradi Technical University
Mahomed Moolla, University of the Witwatersrand, CIVIS
Anisa Khan, Una Europa
Marjanneke Vijge, CHARM-EU
Alexandra Teodósio, SEA-EU
Laurent Thevenet, Aurora
Rapporteur: Fernando Galán, Arqus

12:45 – 13:00 Closing remarks
We are delighted and honoured to announce speakers and contributors who have accepted our invitation to attend and contribute to the Internationalisation of European Universities Alliances: the new frontiers.
Vanessa Debiais-SaintonHead of Unit Higher Education, Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC)
Maame Afua NkrumahAssociate Professor at the Centre for Languages and Liberal Studies (CLLS) and the First Female Professor of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU)
Marie AzuelosDeputy Vice President for International Affairs at Sciences Po
Mattia BellottiSecretary-General of EUTOPIA
Francisco Beltrán LlorisFull professor of Ancient History, University of Zaragoza
Christine Fernandez-MaloigneProfessor of Image Processing at the University of Poitiers
John GardinerUlysseus International Cooperation Project Manager at MCI | The Entrepreneurial School
Karolina IgnatiukInternational Relations Office of the University of Warsaw
Romita IucuPresident of the Board of Trustees at the University of Bucharest and a professor of higher education and Pedagogy at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Iryna IvanetsAssociate Professor in the Corporate Finance and Controlling Department at Kyiv National Economic University (KNEU, Ukraine) and Associate Professor in the Research Group for Institutional Economics, School of Business & Economics, University of Marburg (UM, Germany)
Anna Jurkowska-ZeidlerLawyer, Professor of the University of Gdańsk at the Faculty of Law and Administration, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation at the University of Gdańsk
Charlotte KedslieHead of International Relations at the University of Glasgow
Anisa KhanDirector of Academic Services within the Division for Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg
Evelyn KornChair in Economics, in particular Microeconomics, at Marburg University
Sabine MenuVice-Rector for Internationalisation and Sustainable Development at the University of the Algarve
Laurent ThévenetVice-president of UPEC for international affairs
Ludovic ThillyExecutive Vice-Rector of the University of Poitiers
Marjanneke VijgeAssociate Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Olga WesselsCoordinator of FOR-EU4All and Head of the Brussels’ office of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities

Networking event: ELTE Hosts the CHARM-EU Libraries' Meeting
2024-09-23 - 2024-09-24 | Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3, Budapest, 1053, Hungary
The professional staff meeting will take place in Budapest on September 23-24. Hosted by the ELTE University Library and Archives, the event aims to foster synergies and closer cooperation between libraries across the CHARM-EU Alliance. The meeting will provide insight into the diverse roles of libraries in the context of CHARM-EU and beyond.
Read the full article here.

Graduation students 2nd cohort - Master's programme in Global Challenges for Sustainability
2024-09-25 | Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin, Ireland
The graduation of the students of Master’s programme in Global Challenges for Sustainability second cohort will take place the 25th September at the Trinity College Dublin.

Conference: Integrated approaches to fight colorectal cancer
2024-09-25 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
In partnership with SIRIC Montpellier cancer, this conference event launches a new and experimental module opened to students from partner universities of CHARM-EU European alliance, focusing on “Tackling health challenges in international linked research hub”. A unique opportunity for all stakeholders in the fight against colorectal cancer to meet and innovate together.
Free event with registration.

European University Alliances event - Lessons learnt from SwafS projects and ways forward
2024-10-04 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris)
In view of the recent or upcoming conclusion of several SwafS projects within pilot II European Universities Alliances, it is the ideal time to celebrate their achievements as well as to consider the opportunities and challenges that the Alliances will face in the R&I domain in the future.
You’ll find the programme and link to the registration on Circle U’s website.

University of Barcelona | Mobility Fair
2024-10-17 10:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | Edifici Històric, Universitat de Barcelona, Pl. de la Universitat, L'Eixample, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08007, Spain
At this year’s UB Mobility Fair you will find information points with staff from the international relations offices of the different faculties that will offer you personalized advice. An information session about CHARM-EU and its master’s programme in Global Challenges for Sustainability will be held from 12:00 to 12:30.

CHARM-EU DEN International Pitches
2024-10-21 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | https://charm-eu.eu/event/charm-eu-den-international-pitches/
The CHARM-DEN International Pitches, scheduled for 21st October 2024 from 16h to 18h UTC+2, will serve as a dynamic platform where innovation meets opportunity. This online event will bring together diverse teams from across the CHARM-EU alliance, including student-led projects and established startups. The focus of the event is sustainability, with participants developing solutions that tackle pressing global challenges such as environmental protection, social equity, and sustainable economic growth. The competition is split into two strands: one for early-stage ideas and another for more mature startups with prototypes. Each team will deliver a 5-minute video pitch showcasing their innovative concepts, followed by a live Q&A with an international panel of expert judges. Each competition strand will award a prize to the top-performing team.

Communicating with integrity | LERU
2024-10-22 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Helsinki)
On Tuesday, 22 October 2024, The League of European Research Universities (LERU) will present its paper entitled ‘Communicating with integrity – supporting researchers with best practice in communication’, during an online launch event. We kindly invite you to join us.
Communicating research findings is a central part of the mission of researchers and research institutions. Such communication can only truly be effective if research communications are trusted. Such trust can be impacted by poor quality science communication, including a lack of openness, over-hyping findings or failure to communicate uncertainty. So, how can research institutions support their researchers in communicating research results effectively and with integrity? And what can researchers do to ensure that their communications cover relevant points for communicating with integrity? This, and more, will be discussed during the online launch event of the paper on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, at 11:00 (CEST).
Programme
11.00 Welcome by Prof. Kurt Deketelaere, LERU Secretary-General
11:05 Presentation of the paper by its lead author, Dr Rhys Morgan, Head of Research Policy, Governance and Integrity at the University of Cambridge
11:30 Panel debate

Dr Helen Jamison, Global Coordinator at the Science Media Centre
Mr Dorian Karatzas, former Head of the Ethics and Research Integrity Sector at the European Commission
More speakers soon to be announced, see LERU webpage for up to date information

12.10 Q&A with the online audience
12.25 Conclusions by Prof. Kurt Deketelaere, LERU Secretary-General
Practical information
Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024
Time: 11.00 – 12.30 (CEST)
Format: online
Seminar fee: free
We sincerely hope you can join us. Please register by clicking here. More information is available on the LERU website. The weblink for the event will be sent in due course.

EC2U Forum | Higher Education Round Table
2024-10-23 09:00 - 22:30 (Europe/Paris)
This time again, the EC2U Higher Education Round Table will be held in hybrid mode on 23/10/2024 9h-10h30 CET with the topic “The role of the Alliances in social involvement and EU values”.
Follow the event in EC2U YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rur1GCcRQM

AccesibleEU European Event
2024-10-30 09:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Paris) | University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
The European Accessibility Resource Centre (AccessibleEU) is one of the key initiatives proposed in the European Commission’s Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030. The consortium working on this project consists of ENAT, EASPD, University Johannes Kepler Linz, UNE and is led by Fundación ONCE.
This event, organised by AccessibleEU in collaboration with the University of Porto, aims to outline a European roadmap for the future, advocating a holistic approach to ensure that accessibility in higher education meets today’s standards and anticipates the needs and aspirations of the future.

Policy interventions for a sustainable food supply chain: where are we now?
2024-10-31 18:00 (Europe/Paris)
The European Green Deal is a political milestone that aims to promote a carbon-neutral economy in the European Union. Decarbonizing the complex food sector requires a unified interaction between effective climate policies, economic instruments and multi-stakeholder initiatives.
Despite the political push to promote technological innovation, reformulate policies and channel financial investments into green projects, comprehensive information on opportunities and barriers to emission reduction in the food sector is still under-researched.

The ENOUGH project is an ambitious research initiative that provides the necessary technical, policy and economic tools to support the green transition. This presentation will inform the public about the gaps in policy, the need for investment and consumer perspectives on sustainable food.
Dr. Ianna Dantas is a postdoctoral researcher at the Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research at the University of Göttingen. Her research focuses on natural resource management, sustainable development and agriculture, land use change, tropical deforestation, and development.
Zoom-Link:
https://uni-wuerzburg.zoom-x.de/j/61140353928?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting-ID: 611 4035 3928
Passwort: [REDACTED]

CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2024
2024-11-05 | Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3, Budapest, 1053, Hungary
How does culture shape our identities, influence our perspectives, and inform our interactions within an increasingly interconnected world? The 2024 CHARM-EU Annual Conference will examine the overarching issue of culture with its interpretations and role in deepening transnational and inter-institutional collaboration within and beyond Alliances.
Through a series of keynote speeches, panel discussions and workshops, the conference will focus on the professional aspects of languages, cultures as well as intercultural learning, uncovering opportunities and challenges for European University Alliances. The event will bring together students, staff members, representatives from fellow alliances, policymakers and external stakeholders.
Sessions will cover topics such as:

Fostering intercultural awareness
Facilitating transnational and intercultural learning
Strengthening cultural bonds and cooperation between partners
Emphasizing how interculturality shapes the strategy of partner universities and how alliances approach their processes based on intercultural collaboration
Building inter-university campuses with students and academics across countries and disciplines working together

programme
Main venue: Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), H-1053 Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3, Aula Magna (Some of the afternoon workshops and the evening session will be organised at a different venue in the vicinity.)
How to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ArmsBK1UNUL1prU99
Format: On-site with hybrid sessions. The plenary sessions will be live streamed on the CHARM-EU YouTube Channel. On-site with plenary sessions live streamed on the CHARM-EU YouTube Channel. The workshops and evening sessions are designed as presential sessions.
Speech-to-Text Reporters provide real-time captioning. Their expertise is essential to the Conference to cater to the greatest level of attendees’ access and participation needs. Inclusion by design means designing the environment from the beginning to the greatest extent of users (preventive) rather than a retrospective approach (fixing the environment afterwards). The hybrid feature is in line with the core values of CHARM-EU. The Speech-to-Text can be followed here.
Hosts of the CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2024:

Ferenc Takó, CHARM-EU Director at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Szilvia Szöllöski, Head of University Strategy Office at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

MORNING SESSIONS

08:30—09:00 | Registration
09:00—09:30 | Opening ceremony – Streamed on CHARM-EU YouTube channel

László Borhy, Rector of ELTE
Tine Delva, Deputy Head of Unit of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture speech
Rectors and Vice-rectors of CHARM-EU partner universities
Jan Butí, President of the CHARM-EU Student Council

09:30—10:00 | Keynote speech – Streamed on CHARM-EU YouTube channel

Prof. Lan Anh Nguyen Luu, Director, Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education, ELTE Faculty of Education and Psychology

10:15—11:30 | Intercultural awareness in European Universities alliances – Streamed on CHARM-EU YouTube channel
This panel session focuses on the intrinsic nature of interculturality within European University Alliances. Taking the CHARM-EU initiative as a prime example, the session will explore how alliances are equipping students with the tools to thrive in an international environment. The CHARM-EU intercultural awareness course provides comprehensive intercultural training for students participating in mobility programs across all CHARM-EU universities and study levels. The course aims to equip students with the necessary skills for navigating intercultural interactions, fostering intercultural learning, reflection, and competencies. The discussion will be a platform to share and explore the diverse strategies employed by European Universities Alliances to raise awareness on interculturality and empower students to navigate a globalized academic landscape.

Chair: Rena Zendedel (Utrecht University)
Panelists: Christelle Tallon (EU-CONEXUS), Zuhal Okan (EUPeace), Benedikt Franke (Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg), Priscila Alvarez-Cueva (UB)
Rapporteur: Kristin Torp Skogedal (University of Bergen)

11:30—13:00 | Group Photo and Lunch Break

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

13:00—13:30 | Opening of the first CHARM-EU Cultural Festival – Streamed on CHARM-EU YouTube channel

Oroslya Réthelyi (Eötvös Loránd University) speech
Meritxell Chaves, CHARM-EU Secretary General speech
Eötvös Loránd University Choir
CHARM-EU Student Council

13:30—14:45 | Global South Perspectives in European Higher Education – Streamed on CHARM-EU YouTube channel
This panel session will explore ways to bring Global South perspectives and foster collaboration in the European Higher Education Area. The speakers will offer insights on diverse educational approaches such as long-term partnerships, course co-design, and other collaborative mechanisms. Through dialogue, the session will centre on increasing equality through co-design, rather than relying on European-led initiatives, while also addressing the associated challenges.

Chair: Mònica Rius Piniès (University of Barcelona)
Panelists: Lara Cortes (University of Bergen), Marjanneke Vijge (Utrecht University) and Umesh Bawa (University of the Western Cape)
Rapporteur: Camilla Borrevik (University of Bergen)

14:45—15:15 | Coffee and short walk to workshop sessions
15:15—16:45 | Workshop sessions
Some of the workshops will take place in another venue within walking distance. Please check the section “Practical information” – “Event information and venues”.

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Workshop 3

Workshop 4

Workshop 5

Venue: ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Building F, Room 25 (Venue B)
Developing an intercultural positionality resource for Challenge Based Learning
In this session, participants will co-create an intercultural positionality resource for CHARM-EU challenge-based learning activities. Positionality is a reflection and recording of the researchers’ position upon the research being conducted, and what impact it may have on the research. Within challenge-based learning activities, students and staff are often engaged with stakeholders from different cultures and backgrounds to develop solutions to challenges. A key part of this process is for students to acknowledge their positionality and consider how their biases and backgrounds may influence the research design, methodology, and interpretation of their results. This session invites students, researchers, teaching staff and stakeholders to share experiences and collaborate to produce a positionality resource for challenge-based learning.

Facilitator: Silvia Gallagher (Trinity College Dublin)
Rapporteur: Jenny Kirkwood (Trinity College Dublin)

Venue: Faculty Meeting Room (groundfloor), main building (Venue A)
Exchange students and interculturality
Come and meet students from your universities! Almost all CHARM EU HEIs have sent exchange students to ELTE during the autumn term. They had different expectations, doubts, practical issues to solve, etc. before their exchange period. They have now been studying abroad for a while and faced many interesting experiences. How is it to study abroad in comparison to how it is at the home university? What are the intercultural experiences? What were the expectations? What are the challenges? What has been more difficult or easier than expected? Are there any surprises? What do they foresee to take away? In other words – has the dream been fulfilled so far?

Facilitator: Luca Alexa Erdei, PhD (Eötvös Loránd University)
Rapporteur: Harriet Klåvus (Åbo Akademi University)

Venue: ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Building F, Room 101 (Venue B)
Culture(s) and Story Circles
Through the adaptation of two activities by famous interculturalists Kate Berardo and Darla Deardorff, participants will be invited to reflect upon the notion of culture(s) what is required to build intercultural competence. (Developing Intercultural Competencies Through Story Circles – Adapted from Darla Deardorff https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000370336)

Facilitator: Céline Fabre (Université of Montpellier)

Venue: Aula Magna Ceremonial Hall, main building (Venue A)
AI era challenges of multilingualism in Europe (interactive discussion)
Having 24 official languages, the European Union promotes linguistic diversity and multilingualism and encourages citizens to communicate in two other languages than their mother tongue. However, protecting linguistic diversity and promoting multilingual learning can be challenging without appropriate support and resources. This workshop will focus on the multilingual aspect of Europe, discovering the roles European Universities can have in supporting language learning and multilingualism through reflecting on several issues: What exactly do we meany by multilingualism in the European context? How can European Universities leverage technological innovation and AI for supporting language learning and multilingualism? What is the role of ‘translation’ in the everyday life of European citizens in the 21st century and how can universities and European University Alliances position themselves in this regard? How can European Universities support learners in practicing their language skills and learning new languages? How can we promote/incorporate interculturality and multilingualism in the classroom? How can we use English as a facilitator for further language learning and intercultural understanding without threatening linguistic diversity?

Moderator: Orsolya Réthelyi (Eötvös Loránd University)
Speakers: Prof. dr. Gábor Prószéky, Director of HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics (also representing the country in ALT-EDIC) and Prof. dr. Jan ten Thije, professor emeritus for Intercultural Communication, Department of Languages, Literature and Communication (Utrecht University)

Venue: ELTE University Library and Archives (Venue C)
Cross-institutional and intercultural collaboration: A look into the European University Alliances’ joint virtual offices and interconnected support structures
An interactive workshop devised to prompt an exchange of good practices, challenges and experiences on diverse models of joint virtual structures emerging from inter–institutional and intercultural collaboration. This could be Alliances’ offices or networks of university units supporting administration, academic programmes, IT services, research, innovation, etc. The workshop brings together representatives from different Alliances and aims to facilitate a mutual learning exercise among them.

Facilitator: Janina van Hees (Utrecht University), Femke ten Bloemendal (Utrecht University) and Shawn Turpijn (Utrecht Unviersity)
Rapporteurs: Anikó Gál Bélteki (Eötvös Loránd University) and Jaime Llorca (University of Barcelona)

16:45—18:00 | Break

EVENING SESSIONS

Venue: Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Humanities (H-1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4. Gólyavár, Mária Terézia Room)
How to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QW9cUwvFBCWtDcsB6
18:00—19:00 | Poster session
Poster session on intercultural best practices.
19:15—20:30 | Evening programme

Introduction by hosts Ferenc Takó and Szilvia Szöllösi
Greetings from the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Dávid Bartus
Closing Speech by Jan Haarhuis, CHARM-EU Director in Utrecht University
Cultural Programme

08:30—09:00 | Registration
09:00—09:30 | Opening ceremony – Streamed on CHARM-EU YouTube channel

László Borhy, Rector of ELTE
Tine Delva, Deputy Head of Unit of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture speech
Rectors and Vice-rectors of CHARM-EU partner universities
Jan Butí, President of the CHARM-EU Student Council

09:30—10:00 | Keynote speech – Streamed on CHARM-EU YouTube channel

Prof. Lan Anh Nguyen Luu, Director, Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education, ELTE Faculty of Education and Psychology

10:15—11:30 | Intercultural awareness in European Universities alliances – Streamed on CHARM-EU YouTube channel
This panel session focuses on the intrinsic nature of interculturality within European University Alliances. Taking the CHARM-EU initiative as a prime example, the session will explore how alliances are equipping students with the tools to thrive in an international environment. The CHARM-EU intercultural awareness course provides comprehensive intercultural training for students participating in mobility programs across all CHARM-EU universities and study levels. The course aims to equip students with the necessary skills for navigating intercultural interactions, fostering intercultural learning, reflection, and competencies. The discussion will be a platform to share and explore the diverse strategies employed by European Universities Alliances to raise awareness on interculturality and empower students to navigate a globalized academic landscape.

Chair: Rena Zendedel (Utrecht University)
Panelists: Christelle Tallon (EU-CONEXUS), Zuhal Okan (EUPeace), Benedikt Franke (Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg), Priscila Alvarez-Cueva (UB)
Rapporteur: Kristin Torp Skogedal (University of Bergen)

11:30—13:00 | Group Photo and Lunch Break
13:00—13:30 | Opening of the first CHARM-EU Cultural Festival – Streamed on CHARM-EU YouTube channel

Oroslya Réthelyi (Eötvös Loránd University) speech
Meritxell Chaves, CHARM-EU Secretary General speech
Eötvös Loránd University Choir
CHARM-EU Student Council

13:30—14:45 | Global South Perspectives in European Higher Education – Streamed on CHARM-EU YouTube channel
This panel session will explore ways to bring Global South perspectives and foster collaboration in the European Higher Education Area. The speakers will offer insights on diverse educational approaches such as long-term partnerships, course co-design, and other collaborative mechanisms. Through dialogue, the session will centre on increasing equality through co-design, rather than relying on European-led initiatives, while also addressing the associated challenges.

Chair: Mònica Rius Piniès (University of Barcelona)
Panelists: Lara Cortes (University of Bergen), Marjanneke Vijge (Utrecht University) and Umesh Bawa (University of the Western Cape)
Rapporteur: Camilla Borrevik (University of Bergen)

14:45—15:15 | Coffee and short walk to workshop sessions
15:15—16:45 | Workshop sessions
Some of the workshops will take place in another venue within walking distance. Please check the section “Practical information” – “Event information and venues”.

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Workshop 3

Workshop 4

Workshop 5

Venue: ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Building F, Room 25 (Venue B)
Developing an intercultural positionality resource for Challenge Based Learning
In this session, participants will co-create an intercultural positionality resource for CHARM-EU challenge-based learning activities. Positionality is a reflection and recording of the researchers’ position upon the research being conducted, and what impact it may have on the research. Within challenge-based learning activities, students and staff are often engaged with stakeholders from different cultures and backgrounds to develop solutions to challenges. A key part of this process is for students to acknowledge their positionality and consider how their biases and backgrounds may influence the research design, methodology, and interpretation of their results. This session invites students, researchers, teaching staff and stakeholders to share experiences and collaborate to produce a positionality resource for challenge-based learning.

Facilitator: Silvia Gallagher (Trinity College Dublin)
Rapporteur: Jenny Kirkwood (Trinity College Dublin)

Venue: Faculty Meeting Room (groundfloor), main building (Venue A)
Exchange students and interculturality
Come and meet students from your universities! Almost all CHARM EU HEIs have sent exchange students to ELTE during the autumn term. They had different expectations, doubts, practical issues to solve, etc. before their exchange period. They have now been studying abroad for a while and faced many interesting experiences. How is it to study abroad in comparison to how it is at the home university? What are the intercultural experiences? What were the expectations? What are the challenges? What has been more difficult or easier than expected? Are there any surprises? What do they foresee to take away? In other words – has the dream been fulfilled so far?

Facilitator: Luca Alexa Erdei, PhD (Eötvös Loránd University)
Rapporteur: Harriet Klåvus (Åbo Akademi University)

Venue: ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Building F, Room 101 (Venue B)
Culture(s) and Story Circles
Through the adaptation of two activities by famous interculturalists Kate Berardo and Darla Deardorff, participants will be invited to reflect upon the notion of culture(s) what is required to build intercultural competence. (Developing Intercultural Competencies Through Story Circles – Adapted from Darla Deardorff https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000370336)

Facilitator: Céline Fabre (Université of Montpellier)

Venue: Aula Magna Ceremonial Hall, main building (Venue A)
AI era challenges of multilingualism in Europe (interactive discussion)
Having 24 official languages, the European Union promotes linguistic diversity and multilingualism and encourages citizens to communicate in two other languages than their mother tongue. However, protecting linguistic diversity and promoting multilingual learning can be challenging without appropriate support and resources. This workshop will focus on the multilingual aspect of Europe, discovering the roles European Universities can have in supporting language learning and multilingualism through reflecting on several issues: What exactly do we meany by multilingualism in the European context? How can European Universities leverage technological innovation and AI for supporting language learning and multilingualism? What is the role of ‘translation’ in the everyday life of European citizens in the 21st century and how can universities and European University Alliances position themselves in this regard? How can European Universities support learners in practicing their language skills and learning new languages? How can we promote/incorporate interculturality and multilingualism in the classroom? How can we use English as a facilitator for further language learning and intercultural understanding without threatening linguistic diversity?

Moderator: Orsolya Réthelyi (Eötvös Loránd University)
Speakers: Prof. dr. Gábor Prószéky, Director of HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics (also representing the country in ALT-EDIC) and Prof. dr. Jan ten Thije, professor emeritus for Intercultural Communication, Department of Languages, Literature and Communication (Utrecht University)

Venue: ELTE University Library and Archives (Venue C)
Cross-institutional and intercultural collaboration: A look into the European University Alliances’ joint virtual offices and interconnected support structures
An interactive workshop devised to prompt an exchange of good practices, challenges and experiences on diverse models of joint virtual structures emerging from inter–institutional and intercultural collaboration. This could be Alliances’ offices or networks of university units supporting administration, academic programmes, IT services, research, innovation, etc. The workshop brings together representatives from different Alliances and aims to facilitate a mutual learning exercise among them.

Facilitator: Janina van Hees (Utrecht University), Femke ten Bloemendal (Utrecht University) and Shawn Turpijn (Utrecht Unviersity)
Rapporteurs: Anikó Gál Bélteki (Eötvös Loránd University) and Jaime Llorca (University of Barcelona)

Venue: ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Building F, Room 25 (Venue B)
Developing an intercultural positionality resource for Challenge Based Learning
In this session, participants will co-create an intercultural positionality resource for CHARM-EU challenge-based learning activities. Positionality is a reflection and recording of the researchers’ position upon the research being conducted, and what impact it may have on the research. Within challenge-based learning activities, students and staff are often engaged with stakeholders from different cultures and backgrounds to develop solutions to challenges. A key part of this process is for students to acknowledge their positionality and consider how their biases and backgrounds may influence the research design, methodology, and interpretation of their results. This session invites students, researchers, teaching staff and stakeholders to share experiences and collaborate to produce a positionality resource for challenge-based learning.

Facilitator: Silvia Gallagher (Trinity College Dublin)
Rapporteur: Jenny Kirkwood (Trinity College Dublin)

Venue: Faculty Meeting Room (groundfloor), main building (Venue A)
Exchange students and interculturality
Come and meet students from your universities! Almost all CHARM EU HEIs have sent exchange students to ELTE during the autumn term. They had different expectations, doubts, practical issues to solve, etc. before their exchange period. They have now been studying abroad for a while and faced many interesting experiences. How is it to study abroad in comparison to how it is at the home university? What are the intercultural experiences? What were the expectations? What are the challenges? What has been more difficult or easier than expected? Are there any surprises? What do they foresee to take away? In other words – has the dream been fulfilled so far?

Facilitator: Luca Alexa Erdei, PhD (Eötvös Loránd University)
Rapporteur: Harriet Klåvus (Åbo Akademi University)

Venue: ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Building F, Room 101 (Venue B)
Culture(s) and Story Circles
Through the adaptation of two activities by famous interculturalists Kate Berardo and Darla Deardorff, participants will be invited to reflect upon the notion of culture(s) what is required to build intercultural competence. (Developing Intercultural Competencies Through Story Circles – Adapted from Darla Deardorff https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000370336)

Facilitator: Céline Fabre (Université of Montpellier)

Venue: Aula Magna Ceremonial Hall, main building (Venue A)
AI era challenges of multilingualism in Europe (interactive discussion)
Having 24 official languages, the European Union promotes linguistic diversity and multilingualism and encourages citizens to communicate in two other languages than their mother tongue. However, protecting linguistic diversity and promoting multilingual learning can be challenging without appropriate support and resources. This workshop will focus on the multilingual aspect of Europe, discovering the roles European Universities can have in supporting language learning and multilingualism through reflecting on several issues: What exactly do we meany by multilingualism in the European context? How can European Universities leverage technological innovation and AI for supporting language learning and multilingualism? What is the role of ‘translation’ in the everyday life of European citizens in the 21st century and how can universities and European University Alliances position themselves in this regard? How can European Universities support learners in practicing their language skills and learning new languages? How can we promote/incorporate interculturality and multilingualism in the classroom? How can we use English as a facilitator for further language learning and intercultural understanding without threatening linguistic diversity?

Moderator: Orsolya Réthelyi (Eötvös Loránd University)
Speakers: Prof. dr. Gábor Prószéky, Director of HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics (also representing the country in ALT-EDIC) and Prof. dr. Jan ten Thije, professor emeritus for Intercultural Communication, Department of Languages, Literature and Communication (Utrecht University)

Venue: ELTE University Library and Archives (Venue C)
Cross-institutional and intercultural collaboration: A look into the European University Alliances’ joint virtual offices and interconnected support structures
An interactive workshop devised to prompt an exchange of good practices, challenges and experiences on diverse models of joint virtual structures emerging from inter-institutional and intercultural collaboration. This could be Alliances’ offices or networks of university units supporting administration, academic programmes, IT services, research, innovation, etc. The workshop brings together representatives from different Alliances and aims to facilitate a mutual learning exercise among them.

Facilitator: Janina van Hees (Utrecht University), Femke ten Bloemendal (Utrecht University) and Shawn Turpijn (Utrecht Unviersity)
Rapporteurs: Anikó Gál Bélteki (Eötvös Loránd University) and Jaime Llorca (University of Barcelona)

16:45—18:00 | Break
Venue: Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Faculty of Humanities (H-1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4. Gólyavár, Mária Terézia Room)
How to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QW9cUwvFBCWtDcsB6
18:00—19:00 | Poster session
Poster session on intercultural best practices.
19:15—20:30 | Evening programme

Introduction by hosts Ferenc Takó and Szilvia Szöllösi
Greetings from the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Dávid Bartus
Closing Speech by Jan Haarhuis, CHARM-EU Director in Utrecht University
Cultural Programme

Speakers & Contributors
We are delighted to announce speakers and contributors who have accepted our invitation to attend and contribute to the CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2024.

Anikó Gál Bélteki

Benedikt Franke

Camilla Borrevik

Céline Fabre

Christelle Tallon

Clara Betsch

Ellica Mildh

Femke ten Bloemendal

Ferenc Takó

Gábor Prószéky

Harriet Klåvus

Jaime Llorca

Jan Haarhuis

Jan ten Thije

Janina van Hees

Jenny Kirkwood

Kristin Torp Skogedal

Lan Anh Nguyen-Luu

Lara Côrtes

Luca Alexa Erdei

Luca Straßburger

Marjanneke Vijge

Meritxell Chaves

Mireia Reus

Mònica Rius Pinies

Nóra Székely

Orsolya Réthelyi

Priscila Alvarez-Cueva

Rena Zendedel

Réka Boros

Silvia Gallagher

Szilvia Szöllősi

Zuhal Okan

Anikó Gál Bélteki
CHARM-EU Manager at ELTE
Anikó Gál Bélteki is acting as CHARM-EU project manager at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. She has already been involved in the alliance’s R&I dimension project TORCH and now focuses her efforts on the smooth running of the CHARM-EIGHT project. Holding a degree in agricultural and environmental sciences and being a qualified translator, she has gained work experience in an international environment from multinational companies through projects of universities and conservational NGOs affiliated to global networks. Due to her diverse administrative and coordinator roles she regularly participates in the meetings of various governing boards and offices of CHARM European University and provides assistance for some work packages which means being in daily work contact with the representatives of partner institutions.

Benedikt Franke
Chair of Financial Accounting at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Benedikt Franke holds the Chair of Financial Accounting at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg. His main research area is on corporate transparency and capital markets. He received his doctorate at the Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim. During his time as a research assistant and postdoc in Mannheim, he was a visiting researcher at Simon Fraser University (Canada) and the University of Graz (Austria). Before joining the University of Würzburg, he was an assistant professor at SKEMA Business School in Paris (France), teaching in the school’s multi-campus program. Within the faculty of business management and economics, Benedikt Franke currently heads the international master’s program.

Camilla Borrevik
Senior Advisor for International Collaboration at the Research and Innovation Department, University of Bergen
Camilla Borrevik is a Senior Advisor for International Collaboration at the Research and Innovation Department, University of Bergen. She is also a CHARM-EU Manager for the University of Bergen. In her role as Senior Advisor she provides strategic advice and support on issues relating to the Sustainable Development Goals, ocean initiatives, partnerships and science-policy activities. Camilla is also the Head of the Secretariat for the annual SDG Conference in Bergen and the Programme Editor for the annual high level event One Ocean Summit in Norway. She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology focused on climate change, diplomacy, UN climate negotiations, and Pacific island states.

Céline Fabre
Head of Languages & Cultures at L’Institut Agro Montpellier
Céline Fabre works as Head of Languages & Cultures at L’Institut Agro Montpellier (the French National Institute of Further Education in Agricultural Sciences). She has a solid experience as a teacher of English for Specific Purposes and is a SIETAR-certified* intercultural trainer.
She has been involved in International Relations for the past ten years over various projects, from the development of academic partnerships and student mobility, Erasmus+ projects with the Philippines and as a University of Montpellier Work Package Coordinator for European Alliance CHARM-EU.
Her current focus lies on preparing students and staff for international cooperations: intercultural competence development, EMI –English as a Medium of Instructions – courses and innovative pedagogy.
*SIETAR = Society for Intercultural Training and Research

Christelle Tallon
Coordinator of the WP « Community engagement through arts and culture » led by La Rochelle Université
Christelle Tallon joined EU-CONEXUS, the European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability in 2020. After a couple of years as project manager at the Alliance Global Coordination team based at La Rochelle Université (France), she is now coordinating the WP « Community engagement through arts and culture » also led by La Rochelle Université. The objectives of this WP are to reinforce the sense of belonging to EU-CONEXUS through arts and culture, support students initiatives, promote the diversity of intercultural artistic expressions and facilitate the co-production of collective artistic and cultural projects.
Christelle also contributes to the « EU-CONEXUS University to school programme » with activities promoting Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability topics and careers and to the development of an EU-CONEXUS Career Center to enhance the employability of EU-CONEXUS students.
Before joining EU-CONEXUS, Christelle worked for the Institute of Higher Studies for Science and Technology as development manager and before for the International Law firm Simmons & Simmons as HR Officer.

Clara Betsch
Studying Political and Social Studies at the University of Würzburg
Clara Betsch is currently pursuing a degree in Political and Social Studies at the University of Würzburg, specializing in sociology. She has been actively involved in the local student council for the past three years, contributing to key initiatives that benefit her academic community. Clara served as the speaker for foreign policies and exchange within the student representation for one year, where she helped foster interuniversity collaboration in regards of the different student representations. Following that role, she led the student council as its head for another year, overseeing various student-related matters and initiatives.
Coming from a mixed linguistic and cultural background, Clara has a deep personal understanding of the challenges and importance of multilingualism, which has shaped her perspective on social and political issues. She is passionate about contributing to inclusive and diverse academic environments.

Ellica Mildh
Student at Åbo Akademi University
Ellica Mildh is a second-year Master’s student at Åbo Akademi University in Finland, pursuing a degree in International Law and Human Rights. My academic focus is on EU law and the European integration project, driven by my interest for understanding the complexities of European governance. Taking the opportunity to go on an exchange period felt like a natural choice for me, since it offers the chance to explore courses unavailable at my home university while fostering connections with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Femke ten Bloemendal
Senior Joint Virtual Administrative Officer
Femke ten Bloemendal has been the senior JVAO (Joint Virtual Administrative Officer) Utrecht University for the past two years. She has worked in the higher education sector for 20 years, mostly in the field of international exchange, admissions, study support and services for (international) students.
Her main tasks within the JVAO include Assessment/education, administrative procedures and policies.
She has a BA and a MA in Social sciences with a focus on youth, law and inclusivity.

Ferenc Takó
Member of the CHARM-EU Executive Board, CHARM-EU Director and Head of the Rector’s Cabinet CHARM-EU Office, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Ferenc Takó studied Philosophy and Japanese Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary, where he currently lectures at the Department of Japanese Studies. He used to be head of the Rector’s Cabinet International Strategy Office at ELTE between 2018 and 2021. Since 2021, he is head of the Rector’s Cabinet CHARM-EU Office and ELTE Executive Director of CHARM-EU.

Gábor Prószéky
Director general of the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics and professor emeritus of the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Budapest).
Gábor Prószéky is the director general of the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics and professor emeritus of the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Budapest). He holds a PhD (1994) in computational linguistics. In 2005 he received the title of Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In 2024 he became a member of Academia Europaea.
In 1991, he co-founded MorphoLogic, the first language industry company in Hungary. Since then, MorphoLogic’s various applications have been licensed by Microsoft, IBM, Xerox, among others. In 1999, MorphoLogic won the IST Prize of the European Commission.
Since his university years, he has been involved in more than thirty R&D projects in language technologies, and computational and theoretical aspects of humanities. His research interest covers various aspects of computational analysis of highly inflectional languages, intelligent dictionaries, machine translation, large langauge models. He is the author of more than 200 scientific papers and three books on human language technologies. He has been a lecturer at various universities, dealing mostly with application of computers in humanities.
In 2000, Gábor Prószéky received Hungary’s highest award, the Széchenyi Prize, for his scientific activities. Among others, he also received the Kalmár Award (1995), IT Manager of the Year (2002), Award for the Hungarian IT (2005), Special Prize to the IT Lecturer of the Year (2009) and Dennis Gabor Award (2010), Pázmány Plaquet (2013), Prima Award (2023).

Harriet Klåvus
Head of International Cooperation and CHARM-EU manager at Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Harriet Klåvus, Head of International Cooperation and CHARM-EU manager at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Furthermore, she is the Institutional Erasmus Coordinator as well as the Coimbra Group representative at Åbo Akademi University. She has been working at the International Affairs since 1995. She is also a representative in both national and regional committees and has been the founding member of both the Nordlys Student Exchange Network and the Coimbra Group Student Exchange Network. Both of them are multidisciplinary student exchange networks, today functioning under the Erasmus programme. She has been participating in several Erasmus and Tempus projects and has acted as a consultant on student exchange for both the Finnish National Agency and the Nordic Council of Ministers. She has also been the Secretary General for the Nordic Association of University Administrators (NUAS).

Jaime Llorca
CHARM-EU Manager at the University of Barcelona
Jaime Llorca is currently the CHARM-EU Manager at the University of Barcelona. He holds a PhD in Physical Geography, and worked for a few years as a Managing Editor of open access scientific journals, mostly focused on Earth Sciences and Social Sciences. He also acted as Knowledge Management Specialist at IDIBELL, dealing with the analysis of the institution’s scientific performance and researchers evaluation, as well as with the design and implementation of practices linked to Open Science and Responsible Research and Innovation. Lately, he was the Project manger for TORCH, the project developing CHARM-EU’s R&I dimension.

Jan Haarhuis
Educationalist and teacher in mathematics and physics at Utrecht University
Jan Haarhuis is an educationalist and teacher in mathematics and physics. During his career at Utrecht University, he held various positions with a focus on educational innovation and change. Since 2019, he has been involved in the development of CHARM-EU, a new European university, and has joined the academic board of the first European Joint Degree master “Global Challenges for Sustainability”, which started in September 2021. As of January 2023, he is co-director of Utrecht University at the Executive Board of the CHARM-EU alliance. From 2019 to 2023, he has been a member of the Education Steering Group of the strategic alliance TUe, WUR, Utrecht University and UMCU (EWUU). From 2021 to February 2024, Jan initiated and led U-Collaborate in Education for Utrecht University as part-time program manager.
From 2014 to 2020, he initiated and led the university-wide program “Educate-innovation and technology” (Educate-it) that supports lecturers in future-proofing and improving their teaching practice. This includes ‘Faculty Development’, ‘Quality Assurance and Research’ and ‘Culture and Organizational Change’.
In 2016, Jan received the ‘change maker’ award in the category ICT and Education Professionals at the Dutch SURF education awards.
From 2016 to July 2024, he has been chair of the Digital Education policy group of the League of European Research Universities LERU. The group organized the first blended conference ‘Digital Higher Education Summit’ in November 2018.
In 2005 he became head of the Department of Education and Student Affairs and head of Educational Policy of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. From 2009 to 2013 Jan was responsible for the implementation of a new three-year Master’s program in Veterinary Medicine, which included the implementation of a programmatic/longitudinal assessment system.

Jan ten Thije
Professor Emeritus Intercultural Communication at the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication
Jan D. ten Thije is Professor Emeritus Intercultural Communication at the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication. Previously, he was an associated professor (‘Hochschuldozent’) at the Department of Intercultural Communication of the Chemnitz University of Technology and visiting professor at the Department for Applied Linguistics of the University of Vienna. He studied General Linguistics and Dutch Language and Culture at the University of Amsterdam and received his PhD from Utrecht University. His main research area are institutional discourse in multicultural and international settings, receptive multilingualism, intercultural training, language education and functional pragmatics. Between 2002 and 2019, he coordinated the Master’s program in Intercultural Communication. He is editor of the European Journal for Applied Linguistics (EuJAL) published by Mouton de Gruyter and series editor of the Utrecht Series in Language and Communication (USLC), Mouton de Gruyter / Brill Publications.

Janina van Hees
Lead in CHARM-EIGHT’s Work Package on the topic of IT Strategy
Janina van Hees is leading CHARM-EIGHT’s Work Package on the topic of IT Strategy. She recently coordinated the establishment of CHARM’s Joint Virtual IT Office. In this office, the CHARM partners all contribute staff with a certain specific expertise to support the IT-needs of CHARM. In 12 different topic-related groups, small international teams exchange expertise and jointly develop services for CHARM. Besides the JVITO, Janina also works on topics such as the hybrid classroom, the IT Architecture for CHARM and Transnational Online Learning. She is also a member of the European Digital Education Hub’s working group on interoperability in higher education. Her previous experiences include working for EuroTeQ European University Alliance and working for SURF, the Dutch organization for IT in higher education.

Jenny Kirkwood
Joint Virtual Administrative Officer for CHARM in Trinity College Dublin (TCD).
Jenny has worked with the Schools of Engineering & Music as administrative co-ordinator on a joint master’s programme in Music & Media Technologies.
She also worked in the School of Physics in TCD as the administrator on the master’s in Energy Science.
Jenny has a degree in European Studies from TCD where she majored in German.
She has a keen interest in arts, history, languages, and culture.

Kristin Torp Skogedal
Erasmus Institutional Coordinator at the University of Bergen
Kristin Torp Skogedal is Erasmus Institutional Coordinator at the University of Bergen. She has worked in the higher education sector for 20 years, whereas the last ten years with the Erasmus program.
Her main tasks include European partnership agreements, student and staff mobilities, information and advisory services, as well as participation in international projects and networks.

Lan Anh Nguyen-Luu
Director of the Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University
Dr. Lan Anh Nguyen-Luu is a Vietnamese-born, Budapest-based intercultural and social psychologist. She is a professor of psychology and the Director of the Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. Her primary research interests include acculturation and adaptation, particularly among international students and migrants, as well as intercultural relations, cultural and ethnic identity, gender beliefs, and teachers’ attitudes toward diversity. In addition to her academic role, Dr. Nguyen-Luu is an experienced intercultural trainer, specializing in training international mobility students and higher education staff members who work with them.

Lara Côrtes
Coordinator at LawTransform (CMI-UiB Centre on Law & Social Transformation)
Lara has a PhD in Law from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Particularly relevant for this panel is her experience as coordinator for two projects at the University of Bergen focusing on research-based education with partners in Brazil, India and South Africa and her experience with LawTransform’s network in the Global South more broadly.

Luca Alexa Erdei
Assistant professor at the Institute of Research on Adult Education and Knowledge Management, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
Luca Alexa Erdei, PhD is an assistant professor at the Institute of Research on Adult Education and Knowledge Management, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary. She also serves as a mobility expert and work package co-lead within the CHARM European University Alliance. Her primary research area focuses on internationalization in higher education, including topics such as internationalization at home and organizational learning through joint degree programs. Taking on both professional and academic roles, Luca is actively engaged in connecting theory and practice by applying the latest research findings in her development work at CHARM-EU or in other R&D projects.

Luca Straßburger
Student at Hochschule Ruhr West
Luca Straßburger, 22, is a student at Hochschule Ruhr West, originally from Düsseldorf. Currently pursuing a degree in Business with a focus on International Trade and Logistics, Luca has a passion for exploring the world of commerce and transportation. Outside of studies, Luca is on a personal mission to discover the best food spots in town, always open to recommendations. A fun fact? Luca once went bald due to a miscommunication with a barber—needless to say, the search for a new barber soon followed!

Marjanneke Vijge
Associate Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Marjanneke Vijge is Associate Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Her current research focuses on policy coherence around the Sustainable Development Goals and the implications for social inequality in Africa and Asia. Marjanneke is involved in four international research projects on this topic, including a research project that she leads on the water-energy-food nexus in South Africa. Marjanneke is also Academic Director of CHARM-EU and Programme Leader of the joint European Master’s programme ‘Global Challenges for Sustainability’ that she helped to develop. Marjanneke is lead developer of the Capstone, the final 6 months of the Master’s in which student teams work together with societal actors to address sustainability challenges in Europe and beyond.

Meritxell Chaves
Secretary General of European University of CHARM-EU
Meritxell Chaves has more than thirty years of experience in the higher education sector, in four universities of the Catalan university system, in different functional areas of the University such as academic management, strategic planning, quality and accreditation, and international relations in different organisational cultures. As Secretary General of European University of CHARM-EU since the start of the initiative in 2019 she has been leading CHARM-EU team.

Mireia Reus
CHARM-EU Officer at the University of Barcelona
Mireia Reus is currently balancing her role as a CHARM-EU Officer at the University of Barcelona with her studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the same university. She holds a degree in Translation and Interpreting from Pompeu Fabra University and a master’s programme in international relations and advanced European studies from Centre International de Formation Européenne. Before CHARM-EU, she has worked in several international projects in non-governmental organisations.

Mònica Rius Pinies
Director of the research centre ADHUC-Theory, Gender, Sexuality and the UNESCO Chair “Women, Development and Cultures” at the Universitat de Barcelona
Mònica Rius Pinies is the director of the research centre ADHUC-Theory, Gender, Sexuality and the UNESCO Chair “Women, Development and Cultures” at the Universitat de Barcelona, where she holds the position Serra Húnter associate professor within the Section of Arab and Islamic Studies. She coordinates the consolidated research group “Women’s Creation and Thought” (2021 SGR 01097) and is a member of the International Research Network World Gender. She has been the president of the Societat Catalana d’Història de la Ciència (SCHCT-IEC), secretary of the Sociedad Española de Estudios Árabes (SEEA), coordinator of the master’s degree Construction and Representation of Cultural Identities and director of the master’s degree Arab and Islamic World.
Her multidisciplinary research focuses on gender and cultural studies and their intersection with the social history of science and medicine. She currently analyses the relationship between science and gender in colonial and post-colonial contexts through literature, film and series.

Nóra Székely
Student at ELTE
I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion Management in 2022
This year I’m going to complete my Master’s studies in Human Resource Counselling at ELTE. As part of the Charm EU program, I had the opportunity to study abroad last year. My choice of Finland was influenced by my interest in its culture and the Finnish way of life and thinking, which are quite different from the Hungarian. Besides, I wanted to gain insights into their educational system. As an academic reason behind my choice I would highlight my motivation to complement my studies with knowledge in economics.
During my mobility, I perfected my out-of-the-box thinking and the ability to recognize opportunities. I tried a wide range of sports (some of them I had never heard about), and joined a choir. My organizational skills improved, as I took on the role of travel coordinator for a group of international students. Thanks to the mobility, I also developed the ability to reorganize my daily and weekly schedules within a few minutes.

Orsolya Réthelyi
Vice-dean of International Affairs at the Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Orsolya (Orsi) Réthelyi (1970) is associate professor, head of the Department of Dutch Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), vice-dean of international affairs of the Faculty of Humanities ELTE and literary translator. She is a graduate of Utrecht University and Central European University (CEU). Her research interests include the history of intercultural transfer, influence, and translation between the Low Countries and Hungary, the history and dissemination of old and modern Dutch-language literature, and the literature of migration. Some recent publications she has been involved in as author and editor are: Doing Double Dutch. The International Circulation of Literature from the Low Countries (2017), De kindertreinen (2020), ‘The Transnational Trajectories of Dutch as a Minor Literature’, special issue of Dutch Crossing (2020), Destination: Hope. The International Children’s Train Action in the Interwar Period (2022), A holland nyelvű irodalom története [The history of Dutch Literature] (2022).

Priscila Alvarez-Cueva
postdoctoral fellow at the faculty of information and audiovisual media of University of Barcelonay
Priscila Alvarez-Cueva is a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral fellow at the faculty of information and audiovisual media of University of Barcelona, and collaborates in the intercultural communication KCT. She holds a bachelors in social communication and advertising at the University of Azuay (Ecuador) and a master in international studies, media, power and difference at Pompeu Fabra University (Spain). She received her PhD from Pompeu Fabra University (Spain) with an international mention. Moreover, she is a visiting scholar in Universidade do Porto (Portugal) and KULeuven (Belgium). Her main research area combines cultural studies and communication studies from both gender and decolonial perspectives. Her teaching background relates to gender studies, journalism and communication.

Rena Zendedel
Assistant professor at Utrecht University
Rena Zendedel is assistant professor at Utrecht University, in the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication in the section on Translation, Intercultural Communication and Education. Her research has been focused on informal interpreting in medical settings and she is currently developing her research more into the studies of intercultural competences of (exchange) students and teachers. She is also a trainer of intercultural competences in different settings and she teaches several courses in the MA program on Intercultural Communication.

Réka Boros
Student Representative of ELTE in the CHARM-EU alliance
As a Hungarian student from the countryside, ELTE (Eötvös Loránd University) was the force that made me move to the capital city. Studying International Business Economics on the Bachelor’s level at Faculty of Economics and working for Students’ representation for more than three years now.
Currently working for the Students’ Union on University level as the Vice-president for Foreign Affairs, thus working as the student representative of ELTE in the CHARM-EU alliance as well.
With all this aiming to contribute equal chances and standards for ELTE citizens regardless of nationality, culture or even study field and in the same time to support all possible students of ELTE to be able to experience international life within the walls of our university or abroad.
For this working together with a committee consisting all representatives from each Faculty of ELTE equally Hungarians and Foreign Students.

Silvia Gallagher
CHARM European Universities Research Fellow at Trinity College, the University of Dublin
Dr Silvia Gallagher is a CHARM European Universities Research Fellow at Trinity College, the University of Dublin. Her research interests lie in higher education innovation, focusing on teaching and learning design, education for sustainability, online learning, microcredentials, and inter-institutional collaborations. She is particularly interested in transdisciplinary research and innovation, challenge based learning, and qualitative research methods. She currently teaches on the Transdisciplinary Research Methods module, is a mentor and a member of the Programmatic Assessment Committee for the CHARM-EU Masters in Global Challenges for Sustainability.

Szilvia Szöllősi
Head of the Rector’s Cabinet University Strategy Office @ Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Proactive, solution oriented management professional with 13+ years of experience in international project coordination and project management, working towards an ever higher level of synergy between science and society.
As Head of the RC USO at ELTE supervised by the Vice-Rector of General Affairs, Szilvia is involved in institution-wide strategy making as well as coordination and implementation of development projects related to all aspects of sustainability, innovation, emerging technologies and third mission; also, she is responsible for the coordination of ELTE’s participation in various Hungarian and international, multisectoral, multidisciplinary project in cooperation with extra-academia stakeholders.
Actively involved in CHARM-EU since 2021, mainly focusing on external stakeholder engagement, research & innovation strategy and internal dissemination.

Zuhal Okan
Senior Lecturer at ELT Department, Faculty of Education at Çukurova University
Zuhal Okan holds a PhD degree from the University of Kent at Canterbury, the UK. She currently works at ELT Department, Faculty of Education, at Çukurova University as senior lecturer. She teaches courses such as Drama in ELT, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Teacher Education and Critical Discourse Analysis at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research interests include discourse analysis, educational technology and teacher education. More recently though her focus is on the relationship between language and social justice or more precisely about relationships between the way the language is used and the challenge of providing equal opportunities in the society regardless of one’s gender, ethnic identity, wealth, educational background, or other identifiers.
She is also the project coordinator of the EUPeace University Alliance at Çukurova University.

Anikó Gál Bélteki
CHARM-EU Manager at ELTE
Anikó Gál Bélteki is acting as CHARM-EU project manager at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. She has already been involved in the alliance’s R&I dimension project TORCH and now focuses her efforts on the smooth running of the CHARM-EIGHT project. Holding a degree in agricultural and environmental sciences and being a qualified translator, she has gained work experience in an international environment from multinational companies through projects of universities and conservational NGOs affiliated to global networks. Due to her diverse administrative and coordinator roles she regularly participates in the meetings of various governing boards and offices of CHARM European University and provides assistance for some work packages which means being in daily work contact with the representatives of partner institutions.

Benedikt Franke
Chair of Financial Accounting at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
Benedikt Franke holds the Chair of Financial Accounting at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg. His main research area is on corporate transparency and capital markets. He received his doctorate at the Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim. During his time as a research assistant and postdoc in Mannheim, he was a visiting researcher at Simon Fraser University (Canada) and the University of Graz (Austria). Before joining the University of Würzburg, he was an assistant professor at SKEMA Business School in Paris (France), teaching in the school’s multi-campus program. Within the faculty of business management and economics, Benedikt Franke currently heads the international master’s program.

Camilla Borrevik
Senior Advisor for International Collaboration at the Research and Innovation Department, University of Bergen
Camilla Borrevik is a Senior Advisor for International Collaboration at the Research and Innovation Department, University of Bergen. She is also a CHARM-EU Manager for the University of Bergen. In her role as Senior Advisor she provides strategic advice and support on issues relating to the Sustainable Development Goals, ocean initiatives, partnerships and science-policy activities. Camilla is also the Head of the Secretariat for the annual SDG Conference in Bergen and the Programme Editor for the annual high level event One Ocean Summit in Norway. She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology focused on climate change, diplomacy, UN climate negotiations, and Pacific island states.

Céline Fabre
Head of Languages & Cultures at L’Institut Agro Montpellier
Céline Fabre works as Head of Languages & Cultures at L’Institut Agro Montpellier (the French National Institute of Further Education in Agricultural Sciences). She has a solid experience as a teacher of English for Specific Purposes and is a SIETAR-certified* intercultural trainer.
She has been involved in International Relations for the past ten years over various projects, from the development of academic partnerships and student mobility, Erasmus+ projects with the Philippines and as a University of Montpellier Work Package Coordinator for European Alliance CHARM-EU.
Her current focus lies on preparing students and staff for international cooperations: intercultural competence development, EMI –English as a Medium of Instructions – courses and innovative pedagogy.
*SIETAR = Society for Intercultural Training and Research

Christelle Tallon
Coordinator of the WP « Community engagement through arts and culture » led by La Rochelle Université
Christelle Tallon joined EU-CONEXUS, the European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability in 2020. After a couple of years as project manager at the Alliance Global Coordination team based at La Rochelle Université (France), she is now coordinating the WP « Community engagement through arts and culture » also led by La Rochelle Université. The objectives of this WP are to reinforce the sense of belonging to EU-CONEXUS through arts and culture, support students initiatives, promote the diversity of intercultural artistic expressions and facilitate the co-production of collective artistic and cultural projects.
Christelle also contributes to the « EU-CONEXUS University to school programme » with activities promoting Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability topics and careers and to the development of an EU-CONEXUS Career Center to enhance the employability of EU-CONEXUS students.
Before joining EU-CONEXUS, Christelle worked for the Institute of Higher Studies for Science and Technology as development manager and before for the International Law firm Simmons & Simmons as HR Officer.

Clara Betsch
Studying Political and Social Studies at the University of Würzburg
Clara Betsch is currently pursuing a degree in Political and Social Studies at the University of Würzburg, specializing in sociology. She has been actively involved in the local student council for the past three years, contributing to key initiatives that benefit her academic community. Clara served as the speaker for foreign policies and exchange within the student representation for one year, where she helped foster interuniversity collaboration in regards of the different student representations. Following that role, she led the student council as its head for another year, overseeing various student-related matters and initiatives.
Coming from a mixed linguistic and cultural background, Clara has a deep personal understanding of the challenges and importance of multilingualism, which has shaped her perspective on social and political issues. She is passionate about contributing to inclusive and diverse academic environments.

Ellica Mildh
Student at Åbo Akademi University
Ellica Mildh is a second-year Master’s student at Åbo Akademi University in Finland, pursuing a degree in International Law and Human Rights. My academic focus is on EU law and the European integration project, driven by my interest for understanding the complexities of European governance. Taking the opportunity to go on an exchange period felt like a natural choice for me, since it offers the chance to explore courses unavailable at my home university while fostering connections with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Femke ten Bloemendal
Senior Joint Virtual Administrative Officer
Femke ten Bloemendal has been the senior JVAO (Joint Virtual Administrative Officer) Utrecht University for the past two years. She has worked in the higher education sector for 20 years, mostly in the field of international exchange, admissions, study support and services for (international) students.
Her main tasks within the JVAO include Assessment/education, administrative procedures and policies.
She has a BA and a MA in Social sciences with a focus on youth, law and inclusivity.

Ferenc Takó
Member of the CHARM-EU Executive Board, CHARM-EU Director and Head of the Rector’s Cabinet CHARM-EU Office, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Ferenc Takó studied Philosophy and Japanese Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary, where he currently lectures at the Department of Japanese Studies. He used to be head of the Rector’s Cabinet International Strategy Office at ELTE between 2018 and 2021. Since 2021, he is head of the Rector’s Cabinet CHARM-EU Office and ELTE Executive Director of CHARM-EU.

Gábor Prószéky
Director general of the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics and professor emeritus of the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Budapest).
Gábor Prószéky is the director general of the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics and professor emeritus of the Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Budapest). He holds a PhD (1994) in computational linguistics. In 2005 he received the title of Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In 2024 he became a member of Academia Europaea.
In 1991, he co-founded MorphoLogic, the first language industry company in Hungary. Since then, MorphoLogic’s various applications have been licensed by Microsoft, IBM, Xerox, among others. In 1999, MorphoLogic won the IST Prize of the European Commission.
Since his university years, he has been involved in more than thirty R&D projects in language technologies, and computational and theoretical aspects of humanities. His research interest covers various aspects of computational analysis of highly inflectional languages, intelligent dictionaries, machine translation, large langauge models. He is the author of more than 200 scientific papers and three books on human language technologies. He has been a lecturer at various universities, dealing mostly with application of computers in humanities.
In 2000, Gábor Prószéky received Hungary’s highest award, the Széchenyi Prize, for his scientific activities. Among others, he also received the Kalmár Award (1995), IT Manager of the Year (2002), Award for the Hungarian IT (2005), Special Prize to the IT Lecturer of the Year (2009) and Dennis Gabor Award (2010), Pázmány Plaquet (2013), Prima Award (2023).

Harriet Klåvus
Head of International Cooperation and CHARM-EU manager at Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Harriet Klåvus, Head of International Cooperation and CHARM-EU manager at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Furthermore, she is the Institutional Erasmus Coordinator as well as the Coimbra Group representative at Åbo Akademi University. She has been working at the International Affairs since 1995. She is also a representative in both national and regional committees and has been the founding member of both the Nordlys Student Exchange Network and the Coimbra Group Student Exchange Network. Both of them are multidisciplinary student exchange networks, today functioning under the Erasmus programme. She has been participating in several Erasmus and Tempus projects and has acted as a consultant on student exchange for both the Finnish National Agency and the Nordic Council of Ministers. She has also been the Secretary General for the Nordic Association of University Administrators (NUAS).

Jaime Llorca
CHARM-EU Manager at the University of Barcelona
Jaime Llorca is currently the CHARM-EU Manager at the University of Barcelona. He holds a PhD in Physical Geography, and worked for a few years as a Managing Editor of open access scientific journals, mostly focused on Earth Sciences and Social Sciences. He also acted as Knowledge Management Specialist at IDIBELL, dealing with the analysis of the institution’s scientific performance and researchers evaluation, as well as with the design and implementation of practices linked to Open Science and Responsible Research and Innovation. Lately, he was the Project manger for TORCH, the project developing CHARM-EU’s R&I dimension.

Jan Haarhuis
Educationalist and teacher in mathematics and physics at Utrecht University
Jan Haarhuis is an educationalist and teacher in mathematics and physics. During his career at Utrecht University, he held various positions with a focus on educational innovation and change. Since 2019, he has been involved in the development of CHARM-EU, a new European university, and has joined the academic board of the first European Joint Degree master “Global Challenges for Sustainability”, which started in September 2021. As of January 2023, he is co-director of Utrecht University at the Executive Board of the CHARM-EU alliance. From 2019 to 2023, he has been a member of the Education Steering Group of the strategic alliance TUe, WUR, Utrecht University and UMCU (EWUU). From 2021 to February 2024, Jan initiated and led U-Collaborate in Education for Utrecht University as part-time program manager.
From 2014 to 2020, he initiated and led the university-wide program “Educate-innovation and technology” (Educate-it) that supports lecturers in future-proofing and improving their teaching practice. This includes ‘Faculty Development’, ‘Quality Assurance and Research’ and ‘Culture and Organizational Change’.
In 2016, Jan received the ‘change maker’ award in the category ICT and Education Professionals at the Dutch SURF education awards.
From 2016 to July 2024, he has been chair of the Digital Education policy group of the League of European Research Universities LERU. The group organized the first blended conference ‘Digital Higher Education Summit’ in November 2018.
In 2005 he became head of the Department of Education and Student Affairs and head of Educational Policy of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. From 2009 to 2013 Jan was responsible for the implementation of a new three-year Master’s program in Veterinary Medicine, which included the implementation of a programmatic/longitudinal assessment system.

Jan ten Thije
Professor Emeritus Intercultural Communication at the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication
Jan D. ten Thije is Professor Emeritus Intercultural Communication at the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication. Previously, he was an associated professor (‘Hochschuldozent’) at the Department of Intercultural Communication of the Chemnitz University of Technology and visiting professor at the Department for Applied Linguistics of the University of Vienna. He studied General Linguistics and Dutch Language and Culture at the University of Amsterdam and received his PhD from Utrecht University. His main research area are institutional discourse in multicultural and international settings, receptive multilingualism, intercultural training, language education and functional pragmatics. Between 2002 and 2019, he coordinated the Master’s program in Intercultural Communication. He is editor of the European Journal for Applied Linguistics (EuJAL) published by Mouton de Gruyter and series editor of the Utrecht Series in Language and Communication (USLC), Mouton de Gruyter / Brill Publications.

Janina van Hees
Lead in CHARM-EIGHT’s Work Package on the topic of IT Strategy
Janina van Hees is leading CHARM-EIGHT’s Work Package on the topic of IT Strategy. She recently coordinated the establishment of CHARM’s Joint Virtual IT Office. In this office, the CHARM partners all contribute staff with a certain specific expertise to support the IT-needs of CHARM. In 12 different topic-related groups, small international teams exchange expertise and jointly develop services for CHARM. Besides the JVITO, Janina also works on topics such as the hybrid classroom, the IT Architecture for CHARM and Transnational Online Learning. She is also a member of the European Digital Education Hub’s working group on interoperability in higher education. Her previous experiences include working for EuroTeQ European University Alliance and working for SURF, the Dutch organization for IT in higher education.

Jenny Kirkwood
Joint Virtual Administrative Officer for CHARM in Trinity College Dublin (TCD).
Jenny has worked with the Schools of Engineering & Music as administrative co-ordinator on a joint master’s programme in Music & Media Technologies.
She also worked in the School of Physics in TCD as the administrator on the master’s in Energy Science.
Jenny has a degree in European Studies from TCD where she majored in German.
She has a keen interest in arts, history, languages, and culture.

Kristin Torp Skogedal
Erasmus Institutional Coordinator at the University of Bergen
Kristin Torp Skogedal is Erasmus Institutional Coordinator at the University of Bergen. She has worked in the higher education sector for 20 years, whereas the last ten years with the Erasmus program.
Her main tasks include European partnership agreements, student and staff mobilities, information and advisory services, as well as participation in international projects and networks.

Lan Anh Nguyen-Luu
Director of the Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University
Dr. Lan Anh Nguyen-Luu is a Vietnamese-born, Budapest-based intercultural and social psychologist. She is a professor of psychology and the Director of the Institute of Intercultural Psychology and Education at the Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. Her primary research interests include acculturation and adaptation, particularly among international students and migrants, as well as intercultural relations, cultural and ethnic identity, gender beliefs, and teachers’ attitudes toward diversity. In addition to her academic role, Dr. Nguyen-Luu is an experienced intercultural trainer, specializing in training international mobility students and higher education staff members who work with them.

Lara Côrtes
Coordinator at LawTransform (CMI-UiB Centre on Law & Social Transformation)
Lara has a PhD in Law from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Particularly relevant for this panel is her experience as coordinator for two projects at the University of Bergen focusing on research-based education with partners in Brazil, India and South Africa and her experience with LawTransform’s network in the Global South more broadly.

Luca Alexa Erdei
Assistant professor at the Institute of Research on Adult Education and Knowledge Management, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
Luca Alexa Erdei, PhD is an assistant professor at the Institute of Research on Adult Education and Knowledge Management, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary. She also serves as a mobility expert and work package co-lead within the CHARM European University Alliance. Her primary research area focuses on internationalization in higher education, including topics such as internationalization at home and organizational learning through joint degree programs. Taking on both professional and academic roles, Luca is actively engaged in connecting theory and practice by applying the latest research findings in her development work at CHARM-EU or in other R&D projects.

Luca Straßburger
Student at Hochschule Ruhr West
Luca Straßburger, 22, is a student at Hochschule Ruhr West, originally from Düsseldorf. Currently pursuing a degree in Business with a focus on International Trade and Logistics, Luca has a passion for exploring the world of commerce and transportation. Outside of studies, Luca is on a personal mission to discover the best food spots in town, always open to recommendations. A fun fact? Luca once went bald due to a miscommunication with a barber—needless to say, the search for a new barber soon followed!

Marjanneke Vijge
Associate Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Marjanneke Vijge is Associate Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Her current research focuses on policy coherence around the Sustainable Development Goals and the implications for social inequality in Africa and Asia. Marjanneke is involved in four international research projects on this topic, including a research project that she leads on the water-energy-food nexus in South Africa. Marjanneke is also Academic Director of CHARM-EU and Programme Leader of the joint European Master’s programme ‘Global Challenges for Sustainability’ that she helped to develop. Marjanneke is lead developer of the Capstone, the final 6 months of the Master’s in which student teams work together with societal actors to address sustainability challenges in Europe and beyond.

Meritxell Chaves
Secretary General of European University of CHARM-EU
Meritxell Chaves has more than thirty years of experience in the higher education sector, in four universities of the Catalan university system, in different functional areas of the University such as academic management, strategic planning, quality and accreditation, and international relations in different organisational cultures. As Secretary General of European University of CHARM-EU since the start of the initiative in 2019 she has been leading CHARM-EU team.

Mireia Reus
CHARM-EU Officer at the University of Barcelona
Mireia Reus is currently balancing her role as a CHARM-EU Officer at the University of Barcelona with her studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the same university. She holds a degree in Translation and Interpreting from Pompeu Fabra University and a master’s programme in international relations and advanced European studies from Centre International de Formation Européenne. Before CHARM-EU, she has worked in several international projects in non-governmental organisations.

Mònica Rius Pinies
Director of the research centre ADHUC-Theory, Gender, Sexuality and the UNESCO Chair “Women, Development and Cultures” at the Universitat de Barcelona
Mònica Rius Pinies is the director of the research centre ADHUC-Theory, Gender, Sexuality and the UNESCO Chair “Women, Development and Cultures” at the Universitat de Barcelona, where she holds the position Serra Húnter associate professor within the Section of Arab and Islamic Studies. She coordinates the consolidated research group “Women’s Creation and Thought” (2021 SGR 01097) and is a member of the International Research Network World Gender. She has been the president of the Societat Catalana d’Història de la Ciència (SCHCT-IEC), secretary of the Sociedad Española de Estudios Árabes (SEEA), coordinator of the master’s degree Construction and Representation of Cultural Identities and director of the master’s degree Arab and Islamic World.
Her multidisciplinary research focuses on gender and cultural studies and their intersection with the social history of science and medicine. She currently analyses the relationship between science and gender in colonial and post-colonial contexts through literature, film and series.

Nóra Székely
Student at ELTE
I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion Management in 2022
This year I’m going to complete my Master’s studies in Human Resource Counselling at ELTE. As part of the Charm EU program, I had the opportunity to study abroad last year. My choice of Finland was influenced by my interest in its culture and the Finnish way of life and thinking, which are quite different from the Hungarian. Besides, I wanted to gain insights into their educational system. As an academic reason behind my choice I would highlight my motivation to complement my studies with knowledge in economics.
During my mobility, I perfected my out-of-the-box thinking and the ability to recognize opportunities. I tried a wide range of sports (some of them I had never heard about), and joined a choir. My organizational skills improved, as I took on the role of travel coordinator for a group of international students. Thanks to the mobility, I also developed the ability to reorganize my daily and weekly schedules within a few minutes.

Orsolya Réthelyi
Vice-dean of International Affairs at the Faculty of Humanities, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Orsolya (Orsi) Réthelyi (1970) is associate professor, head of the Department of Dutch Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), vice-dean of international affairs of the Faculty of Humanities ELTE and literary translator. She is a graduate of Utrecht University and Central European University (CEU). Her research interests include the history of intercultural transfer, influence, and translation between the Low Countries and Hungary, the history and dissemination of old and modern Dutch-language literature, and the literature of migration. Some recent publications she has been involved in as author and editor are: Doing Double Dutch. The International Circulation of Literature from the Low Countries (2017), De kindertreinen (2020), ‘The Transnational Trajectories of Dutch as a Minor Literature’, special issue of Dutch Crossing (2020), Destination: Hope. The International Children’s Train Action in the Interwar Period (2022), A holland nyelvű irodalom története [The history of Dutch Literature] (2022).

Priscila Alvarez-Cueva
postdoctoral fellow at the faculty of information and audiovisual media of University of Barcelonay
Priscila Alvarez-Cueva is a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral fellow at the faculty of information and audiovisual media of University of Barcelona, and collaborates in the intercultural communication KCT. She holds a bachelors in social communication and advertising at the University of Azuay (Ecuador) and a master in international studies, media, power and difference at Pompeu Fabra University (Spain). She received her PhD from Pompeu Fabra University (Spain) with an international mention. Moreover, she is a visiting scholar in Universidade do Porto (Portugal) and KULeuven (Belgium). Her main research area combines cultural studies and communication studies from both gender and decolonial perspectives. Her teaching background relates to gender studies, journalism and communication.

Rena Zendedel
Assistant professor at Utrecht University
Rena Zendedel is assistant professor at Utrecht University, in the Department of Languages, Literature and Communication in the section on Translation, Intercultural Communication and Education. Her research has been focused on informal interpreting in medical settings and she is currently developing her research more into the studies of intercultural competences of (exchange) students and teachers. She is also a trainer of intercultural competences in different settings and she teaches several courses in the MA program on Intercultural Communication.

Réka Boros
Student Representative of ELTE in the CHARM-EU alliance
As a Hungarian student from the countryside, ELTE (Eötvös Loránd University) was the force that made me move to the capital city. Studying International Business Economics on the Bachelor’s level at Faculty of Economics and working for Students’ representation for more than three years now.
Currently working for the Students’ Union on University level as the Vice-president for Foreign Affairs, thus working as the student representative of ELTE in the CHARM-EU alliance as well.
With all this aiming to contribute equal chances and standards for ELTE citizens regardless of nationality, culture or even study field and in the same time to support all possible students of ELTE to be able to experience international life within the walls of our university or abroad.
For this working together with a committee consisting all representatives from each Faculty of ELTE equally Hungarians and Foreign Students.

Silvia Gallagher
CHARM European Universities Research Fellow at Trinity College, the University of Dublin
Dr Silvia Gallagher is a CHARM European Universities Research Fellow at Trinity College, the University of Dublin. Her research interests lie in higher education innovation, focusing on teaching and learning design, education for sustainability, online learning, microcredentials, and inter-institutional collaborations. She is particularly interested in transdisciplinary research and innovation, challenge based learning, and qualitative research methods. She currently teaches on the Transdisciplinary Research Methods module, is a mentor and a member of the Programmatic Assessment Committee for the CHARM-EU Masters in Global Challenges for Sustainability.

Szilvia Szöllősi
Head of the Rector’s Cabinet University Strategy Office @ Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Proactive, solution oriented management professional with 13+ years of experience in international project coordination and project management, working towards an ever higher level of synergy between science and society.
As Head of the RC USO at ELTE supervised by the Vice-Rector of General Affairs, Szilvia is involved in institution-wide strategy making as well as coordination and implementation of development projects related to all aspects of sustainability, innovation, emerging technologies and third mission; also, she is responsible for the coordination of ELTE’s participation in various Hungarian and international, multisectoral, multidisciplinary project in cooperation with extra-academia stakeholders.
Actively involved in CHARM-EU since 2021, mainly focusing on external stakeholder engagement, research & innovation strategy and internal dissemination.

Zuhal Okan
Senior Lecturer at ELT Department, Faculty of Education at Çukurova University
Zuhal Okan holds a PhD degree from the University of Kent at Canterbury, the UK. She currently works at ELT Department, Faculty of Education, at Çukurova University as senior lecturer. She teaches courses such as Drama in ELT, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Teacher Education and Critical Discourse Analysis at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research interests include discourse analysis, educational technology and teacher education. More recently though her focus is on the relationship between language and social justice or more precisely about relationships between the way the language is used and the challenge of providing equal opportunities in the society regardless of one’s gender, ethnic identity, wealth, educational background, or other identifiers.
She is also the project coordinator of the EUPeace University Alliance at Çukurova University.

practical information
We are honoured that you accepted our invitation to attend and contribute to the 2024 CHARM-EU Annual Conference. In this document, we provide you with the essential practical information to ensure a joyful conference experience.
You can also download our practical information pack in a PDF document here.

Event information and venues

Date: 5 November 2024, 8:30 – 20:30
Main venue (A): Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), H-1053 Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3. Aula Magna (how to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ArmsBK1UNUL1prU99)
Some of the workshops and the evening sessions will be organised at a different venue. Organizing team members will assist you during the short walk to the workshop venues.
Venue B (workshops 1 & 3): ELTE Faculty of Humanities, H-1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4/F. (how to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QymFK6EpWbAR7RC77. See campus map here.)
Venue C (workshop 5): ELTE University Library and Archives, H-1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6. (how to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TGNpas7VxVYK1k637)
Venue D (evening sessions): ELTE Faculty of Humanities, H-1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4/G. “Gólyavár” (how to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jGLsriyfVKMMYL7d9. See campus map here.)
Download our interactive map with all the venues here.
Format: On-site with plenary sessions live streamed on the CHARM-EU YouTube Channel. The workshops and evening sessions are designed as presential sessions.
Speech-to-Text Reporters provide real-time captioning. Their expertise is essential to cater to the greatest level of attendees’ access and participation needs. Inclusion by design means designing the environment from the beginning to the greatest extent of users. This is a preventive approach (rather than fixing the environment retrospectively) along with the hybrid feature, in line with core CHARM-EU values.

Agenda

8:30 – 9:00: Registration (Venue A)
9:00 – 9:30: Welcome addresses (Venue A)
9:30 – 10:00: Keynote speech (Venue A)
10:15 – 11:30: Intercultural awareness in European Universities Alliances – Panel session (Venue A)
11:30 – 13:00: Group photo and Lunch Break (Venue A)
13:00 – 13:30: Opening of the CHARM-EU Cultural Festival (Venue A)
13:30 – 14:45: Global South Perspectives in European Higher Education – Panel session (Venue A)
14:45 – 15:15: Coffee break and short walk to the different venues of the workshops
15:15 – 16:45: Workshop sessions (some of them at a different venue)
Session 1: Developing an intercultural positionality resource for Challenge Based Learning (Venue B, Room 25, Building F)
Session 2: Exchange students’ interculturality experiences (Venue A, Faculty Meeting Room (groundfloor), main building)
Session 3: Culture(s) and Story Circles (Venue B, Room 101, Building F)
Session 4: Interactive debate on the AI era challenges of multilingualism in Europe (Venue A, Ceremonial Hall, main building)
Session 5: Cross-institutional and intercultural collaboration: A look into the European University Alliances’ joint virtual offices and interconnected support structures (Venue C, ELTE University Library and Archives)
16:45 – 18:00: Break
18:00 – 19:00: Poster session on intercultural best practices (Venue D)
19:00 – 19:15: Closing speech (Venue D)
19:15 – 20:30: Evening programme (Venue D)

Travel to Budapest

Budapest is rich in natural beauty and pearls of architecture and it is also a UNESCO cultural heritage site. Located in the centre of Europe, it is easily reachable from any European country.
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport serves flights to all major European destinations and Budapest, due to its central location, can also be easily reached by train, bus or car. For more information please visit:
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
MÁV – The Hungarian Railways
Important: From July to 31 December 2024, Hungary is holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. During this period, an increased number of delegations will be visiting the country, primarily via Ferenc Liszt International Airport. A number of high-level meetings will take place between the 4th and 8th of November (you can find the official calendar of meetings here). Please consider that travel between the airport and city center might take more time than usual.

How to get to the city centre from the airport?

Important: From July to 31 December 2024, Hungary is holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. During this period, an increased number of delegations will be visiting the country, primarily via Ferenc Liszt International Airport. A number of high-level meetings will take place between the 4th and 8th of November (you can find the official calendar of meetings here). Please consider that travel between the airport and city center might take more time than usual.
BKK airport shuttle bus
Airport shuttle bus 100E is in operation between Liszt Ferenc International Airport and Deák Ferenc tér, one of Budapest’s major transport hubs, running via Kálvin tér. This bus operates seven days a week (every 6-15 minutes during the day, 30-40 minutes during the night).
The 100E shuttle bus provides a convenient, cost-effective and fast connection between the airport and the city centre. The service is only available with an airport shuttle bus single ticket, which costs 2200 HUF. Please note that other tickets or passes are not valid for this service.
More details about the 100E airport shuttle bus:
https://bkk.hu/en/travel-information/airport-express
Public transport from the airport to the city centre
Bus line 200E operates 24 hours a day according to the usual schedule (every 10-12 minutes during the day, 30-60 minutes during the night) between the airport and Kőbánya-Kispest.
Passengers require a valid ticket or pass (please note that the Airport Shuttle Bus Single Ticket is not accepted on bus line 200E). You can use a single ticket (450 HUF), a travel card (e.g. 90-minutes ticket for 750 HUF) or a pass (e.g.15-days pass) for this service. Ticket types and prices can be found here: https://bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/prices/
When the bus 200E arrives from the airport to Kőbánya-Kispest, which is the other end of the bus line, you should change to metro M3 or Blue Line. Follow the signs from the bus stop to the metro station (it is the terminus so you cannot miss the right direction). Please make sure you take one of the blue or white metro carriages and not a railway train (as the railway station is next to the metro station) to go to the city centre (Kálvin tér or Deák Ferenc tér).
Please note that if you used a single ticket in bus 200E, you need another ticket for using the metro.
Airport Shuttle
The official airport shuttle for Budapest Airport is miniBUD, which transports passengers in mini or ordinary buses/coaches. The service can be ordered on the spot or in advance for a certain time and date. Drivers speak foreign languages and are absolutely familiar with the traffic in Budapest, the shortest and fastest routes, so it is an ideal solution for passengers to reach their destination easily, fast and safely.
A one-way transfer to the city centre costs appr. 26 EUR (10000 HUF), a return ticket costs appr. 47 EUR (18000 HUF) per person. The service is cheaper for more than one travellers. More information about miniBUD and booking options: https://www.minibud.hu
Taxi
Főtaxi is the taxi company that can operate taxi service at the airport. Reservations can be made in person at the Főtaxi booths located at the exits of Terminals 2A and 2B. At the taxi ranks in front of the stands, taxis are continuously waiting for passengers. (Please be careful and always choose a taxi that belongs to a specific taxi company.)
A ride to the city centre should typically cost around 10800 HUF (28 EUR), depending on traffic conditions.
More information about the taxi service at the airport: https://www.bud.hu/en/passengers/transport/airport_transfer_and_other_services/taxi

Public transport in Budapest

You can find travel and ticket information, timetables and a trip planner on the website of BKK (Budapesti Közlekedési Központ), which operates the public transport system in Budapest: https://bkk.hu/en/
Tickets can only be purchased for Forint (HUF). A single ticket (valid for one ride) costs 450 HUF. More information about the ticket types and prices can be found here: https://bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/prices/
You can also download the BKK application to your mobile phone, called BudapestGo. With the help of the app, you can buy your BKK mobile tickets: https://bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/budapestgo/
Google Maps is also a reliable option for planning your journey.
You can find more details about travel options, daytime and night transport in Budapest here:
https://bkk.hu/en/visiting-budapest/travel-options/

Hotel options

If you are a visitor at ELTE, we recommend you the following hotels close to our campuses in the downtown of Budapest. For further information, please contact the hotels directly.

IBIS Budapest Centrum Hotel*** (Ráday Street)
Mercure Budapest Korona Hotel**** (Kálvin Square)
Hotel Erzsébet City Center*** (Károlyi Mihály Street)
Hotel Astoria**** (Kossuth Lajos Street)

Useful information

Local time zone
Hungary is in the Central European Time (CET) zone, UTC+1.
Currency
The Hungarian currency is Forint (HUF/Ft).
Although there are some stores that accept Euro, as well, the exchange rates at these places often do not follow the most up-to-date bank rates, and it is not in favour of the customers. Thus, we advise you to change money at home, at the airport or at the train station.
You can also use your credit cards in almost each stores, restaurants and hotels.
Tap water
The tap water is potable in Hungary.
Electricity in Hungary
Electricity in Hungary is the European standard: 220-240 V. If you are coming from a country with a different standard for electricity, you may need an adapter or a voltage converter to use your electronic devices.
Electrical sockets (outlets) in Hungary are one of the two European standard electrical socket types: The “Type C” Europlug and the “Type E” and “Type F” Schuko. If your appliance’s plug does not match the shape of these sockets, you will need a travel plug adapter in order to plug in.
No smoking indoor
Smoking is strictly prohibited in restaurants, bars, clubs, at bus stops and in 50 m area of public institutions.
In case of emergency
Pharmacies are usually open until 8 p.m., but some are open around the clock where pharmacists work on night duty. Please note, that if you go to a pharmacy in the evening or during the night, you have to go to a special window and sometimes ring a bell, too.
A 24-hour pharmacy in the city centre: Teréz Patika (1067 Budapest, Teréz körút 41.)
Emergency numbers

Ambulance: 104
Police: 107
Fire department: 105
Central ER number: 112

Contact information

In case of any questions, queries, or emergencies, please, contact Maria Szulovszky, CHARM-EU Communications Officer at ELTE, maria.szulovszky@rk.elte.hu.
If you need an attendance certificate, please contact blanca.burillo@ub.edu.
On behalf of the community of CHARM-EU we wish you a fruitful conference!

Date: 5 November 2024, 8:30 – 20:30
Main venue (A): Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), H-1053 Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3. Aula Magna (how to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ArmsBK1UNUL1prU99)
Some of the workshops and the evening sessions will be organised at a different venue. Organizing team members will assist you during the short walk to the workshop venues.
Venue B (workshops 1 & 3): ELTE Faculty of Humanities, H-1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4/F. (how to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QymFK6EpWbAR7RC77. See campus map here.)
Venue C (workshop 5): ELTE University Library and Archives, H-1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6. (how to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TGNpas7VxVYK1k637)
Venue D (evening sessions): ELTE Faculty of Humanities, H-1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4/G. “Gólyavár” (how to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jGLsriyfVKMMYL7d9. See campus map here.)
Download our interactive map with all the venues here.
Format: On-site with plenary sessions live streamed on the CHARM-EU YouTube Channel. The workshops and evening sessions are designed as presential sessions.
Speech-to-Text Reporters provide real-time captioning. Their expertise is essential to cater to the greatest level of attendees’ access and participation needs. Inclusion by design means designing the environment from the beginning to the greatest extent of users. This is a preventive approach (rather than fixing the environment retrospectively) along with the hybrid feature, in line with core CHARM-EU values.
8:30 – 9:00: Registration (Venue A)
9:00 – 9:30: Welcome addresses (Venue A)
9:30 – 10:00: Keynote speech (Venue A)
10:15 – 11:30: Intercultural awareness in European Universities Alliances – Panel session (Venue A)
11:30 – 13:00: Group photo and Lunch Break (Venue A)
13:00 – 13:30: Opening of the CHARM-EU Cultural Festival (Venue A)
13:30 – 14:45: Global South Perspectives in European Higher Education – Panel session (Venue A)
14:45 – 15:15: Coffee break and short walk to the different venues of the workshops
15:15 – 16:45: Workshop sessions (some of them at a different venue)
Session 1: Developing an intercultural positionality resource for Challenge Based Learning (Venue B, Room 25, Building F)
Session 2: Exchange students’ interculturality experiences (Venue A, Faculty Meeting Room (groundfloor), main building)
Session 3: Culture(s) and Story Circles (Venue B, Room 101, Building F)
Session 4: Interactive debate on the AI era challenges of multilingualism in Europe (Venue A, Ceremonial Hall, main building)
Session 5: Cross-institutional and intercultural collaboration: A look into the European University Alliances’ joint virtual offices and interconnected support structures (Venue C, ELTE University Library and Archives)
16:45 – 18:00: Break
18:00 – 19:00: Poster session on intercultural best practices (Venue D)
19:00 – 19:15: Closing speech (Venue D)
19:15 – 20:30: Evening programme (Venue D)
Budapest is rich in natural beauty and pearls of architecture and it is also a UNESCO cultural heritage site. Located in the centre of Europe, it is easily reachable from any European country.
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport serves flights to all major European destinations and Budapest, due to its central location, can also be easily reached by train, bus or car. For more information please visit:
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
MÁV – The Hungarian Railways
Important: From July to 31 December 2024, Hungary is holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. During this period, an increased number of delegations will be visiting the country, primarily via Ferenc Liszt International Airport. A number of high-level meetings will take place between the 4th and 8th of November (you can find the official calendar of meetings here). Please consider that travel between the airport and city center might take more time than usual.
Important: From July to 31 December 2024, Hungary is holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. During this period, an increased number of delegations will be visiting the country, primarily via Ferenc Liszt International Airport. A number of high-level meetings will take place between the 4th and 8th of November (you can find the official calendar of meetings here). Please consider that travel between the airport and city center might take more time than usual.
BKK airport shuttle bus
Airport shuttle bus 100E is in operation between Liszt Ferenc International Airport and Deák Ferenc tér, one of Budapest’s major transport hubs, running via Kálvin tér. This bus operates seven days a week (every 6-15 minutes during the day, 30-40 minutes during the night).
The 100E shuttle bus provides a convenient, cost-effective and fast connection between the airport and the city centre. The service is only available with an airport shuttle bus single ticket, which costs 2200 HUF. Please note that other tickets or passes are not valid for this service.
More details about the 100E airport shuttle bus:
https://bkk.hu/en/travel-information/airport-express
Public transport from the airport to the city centre
Bus line 200E operates 24 hours a day according to the usual schedule (every 10-12 minutes during the day, 30-60 minutes during the night) between the airport and Kőbánya-Kispest.
Passengers require a valid ticket or pass (please note that the Airport Shuttle Bus Single Ticket is not accepted on bus line 200E). You can use a single ticket (450 HUF), a travel card (e.g. 90-minutes ticket for 750 HUF) or a pass (e.g.15-days pass) for this service. Ticket types and prices can be found here: https://bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/prices/
When the bus 200E arrives from the airport to Kőbánya-Kispest, which is the other end of the bus line, you should change to metro M3 or Blue Line. Follow the signs from the bus stop to the metro station (it is the terminus so you cannot miss the right direction). Please make sure you take one of the blue or white metro carriages and not a railway train (as the railway station is next to the metro station) to go to the city centre (Kálvin tér or Deák Ferenc tér).
Please note that if you used a single ticket in bus 200E, you need another ticket for using the metro.
Airport Shuttle
The official airport shuttle for Budapest Airport is miniBUD, which transports passengers in mini or ordinary buses/coaches. The service can be ordered on the spot or in advance for a certain time and date. Drivers speak foreign languages and are absolutely familiar with the traffic in Budapest, the shortest and fastest routes, so it is an ideal solution for passengers to reach their destination easily, fast and safely.
A one-way transfer to the city centre costs appr. 26 EUR (10000 HUF), a return ticket costs appr. 47 EUR (18000 HUF) per person. The service is cheaper for more than one travellers. More information about miniBUD and booking options: https://www.minibud.hu
Taxi
Főtaxi is the taxi company that can operate taxi service at the airport. Reservations can be made in person at the Főtaxi booths located at the exits of Terminals 2A and 2B. At the taxi ranks in front of the stands, taxis are continuously waiting for passengers. (Please be careful and always choose a taxi that belongs to a specific taxi company.)
A ride to the city centre should typically cost around 10800 HUF (28 EUR), depending on traffic conditions.
More information about the taxi service at the airport: https://www.bud.hu/en/passengers/transport/airport_transfer_and_other_services/taxi
You can find travel and ticket information, timetables and a trip planner on the website of BKK (Budapesti Közlekedési Központ), which operates the public transport system in Budapest: https://bkk.hu/en/
Tickets can only be purchased for Forint (HUF). A single ticket (valid for one ride) costs 450 HUF. More information about the ticket types and prices can be found here: https://bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/prices/
You can also download the BKK application to your mobile phone, called BudapestGo. With the help of the app, you can buy your BKK mobile tickets: https://bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/budapestgo/
Google Maps is also a reliable option for planning your journey.
You can find more details about travel options, daytime and night transport in Budapest here:
https://bkk.hu/en/visiting-budapest/travel-options/
If you are a visitor at ELTE, we recommend you the following hotels close to our campuses in the downtown of Budapest. For further information, please contact the hotels directly.

IBIS Budapest Centrum Hotel*** (Ráday Street)
Mercure Budapest Korona Hotel**** (Kálvin Square)
Hotel Erzsébet City Center*** (Károlyi Mihály Street)
Hotel Astoria**** (Kossuth Lajos Street)

Local time zone
Hungary is in the Central European Time (CET) zone, UTC+1.
Currency
The Hungarian currency is Forint (HUF/Ft).
Although there are some stores that accept Euro, as well, the exchange rates at these places often do not follow the most up-to-date bank rates, and it is not in favour of the customers. Thus, we advise you to change money at home, at the airport or at the train station.
You can also use your credit cards in almost each stores, restaurants and hotels.
Tap water
The tap water is potable in Hungary.
Electricity in Hungary
Electricity in Hungary is the European standard: 220-240 V. If you are coming from a country with a different standard for electricity, you may need an adapter or a voltage converter to use your electronic devices.
Electrical sockets (outlets) in Hungary are one of the two European standard electrical socket types: The “Type C” Europlug and the “Type E” and “Type F” Schuko. If your appliance’s plug does not match the shape of these sockets, you will need a travel plug adapter in order to plug in.
No smoking indoor
Smoking is strictly prohibited in restaurants, bars, clubs, at bus stops and in 50 m area of public institutions.
In case of emergency
Pharmacies are usually open until 8 p.m., but some are open around the clock where pharmacists work on night duty. Please note, that if you go to a pharmacy in the evening or during the night, you have to go to a special window and sometimes ring a bell, too.
A 24-hour pharmacy in the city centre: Teréz Patika (1067 Budapest, Teréz körút 41.)
Emergency numbers

Ambulance: 104
Police: 107
Fire department: 105
Central ER number: 112

In case of any questions, queries, or emergencies, please, contact Maria Szulovszky, CHARM-EU Communications Officer at ELTE, maria.szulovszky@rk.elte.hu.
If you need an attendance certificate, please contact blanca.burillo@ub.edu.
On behalf of the community of CHARM-EU we wish you a fruitful conference!
Call for posters
The poster session will be a space where members of European University Alliances, university staff, students and external stakeholders can exchange ideas and discuss practical cases.

When? 5 November 2024 from 18:00 to 19:00
Where? ELTE Faculty of Humanities, H-1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4/G. “Gólyavár” (how to arrive: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jGLsriyfVKMMYL7d9)

Posters should reflect intercultural experiences and best practices of intercultural learning where participants will be able to examine the overarching issue of culture with its interpretations and role in deepening transnational and inter-institutional collaboration within and beyond Alliances.
The call is open to European Universities Alliances and other institutions working on the topic, who would like to share their intercultural educational and research activities.
Send us your proposal and join us at the CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2024!
Open call for posters
If you are interested in presenting a poster at the CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2024 “European Universities and Intercultural Learning”, please send us an abstract reflecting the case study. The abstract should be between 300 to 500 words and should include the following information:

Description of the intercultural activity
Description of the outcomes
If you have any support material, please share it with us (website, videos, infographics, articles, etc.).

Format of the poster: A2 vertical
The deadline for this open call is Friday 4th October 2024. The selection of the posters will be communicated by Tuesday 8th October.
Please send your proposal for the poster session to blanca.burillo@ub.edu

Posters

Have a look at the posters presented on the Poster Session:

Book of your life
Beyond Borders and Realities – a Holistic Approach to Hybrid TEFL Seminars
Transforming into a pan-European course
Scientifics Hubs and transculturality
Intercultural Competences and Learning of University International
Winter School
Intercultural Collaboration in Hybrid Learning Spaces
Navigating global challenges locally a transcultural experience in education
Multiculturalism & Interculturality Literature Children
Enhancing Student Soft Skills and Cultural Awareness Through Student Hackathons
Aspects of multiculturalism in mentoring
The Trinity-Inclusive Curriculum Project
Interculturality on a Daily Basis
Beyond differences To an enriched perspective

Have a look at the posters presented on the Poster Session:

Book of your life
Beyond Borders and Realities – a Holistic Approach to Hybrid TEFL Seminars
Transforming into a pan-European course
Scientifics Hubs and transculturality
Intercultural Competences and Learning of University International
Winter School
Intercultural Collaboration in Hybrid Learning Spaces
Navigating global challenges locally a transcultural experience in education
Multiculturalism & Interculturality Literature Children
Enhancing Student Soft Skills and Cultural Awareness Through Student Hackathons
Aspects of multiculturalism in mentoring
The Trinity-Inclusive Curriculum Project
Interculturality on a Daily Basis
Beyond differences To an enriched perspective

CHARM-EU Cultural Festival 2024
2024-11-05 - 2024-11-06 | ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Múzeum krt. 4., 6–8., Budapest, 1088, Hungary
We are excited to announce and invite you the first ever CHARM-EU Cultural Festival! Join us to dive into the cultures and languages of our universities, meet and connect with fellow students, teachers and staff from partner institutions and take part in a diverse set of programs and activities on cultures, languages and interculturality!
Complementing our Annual Conference 2024, the event will showcase and celebrate the cultures of CHARM-EU partner universities, engaging visitors in a rich diversity of cultural programmes, challenges and fun activities. We warmly welcome everyone interested in experiencing interculturality and multilingualism in a joyful festival environment.

When: 5-6 November 2024
Where: Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Humanities, Budapest, Hungary (central location) + CHARM-EU partner universities (local programmes)
Format: essentially on-site with some hybrid elements

The main location of this year’s festival is the Faculty of Humanities at ELTE (Budapest), offering a wide range of cultural programs and fun activities spanning all kinds of art forms and showcasing all CHARM-EU languages. In addition, partner universities also provide local programs to engage participants from our campuses in Barcelona, Dublin, Utrecht, Montpellier, Turku, Würzburg, Mülheim and Bergen.
The programme will include:

cultural activities including folk music and dance, choirs, theatre and live readings;
linguistic and cultural games such as quizzes, trivia, and (inter)cultural escape rooms;
movie afternoon with discussion and an intercultural Instagram short film challenge;
interactive excursion, challenge-based public engagement workshop, and a platform for training intercultural communication skills;
cooking clubs, open seminars, photo exhibitions, international karaoke night, and more!

Please join the Cultural Festival event on Facebook and LinkedIn, or subscribe to the CHARM-EU newsletter to stay tuned for the latest festival information!
While ‘interculturality’ is an important phenomenon and principle in the background of the event, the direct purpose of the Festival is that participants experience CHARM-EU languages and cultures through the various programme elements that: introduce cultures and languages through engaging, team-based, challenge-driven activities; do not require academic background knowledge from the participants; introduce cultures in a respectful manner following the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion; and harmonise with CHARM-EU educational principles and align with CHARM-EU principles and practices of sustainability.

Programmes in Budapest (main location)

Programmes at partner universities

Join the event on Facebook!

Join the event on LinkedIn!

CHARM-EU DAYS 2024
2024-11-05 - 2024-11-06
Complementing our Annual Conference with the first ever CHARM-EU Cultural Festival, the CHARM-EU Days 2024 will focus on the broad concept of culture and intercultural learning, embracing the richness of diversity within European University Alliances and celebrating it as a source of strength and inspiration.
Europe’s culture is diverse and rooted in its art, architecture, traditions, cuisines, music, folklore, embroidery, film, literature, economics, philosophy and religious customs. European higher education reflects this rich diversity with various types of institutions representing differing geographical, historical, cultural and lingual perspectives. Operating in an intercultural and boundary-spanning atmosphere since its establishment European University Alliances are in a unique position that comes with both challenges and opportunities for unleashing creativity and building synergies for a more sustainable and inclusive future. While recognizing and building on the diversity of culture represented within their own community, Alliances are also expected to reflect European values and identity and simultaneously harness connections with partners outside Europe.
The Annual Conference provides an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and practice of intercultural learning and to examine the overarching issue of culture with its interpretations and role in deepening transnational and inter-institutional collaboration within and beyond Alliances. The Cultural Festival is aimed at showcasing CHARM-EU members’ languages and cultures and engaging visitors in activities that provide insight into CHARM-EU cultures in a playful way. You can find out more about these events below.

Annual Conference

Cultural Festival

The Africa Charter: Advancing transformative research collaborations between Africa and the rest of the world
2024-11-06 - 2024-11-07
The Coimbra Group is delighted to invite you to register for a 2 part, interactive workshop in Brussels on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 November 2024, convened jointly by the University of Bristol and the Coimbra Group Global Partnerships Working Group, with the support of the University of Bergen, to present and discuss the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations.
The Africa Charter, co-created by Africa’s major higher education constituencies, is an Africa-centred framework for advancing a transformative mode of research collaborations that will serve to uphold the continent’s place in- and foster a more equitable- global system of scientific knowledge production. It was co-facilitated by the University of Bristol’s Perivoli Africa Research Centre. The Coimbra Group was amongst the first signatories, which now number more than 100 Institutions.
The 1st part of the workshop on Wednesday 6 November from 10:00-19:30 at the Fondation Universitaire (Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Brussels) will combine plenary sessions with small group discussions on the relevance and translation into practice of the Africa Charter’s 10 principles in the evolution of Africa-Europe research collaborations. It will conclude with a networking reception.
The 2nd part on Thursday 7 November from 09:00-14:00 at Norway House (Rue Archimède 17, 1000 Brussels) will explore the implications of the Charter’s 6 aspirations on change in higher education policy and regulatory architectures, for the further shaping of Africa-R&I policy and funding, including within the AU-EU Innovation Agenda as well as in the EU framework programmes for R&I. It will conclude with a networking lunch.
The event will be relevant to university Rectors and Vice-Rectors, academics, and staff, policymakers and funders, and the wider R&I community from both continents. Further details are available here and registration is open here.

Blended Learning Workshop for Academic Staff, by JMU
2024-11-15 08:30 - 2024-11-29 11:45 (Europe/Paris)
Blended learning describes the meaningful combination of face-to-face learning and online learning. In this 2-day workshop, you will be introduced to various possibilities for the didactic and methodological implementation of blended learning. Through practical exercises and reflective phases, the workshop offers an interactive exploration of different ways to facilitate blended learning.
Between the two sessions, you will develop your own blended learning concept tailored to the learning objectives and context of the course you are teaching. Following feedback from other participants, you will receive further ideas for implementing your concept and reflect on the opportunities and limitations of blended learning in your own teaching.
You find the full information about these workshops on the JWMU website.
Dates:

Friday, 15 November 2024, 8.30 am to 1.30 pm
Friday, 29 November 2024, 8.30 am to 11.45 am

Format:

Online (Zoom)
