Which and How Many Engineers for Tomorrow?
2024-11-27 09:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris) | Maison Irène et Frédéric Joliot Curie, Rue du Trône 100, Brussels, Maison Irène et Frédéric Joliot Curie, Rue du Trône, Brussels, Belgium
A union of skills for a sovereign and prosperous Europe facing demographic and technological challenges.
Find the programme here: https://charm-eu.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Which-and-how-many-engineers-for-tomorrow-Programme.pdf

World Café: Best Practices for European University Alliances in Professional Development
2024-12-03 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)
Zoom meeting information: Please follow the link.
Meeting ID: 624 4554 5077 Password: [REDACTED]
Join CHARM-EU for an inspiring online event, “World Café: Best Practices for European University Alliances in Professional Development” on the 3rd of December from 10:00 to 12:00 CET.

This event promises to be an interactive and enriching experience, bringing together experts and enthusiasts from across European University alliances to share insights, strategies, and success stories that are shaping the future of higher education. Together, we’ll explore key themes, including professional development, innovative teaching methods, hybrid learning environments, digital transformation, and sustainability in education.

Here’s what awaits you at this engaging event:

Gain insights from CHARM-EU and other leading European experts
Participate in interactive discussions and have your questions answered in real-time.
Connect and network with peers and professionals from across the field.

Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate, learn, and grow with like-minded individuals passionate about driving positive change in education. We look forward to welcoming you!

For presenters: If you’d like to share some of the best practices you’ve worked on, please fill in this form: https://forms.office.com/e/Gj1gt9wiNH. We ask you to prepare a 5-minute presentation, accompanied by 2 slides. The presentation will be followed by enriching discussions!

Target audience: We invite people working in European University Alliances in the field of professional development, educational innovation, learning & development or educational support.

Opening session 10:00-10:45 CET
Welcome by Nataliia Lazebna (JMU) & Annet van der Riet (UU) leads CHARM-EU professional development

Nataliia Lazebna: Education Manager CHARM-EU | Zentrum für wissenschaftliche Bildung und Lehre, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany
Annet van der Riet: Educational Scientist & Lead professional development CHARM-EU | Utrecht University, Netherlands

Key note on Trends in European Higher Education & Professional Development by Katrine Moland Hansen (UiB)
Katrine Moland Hansen is an experienced professional in the education sector, with international expertise in industrial and internal market policy, as well as EU affairs. At the University of Bergen, she leads projects focused on institutional development, university-business cooperation, and internationalisation. Her professional interests include innovative teaching and learning, lifelong learning, and linking research with education. During the winter school Katrine will focus on European funding opportunities.
Breakout rooms 10:45 – 11:30 CET
In each breakout room we will start with 5 min. presentations by the speakers, followed by an interactive discussion with the participants.
Breakout 1: Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Environments

Hybrid classroom teaching – a CHARM-EU case example
By Katrin Niewalda (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany), Anna Granberg (Abo Akademi University, Finland)
Writerly teaching and learning
By Robert Morris Gray (University of Bergen, Norway)

Breakout 2: Digital Transformation in Education

AI & Data-Driven Studies (a case study of Foreign Language Methodology Class at JMU)
By Nataliia Lazebna (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany)
GenAI professional development and policy at Utrecht University
By Davitze Könning (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
Open Course: Using GenAI in T&L in Higher Education
By Ana Elena Schalk (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

Breakout 3: Intercultural Competences and Inclusive education

Case examples on intercultural projects: ‘Fostering Women’s Leadership in Ukrainian Academia and ‘An Intersectional and Culturally Responsive Perspective’ project between Mariupol State University, Ukraine and the University of Hull, UK
By Natalia Marakhovska (Mariupol State University, Ukraine; Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Case example: designing an online module for Student Intercultural Competences
By Rena Zendendel (Utrecht University, Netherlands) & Pricila Álvarez Cueva (University of Barcelona, Spain)

Breakout 4: Professional Development in Higher Education

Staff development in higher education inter-institutional collaborations: an exploratory literature review.
By Silvia Gallagher (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
Case example: Centre for innovation in teaching and learning (Centre pour l’Innovation Pédagogique et Numérique – CIPEN) at the University Gustave Eiffel
By Rada Mogliacci (University Gustave Eiffel, France)
Fostering International Research Collaboration: Opportunities with the British Academy
Dr. Liliia Bespala, Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University (Ukraine)/ University of Oxford (UK)

Breakout 5: Sustainability in Higher Education

Transnational online learning: a course catalogue of CHARM-EU
By Mirne van der Cammen (Utrecht University, Netherlands)
(TBC) Virtual Mobility Offer in the ENLIGHT Alliance
By Judith Goris (University of Gent, Belgium)
Blended mobility: showcasing a sustainable, challenge-based Blended Intensive Programme of CHARM-EU.
By Yuanfei Huang (University of Montpellier, France)
Case example: The sustainability laboratory WueLAB at University of Würzburg
By Maria Theresa Dömling (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany)
Supporting Academic Staff to embed ESD into the curriculum
By Caitríona Ní Shé (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Closing session 11:30 -12:00 CET
Closing session on the group reflections from the breakout rooms and sharing best practices among universities and European University Alliances.
Looking forward to meeting you online!

Questions?
Any questions, or would you like to add or present a topic? Please send an email to Annet van der Riet (a.c.vanderriet@uu.nl) – Lead professional development & onboarding for CHARM-EU.

EACEA Online Infoday: Capacity Building in Higher Education action
2024-12-05 10:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Paris)
The European, Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) is organising an Infoday on Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) – 2025 Call for proposals, focusing on what is new and on how to prepare a competitive proposal.
The Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) action supports international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in higher education. It supports the relevance, quality, modernisation and responsiveness of higher education in third countries not associated to the Erasmus+ programme for socio-economic recovery, growth and prosperity and reacting to recent trends, in particular economic globalisation but also the recent decline in human development, fragility, and rising social, economic and environmental inequalities.
The Erasmus+ CBHE action contributes also to the broader policy objectives that are being pursued between the European Commission and the third countries not associated to the Programme, including the Global Gateway investment packages.
This event will provide you with information on the main features and novelties of the action and you will have the chance to find tips, ask questions and get the answers online.
Full information and link to registration is found on the European Commissions’s website.

Empowering Youth - Active Participation and Engagement within the EDUC Alliance and Beyond
2024-12-12 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/Paris)
Participate in an engaging online event focused on youth empowerment and active participation within the European Digital UniverCity (EDUC) Alliance and beyond. This event will bring together youth voices and alliance representatives to discuss how young people are actively shaping the future of European university collaborations.
Full information, including program overview, available on EDUC’s website.

Policy workshop – Bridging the gap between academia and Life-Long Learning: the case of EUTOPIA-FLECSLAB
2024-12-12 10:30 - 13:30 (Europe/Paris) | European Economic & Social Committee Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
FLECSLAB stands for Flexible Learning Communities Supporting Lifelong Learning Across Borders and is an Erasmus+ project developed within one of the now 64 European Universities alliances, EUTOPIA. We would like to discuss key findings and next steps with core stakeholders in the lifelong learning arena. The FLECSLAB project is a response to the European Commission’s ambitions in the field of lifelong learning by developing flexible mechanisms that recognise short-term intensive learning efforts in a transnational context. The distinctiveness of FLECSLAB’s approach is to use European Universities alliances as the driving force for integrating an innovative lifelong learning package into the existing curriculum of the partner universities, thereby differing from the common practices to create new full fledge degrees and/or complementary units within HEI for responding to adult learners.
More information and registration before 7 December here.

CHARM-EU Winter School 2025
2025-01-13 - 2025-01-17 | Utrecht University, CHARM-EU, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Transformational leadership in inter-institutional higher education
Specifications:

Calendar: 13-17 January 2025
Post-academic
0 ECTS
Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands

All the information here.

IDEM Final Conference
2025-01-23
Welcome to the IDEM – Inclusion, Diversity, Equity in Mobility Final Conference. Marking the culmination of three years of collaborative work among five partner institutions, this event will celebrate IDEM’s collective efforts to promote inclusive and equitable student mobility across Europe.
At the conference the IDEM Mobility Model and IDEM Toolkit will be presented, along with key recommendations and best practices developed through our partnership.
Join in exploring IDEM’s achievements and discussing the future of inclusive mobility in higher education.
This full-day event will feature insightful discussions, interactive moments, and opportunities to connect with professionals dedicated to enhancing diversity in student mobility.
Are you interested in joining? More information and registration available on IDEM’s website.
Venue: NHow Bloom Hotel – Brussels, Belgium

Grand Finale 2025
2025-01-27 09:30 - 2025-01-28 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Edifici Històric, Universitat de Barcelona, Pl. de la Universitat, L'Eixample, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08007, Spain
The CHARM-EU Grand Finale is a showcase event where capstone students present their challenges, followed by a Q&A session with stakeholders and academic supervisors. The event can be attended in person at the Aula Magna, Historic Building, University of Barcelona, or online.
Participants include capstone students, invitees, supervisors, stakeholders, mentors, KCT members, Academic Council members, and Program Board members.

Teams link for DAY 1 – 27th January 2025

Teams link for DAY 2 – 28th January 2025

Monday January 27, 2025
9:30 – 10:00 Arrival and registration

10:00 – 10:30 Welcome and presentation of the agenda: “Capstone Challenges presentation”

Speakers:

Annisa Triyanti (Capstone Coordinator, UU)
Avelina Tortosa (UB Master’s Coordinator)

10:30 – 11:05 CHALLENGE 1: Budapest, the City of Spas: Sustainable Water, Spa and Heritage Governance

Students:

Maeve Trainor
Clothilde Raysseguier
Anya van der Vleuten
Emily Ho

Stakeholder: Andrea Velich, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and Szilvia Czinege, Budapest Spas (Budapesti Gyógyfürdők és Hévízek)
Academic Supervisor: Andrea Velich (ELTE) and Attila Varga (ELTE)
Second reader: Annisa Triyanti (UU)

11:05 – 11:40 CHALLENGE 2: Budapest, the City on the Danube: promoting sustainable water-management and creative innovations (like the NB-MAR solution)

Students:

Jonas Hessling
Alex Lucas Braggins Montero
Loïs Besselink
Luca Klapper

Stakeholder: Andrea Velich, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and Balázs László, Sustainability Department of the Budapest Waterworks Holding (Fővárosi Vízművek)
Academic supervisors: Andrea Velich (ELTE) and Attila Varga (ELTE)
Second Reader: Anita Erőss (ELTE)

Speakers:

Annisa Triyanti (Capstone Coordinator, UU)
Avelina Tortosa (UB Master’s Coordinator)

Students:

Maeve Trainor
Clothilde Raysseguier
Anya van der Vleuten
Emily Ho

Stakeholder: Andrea Velich, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and Szilvia Czinege, Budapest Spas (Budapesti Gyógyfürdők és Hévízek)
Academic Supervisor: Andrea Velich (ELTE) and Attila Varga (ELTE)
Second reader: Annisa Triyanti (UU)
Students:

Jonas Hessling
Alex Lucas Braggins Montero
Loïs Besselink
Luca Klapper

Stakeholder: Andrea Velich, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and Balázs László, Sustainability Department of the Budapest Waterworks Holding (Fővárosi Vízművek)
Academic supervisors: Andrea Velich (ELTE) and Attila Varga (ELTE)
Second Reader: Anita Erőss (ELTE)
11:40 – 12:00 Break

12:00 – 12:35 CHALLENGE 8: Climate-smart solutions for a resilient agriculture in the Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park

Students

Rachel Nel
Eliana Catgiu
Clara Lerch
Manuel Kaminsky

Stakeholder: Helena Perxacs Motgé & Guillem Caparro, Consorci del Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat
Academic supervisor: Pierre Hohmann (UB)
Second reader: Jose García and Joan Romanya (UB)

12:35 – 13:10 CHALLENGE 10: WOc Living Lab 3M: Transition towards sustainable, local food-producing agriculture in the Montpellier metropolitan area

Students

Lisha Cao
Julien Jonis
Luke Ashton
Jana Tüting

Stakeholder: Justine Bassoul & Olivier Barreteau, University of Montpellier
Academic supervisor: Valerie Borrell (UM)
Second reader: Geoffroy Lesage (UM)

Students

Rachel Nel
Eliana Catgiu
Clara Lerch
Manuel Kaminsky

Stakeholder: Helena Perxacs Motgé & Guillem Caparro, Consorci del Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat
Academic supervisor: Pierre Hohmann (UB)
Second reader: Jose García and Joan Romanya (UB)
Students

Lisha Cao
Julien Jonis
Luke Ashton
Jana Tüting

Stakeholder: Justine Bassoul & Olivier Barreteau, University of Montpellier
Academic supervisor: Valerie Borrell (UM)
Second reader: Geoffroy Lesage (UM)
13:10 – 14:15 Lunch Break

14:15 – 14:50 CHALLENGE 12: Well-being benefits of ‘Factories as a Forest’ (Biomimicry)

Students

Emma Buijse
Jana Smolka
Jimmy Schoots
Juliette Deutsch Lemonier
Marie Dülberg

Stakeholder: Janneke Leenars, Interface
Academic supervisors: Ádám Tóth (UU)
Second reader: Nadja Simons (JMU)

14:50 – 15:25 CHALLENGE 4: How can we promote the spread of sustainable agricultural practices in Sub-Saharan Africa by enabling Restoration Champions to tell their stories better

Students

Damian Penco
Zara Hussey
Kevin Schroeder
Alice Van Hamme

Stakeholder: Wessel van Eeden, World Resources Institute
Academic supervisor: Nandini Gupta (TCD)
Second Reader: Padraig Carmody (TCD)

Students

Emma Buijse
Jana Smolka
Jimmy Schoots
Juliette Deutsch Lemonier
Marie Dülberg

Stakeholder: Janneke Leenars, Interface
Academic supervisors: Ádám Tóth (UU)
Second reader: Nadja Simons (JMU)
Students

Damian Penco
Zara Hussey
Kevin Schroeder
Alice Van Hamme

Stakeholder: Wessel van Eeden, World Resources Institute
Academic supervisor: Nandini Gupta (TCD)
Second Reader: Padraig Carmody (TCD)
15:25 – 15:45 Break

15:45-16:20 CHALLENGE 5: Coastal Cities Sustainability Initiative: Empowering Businesses for SDG 14

Students

Roxanne Hendrix
Carolina Veloso Ferreira
Nina van der Hijden
Thirza Bakker
Nelli Piehl

Stakeholder: Berta Felipe Benavides and Carlos Mallo Molin, Innoceana
Academic supervisors: Miquel Canals and Manel Gazo (UB)
Second reader: Anastasia Tsvetkova (ÅAU)

16:20 – 16:55 CHALLENGE 14: Tipping Points, the AMOC & Health: Navigating Climate’s Delicate Balance

Students

Jasper Ewals
Katia Wagner
Juliane Mirow
Alisia Gahabka

Stakeholder: Andrea Nakoinz, KLUG Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit
Academic supervisor: Hens Runhaar (UU) and Annisa Triyanti (UU)
Second reader: Dinan Wang (HRW)

Students

Roxanne Hendrix
Carolina Veloso Ferreira
Nina van der Hijden
Thirza Bakker
Nelli Piehl

Stakeholder: Berta Felipe Benavides and Carlos Mallo Molin, Innoceana
Academic supervisors: Miquel Canals and Manel Gazo (UB)
Second reader: Anastasia Tsvetkova (ÅAU)
Students

Jasper Ewals
Katia Wagner
Juliane Mirow
Alisia Gahabka

Stakeholder: Andrea Nakoinz, KLUG Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit
Academic supervisor: Hens Runhaar (UU) and Annisa Triyanti (UU)
Second reader: Dinan Wang (HRW)
17:00 End of the day
Tuesday 28 January, 2025
9:30 – 10:00 Arrival and registration

10:00 – 10:35 CHALLENGE 3: Engaging the Public: Inspiring Interest in Sustainable Food Systems

Students:

Taylor Tulissi
Filippo Carminati
Rachel McCaffery
Pablo Weber Garcia

Stakeholder: Aoibhín Heslin, Airfield Estate
Academic supervisors: Nandini Gupta (TCD)
Second reader: Alexander Bönner (HRW)

10:35 – 11:10 CHALLENGE 13: Shaping a Sustainable and Equitable Food System: Co-creating a Healthy, Short Supply Chain Environment for Utrecht

Students:

Didi-Anne Cieremans
Yanhui Wang
Esther Daams
Ethan Youssef

Stakeholder: Jeroen Onck, Utrecht Natuurlijk
Academic supervisor: Julia Tschersich (UU)
Second reader: Viktor Mihucz (ELTE)

Students:

Taylor Tulissi
Filippo Carminati
Rachel McCaffery
Pablo Weber Garcia

Stakeholder: Aoibhín Heslin, Airfield Estate
Academic supervisors: Nandini Gupta (TCD)
Second reader: Alexander Bönner (HRW)
Students:

Didi-Anne Cieremans
Yanhui Wang
Esther Daams
Ethan Youssef

Stakeholder: Jeroen Onck, Utrecht Natuurlijk
Academic supervisor: Julia Tschersich (UU)
Second reader: Viktor Mihucz (ELTE)
11:10 – 11:30 Break

11:30 – 12:05 CHALLENGE 11: Environmental monitoring for reconciling humanity and the planet: human-livestock-wildlife Capstone challenge

Students:

Jorge González Da Riba
Maria Panduro Valencia
Kirian Hirsiger
Sanna Peters

Stakeholder: Armanda Bastos, University of Pretoria
Academic supervisors: Mohlamatsane Mokhatla , Abel Ramoelo , Jeannette Wentzel (UP) and Tahmer Sharkawi (UM)
Local facilitator: Jeanette Wentzeladd

Second reader: Annisa Triyanti (UU)

12:05 – 12:40 CHALLENGE 9: Navigating Marine Conservation with a Community Focus: A Strategic Roadmap for The Lost Compass in Vanuatu

Students:

Sílvia Graells
Luisa Krakau
Laia Alonso Carbó
Marcelo Starobinas

Stakeholder: Mathieu Bourgarel, The Lost Compass
Academic supervisor: Patricia Cucchi (UM)
Second reader: Montserrat Camps (UM)

Students:

Jorge González Da Riba
Maria Panduro Valencia
Kirian Hirsiger
Sanna Peters

Stakeholder: Armanda Bastos, University of Pretoria
Academic supervisors: Mohlamatsane Mokhatla , Abel Ramoelo , Jeannette Wentzel (UP) and Tahmer Sharkawi (UM)
Local facilitator: Jeanette Wentzeladd

Second reader: Annisa Triyanti (UU)
Students:

Sílvia Graells
Luisa Krakau
Laia Alonso Carbó
Marcelo Starobinas

Stakeholder: Mathieu Bourgarel, The Lost Compass
Academic supervisor: Patricia Cucchi (UM)
Second reader: Montserrat Camps (UM)
12:40 – 13:10 Official group photo
13:10 – 14:10 Lunch Break

14:10 – 14:45 CHALLENGE 6: Building a Sustainable Future: Developing a Global Engagement Program for Corporate Sustainability

Students:

Stina Ellen Victoria Olofsson
Vi Tran
Alysha Harnam
Sara Salgado
Alice Casella

Stakeholder: Miguel Angel Heras, Roca Group
Academic supervisor: Liz Arroyo (UB)
Second reader: Magnus Hellström (ÅAU)

14:45 – 15:20 CHALLENGE 7: Driving Sustainability: Innovating Packaging and Distribution Solutions at Escuder

Students:

Sophie van de Water
Emma Egresits
Anabel Meyer
Isabel Giorgioni
Kristiana Qerosi

Stakeholder: Esther Segovia, Lidia Felices & María Martinez, Sucesores de José Escuder, S.L.
Academic supervisors: Monica Martinez Lopez (UB) and Alejandro Calderon Díaz (UB)
Second reader: Viktor Mihucz (ELTE)

Students:

Stina Ellen Victoria Olofsson
Vi Tran
Alysha Harnam
Sara Salgado
Alice Casella

Stakeholder: Miguel Angel Heras, Roca Group
Academic supervisor: Liz Arroyo (UB)
Second reader: Magnus Hellström (ÅAU)
Students:

Sophie van de Water
Emma Egresits
Anabel Meyer
Isabel Giorgioni
Kristiana Qerosi

Stakeholder: Esther Segovia, Lidia Felices & María Martinez, Sucesores de José Escuder, S.L.
Academic supervisors: Monica Martinez Lopez (UB) and Alejandro Calderon Díaz (UB)
Second reader: Viktor Mihucz (ELTE)
15:20 – 15:40 Break

15:40 – 16:15 CHALLENGE 15: Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: Surveying and mapping the legal landscapes

Students:

Gianluigi Grimaldi Maliyar
Jim Gerrits
Marcello Sulsenti
Christelle Sabiteka

Stakeholder: Jana Cox, Utrecht University
Academic supervisor: Abbie Yunita (UU)
Second reader: Silvia Gallagher (TCD)

Students:

Gianluigi Grimaldi Maliyar
Jim Gerrits
Marcello Sulsenti
Christelle Sabiteka

Stakeholder: Jana Cox, Utrecht University
Academic supervisor: Abbie Yunita (UU)
Second reader: Silvia Gallagher (TCD)
16:15 – 16:25 Alumni information
16:25 – 17:15 Student Speeches
17:15 End of the day

KCT on Intercultural Awareness Meeting
2025-01-29 - 2025-01-30
KCT on Intercultural Awareness will develop an extended version of the Intercultural Preparation module during its meeting on January 29 & 30. This enhanced module will feature in-depth content presented through videos, with each chapter exploring various aspects in greater detail.
The meeting will take place in the Historical Building of the University of Barcelona. Address: Aribau Street, 2, 5th floor.
You can find the short module on Intercultural Communication Course here.

MEETING PROGRAMME
JANUARY 29, 2025
09:00 – 09:15 Walk-in
09:15 – 09:30 Welcome session (Harriet, Ines, Alex)
09:30 – 10:00 Speedating (Ines + Alex)
10:00 – 13:00 Preparation Phase Sprints (including Coffee Break 10:45 – 11:00)
(3 sprints in your teams)

Break into smaller groups to develop detailed content of the lecture within the module; online:

Learning outcomes/objectives
Learning activities
Assessment (this might be unnecessary)

13:00 – 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 – 17:00 World Café (including Coffee Break 15:15 – 15:30) (Ines & Alex/Harriet)

Groups pitch their modules
Co-construction and feedback from visitors

17:00 – 17:30 Wrap up of the day

The ideas we want to tackle on day 2

19:00 Dinner
JANUARY 30, 2025
09:00 – 09:15 Walk-in
09:15 – 12:30 Lecture Building (including coffee break 10:30 – 10:45) (Ines & Alex/Harriet)

Role assignment:

Reporter
Voice & Image
Putting the lecture together

Lectures Building

12:30 – 13:30 Wrap-Up & Further Action

Action Plan (concrete actions to be taken and commitment deadlines/teams)
Further collaboration initiatives ideas brainstorming

13:30 – 14:30 Networking Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Wrap-Up & Further Action
16:00 The End

Alumni & Assesment day
2025-01-29 10:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Paris) | Edifici Històric, Universitat de Barcelona, Pl. de la Universitat, L'Eixample, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08007, Spain
Wednesday january 29, 2025
10:00 – 10:15 Arrival and registration
10:15 – 11:00 Alumni activity
11:00 – 12:30 Evaluation of the Capstone: break-out focus group
12:30 – 13:30 Filling out online Phase Review survey
13:30 Closing

Contextualizing Islam and its complex history
2025-01-29 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/Paris)
This lecture aims to provide an informed view of Islam underlining how any attempt to understand such religious tradition needs to account for the complex historical context and development of Islam, distinguishing between the premodern and the modern periods. Such a nuanced approach shall serve to debunk rampant misconceptions about Islam, often reducing its geography, society, and political history into one monolith static perception that cannot withstand any serious scrutiny. Building up on Shahab Ahmed’s perspective in What is Islam? The Importance of Being Islamic, I shall showcase how the broader geography, the heterogeneous identities, and the complex political system of Islam throughout history tell a different story.
Anyone interested in participating online can email johanna.lawall@uni-wuerzburg.de to receive the Zoom link.
More information on the event here.

Commencement ceremony 3rd cohort - Master's programme in Global Challenges for Sustainability
2025-01-30 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Paris) | Edifici Històric, Universitat de Barcelona, Pl. de la Universitat, L'Eixample, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08007, Spain
The CHARM-EU Commencement Ceremony for the 3rd cohort of the Master’s in Global Challenges of Sustainability is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 30th January 2025, at the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona.
You can follow the Graduation online in CHARM-EU YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/WzYin0Hssqg

Student Mobility Summit | More mobility, less carbon footprint
2025-02-04 - 2025-02-06 | Edifici Històric, Universitat de Barcelona, Pl. de la Universitat, L'Eixample, Barcelona, Catalunya, 08007, Spain
How to balance sustainability and internationalisation? It is an increasingly important challenge for all actors involved in internationalisation activities, and is particularly acute when it comes to mobility. This dilemma, with all its practical aspects, is more and more at the core of IROs’ work.
If you are committed to green approaches and passionate about internationalisation, the Student Mobility Summit 2025 is for you!
CHARM-EU’s role at the student mobility summit
CHARM is an active participant at the summit and hosts two of the sessions.
Round table: How the priorities of the programme are reflected in the HEIs’ policies and instruments (FOREU4ALL)
Hackathons: Developing a holistic approach to sustainability and internationalization (Sergio Villanueva, Delegat del rector per a la CHARM-EU, director UB CHARM-EU)
Discuss, cooperate, and network
At the summit you will gain insights into translating policy into practice, discover national and institutional initiatives, and access valuable resources to support your work. You will have the opportunity to cooperate with peers from across Europe on the most challenging issues. You will be able to deepen your knowledge and learn from each other in an inspiring atmosphere.
This event is organised under the aegis of the UB-EUF University Internationalisation Hub
The Student Mobility Summit 2025 is designed for international relations professionals who are not only passionate about internationalisation and quality student mobility, but also committed to green approaches.
The event, which will take place from 4 to 6 February 2025 at the University of Barcelona, will focus on how to balance mobility with sustainability.
A particular emphasis will be placed on how the green transition impacts the work of IROs, their responsibilities and how it is present in their daily activities.
Participants can expect a range of engaging topics and programme sessions, including:
KEYNOTES AND PANELS: Learn about top policies and their interactions, the green transition updates, as well as national and European initiatives.
HACKATHONS: Work with peers to find new ways to create a possible better balance between international mobility and sustainability.
WORKSHOPS: Sustainability considerations are shaping the day-to-day work of IROs. Dive into the most challenging issues of your interest.
TRAININGS: Take advantage of the inspiring environment to learn about the practical aspects of greener mobility and become a driver of change.

4th annual EELISA Roundtable
2025-02-11 11:00 (Europe/Paris)
This year’s 4th annual EELISA Roundtable, held in celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, will focus on addressing the gender gap in STEAM education and exploring the transformative role of European University Alliances in advancing gender equality within higher education.
📅 When: Tuesday, 11th February 2025, from 11:00 to 12:30 (CET)
💻 Where: Online, via Zoom
🌍 For: Everyone!
This roundtable will feature representatives from EELISA, ENHANCE, and EUt+, who will share insights into their initiatives and discuss both challenges and successes in implementing gender equality plans. You’ll also hear from students, whose voices are critical in shaping these efforts.
Join us to contribute to this important conversation and help drive progress in education, science, and society.
Please, register here.

Farewell symposium Jan Haarhuis: Shaping the Future of Higher Education
2025-02-18 10:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Paris)
On Tuesday 18 February 2025, Jan Haarhuis will bid farewell to Utrecht University as part of his retirement. During his career at UU, Jan has held several positions where his main focus was on educational innovation and renewal.
After working as Head of Education and Student Affairs at DGK for several years, Jan set up and further developed the education innovation programme Educate-it in 2014. The Educate-it programme has served as an example for many (inter)national educational institutions and is now included in the CAT. For his innovative ideas and work, Jan Haarhuis received the first SURF ‘Change Maker’ Education Award in 2016. Jan has been chair of LERU’s Digital Higher Education policy group for 10 years, was a member of the EWUU alliance’s education steering committee for 4 years, and has made a major contribution to the development and co-founding of the European University CHARM-EU from 2019.
To mark his farewell, a symposium:‘ Shaping the Future of Higher Education’ will be organised on 18 February 2025 from 10:00 to 18:00 o’clock. The symposium will take place at UU’s new Playground.
During this special day, we will engage with inspiring speakers who will share their insights on developments in higher education from various perspectives. We will also look ahead to the future of education. There will also be ample opportunity on this day to thank Jan personally and reflect on shared memories.
Extra seats for symposium
Besides relations of Jan who have received a personal invitation to this symposium, a limited (15) number of open places have been made available.
You can register for these via this link.
Open access drinks reception (after registration)
During the drinks from 16.00 to 18.00, there will be an opportunity to say hello to Jan in person. Even if you are not participating in the symposium, you are welcome to come to the drink. To do so, please register via cat@uu.nl with ref: farewell drink Jan Haarhuis.
Programme Symposium
Bert van der Zwaan, former rector of Utrecht University, will open the symposium with a keynote entitled ‘The coming great transformation’. This will be followed by an interactive panel discussion on educational innovation, highlighted from four different perspectives by Eveline Renders (EUNIS/SURF), Niels Bovenschen (UMC Utrecht), Meritxell Chaves (CHARM-EU/ FOREU4ALL/University of Barcelona) and Sebastiaan Steenman (Utrecht University).
In a live interview with Jan Haarhuis, you will learn more about Jan and his career at UU. During lunch, there will be the opportunity to learn about various educational innovation tools on display at the information market.
The afternoon programme is dedicated to break-out sessions on technology, trans-disciplinary education and research, European university alliances and ‘Centers for Teaching and Learning’.
The morning programme can also be followed online via this link.
The full symposium programme can be downloaded here.

Workshop: Programmatic Assessment in CHARM EU / Sinnhaft(er) prüfen – erste Schritte in Richtung Programmatic Assessment
2025-02-19 10:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Paris)
To get to know programmatic assessment better, Hochschule Ruhr West and Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg offer a three-parts workshop series. In the first part, you will discover the basics of programmatic assessment and will have the possibility to adapt this approach to your classes. In the second part, you can explore how this approach is implemented in CHARM-EU´s Master of sustainability. We will offer a third part in spring to give all participants of both workshops the possibility to connect further and discuss their first steps with programmatic assessment in their own classrooms and discuss challenges.

Target Audience:  Teachers of all disciplines who want to critically question their examination formats and try out new approaches
Format: Interactive with inputs, reflection phases and exchange among colleagues
Language: German

The programmatic assessment approach offers a number of advantages over traditional examination approaches: Instead of isolating isolated examination events, the focus is placed on a systematic examination process in which students regularly request feedback on the learning process. The variability of the examination forms allows students to contribute their different strengths and make their personal development visible. As a teacher, you can support your students’ learning in a more sustainable way and gain a more comprehensive picture of their abilities. Systematic feedback should help your students to recognize weaknesses and work on them in a targeted manner. Collecting various examination and feedback data will help you to evaluate performance in a more informed way and reduce your students’ examination anxiety.
In a 2.5-hour online workshop, we will introduce you to the concept of programmatic assessment and support you in reflecting on your own examination practice. The aim is that by the end of the workshop you will have developed initial ideas and approaches on how you can gradually make examinations in your modules more meaningful and conducive to learning. Please bring a concrete example from your teaching practice that you would like to work on during the workshop!
For better planning, we look forward to receiving registrations by February 14 to klara.schneider@hs-ruhrwest.de.

Um den Ansatz des Programmatic Assessment besser kennenzulernen, bieten die Hochschule Ruhr West und die Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg eine dreiteilige Workshop-Reihe an. Im ersten Teil haben Sie Gelegenheit, die Grundlagen des Programmatic Assessment besser kennenzulernen. Im zweiten Teil wird der Fokus auf die Umsetzung von Programmatic Assessment im Rahmen des CHARM-EU Master Global challenges for Sustainability gerichtet. Ein dritter Teil wird voraussichtlich im Mai angeboten. Hierzu sind insbesondere die Teilnehmenden der ersten beiden Teile eingeladen. Sie haben die Möglichkeit, erste Erfahrungen mit Programmatic Assessment im eigenen Unterricht und Herausforderungen zu diskutieren.

Workshop: Sinnhaft(er) prüfen – erste Schritte in Richtung Programmatic Assessment
Zielgruppe: Lehrende aller Fachrichtungen, die ihre Prüfungsformate kritisch hinterfragen und neue Ansätze ausprobieren möchten
Format: Interaktiv mit Inputs, Reflexionsphasen und Austausch unter Kolleginnen
Ort: online via Teams

Der Ansatz des Programmatic Assessment bietet eine Reihe von Vorteilen gegenüber klassischen Prüfungsansätzen: Anstatt vereinzelte Prüfungsereignisse zu isolieren, wird der Fokus auf einen systematischen Prüfungsprozess gelegt, in dem Studierende regelmäßig Feedback zum Lernprozess einfordern. Durch die Variabilität der Prüfungsformen können Studierende ihre unterschiedlichen Stärken einbringen und ihre persönliche Entwicklung sichtbar machen. Als Lehrende können Sie Ihre Studierenden nachhaltiger beim Lernen begleiten und erhalten ein umfassenderes Bild von ihren Fähigkeiten. Systematisches Feedback soll Ihren Studierenden dabei helfen, Schwächen zu erkennen und gezielt daran zu arbeiten. Das Sammeln verschiedener Prüfungs- und Feedbackdaten hilft Ihnen dabei die Leistungen fundierter zu bewerten und Ihren Studierenden Prüfungsangst zu nehmen.
Im Rahmen eines 2,5 stündigen Online-Workshops wollen wir Ihnen das Konzept des Programmatic Assessment näher bringen und Sie bei der Reflexion Ihrer eigenen Prüfungspraxis unterstützen. Ziel ist es, dass Sie am Ende des Workshops erste Ideen und Ansätze entwickelt haben, wie Sie Prüfungen in Ihren Modulen schrittweise sinnhafter und lernförderlicher gestalten können. Bitte bringen Sie ein konkretes Beispiel aus Ihrer Lehrpraxis mit, an dem Sie während des Workshops arbeiten möchten!
Für eine bessere Planbarkeit freuen wir uns über Anmeldungen bis zum 14. Februar an klara.schneider@hs-ruhrwest.de.

Workshop: Programmatic Assessment in CHARM EU
2025-02-26 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)
To get to know programmatic assessment better, Hochschule Ruhr West and Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg offer a three-parts workshop series.
In the first part, you will discover the basics of programmatic assessment and will have the possibility to adapt this approach to your classes.
In the second part, you can explore how this approach is implemented in CHARM-EU’s Master of sustainability.
We will offer a third part in spring to give all participants of both workshops the possibility to connect further and discuss their first steps with programmatic assessment in their own classrooms and discuss challenges.

Workshop: Programmatic Assessment in CHARM-EU
Target Audience: Educators from all disciplines, with a focus on those who have attended the first workshop and wish to delve deeper into the topic.
Format: Detailed sessions with guest speakers, interactive discussions, and practical applications
Location: Online via Teams
Language: English

Building on the first workshop, this advanced session will provide a more detailed exploration of Programmatic Assessment within the CHARM-EU framework. We will have guest speakers who are experts in the field, sharing their insights and experiences specific to CHARM EU.
The workshop will include interactive discussions and practical applications to help you refine your assessment strategies further.
Please bring your experiences and any questions from the first workshop to this session.
We look forward to your participation!
For better planning, we appreciate registrations by February 20th at katrin.niewalda@uni-wuerzburg.de.

EU Values Compass Training
2025-03-25 09:00 - 2025-03-27 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
Join NHL Stenden’s EU Values Compass Training designed specifically for educators looking to incorporate democracy, equality, and human rights into their classrooms.
Over three interactive days, you’ll participate in practical workshops, informative presentations, and engaging activities that will help you create value-based learning experiences. This training is a great opportunity to develop your skills and foster a sense of European citizenship among your students.
Application deadline is 15 January 2025.
More information and registration via NHL Stenden’s website.

ENLIGHT Impact Conference 2025
2025-03-27 - 2025-03-28
ENLIGHT is organising its second Impact Conference, gathering international impact experts, practitioners, academics and management staff to share and extend progress on the topic of impact in the university context. The Conference will focus on integrating impact into all facets of university missions, including education, research, innovation and service to society. Through the lens of an impact-driven university model, participants will explore strategies for breaking down silos, promoting collaboration and embedding impact into their daily work.
REGISTER HERE
Event Details:

When: 27-28 March 2025
Where: University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Conference Overview:
As universities worldwide face growing pressure to demonstrate tangible impact, the ENLIGHT Impact Conference will bring together international experts, academics, practitioners, and management staff to explore how universities can embed impact across education, research, innovation, and service to society.
Over the course of the conference, we will discuss strategies for promoting an impact-driven university culture, share best practices, and explore how European University Alliances are shaping the European Education and Research Areas.
Key Topics Include:

Institutional strategies for embedding impact across university missions
Methods and tools for planning, assessing, and maximising university impact
Impactful initiatives and good practices from leading universities
How European University Alliances are driving transformation and shaping the European Education Area

Target Audience:

International impact experts and practitioners
Academics and management staff
Policymakers and other stakeholders

LERU Talks - The European Degree: desirability, feasibility and viability
2025-04-01 13:30 - 14:30 (Europe/Paris)
Join us for a discussion on the European Degree, a proposal put forward by the European Commission for a new type of degree to be awarded after transnational Bachelor, Master, or Doctoral programmes. Find out how the ideas around the European Degree are taking shape, what universities think of it, and ask the experts your questions.

On 1 April 2025, 13.30-14.30 (CEST), LERU Talks is sitting down with two experts on the matter:

Ms Vanessa Debiais-Santon, Member of Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu, European Commission
Prof. Peter Lievens, Vice-Rector International Policy, Interculturality, and Alumni Policy, KU Leuven

Moderator: Dr Katrien Maes, LERU Special Initiatives Ambassador Engagement & Impact

The experts will talk with each other about questions such as:

What would be the major hurdles for universities, member states and the European Commission in implementing a European degree?
What kind of legal intervention is necessary at EU and member state level?
Will the fact that it will be a voluntary scheme create inequities in the European higher education system?
What do the European University Alliances (not) want from this scheme?
What are the financial implications for universities and for funders of higher education?

The discussion will be live-streamed via Zoom. The online audience will be able to submit written questions, which will be put to the speakers live. The link of the live stream will be sent to all registrants in due course.
This event is part of the LERU Talks series, an online interview and discussion forum connecting the worlds of universities and science policymakers, and bringing this interaction to a wide audience.
Visit the event webpage to learn more about the speakers.

Arqus Annual Conference
2025-04-02 - 2025-04-03
The Arqus Alliance invites you to join them online at their 2025 Arqus Annual Conference, which will take place on 2 and 3 April at Leipzig University (Germany).
This year’s theme, “European Universities at the crossroads”, aims to bring together Arqus leaders, students, academics and administrative staff to reflect on the evolving landscape of European Higher Education and the European Universities Initiative.
The Conference plenary sessions will be broadcast live on the Arqus YouTube channel. They will explore shared challenges, opportunities and transformative strategies, offering insights to strengthen collaboration within Arqus and beyond.
Experts and colleagues from CHARM-EU, Circle-U, CIVIS, EUTOPIA, INGENIUM, Open-EU and UNITA Alliances will participate in the different plenary sessions:

2 April, 10:30-12:00: Legal Entity: The future for European University Alliances
2 April, 13:30-15:00: Research strategies and collaborative research projects within European University Alliances
3 April, 09:00-10:30: Common digital infrastructures as tools and resources for European University Alliances

The full programme is available on the Arqus website.

CIVICA Global Forum 2025
2025-05-06 - 2025-05-07
Join us for the CIVICA Global Forum 2025!
Be part of a unique event bringing together thought leaders, policymakers, academics, and industry innovators to explore the transformative role of social sciences in addressing global challenges.
Under the theme “Leveraging Social Sciences in Higher Education: Navigating Global Challenges and Complexities” the forum will feature inspirational keynotes, high-level panels, and engaging discussions on topics shaping the future of higher education and society.
Relevant speakers include Enrico Letta, Former Prime Minister of Italy and current Dean of IE University’s School of Politics, Economics, and Julia Black, President of the British Academia, along with high-level representatives from higher education, multilateral institutions, and industry leaders, among others.
Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to connect with changemakers shaping the future of education and society through thought-provoking keynotes, interactive panels, and engaging discussions.

📍Date & Location: 6-7 May 2025 | IE Tower, Madrid
⚠️Access to the event is from Avenida Montforte de Lemos 4

More details and registration behind this link.

Organized by CIVICA – The European University of Social Sciences and co-funded by the European Commission, this forum highlights the power of collaboration in driving innovation and societal impact.

EUIPO Virtual Open Day for university students
2025-05-07 10:30 - 11:45 (Europe/Helsinki)
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), through its Academy Department, is organising a Virtual Open Day for University Students to offer them a first glimpse of intellectual property, the work of the Office in this field and the learning and professional development opportunities for recent graduates.
The Virtual Open Day will take place on 7 May 2025 from 10:30 to 11:45 CEST via MS teams and the agenda will cover the following topics:

What is intellectual property (IP), what impact does it have on our lives? And what is EUIPO’s role in this area?
Intellectual Property and its link to creativity
IP learning resources offered by the EUIPO
Focus on career development opportunities for recent graduates

To participate and receive the link to access the Virtual Open Day, it is necessary to fill in the registration form by 5 May 2025.

CHARM-EU Innovators’ Journey: Unlocking Innovation Through Entrepreneurship
2025-05-09 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
Ever had a groundbreaking idea but not known where to start? Or wondered how sustainability, business, and cutting-edge research intersect in the real world?
Designed for curious minds – whether you are a student, researcher, or entrepreneur – the CHARM-EU Seminar Series will take you on a deep dive into the world of innovation, turning bold ideas into impactful businesses. Forget dry lectures, expect interactive sessions, real-world challenges, and insights from leading experts.
Ready to bridge the gap between ambition and action? Join us!
What is the CHARM-EU Seminar Series?
The CHARM-EU Seminar Series will introduce you to the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, sustainability-driven innovation, and the practical skills you need to transform your ideas into impactful projects.
Each seminar will align with CHARM-EU’s interdisciplinary and challenge-driven approach, catering to different experience levels – beginner, intermediate, and advanced – ensuring accessibility for all participants.
After this series, you will:

Understand key entrepreneurial concepts and their relevance to sustainability.

Learn practical tools for turning an idea into an actionable project or business.

Gain insights from experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.

Develop problem-solving skills through real-world case studies and interactive sessions.

Explore pathways to funding, incubation, and further entrepreneurial opportunities.

Kick-Off
3-4 pm CET, 9 May 2025, hybrid format
For in-person attendance location: Maharry Lecture Theatre in the Trinity Business School
Topic: Innovation Mindset – Create chances out of challenges!
Delivered by Shay Butler, Programme Manager, Trinity Innovation & Enterprise, Trinity College Dublin
Future sessions will take place in the next academic year.
Register here!
You will receive a link several days before the event.

Dissemination workshop of PATH - Planetary Health joint master’s program
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-20 | online
PATH Erasmus Mundus Design Measures project:
Design of a transnational 4-semester joint degree master level study programme on Planetary Health within the CHARM-EU Alliance.
Accessible to all interested students of any nationalities holding a BA/BSc degree.
Offering transdisciplinary education and a broad network of stakeholders from Europe, Asia and Africa.

The workshop aims to:

Raise awareness on the future Transdisciplinary Joint Masters’ Programme on Planetary Health among various stakeholders including future students, academic staff and external stakeholders (such as universities, research institutions, private entities, NGOs and national/international authorities).
Attract various stakeholders showing the benefits of the programme:

get an insight into a new, innovative, transdisciplinary, international master’s programme;
have a chance to build relationships with experts of the PATH partner universities and other external stakeholders;
be part of a network of stakeholders committed to planetary health;
get in contact with the master’s students of the programme having high-level intercultural experience and with the potential of becoming your future colleagues;
jointly identify priorities to reduce planetary health related risks to your community.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

You can register here

For more information regarding the PATH programme, you can contact the PATH project coordinator, Viktor G. Mihucz (viktor.mihucz@ttk.elte.hu), for organizational matters, please contact Martin Kufferath-Sieberin (martin.kufferath-sieberin@uni-wuerzburg.de).
PATH Event Agenda
Day 1 – PATH Event
Venue: JMU Faculty of MedicineModerators: Andreas Buck (JMU), Martin Kufferath-Sieberin (JMU)

08:30 – Registration (Aula – Not hybrid)
09:00 – Welcome and General Introduction (Lecture Hall – Hybrid)Facilitator: Andreas Buck (JMU)
09:30 – CHARM-EU and PATH – Introduction for University Teaching Staff (Lecture Hall – Hybrid)Facilitator: Viktor G. Mihucz (ELTE)
10:15 – Coffee Break (Aula – Not hybrid)
10:45 – CHARM-EU and PATH – Introduction and Feedback Session for Students (Lecture Hall – Hybrid)Facilitator: Viktor G. Mihucz (ELTE)
12:00 – Lunch (Aula/Terrace – Not hybrid)
13:00 – Introduction to Planetary Health Research – Part 1 (Lecture Hall – Hybrid)Facilitators: JMU Planetary Health Research Group
14:30 – Coffee Break (Aula/Terrace – Not hybrid)
15:00 – Introduction to Planetary Health Research – Part 2 (Lecture Hall – Hybrid)Facilitators: JMU Planetary Health Research GroupModerators: Andreas Buck (JMU), Martin Kufferath-Sieberin (JMU)

Day 2 – PATH Event
Venue: JMU Faculty of MedicineModerators: Andreas Buck (JMU), Martin Kufferath-Sieberin (JMU)

08:30 – Registration (Aula – Not hybrid)
09:00 – Welcome and Introduction to PATH Masters’ Programme (Lecture Hall – Hybrid)Facilitators: Andreas Buck (JMU), Doris Fischer (JMU), Viktor G. Mihucz (ELTE)
09:45 – World Café Session 1Topics:1. Transdisciplinary teaching and capstone projects2. Internship and Mobility(Aula – Hybrid)Facilitators: Nadja Simons, Nataliia Lazebna, Katrin Niewalda (JMU), Luca Alexa Erdei, Nóra Jeney (ELTE)
10:45 – Coffee Break (Aula/Terrace – Not hybrid)
11:15 – World Café Session 2Topics:3. PATH Benefits for Stakeholders4. PATH Curriculum Design(Aula – Hybrid)Facilitators: Nóra Jeney (ELTE), Mikko Helle (AAU), Viktor G. Mihucz, Luca Alexa Erdei (ELTE)
12:15 – Wrap-Up Session (Lecture Hall – Hybrid)Facilitators: All World Café session facilitators
12:30 – Farewell Lunch (Aula/Terrace – Not hybrid)
13:30 – Mid-Term PATH Consortium Project Meeting (internal) (Lecture Hall/Seminar Room – Hybrid)Participants: PATH Consortium members
15:30 – Coffee and Farewell (Not hybrid)

Young Forum for Action on Sustainability and Climate Change
2025-05-20 - 2025-05-21
ERUA is organizing a Young Forum for Action on Sustainability and Climate Change on May 20th and 21st, 2025 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. This event is led by ERUA’s Blue Commission, a student-driven initiative from eight institutions working on sustainability and climate action.
They have launched an Open Call for contributors and participants willing to take part in this in-person event. The Forum aims to foster debate, improve sustainability policies, and draft a Recommendation Paper to be endorsed by interested institutions. This document will be a key step towards introducing new sustainability measures within universities and fostering collective commitments to climate action.
ERUA believe it is essential to involve academics, young researchers, and especially students from other European University Alliances. The call welcomes:
🔹 Experienced lecturers willing to contribute their expertise
🔹 Students & young researchers interested in preparing a workshop on sustainability and climate change
This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with professionals and students across alliances, exchange knowledge, and contribute to shaping sustainability policies in European universities.
🔗 Apply here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/OpenCall_YoungForumforClimateChange_ERUA_LasPalmas
📅 Deadline for submission: March 31, 2025
📢 Confirmation of selected participants: April 21, 2025
📄 Final slides submission deadline: May 7, 2025

Important: Please note that in-person participation of contributors or participants external to ERUA must be financially covered by their institution.

Third CHARM-EU Open Science Training
2025-05-20 13:30 - 17:30 (Europe/Paris)
CHARM-EU is organizing its third Open Science training on 20 May 2025 with hybrid sessions featuring an introduction to OS, Open Licenses, Assisting Digital Tools as well as Open data and version control.
Promoting the circulation and dissemination of scientific knowledge through Open Science is an important objective of CHARM-EU. The aim of our third Open Science training is to share experiences among partner universities in order to support the Open Science culture and practice of our institutions. During the half-day hybrid training organized at Eötvös Loránd University and online, academics will share their experience in various fields connected to Open Science. The training session is targeting researchers, educators, research support officers as well as PhD students.
Event information
Date and time: 20 May, 2025, 13.30– 17.30 (CEST)
Format: In person and online (via Microsoft Teams)
Venue: ELTE Faculty of Education and Psychology, Floor 3, Room 314 (23–27. Kazinczy utca, 1075 Budapest, Hungary)
Programme
13.30-14.30 Introduction to Open Science
Presenter: Niamh Brennan (Trinity College Dublin)
14.30-15.00 Q&A session and break
15.00-16.00 Open Licences and Assisting Digital Tools, Research Security and Open Science
Presenter: Tibor Faragó-Szilvási (ELTE)
16.00-17.00 Open data and version control
Presenter: Tamás Nagy (ELTE)
17.00-17.30 Discussion and wrap-up

REGISTRATION (CLOSED)

If you are interested in the materials of our previous trainings and how CHARM-EU promotes Open Science, please consult our Research & Innovation page. You can also learn more about how our TORCH project has promoted OS practices through our article and interactive graphic.

Online World Café on Educational Research
2025-05-27 10:00 - 23:30 (Europe/Helsinki)
Invitation to colleagues from European University Alliances
CHARM-EU hereby invites you to virtual World Café: “Best Practices for Educational Research in European University Alliances”. This event will take place on May 27, 2025, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (CEST/GMT+2).
Promising to be an interactive and informative experience, the Café will bring together experts and educational research peers from all across the European University Alliance landscape to share insights, exchange success stories, and tease out the strategies that are shaping the future of educational research.
Click here for the Link or join via (Teams ID) 357 526 448 311; (passcode) ck2Jv3o6
Agenda
Intro: 10:00-10:15
BLOCK 1: Researching Innovation and Transformation: 10:15-10:45

Topic 1: Challenge-Based Learning (ChBL)
Topic 2: Sustainable Education

BLOCK 2: Future Directions of Educational Research: 10:45-11:15

Topic 1: The Promise of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) in European University Alliances
Topic 2: Assessment Methods Across European University Alliances

Open Questions and Closing Remarks: 11:15-11:30
For those interested in contributing
If you would like to briefly present an illustrative case study or your educational research approach and experience (in an EU Alliance context) to kick off one of the sessions, please contact nataliia.lazebna@uni-wuerzburg.de. We will ask these speakers to prepare a short, 10-minute input, accompanied by 3-5 slides. Alternatively, you can sign up as a first reviewer to comment on the presentation and guide the discussion that follows.
More information
Email Nataliia Lazebna <nataliia.lazebna@uni-wuerzburg.de> for more information about this world café.

CHARM-EU International Conference "Bridging minds, Shaping futures: Transdisciplinarity in research”
2025-06-24 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | online
As part of CHARM-EU’s Doctoral researcher summer school 2025, the University of Montpellier is proud to host the Bridging minds, shaping futures: transdisciplinary in research conference, a series of talks by nine inspiring speakers from across the CHARM-EU universities alliance.
Bringing together individuals and knowledge, connecting communities, and merging ways of thinking… Transdisciplinary research is key to addressing the complex and interconnected challenges affecting global health, environment, food systems and government. To provide sustainable and impactful solutions, we must connect people, knowledge and ideas beyond geographical and academic boundaries in collaboration with communities, business and government.
Inspired by the CHARM-EU doctoral researcher Summer school’s theme of Developing transdisciplinary practice to tackle complex challenges, the conference will provide attendees with an overview of projects underway at universities within the CHARM-EU alliance, with insight from researchers who place transdisciplinarity at the heart of their work. Specialising in digital humanities, economics, epidemiology, hydrogeology, law, philosophy, physics and medicine, the speakers will illustrate to doctoral candidates, teaching staff, and researchers how transdisciplinarity can move research forward.
More info on University of Montpellier’s website.
Registration essential to attend in person or online. Live (and replay) on the University of Montpellier’s YouTube channel.

Apply here to register

Conference programme:
9.00 – Welcome SpeechPhilippe Augé, president of the University of Montpellier
9.15 – 12.30 – Morning session

9.15 – 9.50 – Laura HellstenThe Transdisciplinary Toolbox: what I learnt when doing ethnographic research in an interdisciplinary research project.

Abstract:

Building on the findings from the fieldwork in an interdisciplinary research project, and the transdisciplinary collaborations she has been helping to facilitate, she will share best practices and speak about the skills and competences needed for transdisciplinary research. Expanding on Lawrence et. al (2022) descriptions of inter-, multi- and trans- disciplinary research, this lecture will give tools for how we can navigate towards getting the benefits of orientation knowledge, system knowledge, process knowledge and transformational knowledge in our collaborations.

Building on the findings from the fieldwork in an interdisciplinary research project, and the transdisciplinary collaborations she has been helping to facilitate, she will share best practices and speak about the skills and competences needed for transdisciplinary research. Expanding on Lawrence et. al (2022) descriptions of inter-, multi- and trans- disciplinary research, this lecture will give tools for how we can navigate towards getting the benefits of orientation knowledge, system knowledge, process knowledge and transformational knowledge in our collaborations.

9.50 – 10.25 – Mircea SofoneaInterdisciplinarity is key in health crisis management: insights from Montpellier’s research for pandemic surveillance and control.

Abstract:

The unprecedented outburst of the recent pandemic called for rapid and accurate quantitative assessments to best inform public health responses. This presentation will provide an overview of the research that have been carried out in Montpellier since early 2020 on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in metropolitan France, at the interface between virology, evolutionary biology, public health, and applied mathematics. More generally, and in the light of five years’ hindsight, the place of real-time quantitative interdisciplinary approaches during health crises will be discussed, in terms of generating novel evidence, supporting decision-making, and contributing to society’s awareness and trust.

The unprecedented outburst of the recent pandemic called for rapid and accurate quantitative assessments to best inform public health responses. This presentation will provide an overview of the research that have been carried out in Montpellier since early 2020 on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in metropolitan France, at the interface between virology, evolutionary biology, public health, and applied mathematics. More generally, and in the light of five years’ hindsight, the place of real-time quantitative interdisciplinary approaches during health crises will be discussed, in terms of generating novel evidence, supporting decision-making, and contributing to society’s awareness and trust.

10.25 – 11.00 – Judit Mádl-SzőnyiFrom groundwater flow to societal climate adaptation: a transdisciplinary journey.

Abstract:

Hydroclimatic extremes, such as droughts and water surpluses, have profound impacts on vast regions, populations, and economies. Ensuring a reliable water supply for both humans and ecosystems presents a significant challenge. Groundwater, often overlooked, plays a crucial role in balancing wet and dry periods. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is a technique that stores excess water during rainy seasons for use during droughts. The NaBa-MAR approach, developed by the ELTE Hydrogeology Group, was implemented in the ClimEx-PE project of the CHARM-EU universities. This project integrates local MAR methods with regional groundwater flow understanding to mitigate extreme hydrological events. Efficient dissemination of this approach to decision-makers and the public is essential. The presentation will showcase the development of the NaBa-MAR concept, its physical demonstration for educational purposes, and its implementation possibilities through a comprehensive campaign targeting societies and stakeholders.

Hydroclimatic extremes, such as droughts and water surpluses, have profound impacts on vast regions, populations, and economies. Ensuring a reliable water supply for both humans and ecosystems presents a significant challenge. Groundwater, often overlooked, plays a crucial role in balancing wet and dry periods. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is a technique that stores excess water during rainy seasons for use during droughts. The NaBa-MAR approach, developed by the ELTE Hydrogeology Group, was implemented in the ClimEx-PE project of the CHARM-EU universities. This project integrates local MAR methods with regional groundwater flow understanding to mitigate extreme hydrological events. Efficient dissemination of this approach to decision-makers and the public is essential. The presentation will showcase the development of the NaBa-MAR concept, its physical demonstration for educational purposes, and its implementation possibilities through a comprehensive campaign targeting societies and stakeholders.

11.00 – 11.15 – Coffee break

11.15 – 11.50 – Mark OelmannTransdisciplinarity in water: chances, challenges and best practices.

Abstract:

Transdisciplinarity is a noble goal. For many projects, this transdisciplinary approach is a basic prerequisite that the most diverse perspectives have actually been incorporated. This is the only way to ensure that implementation of results can be successful. At the same time, the results of the various disciplines should flow into one another. If they do not, the researchers are not pulling in the same direction. But aren’t they wasting a lot of time along the way? After all, the aim of a scientist is to publish papers. And to do so for their own discipline…. Can we get out of this dilemma?

Transdisciplinarity is a noble goal. For many projects, this transdisciplinary approach is a basic prerequisite that the most diverse perspectives have actually been incorporated. This is the only way to ensure that implementation of results can be successful. At the same time, the results of the various disciplines should flow into one another. If they do not, the researchers are not pulling in the same direction. But aren’t they wasting a lot of time along the way? After all, the aim of a scientist is to publish papers. And to do so for their own discipline…. Can we get out of this dilemma?

11.50 – 12.25 – Quique BassatGlobal health in a nutshell: issues and threats.

Abstract:

We live in a world of contrasts. Your birthplace will significantly determine your chances of surviving and thriving, whether you are born healthy or sick. In this talk, some of these health inequities will be examined, as well as some of the current trends in global health, including the threat that infectious diseases still pose to health globally. This will be analysed in the context of a changing planet, with all the uncertainties emerging from the climatic crisis, that unknown to many, is going to affect the health of all, but most significantly that of children being born in the poorest areas of the world.

We live in a world of contrasts. Your birthplace will significantly determine your chances of surviving and thriving, whether you are born healthy or sick. In this talk, some of these health inequities will be examined, as well as some of the current trends in global health, including the threat that infectious diseases still pose to health globally. This will be analysed in the context of a changing planet, with all the uncertainties emerging from the climatic crisis, that unknown to many, is going to affect the health of all, but most significantly that of children being born in the poorest areas of the world.

12.25 – 12.55 – Panel discussion With Ronald Österbacka, Mircea Sofonea, Judit Mádl-Szőnyi, Mark Oelmann and Quique Bassat.

13.00 – 14.00 – Lunch break
14.00 – 17.10 – Afternoon session

14.05 – 14.40 – Jennifer EdmondThe reality of imaginaries? Exploring the present and future of applied literary studies.

Abstract:

The humanities fields have long been a conundrum when it comes to transdisiciplinarity. This presentation will look at the way in which literature seems to be emerging as a category of evidence within applied research without what one would expect as the natural parallel development of a transdisciplinary arm of literary studies.  It will ask questions about why this might be and what enablers might be needed to better integrate literary scholarship and its potential ‘users,’ looking particularly at the context of the current state of tension between culture and advancing knowledge technologies such as AI.

The humanities fields have long been a conundrum when it comes to transdisiciplinarity. This presentation will look at the way in which literature seems to be emerging as a category of evidence within applied research without what one would expect as the natural parallel development of a transdisciplinary arm of literary studies.  It will ask questions about why this might be and what enablers might be needed to better integrate literary scholarship and its potential ‘users,’ looking particularly at the context of the current state of tension between culture and advancing knowledge technologies such as AI.

14.40 – 15.15 – Isabel FeichtnerReorienting law towards the common(s).

Abstract:

This presentation will inquire into the role of law and lawyers in social ecological transformation. With reference to social movements against appropriation of and value extraction from the common, it will present a concept of transformative law with three dimensions: first, “counterlaw” that dismantles legal infrastructures of value extraction; second, transformative interpretation of (property) rights; and third, an organization law for the commons. The presentation will further seek to illustrate how transformative law may be furthered through transdisciplinary research within and outside the university.

This presentation will inquire into the role of law and lawyers in social ecological transformation. With reference to social movements against appropriation of and value extraction from the common, it will present a concept of transformative law with three dimensions: first, “counterlaw” that dismantles legal infrastructures of value extraction; second, transformative interpretation of (property) rights; and third, an organization law for the commons. The presentation will further seek to illustrate how transformative law may be furthered through transdisciplinary research within and outside the university.

15.15 – 15.30 – Coffee break

15.30 – 16.05 – Rasmus SlaattelidTransdisciplinarity as academic multiculturalism.

Abstract:

This talk will build on experiences from research and teaching in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinarity contexts. The calls for transdiciplinarity give raise to legitimate worries about a watering-down of discipline-based foundational education and research. “You must learn to crawl before you walk” is the general idea, or more generally, in order to develop interdisciplinary competencies, a solid foundation built in a single discipline is needed. With some examples from current and completed transdisciplinary projects, as well as from teaching experiences at the SVT, this presentation will be the opportunity to sketch a translational approach to transdisciplinarity inspired by Collins and Evans’ concept of “interactional expertise”.

This talk will build on experiences from research and teaching in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinarity contexts. The calls for transdiciplinarity give raise to legitimate worries about a watering-down of discipline-based foundational education and research. “You must learn to crawl before you walk” is the general idea, or more generally, in order to develop interdisciplinary competencies, a solid foundation built in a single discipline is needed. With some examples from current and completed transdisciplinary projects, as well as from teaching experiences at the SVT, this presentation will be the opportunity to sketch a translational approach to transdisciplinarity inspired by Collins and Evans’ concept of “interactional expertise”.

16.05 – 16:40 – Iris van der TuinConnective thinking: on strategies for making connections between specialized knowledges.

Abstract:

Inspired by the French philosopher Michel Serres (1930-2019), this talk will reflect on institutional, research and educational experiences centered around the making of connections between specialized knowledges. It is common practice to argue that dynamically complex socio-environmental problems make such connecting more urgent than ever. But what about the university community and especially students and early-career researchers today? What boundary-crossing knowledges, skills and attitudes do they need? How can we teach such KSAs; and why? And what can current university staff learn from the younger generation? Central to this presentation are some tested strategies for connective thinking for inter- and trans-disciplinarity.

Inspired by the French philosopher Michel Serres (1930-2019), this talk will reflect on institutional, research and educational experiences centered around the making of connections between specialized knowledges. It is common practice to argue that dynamically complex socio-environmental problems make such connecting more urgent than ever. But what about the university community and especially students and early-career researchers today? What boundary-crossing knowledges, skills and attitudes do they need? How can we teach such KSAs; and why? And what can current university staff learn from the younger generation? Central to this presentation are some tested strategies for connective thinking for inter- and trans-disciplinarity.

16.40 – 17.10 – Panel Discussion With Jennifer Edmond, Isabel Feichtner, Rasmus Slaattelid and Iris van der Tuin.

Speakers will include:

Quique Bassat

Jennifer Edmond

Isabel Feichtner

Laura Hellsten

Judit Mádl-Szőnyi

Mark Oelmann

Rasmus T. Slaatelid

Mircea Sofonea

Iris van der Tuin

Quique Bassat

Pediatrician
Director of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), SpainPhD medicineICREA research professor

As a pediatrician with special interest in infectious disease epidemiology and public health, Quique Bassat has attempted to combine his clinical work with biomedical research in those diseases that most affect the poor and vulnerable. His main area of interest has been the prevention and treatment of malaria in childhood, with a particular focus on understanding the clinical overlap of malaria and other common pediatric conditions. His research has also covered the new paradigm of malaria eradication, with a particular interest in evaluating the role of drugs in elimination strategies.
He has also conducted work on the description of the epidemiology and etiology of respiratory infections (viral and bacterial), diarrheal diseases, and neonatal infections in places such as Mozambique, Morocco or Bhutan. Currently, his main interests are related to the validation and implementation of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) tools for the post-mortem investigation of causes of death in the developing world. He is also working on the validation and evaluation of low-cost technological devices that can be used to improve health in low-income countries.
Since 2024, Quique Bassat is the director general of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), where he leads a team of nearly 600 people committed to improving global health and promoting health equity. ISGlobal is the result of an innovative alliance between the “la Caixa” Foundation, academic institutions and government bodies to contribute to the efforts undertaken by the international community to address health challenges in a globalized world. This consolidated hub of excellence in research takes its expertise from the world of health care, with the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and the Parc de Salut MAR, and the academic sphere, with the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University.
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Jennifer Edmond

Associate professor in Digital Humanities
Trinity College Dublin, IrelandPhD Germanic languages and literaturesCo-director of the Trinity Center for Digital Humanities

Jennifer Edmond is an internationally recognized expert in the application of arts and humanities insight to academic and societal challenges arising at the intersection of information and communication technologies and culture. Her ambition is to utilize her position of leadership in the digital humanities to significantly progress consolidation of the emerging subfield of the critical digital humanities. Most of her publications are in open access.
Former president (2018-2022) of the board of directors of the pan-European research infrastructure for the arts and humanities DARIAH-EU, Jennifer Edmond has played a leadership role in numerous strategic developments at national and institutional level. She has lent her expertise in the development of infrastructure to a wide variety of initiatives and agencies, from the food manufacturing industry through to the Korean national maritime agency. She has coordinated many significant large-scale interdisciplinary research projects, like CENDARI FP7 (2012-2016), a collaborative European digital archival infrastructure. She was also a partner in the related infrastructure cluster PARTENHOS, whose objective was to strengthen the cohesion of research across several related fields associated with the humanities.
KT4D is her most recent project on AI, big data and democracy. Led by Trinity College Dublin with a consortium of twelve partner organizations, the Knowledge Technologies for Democracy (KT4D) project is investigating how democracy and civic participation can be better facilitated in the face of rapidly changing knowledge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. This in order to enable actors across society to capitalize on the many benefits these technologies can bring in terms of community empowerment, social integration, individual agency, and improved trust in both institutions and technological instruments while identifying and mitigating potential ethical, legal and cultural risks.
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Isabel Feichtner

Professor of Public Law and International Economic Law

Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, GermanyDr. jur., LL.M (Cardozo Law School)Founder of the Law Clinic Transformation Law

Isabel Feichtner’s research work is grounded in practice. After her studies, she was admitted to the New York Bar and worked for the New York office of the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore as a corporate associate in the securitization department for one year. Her research interests cover the distributive effects of law, the democratization of society, and the law of the commons and commoning. She explores how institutional experiments, such as the redesign of money or commons public partnerships, can support social-ecological transformation through democratization and commoning. Her expertise includes international law, law and political economy, international law of natural resource extraction and the law of money and finance.
From 2022 to 2024, Isabel Feichtner was fellow at The New Institute in Hamburg, a residential fellowship program based in Hamburg and designed to nourish transformation through interdisciplinary and trans-sectoral collaboration, where she chaired the program Reclaiming Common Wealth: Towards a Law and Economy of Land Commons. This program explored pathways, processes, and institutional designs for the generation and governance of land commons, aiming to address discontents arising from institutional investments in land, assess theories and concepts of property and value, and establish a repository of the law and institutional design of land commons.
Isabel Feichtner founded the Law Clinic Transformation Law, both a teaching format and a forum for transdisciplinary research to explore how law may serve as a building block of a democratized political economy. She considers this project as an attempt to democratize law and legal education for social-ecological change, strongly believing that transformative law must rethink and redesign the institutions and infrastructures at the core of political economy, such as property, money, and the corporation.
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Laura Hellsten

Post-doc researcher in theology
Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland PhD systematic theology

In her first post-doctoral position, in the Stiftelsen Åbo Akademi foundation Centre of Excellence BACE, Laura Hellsten studied the interaction of a team of physics, chemistry and cell biology researchers. The BACE collaboration centered on developing a platform for bioelectronic activation that enables the control of cell signals and, thereby, the stimulation of cell functions. Hellsten did ethnographic fieldwork with the research group investigating questions of ethics and science communication.
To study science communication, Hellsten further developed and led the research project Avtryck i det okända – Forcing the Impossible (2020-2022), which created transdisciplinary collaborations between artists and researchers in the broader context of Åbo Akademi University.
She is principal investigator for the research project: Praxis of Social Imaginaries – a Theo-artistic Intervention for Transdisciplinary Knowledge (2024-2028). This project brings together three different components: theological understanding of social imaginaries, cosmologies and polysemous reading practices, artistic research methods of intervention, and indigenous or traditional ways of knowledge production including listening and storytelling. Through creating nomadic and community based symposia where the project brings together people from across the Nordic region, with students and researchers from Åbo Akademi University and the global south, as well as artists and activists to transdisciplinary symposia and art based dialogue sessions, it is aiming to cultivate practices of wisdom, ask bold questions, and train critical inquiry into how colonial patterns are influencing society and universities today.
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Judit Mádl-Szőnyi

Associated professor in Hydrogeology
Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, HungaryPhD, DSc, hydrogeologyHead of József and Erzsébet Tóth Endowed Hydrogeology ChairVice-dean for strategic and innovation affairs of ELTE Faculty of Science

Judit Mádl-Szőnyi specialises in hydrogeology, focusing on regional groundwater flow systems and basin hydrogeology. With over three decades of teaching and research, she has significantly contributed to understanding groundwater driving forces, flow patterns, and connections between groundwater flow systems and vegetation patterns. Her research group has gained international recognition for their work. She has developed groundwater flow models for deep carbonate aquifers and promoted nature-based managed aquifer recharge. Her interdisciplinary research also addresses climate change and impacts on groundwater, adaptation options, and sustainable geothermal energy use. Her work has influenced academic circles and contributed to practical applications in environmental management and policy-making. Additionally, she is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of hydrogeologists, fostering a collaborative and innovative research environment.
Since 2011, she has chaired the Regional Groundwater Flow Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and led over fifteen R&D projects, including prestigious European projects. Her most notable award is the IAH Presidents’ Award.
Over the last decades, through Shell, MOL R&D, and European innovation and development projects, Judit Mádl-Szőnyi has adapted her knowledge for hydrocarbon exploration and energy transition goals, including geothermal energy and related mineral resources. Judit Mádl-Szőnyi is the principal investigator of the Water4All project ClimEX-PE, launched in 2024 among partner universities of the CHARM-EU alliance. This transdisciplinary project involves scientists from various fields of natural science and researchers with strong socio-legal expertise while also paying special attention to public engagement through communication and education.
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Mark Oelmann

Professor of Water and Energy Economics

Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany PhD economics

Mark Oelmann is the director of the Bachelor’s program BWL – Energy and Water Management at the Ruhr West University of Applied science. A diverse and enhanced collaboration – for example, in dual studies – with companies and service providers in the energy and water sectors is at the very heart of this program. As a researcher, he is doing economic and political studies on water related issues and deals with the various forms of water pricing and is involved in digitalization topics, such as machine learning or change management.
Mark Oelmann has been greatly contributing to a better integration of an economic perspective into water management thinking. Over 25 years in the water sector and other adjacent network sectors, he worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank, as a managing consultant at the internationally renowned Capgemini Consulting and a department head at the Scientific Institute for infrastructure and communication services (WIK) GmbH. He collaborates with the German federal ministry of Education and research (BMBF) on international water issues, most recently on water and agriculture in Pakistan. A part of his work is focusing on developing and emerging countries: Albania, China, Iran, Indonesia, Yemen, Uganda…
As an economist and a cultural anthropologist, Mark Oelmann is the spokesperson for the Water Economics and Water Management interdisciplinary research focus at Ruhr West University of Applied science, an interdisciplinary topic involving the Institute of Economics and the Institute for Civil engineering and intending to foster a transformation process towards sustainable water management. He is also co-partner and co-managing director of the consulting company spun off from Ruhr West University of Applied science: MOcons. Strongly committed to water issues, he’s participating in a volunteer network supporting start-ups in building a more sustainable energy future.
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Rasmus T. Slaatelid

Professor of Philosophy of Science

University of Bergen, Norway PhD philosophyHead of the Centre for the study of the sciences and the humanities (SVT)

Rasmus Slaattelid is a Professor of Philosophy of Science and Head of the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities at the University of Bergen. This Centre teaches courses for PhD students on philosophical, societal and ethical problems of science and technology, and conducts research on corresponding topics. Both the research and the teaching activities require dialogue across scientific disciplines and academic cultures, but also across different forms of knowing and knowledge practices.
Rasmus T. Slaattelid’s main research is the translation between knowledge cultures. He is involved into few research groups at the University of Bergen. His most recent research work is accessible online. Published in 2023, the book Translations of Responsibility : Innovation Governance in Three European Regions tells the story of how a Horizon 2020-funded research project translated responsible research and innovation (RRI) into practice, all the way from philosophy of technology to EU policy jargon, to the project contract, and finally into the real-life events in these regions. In 2020, a group of European researchers got a European Union (EU) grant to do a project called TRANSFORM. The objective of this project was to integrate the principle of responsible research and innovation (RRI) into the research and innovation policies of three European regions: Lombardy, Brussels, and Catalonia. The book analyses the broader context of the desire for better governance of technoscience and proposes to think of governance in technoscience, rather than governance of technoscience. On the same subject, the article Translating tools and indicators in territorial RRI efforts to document and evaluate the achievements in TRANSFORM using evaluative inquiry and theoretical reasoning whereas the article Transformative Translations? Challenges and tensions in territorial innovation governance | NOvation – Critical Studies of Innovation presents a comparative analysis of different territorial RRI-pilots within the project TRANSFORM and reflects on the concept of RRI.
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Mircea Sofonea

Associate professor in Epidemiology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
University of Montpellier, France PhD infectious disease evolutionPathogenesis and control of chronic and emerging infections (PCCEI) research unit, University of Montpellier, INSERMEpidemiologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU)

Biologist and applied mathematician by training, Mircea T. Sofonea is an associate professor at the University of Montpellier, where he oversees spatial analysis, biostatistics, epidemiology, and population dynamics courses to biology, pharmacy and medicine students. Trained in anti-infective therapeutics and health information, he is also an epidemiologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU).
Within the Pathogenesis and Control of Chronic and Emerging Infections research unit (University of Montpellier, INSERM), he co-leads the modelling thematic addressing basic and applied questions related to the epidemiology, evolution, and control of respiratory viruses. An executive member of the local university hospital’s Federation of Infectiology (FHU TIE) and of the Modelling Network of the National Agency for Emerging Infectious Diseases (ANRS | MIE), he co-organizes yearly transdisciplinary events on infectious diseases. As a member of the Air & COVID committee of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), he regularly provides expertise to media and decision-makers.
Since 2022, Mircea T. Sofonea is head of research at the ExposUM Institute, in charge of accelerating interdisciplinary projects on environmental health led by the University of Montpellier and its partners, aiming to establish an interdisciplinary, off-site institute dedicated to exposome research and environmental health. The exposome encompasses the lifelong set of environmental and social factors that, combined with individual intrinsic characteristics, influence the onset, progression, and severity of both infectious and non-communicable diseases. The ExposUM Institute explores the exposome through four complementary approaches: biological mechanisms of exposure, environmental exposure monitoring, host-pathogen-vector ecology, and the interplay between the exposome and human health.
The institute is structured around three core missions: research, training, and science-society engagement. These axes work in synergy, organizing annual calls for proposals and providing leadership for Montpellier’s exposome research community, currently supporting over 40 projects. Aligned with its scientific and societal ambitions, ExposUM fosters interdisciplinarity, new collaborations, a One Health and Global Health perspective, regional resource mobilization, and open, sustainable research.
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Iris van der Tuin

Professor of Cultural Inquiry Theory
Utrecht University, Netherlands PhD humanitiesChair Theory of cultural inquiryDean of Interdisciplinary Education of Utrecht University

Trained as a feminist epistemologist and working as an interdisciplinarian, Iris van der Tuin works at the intersection of philosophy of science and humanities, cultural theory and critical as well as creative practices of cultural inquiry. She is interested in the new and interdisciplinary humanities and in theoretical and practice-based approaches to the research of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The name of her chair is Theory of Cultural Inquiry as she deeply believes that there is room for philosophies and theories of knowledge enriched by reflections on humanities and how humanities do not only study the works of culture but also work together with artists.
In 2014–18, Iris van der Tuin chaired the COST Action New Materialism: Networking European Scholarship on ‘How Matter Comes to Matter’. Then she worked in the H2020 project Ethics of Coding: A Report on the Algorithmic Condition. In 2020, she founded the Susanne K. Langer Circle, an international and multidisciplinary group interested in the work of the American philosopher Susanne Langer. She is also founding co-editor of the book series New Materialisms at Edinburgh University Press and of the special issue Practice-based Research of Interdisciplinary Higher Education of HSSCOMMS, an imprint of Nature.
Her research is part of the group Transmission in Motion of the Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICON) of Utrecht University, a hybrid research community that brings researchers across disciplines together with artists and other external stakeholders, focusing on how technological developments reconfigure our senses. Archives are turned into ‘dynarchives,’ setting knowledge cultures in motion. Movement, gesture, and embodied interaction are also central to new insights into embodied practices of teaching and learning, creation and performance. This requires new concepts and methods, opening up to new transdisciplinary horizons for research and development, and offering new possibilities for cross-sector collaborations between the humanities, the sciences, and the arts, as well as with societal and industry partners.
Iris is also a member of the Research Institute for Philosophy and Religious Studies (OFR) of Utrecht University. This institute is the home of reflection on interdisciplinarity in research, teaching and learning from historical, philosophical and empirical points of view. Together with her group she has published Key Texts on Interdisciplinary Higher Education for Bristol University Press.
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Quique Bassat

Pediatrician
Director of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), SpainPhD medicineICREA research professor

As a pediatrician with special interest in infectious disease epidemiology and public health, Quique Bassat has attempted to combine his clinical work with biomedical research in those diseases that most affect the poor and vulnerable. His main area of interest has been the prevention and treatment of malaria in childhood, with a particular focus on understanding the clinical overlap of malaria and other common pediatric conditions. His research has also covered the new paradigm of malaria eradication, with a particular interest in evaluating the role of drugs in elimination strategies.
He has also conducted work on the description of the epidemiology and etiology of respiratory infections (viral and bacterial), diarrheal diseases, and neonatal infections in places such as Mozambique, Morocco or Bhutan. Currently, his main interests are related to the validation and implementation of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) tools for the post-mortem investigation of causes of death in the developing world. He is also working on the validation and evaluation of low-cost technological devices that can be used to improve health in low-income countries.
Since 2024, Quique Bassat is the director general of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), where he leads a team of nearly 600 people committed to improving global health and promoting health equity. ISGlobal is the result of an innovative alliance between the “la Caixa” Foundation, academic institutions and government bodies to contribute to the efforts undertaken by the international community to address health challenges in a globalized world. This consolidated hub of excellence in research takes its expertise from the world of health care, with the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and the Parc de Salut MAR, and the academic sphere, with the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University.
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Jennifer Edmond

Associate professor in Digital Humanities
Trinity College Dublin, IrelandPhD Germanic languages and literaturesCo-director of the Trinity Center for Digital Humanities

Jennifer Edmond is an internationally recognized expert in the application of arts and humanities insight to academic and societal challenges arising at the intersection of information and communication technologies and culture. Her ambition is to utilize her position of leadership in the digital humanities to significantly progress consolidation of the emerging subfield of the critical digital humanities. Most of her publications are in open access.
Former president (2018-2022) of the board of directors of the pan-European research infrastructure for the arts and humanities DARIAH-EU, Jennifer Edmond has played a leadership role in numerous strategic developments at national and institutional level. She has lent her expertise in the development of infrastructure to a wide variety of initiatives and agencies, from the food manufacturing industry through to the Korean national maritime agency. She has coordinated many significant large-scale interdisciplinary research projects, like CENDARI FP7 (2012-2016), a collaborative European digital archival infrastructure. She was also a partner in the related infrastructure cluster PARTENHOS, whose objective was to strengthen the cohesion of research across several related fields associated with the humanities.
KT4D is her most recent project on AI, big data and democracy. Led by Trinity College Dublin with a consortium of twelve partner organizations, the Knowledge Technologies for Democracy (KT4D) project is investigating how democracy and civic participation can be better facilitated in the face of rapidly changing knowledge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. This in order to enable actors across society to capitalize on the many benefits these technologies can bring in terms of community empowerment, social integration, individual agency, and improved trust in both institutions and technological instruments while identifying and mitigating potential ethical, legal and cultural risks.
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Isabel Feichtner

Professor of Public Law and International Economic Law

Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, GermanyDr. jur., LL.M (Cardozo Law School)Founder of the Law Clinic Transformation Law

Isabel Feichtner’s research work is grounded in practice. After her studies, she was admitted to the New York Bar and worked for the New York office of the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore as a corporate associate in the securitization department for one year. Her research interests cover the distributive effects of law, the democratization of society, and the law of the commons and commoning. She explores how institutional experiments, such as the redesign of money or commons public partnerships, can support social-ecological transformation through democratization and commoning. Her expertise includes international law, law and political economy, international law of natural resource extraction and the law of money and finance.
From 2022 to 2024, Isabel Feichtner was fellow at The New Institute in Hamburg, a residential fellowship program based in Hamburg and designed to nourish transformation through interdisciplinary and trans-sectoral collaboration, where she chaired the program Reclaiming Common Wealth: Towards a Law and Economy of Land Commons. This program explored pathways, processes, and institutional designs for the generation and governance of land commons, aiming to address discontents arising from institutional investments in land, assess theories and concepts of property and value, and establish a repository of the law and institutional design of land commons.
Isabel Feichtner founded the Law Clinic Transformation Law, both a teaching format and a forum for transdisciplinary research to explore how law may serve as a building block of a democratized political economy. She considers this project as an attempt to democratize law and legal education for social-ecological change, strongly believing that transformative law must rethink and redesign the institutions and infrastructures at the core of political economy, such as property, money, and the corporation.
More information about this speaker.
Laura Hellsten

Post-doc researcher in theology
Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland PhD systematic theology

In her first post-doctoral position, in the Stiftelsen Åbo Akademi foundation Centre of Excellence BACE, Laura Hellsten studied the interaction of a team of physics, chemistry and cell biology researchers. The BACE collaboration centered on developing a platform for bioelectronic activation that enables the control of cell signals and, thereby, the stimulation of cell functions. Hellsten did ethnographic fieldwork with the research group investigating questions of ethics and science communication.
To study science communication, Hellsten further developed and led the research project Avtryck i det okända – Forcing the Impossible (2020-2022), which created transdisciplinary collaborations between artists and researchers in the broader context of Åbo Akademi University.
She is principal investigator for the research project: Praxis of Social Imaginaries – a Theo-artistic Intervention for Transdisciplinary Knowledge (2024-2028). This project brings together three different components: theological understanding of social imaginaries, cosmologies and polysemous reading practices, artistic research methods of intervention, and indigenous or traditional ways of knowledge production including listening and storytelling. Through creating nomadic and community based symposia where the project brings together people from across the Nordic region, with students and researchers from Åbo Akademi University and the global south, as well as artists and activists to transdisciplinary symposia and art based dialogue sessions, it is aiming to cultivate practices of wisdom, ask bold questions, and train critical inquiry into how colonial patterns are influencing society and universities today.
More information about this speaker.
Judit Mádl-Szőnyi

Associated professor in Hydrogeology
Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, HungaryPhD, DSc, hydrogeologyHead of József and Erzsébet Tóth Endowed Hydrogeology ChairVice-dean for strategic and innovation affairs of ELTE Faculty of Science

Judit Mádl-Szőnyi specialises in hydrogeology, focusing on regional groundwater flow systems and basin hydrogeology. With over three decades of teaching and research, she has significantly contributed to understanding groundwater driving forces, flow patterns, and connections between groundwater flow systems and vegetation patterns. Her research group has gained international recognition for their work. She has developed groundwater flow models for deep carbonate aquifers and promoted nature-based managed aquifer recharge. Her interdisciplinary research also addresses climate change and impacts on groundwater, adaptation options, and sustainable geothermal energy use. Her work has influenced academic circles and contributed to practical applications in environmental management and policy-making. Additionally, she is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of hydrogeologists, fostering a collaborative and innovative research environment.
Since 2011, she has chaired the Regional Groundwater Flow Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and led over fifteen R&D projects, including prestigious European projects. Her most notable award is the IAH Presidents’ Award.
Over the last decades, through Shell, MOL R&D, and European innovation and development projects, Judit Mádl-Szőnyi has adapted her knowledge for hydrocarbon exploration and energy transition goals, including geothermal energy and related mineral resources. Judit Mádl-Szőnyi is the principal investigator of the Water4All project ClimEX-PE, launched in 2024 among partner universities of the CHARM-EU alliance. This transdisciplinary project involves scientists from various fields of natural science and researchers with strong socio-legal expertise while also paying special attention to public engagement through communication and education.
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Mark Oelmann

Professor of Water and Energy Economics

Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany PhD economics

Mark Oelmann is the director of the Bachelor’s program BWL – Energy and Water Management at the Ruhr West University of Applied science. A diverse and enhanced collaboration – for example, in dual studies – with companies and service providers in the energy and water sectors is at the very heart of this program. As a researcher, he is doing economic and political studies on water related issues and deals with the various forms of water pricing and is involved in digitalization topics, such as machine learning or change management.
Mark Oelmann has been greatly contributing to a better integration of an economic perspective into water management thinking. Over 25 years in the water sector and other adjacent network sectors, he worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank, as a managing consultant at the internationally renowned Capgemini Consulting and a department head at the Scientific Institute for infrastructure and communication services (WIK) GmbH. He collaborates with the German federal ministry of Education and research (BMBF) on international water issues, most recently on water and agriculture in Pakistan. A part of his work is focusing on developing and emerging countries: Albania, China, Iran, Indonesia, Yemen, Uganda…
As an economist and a cultural anthropologist, Mark Oelmann is the spokesperson for the Water Economics and Water Management interdisciplinary research focus at Ruhr West University of Applied science, an interdisciplinary topic involving the Institute of Economics and the Institute for Civil engineering and intending to foster a transformation process towards sustainable water management. He is also co-partner and co-managing director of the consulting company spun off from Ruhr West University of Applied science: MOcons. Strongly committed to water issues, he’s participating in a volunteer network supporting start-ups in building a more sustainable energy future.
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Rasmus T. Slaatelid

Professor of Philosophy of Science

University of Bergen, Norway PhD philosophyHead of the Centre for the study of the sciences and the humanities (SVT)

Rasmus Slaattelid is a Professor of Philosophy of Science and Head of the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities at the University of Bergen. This Centre teaches courses for PhD students on philosophical, societal and ethical problems of science and technology, and conducts research on corresponding topics. Both the research and the teaching activities require dialogue across scientific disciplines and academic cultures, but also across different forms of knowing and knowledge practices.
Rasmus T. Slaattelid’s main research is the translation between knowledge cultures. He is involved into few research groups at the University of Bergen. His most recent research work is accessible online. Published in 2023, the book Translations of Responsibility : Innovation Governance in Three European Regions tells the story of how a Horizon 2020-funded research project translated responsible research and innovation (RRI) into practice, all the way from philosophy of technology to EU policy jargon, to the project contract, and finally into the real-life events in these regions. In 2020, a group of European researchers got a European Union (EU) grant to do a project called TRANSFORM. The objective of this project was to integrate the principle of responsible research and innovation (RRI) into the research and innovation policies of three European regions: Lombardy, Brussels, and Catalonia. The book analyses the broader context of the desire for better governance of technoscience and proposes to think of governance in technoscience, rather than governance of technoscience. On the same subject, the article Translating tools and indicators in territorial RRI efforts to document and evaluate the achievements in TRANSFORM using evaluative inquiry and theoretical reasoning whereas the article Transformative Translations? Challenges and tensions in territorial innovation governance | NOvation – Critical Studies of Innovation presents a comparative analysis of different territorial RRI-pilots within the project TRANSFORM and reflects on the concept of RRI.
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Mircea Sofonea

Associate professor in Epidemiology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
University of Montpellier, France PhD infectious disease evolutionPathogenesis and control of chronic and emerging infections (PCCEI) research unit, University of Montpellier, INSERMEpidemiologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU)

Biologist and applied mathematician by training, Mircea T. Sofonea is an associate professor at the University of Montpellier, where he oversees spatial analysis, biostatistics, epidemiology, and population dynamics courses to biology, pharmacy and medicine students. Trained in anti-infective therapeutics and health information, he is also an epidemiologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU).
Within the Pathogenesis and Control of Chronic and Emerging Infections research unit (University of Montpellier, INSERM), he co-leads the modelling thematic addressing basic and applied questions related to the epidemiology, evolution, and control of respiratory viruses. An executive member of the local university hospital’s Federation of Infectiology (FHU TIE) and of the Modelling Network of the National Agency for Emerging Infectious Diseases (ANRS | MIE), he co-organizes yearly transdisciplinary events on infectious diseases. As a member of the Air & COVID committee of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), he regularly provides expertise to media and decision-makers.
Since 2022, Mircea T. Sofonea is head of research at the ExposUM Institute, in charge of accelerating interdisciplinary projects on environmental health led by the University of Montpellier and its partners, aiming to establish an interdisciplinary, off-site institute dedicated to exposome research and environmental health. The exposome encompasses the lifelong set of environmental and social factors that, combined with individual intrinsic characteristics, influence the onset, progression, and severity of both infectious and non-communicable diseases. The ExposUM Institute explores the exposome through four complementary approaches: biological mechanisms of exposure, environmental exposure monitoring, host-pathogen-vector ecology, and the interplay between the exposome and human health.
The institute is structured around three core missions: research, training, and science-society engagement. These axes work in synergy, organizing annual calls for proposals and providing leadership for Montpellier’s exposome research community, currently supporting over 40 projects. Aligned with its scientific and societal ambitions, ExposUM fosters interdisciplinarity, new collaborations, a One Health and Global Health perspective, regional resource mobilization, and open, sustainable research.
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Iris van der Tuin

Professor of Cultural Inquiry Theory
Utrecht University, Netherlands PhD humanitiesChair Theory of cultural inquiryDean of Interdisciplinary Education of Utrecht University

Trained as a feminist epistemologist and working as an interdisciplinarian, Iris van der Tuin works at the intersection of philosophy of science and humanities, cultural theory and critical as well as creative practices of cultural inquiry. She is interested in the new and interdisciplinary humanities and in theoretical and practice-based approaches to the research of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The name of her chair is Theory of Cultural Inquiry as she deeply believes that there is room for philosophies and theories of knowledge enriched by reflections on humanities and how humanities do not only study the works of culture but also work together with artists.
In 2014–18, Iris van der Tuin chaired the COST Action New Materialism: Networking European Scholarship on ‘How Matter Comes to Matter’. Then she worked in the H2020 project Ethics of Coding: A Report on the Algorithmic Condition. In 2020, she founded the Susanne K. Langer Circle, an international and multidisciplinary group interested in the work of the American philosopher Susanne Langer. She is also founding co-editor of the book series New Materialisms at Edinburgh University Press and of the special issue Practice-based Research of Interdisciplinary Higher Education of HSSCOMMS, an imprint of Nature.
Her research is part of the group Transmission in Motion of the Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICON) of Utrecht University, a hybrid research community that brings researchers across disciplines together with artists and other external stakeholders, focusing on how technological developments reconfigure our senses. Archives are turned into ‘dynarchives,’ setting knowledge cultures in motion. Movement, gesture, and embodied interaction are also central to new insights into embodied practices of teaching and learning, creation and performance. This requires new concepts and methods, opening up to new transdisciplinary horizons for research and development, and offering new possibilities for cross-sector collaborations between the humanities, the sciences, and the arts, as well as with societal and industry partners.
Iris is also a member of the Research Institute for Philosophy and Religious Studies (OFR) of Utrecht University. This institute is the home of reflection on interdisciplinarity in research, teaching and learning from historical, philosophical and empirical points of view. Together with her group she has published Key Texts on Interdisciplinary Higher Education for Bristol University Press.
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Best-practice in CHARM-EU´s Hybrid Classrooms
2025-07-01 09:00 - 10:30 (Europe/Paris) | Würzburg University, Emil-Fischer-Straße 70, Gebäude 70, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
CHARM-EU: Hackathon in Würzburg from 30th June to 4th July
CHARM-EU is a CHallenge-based, Accessible, Research-based, Mobile university alliance which consists of nine universities and offers different educational programs.
The yearly CHARM-EU hackathon for professional development targets current and future teachers of the master´s “Global Challenges for Sustainability” as well as educationalists.
Various workshops will be offered during this intensive week (30th June to 4th July) to strengthen the skills of CHARM-EU-teachers and make them familiar with the educational principles which are the core of teaching in CHARM-EU.
There are sessions on Artificial Intelligence and Challenge-based learning as well as an introduction to the virtual study program in interdisciplinary sustainability sciences of Würzburg University. A best practice workshop on hybrid teaching in CHARM-EU’s hybrid classrooms is also part of the program. Additionally, the Knowledge Creating Teams (KCTs) will work on different tasks, like integrating students’ feedback and alignment of the different phases and tracks within the Master’s. There is a cultural program framing the event.
The goal of the hackathon is to work on the new edition of the Master and develop skills of academics and staff, but also to get to know each other better and grow into a real community of practice, putting forward the idea of a connected Europe.
Best-practice in CHARM-EU´s Hybrid Classrooms
In the session on 1st July, CHARM-teachers will present their best-practice hybrid teaching methods:

What works well for them and their students?
Which methods, activities, tools and approaches can they recommend to others

The goal of the session is to foster exchange among teachers, to share experiences, to inspire each other and to find new ways to deal with challenges in hybrid teaching.
This session is open to anyone interested in CHARM-EU and in hybrid teaching methods. After a short introduction to the University Alliance CHARM-EU, several teachers will present their best practice, each talk is followed by questions and a short discussion.
Click here for the link or join via (Teams ID) 365 108 735 344 1, (passcode) Y3ap3Pm3 and feel inspired by CHARM-EU and their motivated teachers!
