CHARM-EU

CHARM-EU Mobility team group meets in Würzburg
2023-03-21 - 2023-03-22 | Catalunya
CHARM-EU WP5 Mobility meets at the Julian-Maximilian Würzburg University from 21 to 22 March 2023. The team group has representative from the 8 universities: Universitat de Barcelona, Trinity College Dublin, Utrecht University, University of Montpellier, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Åbo Akademi University, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg and the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences.
They will have 5 rounds of workshops where they will discuss mobility schemes for students, doctoral candidates and staff and ways to improve mobility management mobility management and procedures.

TORCH 2nd Annual Forum | March 2023
2023-03-08 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin, Ireland
On the 8th of March 2023, CHARM-EU is organising its second TORCH Annual Forum titled “Sharing Common R&I Policies and Strategies: strengthening collaborations towards a transformational approach”.

The hybrid event – hosted by Trinity College Dublin – is open to stakeholders interested in research and innovation as well as university-industry-citizen collaboration. It is also relevant for policymakers, as the European Commission’s perspective will be included. Other University Alliances will be invited to participate.
The second open forum is organized around TORCH’s findings in relation to shared R&I Common Policies and Strategies, barriers and financing. It deals with five main topics:

Working towards reforming research assessment.
Fostering equality, diversity and inclusivity.
Championing Open Science.
Promoting inter/transdisciplinary research driven by societal challenges.
Fostering R&I Cooperation Between Universities.

Learn more and register for the event on the website of the Second Annual Forum.

CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2022
2022-12-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Catalunya
About the conference
It has been 3 years since the kick-off of the European Universities initiative. During this period, CHARM-EU has overcome challenges like the process towards a common accreditation process and boundaries as the pandemic situation. The alliance also achieved several progresses such as the development of an innovative teaching and learning model, educational principles and the core values of its alliance and, more concretely, the launch of the first joint European Master’s Degree.
Under the topic “Looking back and looking forward: the European Universities’ multi-level effect“, the purpose of the conference is to look back and celebrate what has been learned and achieved during the past years and also to look forward and continue to design next steps towards a strong European Education Area based in a collaborative, inclusive, and multi-level long term strategy. The conference will bring together European university alliances, students, staff and academics, policymakers and external stakeholders to offer an opportunity to discuss what is in store for the new phase of the alliances, actions to be taken and how different actors envisage the impact of the alliances at different levels.
When? 13-14 December 2022
Where? University of Barcelona (Some of the panel sessions will be available in a hybrid format. During the hybrid sessions, Speech-to-Text Reporters will provide real-time captioning.)
4 reasons why to attend the CHARM-EU Annual Conference:

CHARM-EU Inclusion Conference
2022-09-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3, Budapest, 1053, Hungary
Being inclusive is one of the core values of the CHARM-EU alliance. As we are engaged in the process of making higher education in Europe more inclusive and accessible, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) will host the first ever CHARM-EU Inclusion Conference in Budapest on 16th September 2022.
This one-day hybrid event offers an opportunity for stakeholders and participants to draw out the lessons learned from the CHARM-EU project, consider barriers and possibilities for access and participation in European higher education, as well as share experiences, policies and practices that can lead us all towards an inclusive higher education sector where every student and staff member feels they belong, can contribute, and thrive as scholars of excellence.
More info: https://www.charm-eu.eu/inclusion-conference-2022

CHARM-EU World Café
2022-09-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Catalunya
The next CHARM-EU World Café aims to define problem spaces to work with in the first, Preparatory phase of our Master’s programme by discussing with students, academics and other external actors challenges related to sustainability.

In the Preparatory phase of our Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability, the focus is on acquiring general skills, especially in the field of sustainability, social innovation and transdisciplinary research. External actors collaborate with student teams and academics to address sustainability challenges. This contributes both to the students’ learning process as well as the impact and involvement of society in European Higher Education.
Why should you join the CHARM-EU World Café?

Become part of a new CHARM-EU Expanded Network where society and Higher Education come together;
Develop your network with academic and extra-academic actors from your field or a related one;
Meet talented students that could be recruited for internships, traineeships, or professional positions at your company or organization in the future;
Learn new, topical insights and knowledge in your field of expertise to boost your professional development;
Cross-pollinate and connect to diverse perspectives to gain refreshing new insights on the latest sustainability challenges.

Join us and become part of the CHARM-EU Community! A unique and pioneering opportunity to boost cooperation between education, research, innovation, and business & society to reconcile humanity with the planet.
You can register in this link. To find out more about the World Café and its programme, download our leaflet here.
For further queries please write an email to charm-euoffice@ub.edu.

Information Session | Master's in Global Challenges for Sustainability
2022-05-03 | Catalunya
Students interested in the second edition of the Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability are invited to attend a virtual information session in which CHARM-EU will review the program admission requirements, learning expectations, mobility opportunities, inclusion features and answer any questions participants may have.
Next 3 May 2022 at 18:00 CET you will have the opportunity to know more about the programme, teaching & learning structure, important features such as mobility and inclusiveness as well as details about the assessment method and the application process. Registrations are now open.
About the master’s
The CHARM-EU Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability offers a unique international learning opportunity. CHARM-EU students will have the chance to address the pressing need for sustainability in a transdisciplinary and challenge-based environment. This international programme will employ innovative pedagogical approaches and mechanisms to engage staff and students of diverse backgrounds and disciplines to facilitate, foster and enhance the links between education, research and innovation. Furthermore, active engagement with CHARM-EU’s extended network of academic experts and extra-academic actors increases the potential development and employability of our graduates.
The delivery of the course will incorporate flexible, blended and hybrid formats. The degree is accredited and jointly awarded by the five CHARM-EU partner universities: University of Barcelona, Trinity College Dublin, Utrecht University, Eötvös Loránd University and University of Montpellier.

CHARM-EU Governance Forum
2022-03-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Université de Montpelllier, 163 rue Auguste Broussonnet, Montpellier, 34000, France
CHARM-EU is happy to officially announce the CHARM-EU Governance Forum! This 2-day event will be hosted by the University of Montpellier on March 24th and 25th.

The discussions from the last CHARM-EU Annual Conference perfectly highlighted the fact the governance is one of the biggest challenges that European Universities have to face in their building process. This broad and thorny topic raises a lot of questions: How to bring multiple legal entities together to create a brand new one? How can this new legal entity support the task of European Universities alliances? What governance models, services, units and structures are necessary for achieving or common goals?
Building upon the experience of European Universities
While European Universities alliances were separately facing these challenges, it is now time to come together to address them. This forum will highlight the governance model developed by CHARM-EU with innovation, sustainability and inclusion at its core. Other European Universities alliances will share their own experiences, allowing to put in perspective the differences between the models developed and to highlight the best practices allowing to address these questions.
Joining forces to create the governance model of the future
The CHARM-EU Governance Forum will tackle all of the questions faced and contribute to identify the best solutions and strategies for the future governance of European Universities alliances. A wide range of stakeholders will enroll in the discussions and join forces to address this common challenge of building the governance model of the university of the future. As always, we will act together towards a more sustainable future!
Find out about the programme
The programme of the Forum will include many activities divided in two days:

The first day will be more operational, with workshops focusing on different aspects of the governance of European Universities and aiming at identifying solutions and making recommendations
A second day with a more political angle, in the form of a symposium with keynotes, roundtables and more, aiming at building a global and common vision of the future governance of European Universities.

For more information, you can download the pre-programme (updates coming soon).
Registrations are now open!
Are you curious to know more about the governance model of European Universities? Do you want to contribute to the future of Higher Education in Europe? Join us on March 24th-25th for the CHARM-EU Governance Forum.
Registrations are open here. We will be happy to see you in Montpellier for this very exciting event. In case you are not able to travel but would still like to participate, the Forum will also be broadcasted online. All relevant information will be sent to you after you registered.

Bridging the gap between university and the real world
2022-03-08 | Catalunya
Whether you are an enterprise, a civil society organisation, a policymaker or a professional expert, you are likely interested in participating in this international event next 8th of March at 12.00 CET which connects you with the future of higher education, meeting the needs of students, business and society.
Next 8th of March at 12.00 CET CHARM-EU is organising an information session on extra academic cooperation. During this virtual event participants will learn more about the opportunities for collaborating with our transdisciplinary master students and academics during the last phase of our Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability: the Capstone. During the Capstone phase, students work collaboratively with their peers, academic staff, and extra- academic actors (e.g. business and society) on an authentic sustainability challenge which is based on the student’s original disciplinary field.
Would you like to learn more about how your question could be submitted as a master challenge? Join us for an interactive lunch session, and get to know more about what is possible in terms of collaboration. Learn more about our expanded network here..

Master's virtual information session
2022-02-22 | Catalunya
Next 22 February 2022 at 18:00 CET you will have the opportunity to get to know more about the programme, teaching & learning structure, important features such as mobility and inclusiveness as well as details about the assessment method and the application process.
Students interested in the second edition of the Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability are invited to attend a virtual information session in which CHARM-EU will review the program admission requirements, learning expectations, mobility opportunities, inclusion features and answer any questions participants may have.
The session will be held next 22 February 2022 at 18:00 CET via Teams.

CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2022
2022-01-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Catalunya
All interested participants are cordially invited to the online CHARM-EU conference on 13 January from 9:30 to 15:00. The theme of the annual conference is “European Universities’ cooperation: towards sustainable transdisciplinary partnerships.” Register now here.

Cooperation in higher education is becoming increasingly relevant to enhance sustainable innovation, digital transformation, citizens’ well-being, equitable and inclusive societies and economic development. The annual CHARM-EU conference will provide a platform to strengthen strategic partnerships between higher education institutions across the EU.
The programme of the CHARM-EU conference consists of three plenary sessions:

Innovation and trends in HE: setting the framework and looking forward.

European universities and current developments in HE: an introduction to the thematic sessions (Education, Institutional Innovation,Governance, Digitalisation and Student perspective)

Advancing education for sustainable development

In addition, there will be thematic break-out sessions on the following six themes: education; institutional innovation; governance; digitalisation; expanded network and student perspective
An online cultural event, organised by Utrecht University, is also part of the programme.
Due to the concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, the CHARM-EU conference will be held virtually, coordinated from Utrecht University.
Download the agenda here.

CHARM-EU and TORCH - Educating and Researching the European University
2021-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Catalunya
Find out more about CHARM-EU and TORCH! Join us for this European Researchers’ Night event to hear how we work towards bringing together sustainability, inclusion and technology in higher education and research.

As a member of the European University Alliance CHARM-EU, our ambition is to reconcile humanity with the planet by creating the university of the future.
Join us for this European Researchers’ Night event to hear how we work towards bringing together sustainability, inclusion and technology in higher education and research. The event is virtual and will take place next 24 September 2021 at 11:00 a. m. IST.
Dr Silvia Gallagher will talk about MSc transdisciplinary, challenge based programme development between the five different member universities, and Dr Nina Shiel will explore current practices in Responsible Research and Innovation across the Alliance as part of the TORCH project.
We will finish with an exercise allowing you to create your own university of the future!
This one hour event would be of particular interest to Higher Education professionals, researchers, and anyone with an interest in the future of higher education and research.
Register now here!

CHARM-EU World Cafe
2021-09-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Catalunya
CHARM-EU is working towards creating a university where addressing critical questions in sustainability, and creating a one-of-a-kind educational model is key! In the creation of CHARM-EU, we feel that it is crucial to involve a variety of external stakeholders, and to include their invaluable feedback and suggestions.
We invite you and your organization to join our Knowledge Creating Teams (KCTs) and participate in a variety of activities, such as our very first World Cafe on the 7th of September, 2021.
The World Café is a CHARM-EU initiative with the aim to define problem spaces and challenges to work with in the final phase of the Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability and will contribute both to the students’ learning process as well as the impact and involvement of society in European Higher Education.
To join our KCT database and have the opportunity to participate in our World Café and other interesting events follow this link and fill out our registration form. We are excited to have you on board!
For more information, please download the leaflet.
