EU-CONEXUS and CHARM-EU Become the First European University Alliances to deliver programmes carrying a Joint European Degree Label
The label was awarded to two master’s degree programmes: the EU-CONEXUS Joint Master in Marine Biotechnology, a 120 ECTS programme coordinated by the Catholic University of Valencia, and CHARM-EU’s Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability, a 90 ECTS programme academically led by Trinity College Dublin and administratively managed by the University of Barcelona. This milestone recognises the role of European University alliances […]
Roxanne Hendrix – From Student to Stakeholder
From first contact to career opportunity What began as a simple conversation during a beach cleanup evolved into a thesis collaboration and eventually into a professional role. By proactively engaging with the organisation and integrating them into the academic framework, Roxanne built a bridge between her studies and her future career. Seeing the full cycle: […]
Alba Graells
“With the CHARM-EU master’s programme, students can experience the kind of work they might actually do in the future, for example, in the public or food sector. It’s a great way to put academic knowledge into real-life practice.”
CHARM-EU Celebrates the Graduation of Its 4th Cohort of the Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability in Barcelona
The ceremony opened with Avelina Tortosa, Coordinator of the Master’s programme at the University of Barcelona, who highlighted CHARM-EU’s innovative approach to learning and teaching higher education. Built on collaboration, transdisciplinarity, and real-world impact, the master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability places students at the centre of a rich, multicultural learning environment shaped by European […]
CHARM-EU and Capstone Collaboration: Turning Academic Learning into Regional Impact
During the Grand Finale 2026, held on 27 and 28 January 2026 at the University of Barcelona, students from the 4th cohort of the master’s programme presented their capstone projects. We had the opportunity to engage in a discussion with Alba Graells from the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Government of […]
Grand Finale 2026: Showcasing Transformative Capstone Projects
The Grand Finale serves as the ceremonial closing of the Master’s programme, where students present their capstone projects—team‑based research and solution proposals developed in partnership with external stakeholders from public, private, and non‑profit sectors. These projects address pressing societal and environmental challenges through intercultural, transdisciplinary approaches, reflecting the programme’s mission to bridge academic knowledge with […]
Capstone projects – Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability – 4th Edition 2024 – 2026
The capstone phase is designed to build on students’ knowledge, skills, and prior learning gained during the previous modules of the Master’s programme. Students will, in collaboration with extra-academic actors, investigate and evaluate a complex societal challenge from a variety of intercultural and transdisciplinary perspectives. They will cooperatively work on the challenge in teams of […]
The CHARM-EU Experience: Start of the Fifth Edition of the CHARM-EU Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability
Students from around the globe enjoy the CHARM-EU Experience In September 2025, the fifth cohort of the master’s programme began with 62 students. For the first phase, students could choose from four universities: Trinity College Dublin (16 students), Utrecht University (17 students), Eötvös Loránd University (15 students), and the University of Würzburg (14 students). In the […]
How to build equality in community-engaged learning across Europe and Africa? Reflections from a CHARM-EU Master’s Capstone
A new article, “Community-Engaged Learning in a European Universities Alliance: Reflections on Equality and Reciprocity Across Europe and Africa,” has been published in the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Written by authors involved in CHARM-EU’s Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability, in collaboration with the University of Pretoria , the experts examine how international community-engaged […]
CHARM-EU at Erasmus+ Higher Education Mobility Days
From 23 to 26 of September took place the Erasmus+ Higher Education Mobility Days organised by SEPIE – Servicio Español para la Internacionalización de la Educación and hosted by the University of Valencia, where nearly 300 representatives from educational institutions were discussing mobility, inclusion, and the future of international cooperation in higher education. The event […]