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CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2026: Working Together for Democracy and Resilience 

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All photos were taken by Robert Seger. Around 140 participants gathered from across Europe to discuss how transnational cooperation within Alliances can provide a platform for co-creation and contribute to a more resilient future for Europe and beyond. The conference was opened by Professor Gunilla Widén, Rector of Åbo Akademi University. She highlighted that, in […]

CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2026 – Posters

The poster session is a space where members of European University Alliances, university staff, students and external stakeholders can exchange ideas and discuss the posters. Poster presenters gave a minute pitch and engaged in discussions.  Language, Identity and Democratic Belonging: Multilingual Exposure among Youth in Post-War Kosovo by Senad Arifi From Formal Transparency to Meaningful Visibility: Emerging […]

#FACESOFCHARMEU: Breaking isolation and choosing to build together

Portrait of a CHARM‑EU member featured in a “Faces of CHARM‑EU” profile graphic, with the name Alex Arenas displayed alongside CHARM‑EU branding.

For Alex Arenas, Educationalist at CHARM‑EU and Pedagogical Engineer at the University of Montpellier Teaching and Learning Centre CSIP, educational innovation starts with bringing people together. Over the past three years, Alex has helped connect colleagues across the Alliance to co-create new learning experiences, including CHARM‑EU’s interculturality courses, turning diverse perspectives into meaningful collaboration. Your […]

Kanika Chakraborty

A close-up portrait photograph shows a young woman with shoulder-length dark brown hair, looking directly at the camera with a cheerful, wide smile that shows her teeth. She has her hand, with her fingers slightly curled, resting against her chin. She wears a navy blue plaid button-down shirt over a white t-shirt and has a green bag strap visible over her left shoulder. The background is an out-of-focus cityscape with buildings under an overcast sky.

The Education for Sustainable Development workshop deepened my understanding of sustainable development. Before the session, I mainly associated sustainability with environmental protection, climate responsibility, social justice, and economic balance. Through the workshop, I learned that sustainability is also shaped by people’s worldviews, values, assumptions, power relations, institutional roles, and ethical responsibilities. It is not only […]

Internationally Linked Research Hubs: Expanding Collaboration Across Europe

A row of students seated in tiered wooden desks, taking notes in an auditorium or classroom. In the foreground, a young man with curly brown hair wearing a black shirt and glasses holds a pen and an open notebook, looking towards the left, outside the frame. Further back, another student in a white shirt is also looking attentively, while a third is looking down at a mobile device. The background is brightly lit by a window, creating a lens flare and obscuring the faces of others. The focus is primarily on the foreground student and his open notebook.

Alongside Utrecht University and Université de Montpellier, Universitat de Barcelona, Åbo Akademi University, and Eötvös Loránd University are now participating in the organisation of the module, creating an even stronger European network for education, research, and innovation.  The expansion reflects the ambition of the module: connecting Master students, researchers, and research hubs across the CHARM-EU Alliance to address pressing societal health challenges through international and interdisciplinary collaboration.  This […]

CHARM-EU secures €7 million from the European Commission to continue its impact in European Education

Group portrait of nine Rectors and Vice-rectors from the CHARM-EU partner universities, standing on a staircase indoors next to a large window and an Utrecht University banner. The individuals—five women and four men—are dressed in business casual and professional attire, arranged in three rows, and smiling at the camera.

The 2026 Erasmus+ call featured a dedicated total budget of €145.6 million to provide 2 years of financial support specifically designed for higher education institution consortia engaged in existing, deep transnational cooperation at the institutional level. Intended as crucial bridge funding ahead of the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the call targets experienced consortia […]

#FacesofCHARMEU: Weaving Connections Across the Alliance with Pia Le Grand

A graphic for the #FacesOfCHARMEU series featuring a circular portrait of Pia Le Grand against a solid blue background. She is a woman with blonde hair and glasses, smiling while wearing a patterned light-colored top and a lanyard, standing in front of a CHARM-EU banner. To the right of the portrait, the white text reads "Pia Le Grand" followed by "#FacesOfCHARMEU", with the multi-colored CHARM-EU alliance logo located in the top right corner.

Today, we sit down with Pia Le Grand, the CHARM-EU Manager at Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) in Finland. Pia shares her journey from the beginning of ÅAU’s integration into the Alliance to her creative approach to internal communication. 🌍 Pia Le Grand – Åbo Akademi University Role: CHARM-EU Manager at Åbo Akademi University Could you […]

CHARM-EU Funds Fourteen New Inter-Institutional Projects to Advance Innovative and Collaborative Education

A diverse group of five people sits around a wooden conference table in a bright, white room, engaged in a collaborative meeting. A woman with glasses and a green sweater gestures while speaking, holding a reusable coffee cup. To her right, a young woman with curly hair and a blue snowflake sweater types on a laptop covered in colorful stickers. In the foreground, hands are visible holding a pen over yellow sticky notes and blank paper, alongside a smartphone and pens. Everyone is wearing blue lanyards, suggesting a professional or academic workshop setting.

The CHARM-ED Call supports the creation, enhancement, and redesign of higher education and lifelong learning activities across CHARM-EU partner institutions. The selected projects exemplify CHARM-EU’s commitment to educational innovation and collaboration. They were chosen for their clear alignment with CHARM-EU’s educational vision and potential to create meaningful impact at both institutional and alliance levels. An […]

CHARM-EU Winter School 2026: Exploring Citizen Science for Societal Impact

A group photo with all the participants of the Winter School 2026, in the stairs in front of the Faculty of Economics.

Organised by CHARM-EU and coordinated by Prof. Josep Perelló (University of Barcelona), this three-day Winter School was designed for PhD candidates from all disciplines who are interested in strengthening the social dimension of their research. The programme is a certified training programme, via a CHARM-EU digital credential, for PhD students and took place at the […]

Alba Graells

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“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.”