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Next phase of CHARM-EU: programme expansion, appointments to Utrecht University team
Bert van den Brink has been appointed executive director of CHARM-EU at Utrecht University. The appointment will take effect from September 2023 when his predecessor, vice rector Frank Miedema, retires. Marjanneke Vijge will become academic director of CHARM-EU, the European alliance of nine European educational institutions that jointly develop education and research programmes.
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Trinity College Dublin, member of CHARM-EU, wins a silver institutional Athena Swan award for advancing gender equality
On Wednesday 30 August, Trinity College Dublin and two of its schools were awarded prestigious silver Athena Swan awards.
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ED-AFFICHE Mid-Term meeting
Syncing Achievements: Collaborative Solutions to facilitate the Path to the European Degree Label
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CHARM-EU R&I Days: Multidisciplinary Research on Global Water Challenges
30-31st October 2023: CHARM-EU R&I to host water workshop between universities and research centres
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Experiences from CHARM-EU: the road to international accreditation
A study on the joint CHARM-EU master’s programme Global Challenges for Sustainability and its international accreditation process has been published in the latest issue of the Hungarian Accreditation Review.