Returning after the summer break, this ninth CHARM ON session turns the spotlight on an essential pillar of transnational cooperation: the Joint Virtual Offices (JVOs).
Date: Monday, 28 September
Time: 13:00–14:00 CET
Format: Online panel discussion (live stream + sound recording available afterwards)
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This event is open to all members of CHARM-EU universities — educators, researchers, students, and professional staff — and to anyone curious about seed funding educational innovation in higher education. No registration required.
Each CHARM ON features a moderated panel with voices from across our university community (educators, researchers, students, and support staff) sharing concrete experiences that bring CHARM-EU’s approaches to life. Together, they connect principles to practice, point to good examples in our Service Portfolio, and signpost trainings and follow-up opportunities offered by the Alliance.
CHARM ON will take place on the last Monday of each month at 13:00 CET, offering a regular space to share ideas, practices, and impact stories across the CHARM-EU community.
You can listen to our previous CHARM ON sessions on our Spotify channel here.
Anja Bleidorn is the administrative coordinator of the Global Challenges for Sustainability Master’s programme at the University of Montpellier and has been a member of the Joint Virtual Administrative Office (JVAO) since 2023. Together with her JVAO colleagues from the other CHARM-EU partner universities she coordinates the administration and supports the delivery of the joint master’s programme. Through her career in international relations and higher education she has had the opportunity to live and work in the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.
Blanca Burillo Lago is a communications professional specializing in European Higher Education and international cooperation. She serves as a Communications Manager at the Joint Virtual Communications Office (JVCOMMS) of the European Universities alliance CHARM-EU, where she handles institutional communications.
With an academic background spanning language, literature, and international relations—including degrees and master’s qualifications from institutions like the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)—her professional background includes experience in translation, localization and international project assistance.
Janina van Hees works at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. In the European University Alliance CHARM-EU, she is leading the work package for IT Strategy. She coordinated the establishment of CHARM’s Joint Virtual IT Office, where staff collaborates to support the IT-needs of the alliance. Janina is a member of the European Digital Education Hub’s working group on interoperability in higher education. Her previous work experiences include the EuroTeQ European University Alliance and SURF, the ICT cooperative of Dutch education institutions.
