BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:148@charm-eu.eu DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20261126 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris;VALUE=DATE:20261128 DTSTAMP:20261109T145814Z URL:https://charm-eu.eu/news-events/events/european-skills-training-day-20 26-digital-literacy-soft-skills-problem-solving-and-student-voices/ SUMMARY:European Skills Training Day 2026: Digital Literacy\, Soft Skills\, Problem Solving and Student Voices DESCRIPTION:🎓\;💻\; Format: Different formats\, but mostly hyb rid. Check the programme for more details. 🌍\; Language: EnglishAr e you a student interested in democracy at universities? Don't miss out on CHARM-EU European Skills Training Day 2026\, focused on Digital Literacy\ , Soft Skills\, Problem Solving and Student Voices. \n \n What can you expect \n 🌍\; Connect with stude nts from across Europe and expand your international network.🗣\;&#x fe0f\; Strengthen your communication\, negotiation\, and oral skills with the "Public Speaking" training. 💻\; Develop digital skills and le arn how to navigate information ecosystems in the age of AI with the "Digi tal Literacy: Don't get played!" training.🤝\; Improve your intercul tural competencies with the "Interculturality and Mobility" training. &#x 1f4a1\; Explore creative problem-solving techniques through interactive\, hands-on activities with the "Creativity and Problem Solving" training.&#x 1f393\; Meet CHARM‑EU alumni and gain practical insights into internatio nal careers in sustainability and beyond.🏛\;️\; Take part in discussions on democracy\, student participation\, and active citizenship. Whether you are interested in sustainability\, innovation\, employability\ , or simply meeting like-minded students from across Europe\, the European Skills Training Day offers a unique opportunity to learn\, collaborate\, and shape the future together. \n Join us! \n ⏰\; Spots for the European Skills Training Day are limited! Register and select your sk ill-building session.👇\;👇\; \n \n UB students\, register here!\n \n \n Other Students\, register here!\n \n \n \n \n PROGRAMME \n \n \n Thursday 26 november \n \n \n \n Afternoon sessions  13:00 – 16:30: CHARM-EU Student Council meeting 16:45 – 17:45: Get to know each other18:00 – 18:30: Social activity \n \n \ n \n Friday 27 november \n \n \n \n Morning Sessi ons9:15 – 9:45 | WelcomeRaul Ramos\, Vice-Rector for Internationalizatio n Policy at the University of Barcelona European Commission representativ eCHARM-EU representative 9:45 – 11:15 | Panel session: Students’ vie ws on Democracy at the University.  11:15 –\; 11:45 | Coffee Break11 :45 – 13:45 | Skill-Building Sessions (Choose a track): \n \n Interculturality &\; Mobility \n \n \n Digital Literacy: D on't get played! \n \n \n Oral Communication Skills – Speak to be heard: from rhetoric to pitch \n \n \n Creativity &\; Probl em Solving \n \n Raising students’ intercultural awareness an d competence and empowers them to successfully navigate intercultural enco unters. Furthermore\, it initiates reflecting on cultural habits and stand ards.Format: 🎓\;💻\; Hybrid Open to:Students at the Universi ty of Barcelona (CHARM-EU Hybrid Classroom) Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of the session\, students will be able to: Students have a basic understanding of the terms “culture” and “intercultural communicatio n”.They are aware of their own cultural identity and can compare them to others’.They can reflect on cultural differences and know how to approa ch them in a value-adding wayThey can apply tools that help them navigate intercultural encounters successfullyProfessorClarissa Walkerling\, Coordi nator of the Study Integration Programme at Ruhr West Applied Sciences Uni versity \n How algorithms shape what we see on social media ? How to spot manipulated images and deepfakes? How framing\, emotions and fallacies steer our judgement? This session will include three interactiv e games based on real cases\, played on students’ own devices with a liv e leaderboard. Format: 🎓\;💻\; Hybrid Open to:Students at t he University of Barcelona (Aula Magna)Students at the University of Berge nStudents at Utrecht University Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of t he session\, students will be able to:explain how recommendation algorithm s rank content\, and take deliberate steps to curate their own feeds\;tell apart the main forms of visual manipulation and verify an image or video with source-based methods and free tools\;recognise emotional cues\, narra tive frames\, common fallacies and propaganda techniques in everyday posts \;reflect on their own susceptibility to manipulation\;use three habits: p ause before sharing\, check the source rather than the pixels\, and curate their feed on purpose.ProfessorLaurence Dierickx\, University of Bergen \n Why do some talks stay with us while others are forgotten as soon as the slides change? This workshop explores what makes an audien ce listen: how we stand\, how we sound and how we shape our message. Beyon d the theory\, it is a hands-on session: students deliver short pitches an d receive structured feedback from their peers.Format: 📍\; Onsite a t the University of Barcelona only. Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of the session\, students will be able to: understand the core principles of rhetoric and apply them to oral communication\;project credibility and confidence through posture\, gestures\, gaze and voice\;connect with the audience: open strongly\, tell stories and avoid fillers\; structure a sh ort\, simple message for a specific audience\; deliver a 2–3 minute pit ch and give and receive constructive feedback. ProfessorSergio Villanueva \, Vice Dean of Academic Affairs and Internationalization\, Faculty of Inf ormation and Audio-Visual Media at the Unversity of Barcelona \n Introducing tools and techniques to approach problem-solving creativ ely\, encouraging the generation of novel solutions while maintaining a fo cus on innovation\, results and value. Format: 🌐\; Online Open to students from all CHARM-EU partner universities.Expected Learning Outcomes By the end of the session\, students will be able to:define creativity and innovation and explain the relationship between them.apply fundamental pr inciples underlying creative thinking as a process for problem-solving\;re flect on how you could drive creativity and creative thinking in your own individual context.ProfessorShay Butler\, Facilitation and Programme Lead\ , Professional Education at Trinity College Dublin \n After noon sessions 13:45 –\; 14:45 | Lunch box14:45 – 15:00 | Meet CHA RM-EU: Introduction to CHARM-EU and collaborative student opportunities.  15:00 – 16:45 | Employability &\; Networking with CHARM-EU alumni | I nteractive session led by Orla O’\;Dwyer\, Career Development Consult ant at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Discover practical strategies to tran slate your academic experience and skills into meaningful career pathways in international environments.16:45 – 17:30 | Cultural activity with ESN UB17:30 –\; 19:00 | Cocktail Reception   \n \n Afterno on sessions 13:00 – 16:30: CHARM-EU Student Council meeting 16:45 – 17:45: Get to know each other18:00 – 18:30: Social activityMorning Sessi ons9:15 – 9:45 | WelcomeRaul Ramos\, Vice-Rector for Internationalizatio n Policy at the University of Barcelona European Commission representativ eCHARM-EU representative 9:45 – 11:15 | Panel session: Students’ vie ws on Democracy at the University.  11:15 - 11:45 | Coffee Break11:45 – 13:45 | Skill-Building Sessions (Choose a track): \n \n Intercult urality &\; Mobility \n \n \n Digital Literacy: Don't get play ed! \n \n \n Oral Communication Skills – Speak to be heard: fro m rhetoric to pitch \n \n \n Creativity &\; Problem Solving \n \n Raising students’ intercultural awareness and competence and empowers them to successfully navigate intercultural encounters. Furth ermore\, it initiates reflecting on cultural habits and standards.Format: 🎓\;💻\; Hybrid Open to:Students at the University of Barcelo na (CHARM-EU Hybrid Classroom) Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of th e session\, students will be able to: Students have a basic understanding of the terms “culture” and “intercultural communication”.They are aware of their own cultural identity and can compare them to others’.Th ey can reflect on cultural differences and know how to approach them in a value-adding wayThey can apply tools that help them navigate intercultural encounters successfullyProfessorClarissa Walkerling\, Coordinator of the Study Integration Programme at Ruhr West Applied Sciences University \n How algorithms shape what we see on social media? How to spot manipulated images and deepfakes? How framing\, emotions and fallacies st eer our judgement? This session will include three interactive games based on real cases\, played on students’ own devices with a live leaderboard . Format: 🎓\;💻\; Hybrid Open to:Students at the University of Barcelona (Aula Magna)Students at the University of BergenStudents at Utrecht University Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of the session\, students will be able to:explain how recommendation algorithms rank conten t\, and take deliberate steps to curate their own feeds\;tell apart the ma in forms of visual manipulation and verify an image or video with source-b ased methods and free tools\;recognise emotional cues\, narrative frames\, common fallacies and propaganda techniques in everyday posts\;reflect on their own susceptibility to manipulation\;use three habits: pause before s haring\, check the source rather than the pixels\, and curate their feed o n purpose.ProfessorLaurence Dierickx\, University of Bergen \n Why do some talks stay with us while others are forgotten as soon as t he slides change? This workshop explores what makes an audience listen: ho w we stand\, how we sound and how we shape our message. Beyond the theory\ , it is a hands-on session: students deliver short pitches and receive str uctured feedback from their peers.Format: 📍\; Onsite at the Univers ity of Barcelona only. Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of the sessio n\, students will be able to: understand the core principles of rhetoric and apply them to oral communication\;project credibility and confidence t hrough posture\, gestures\, gaze and voice\;connect with the audience: ope n strongly\, tell stories and avoid fillers\; structure a short\, simple message for a specific audience\; deliver a 2–3 minute pitch and give a nd receive constructive feedback. ProfessorSergio Villanueva\, Vice Dean of Academic Affairs and Internationalization\, Faculty of Information and Audio-Visual Media at the Unversity of Barcelona \n Introdu cing tools and techniques to approach problem-solving creatively\, encoura ging the generation of novel solutions while maintaining a focus on innova tion\, results and value. Format: 🌐\; Online Open to students from all CHARM-EU partner universities.Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of the session\, students will be able to:define creativity and innovation a nd explain the relationship between them.apply fundamental principles unde rlying creative thinking as a process for problem-solving\;reflect on how you could drive creativity and creative thinking in your own individual co ntext.ProfessorShay Butler\, Facilitation and Programme Lead\, Professiona l Education at Trinity College Dublin \n Raising students’ inter cultural awareness and competence and empowers them to successfully naviga te intercultural encounters. Furthermore\, it initiates reflecting on cult ural habits and standards.Format: 🎓\;💻\; Hybrid Open to:Stu dents at the University of Barcelona (CHARM-EU Hybrid Classroom) Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of the session\, students will be able to: S tudents have a basic understanding of the terms “culture” and “inter cultural communication”.They are aware of their own cultural identity an d can compare them to others’.They can reflect on cultural differences a nd know how to approach them in a value-adding wayThey can apply tools tha t help them navigate intercultural encounters successfullyProfessorClariss a Walkerling\, Coordinator of the Study Integration Programme at Ruhr West Applied Sciences UniversityHow algorithms shape what we see on social med ia? How to spot manipulated images and deepfakes? How framing\, emotions a nd fallacies steer our judgement? This session will include three interact ive games based on real cases\, played on students’ own devices with a l ive leaderboard. Format: 🎓\;💻\; Hybrid Open to:Students at the University of Barcelona (Aula Magna)Students at the University of Ber genStudents at Utrecht University Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of the session\, students will be able to:explain how recommendation algorit hms rank content\, and take deliberate steps to curate their own feeds\;te ll apart the main forms of visual manipulation and verify an image or vide o with source-based methods and free tools\;recognise emotional cues\, nar rative frames\, common fallacies and propaganda techniques in everyday pos ts\;reflect on their own susceptibility to manipulation\;use three habits: pause before sharing\, check the source rather than the pixels\, and cura te their feed on purpose.ProfessorLaurence Dierickx\, University of Bergen Why do some talks stay with us while others are forgotten as soon as the s lides change? This workshop explores what makes an audience listen: how we stand\, how we sound and how we shape our message. Beyond the theory\, it is a hands-on session: students deliver short pitches and receive structu red feedback from their peers.Format: 📍\; Onsite at the University of Barcelona only. Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of the session\, students will be able to: understand the core principles of rhetoric and apply them to oral communication\;project credibility and confidence throu gh posture\, gestures\, gaze and voice\;connect with the audience: open st rongly\, tell stories and avoid fillers\; structure a short\, simple mess age for a specific audience\; deliver a 2–3 minute pitch and give and r eceive constructive feedback. ProfessorSergio Villanueva\, Vice Dean of A cademic Affairs and Internationalization\, Faculty of Information and Audi o-Visual Media at the Unversity of BarcelonaIntroducing tools and techniqu es to approach problem-solving creatively\, encouraging the generation of novel solutions while maintaining a focus on innovation\, results and valu e. Format: 🌐\; Online Open to students from all CHARM-EU partner u niversities.Expected Learning OutcomesBy the end of the session\, students will be able to:define creativity and innovation and explain the relation ship between them.apply fundamental principles underlying creative thinkin g as a process for problem-solving\;reflect on how you could drive creativ ity and creative thinking in your own individual context.ProfessorShay But ler\, Facilitation and Programme Lead\, Professional Education at Trinity College DublinAfternoon sessions 13:45 - 14:45 | Lunch box14:45 – 15:00 | Meet CHARM-EU: Introduction to CHARM-EU and collaborative student oppo rtunities. 15:00 – 16:45 | Employability &\; Networking with CHARM-E U alumni | Interactive session led by Orla O'Dwyer\, Career Development Co nsultant at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Discover practical strategies to translate your academic experience and skills into meaningful career path ways in international environments.16:45 – 17:30 | Cultural activity wit h ESN UB17:30 - 19:00 | Cocktail Reception   \n \n Dowload the programme here\n \n \n \n OBJECTIVES \n \n \n \n This training initiative is structured to foster active Europ ean citizenship\, democratic participation\, and digital resilience among higher education students. Key objectives include: Democracy at the Unive rsity: Empowering students to critically engage with democratic processes at their universities. Boosting Digital Capabilities: Cultivating practic al digital literacy\, leveraging digital tools for civic participation\, a nd navigating information ecosystems safely. Fostering Intercultural Skil ls: Learn intercultural competences. Improving Oral Skills: Strengthening communication\, public speaking\, negotiation. Employability exchange be tween alumni and students: Providing a practical session\, with CHARM-EU a lumni\, to share tips and about how to start your career in the sustainabi lity fields.  \n \n This training initiative is structured to foster active European citizenship\, democratic participation\, and digit al resilience among higher education students. Key objectives include: De mocracy at the University: Empowering students to critically engage with d emocratic processes at their universities. Boosting Digital Capabilities: Cultivating practical digital literacy\, leveraging digital tools for civ ic participation\, and navigating information ecosystems safely. Fosterin g Intercultural Skills: Learn intercultural competences. Improving Oral S kills: Strengthening communication\, public speaking\, negotiation. Emplo yability exchange between alumni and students: Providing a practical sessi on\, with CHARM-EU alumni\, to share tips and about how to start your care er in the sustainability fields. Join us in Barcelona on 26–27 November 2026 and develop the skills needed to navigate tomorrow's challenges. 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