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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260521
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SUMMARY:Manager's meeting
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URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/managers-meeting/
LOCATION:Richter University Libraries\, Espace Richter 60\, 1 Rue des États Généraux\, Montpellier\, Montpellier\, 34000\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260520
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260522
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SUMMARY:Sprint 7
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/sprint-7/
LOCATION:Richter University Libraries\, Espace Richter 60\, 1 Rue des États Généraux\, Montpellier\, Montpellier\, 34000\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260522
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SUMMARY:CHARMing Week 2026
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an exciting week in the heart of the south of France! \nFrom 18 to 21 May 2026\, Montpellier becomes the vibrant hub of the CHARM-EU alliance\, bringing together partners\, educators\, students\, and innovators from across Europe for a rich programme of meetings\, collaborative workshops\, and shared experiences. \nThis CHARMing Week is a unique opportunity to strengthen ties between our nine partner universities\, exchange ideas on the future of European higher education\, and explore the city’s dynamic academic and cultural scene — all in the warm spirit that defines the CHARM-EU community. \nWhether you are joining us for working sessions\, networking moments\, or the convivial evenings we have planned\, we look forward to welcoming you to Montpellier! \nClick on the event list below in order to get more information of a specific event \nInformation for travellers\nThis guide provides essential information on travel arrangements\, local venues\, and activities to help you enjoy your stay. \n					\n									Check out all the information about Montpellier\n					 \nEvents
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/charming-week-2026/
LOCATION:Montpellier\, Montpellier\, France
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Governance,Inter-Institutional Working Groups
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260521
DTSTAMP:20260530T185902
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SUMMARY:CHARM-EU Networking Days: Challenges and Opportunities of GenAI in Teacher Education: Building European Practices
DESCRIPTION:This 2.5-day seminar brings together teacher educators from across Europe to explore the pedagogical and ethical implications of Generative AI in teacher education.  \nThrough hands-on workshops\, participants will collaborate\, reflect\, and co-construct guidelines and resources that can inform the training of future teachers across different educational contexts. \nPARTICIPANTS: Teachers\, researchers\, and educators from European Faculties of Education \nPROGRAMME\n\nPre-Seminar Online Kickoff (May 6 2026\, 14-16 CET) \n\nFormat: 2-hour virtual session \nTopic: welcome and sharing practices\, thematic group formation \n\nIntroduce participants and share GenAI-related experiences\n\n\nMap current challenges\, opportunities\, and institutional expectations\n\n\nSelect thematic focus areas for collaborative work\n\nAgenda: \n\nWelcome & Introductions – 10 min.\nIcebreaker – 10 min\nTopic presentation – World café format with interactive board – 1h 20 min\nSharing Practices & Challenge\, expectations toward different topics\nLesson Planning & Materials development\nTeaching teachers how to create lesson plans and materials with AI\nAI in Learning Activities\nDriving teachers to implement AI in their classes through AI-integrated learning activities\nAssessment\nEducating teachers to incorporate AI in formative and summative assessment\nPlenary wrap up – 20 min\n\nNote: Ethical considerations (bias\, transparency\, data privacy\, teacher agency) will be addressed transversally across all thematic groups.  \n\n\nDay 1 (May 18): Understanding AI and Framing Ethical Responsibilities \n\n14.00 – 17.00 (Hybrid is possible) \n14:00 – 14:15 Welcome and Opening \nFaculty of Education Dean Agnes Perrin Doucey\nAI for teaching and learning VP David Cassagne \n14:15 – 14:45 Speed dating activity\n14:45 – 15:30 Facilitated Input – 45 minutes\nGenAI Impact on teaching and learning practices and comparison of universities’ approaches \nby David Cassagne AI vice president in charge of teaching and learning and Nancy Rodriguez \nCoffee Break \n15:30 – 17: 00 Parallel sessions \n\nInteractive workshop: Landscape of AI and prompting practice\nHands-on practice with diverse AI (e.g. ChatGPT\, Copilot and other). Linked with the 3 focus areas\nFacilitated by Yuanfei Huang (+ 1 person from DSIN)\n\n\nEthical considerations in AI integration\nExploring bias\, transparency\, data privacy\, dependency\, and deprofessionalization. Linked with the three focus area.\nAdvanced workshop: future thinking exercise >> how will it be in 2040?\nFacilitated by Annet van der Riet\n\n\n\nDay 2 (May 19): Understanding different perspectives and integrate the student voice \n\n9:00 -12.30: \nFacilitated Input – 45 min\n“Supporting Literary Writing with GenAI: A Study of the Transposition of Informal Uses into Literature Classes in Secondary Schools\, University\, and Teacher Education”\nSpeaker: Sandrine Bazile\, University of Montpellier \nSTEP 1: Group Work by Focus Area \nShare examples related to the input of the lecture. \n\nLesson Planning & Materials development – facilitator David Durant\nAI in Learning Activities – facilitator Vanessa Vigano\nAssessment – facilitator Annet van der Riet\n\nSTEP 2: Let’s co-create! \nDos and donts and advice \n\nLesson Planning & Materials development – facilitator David Durant\nAI in Learning Activities – facilitator Vanessa Vigano\nAssessment – facilitator Annet van der Riet\n\nPlenary wrap up (max. 30 min) \n Lunch – 12.30 to 13.30  \n13.30 – 16.30: \nFacilitated Input – 45 min: \n“The Uses of AI by Students and How It Affects Learning Processes”  Speaker: Aurélie Bourdais\, University of Montpellier \nSTEP 3: Student Voice Panel\, Local students share their perspectives on AI in their future teaching practice. Integrating student perspectives in what was co-created in the different focus areas: \n\nLesson Planning & Materials development – facilitator David Durant\nAI in Learning Activities – facilitator Vanessa Vigano\nAssessment – facilitator Annet van der Riet\n\nPlenary wrap up (max. 30 min) \n\n\nDay 3 (May 20): Building Towards Shared Guidelines for Teacher Education \n\n9:00 – 12:00 \nInput Session: “Training Future Teachers on AI: The Bergen Example” \nSpeaker: Kenan Dikilitas\, University of Bergen\nA practical case study of integrating AI literacy into teacher training \n9:00–9:45 Kenan presents the Bergen experiences and the different approaches to using AI. \n9:45–10:00 STEP 4 Integrate AI in your pedagogical practice \nIndividual review of your own pedagogical scenario – facilitaed by Yuanfei HUANG \n10:00–11:00 (Facilitated by Fei and Kenan)\nGroup work: form groups based on shared interests. Each group (3 people + 1 AI agent) will design three main components: \n\nLesson planning & materials development (ex. Guidelines for students)\n\n\nUse of AI in learning activities\n\n\nAssessment strategies when using AI in pedagogical activities\n\n11:00–11:45\nSharing of group designs and discussion of questions. \n11:45–12:00\nWrap-up. (Vanessa\, Annet and David can share their comments) \nFinishing co-creation of day 2 OR Creating Guidelines: how to train people on AI in relation to: \n\nLesson Planning & Materials development – facilitator David Durant\n\n\nAI in Learning Activities – facilitator Vanessa Vigano\n\n\nAssessment – facilitator Annet van der Riet\n\n12:30 – 13:30 Lunch \n13:30 – 14:30 \n\nGallery Walk & Group Feedback 1h\n\n\nNext Steps Planning 15 min (David Durant)\n\n\nClosing Session & Farewell 15 min (David Durant)\n\n\nFormat: 2-hour virtual session \nTopic: welcome and sharing practices\, thematic group formation \n\nIntroduce participants and share GenAI-related experiences\n\n\nMap current challenges\, opportunities\, and institutional expectations\n\n\nSelect thematic focus areas for collaborative work\n\nAgenda: \n\nWelcome & Introductions – 10 min.\nIcebreaker – 10 min\nTopic presentation – World café format with interactive board – 1h 20 min\nSharing Practices & Challenge\, expectations toward different topics\nLesson Planning & Materials development\nTeaching teachers how to create lesson plans and materials with AI\nAI in Learning Activities\nDriving teachers to implement AI in their classes through AI-integrated learning activities\nAssessment\nEducating teachers to incorporate AI in formative and summative assessment\nPlenary wrap up – 20 min\n\nNote: Ethical considerations (bias\, transparency\, data privacy\, teacher agency) will be addressed transversally across all thematic groups.  \n14.00 – 17.00 (Hybrid is possible) \n14:00 – 14:15 Welcome and Opening \nFaculty of Education Dean Agnes Perrin Doucey\nAI for teaching and learning VP David Cassagne \n14:15 – 14:45 Speed dating activity\n14:45 – 15:30 Facilitated Input – 45 minutes\nGenAI Impact on teaching and learning practices and comparison of universities’ approaches \nby David Cassagne AI vice president in charge of teaching and learning and Nancy Rodriguez \nCoffee Break \n15:30 – 17: 00 Parallel sessions \n\nInteractive workshop: Landscape of AI and prompting practice\nHands-on practice with diverse AI (e.g. ChatGPT\, Copilot and other). Linked with the 3 focus areas\nFacilitated by Yuanfei Huang (+ 1 person from DSIN)\n\n\nEthical considerations in AI integration\nExploring bias\, transparency\, data privacy\, dependency\, and deprofessionalization. Linked with the three focus area.\nAdvanced workshop: future thinking exercise >> how will it be in 2040?\nFacilitated by Annet van der Riet\n\n9:00 -12.30: \nFacilitated Input – 45 min\n“Supporting Literary Writing with GenAI: A Study of the Transposition of Informal Uses into Literature Classes in Secondary Schools\, University\, and Teacher Education”\nSpeaker: Sandrine Bazile\, University of Montpellier \nSTEP 1: Group Work by Focus Area \nShare examples related to the input of the lecture. \n\nLesson Planning & Materials development – facilitator David Durant\nAI in Learning Activities – facilitator Vanessa Vigano\nAssessment – facilitator Annet van der Riet\n\nSTEP 2: Let’s co-create! \nDos and donts and advice \n\nLesson Planning & Materials development – facilitator David Durant\nAI in Learning Activities – facilitator Vanessa Vigano\nAssessment – facilitator Annet van der Riet\n\nPlenary wrap up (max. 30 min) \n Lunch – 12.30 to 13.30  \n13.30 – 16.30: \nFacilitated Input – 45 min: \n“The Uses of AI by Students and How It Affects Learning Processes”  Speaker: Aurélie Bourdais\, University of Montpellier \nSTEP 3: Student Voice Panel\, Local students share their perspectives on AI in their future teaching practice. Integrating student perspectives in what was co-created in the different focus areas: \n\nLesson Planning & Materials development – facilitator David Durant\nAI in Learning Activities – facilitator Vanessa Vigano\nAssessment – facilitator Annet van der Riet\n\nPlenary wrap up (max. 30 min) \n9:00 – 12:00 \nInput Session: “Training Future Teachers on AI: The Bergen Example” \nSpeaker: Kenan Dikilitas\, University of Bergen\nA practical case study of integrating AI literacy into teacher training \n9:00–9:45 Kenan presents the Bergen experiences and the different approaches to using AI. \n9:45–10:00 STEP 4 Integrate AI in your pedagogical practice \nIndividual review of your own pedagogical scenario – facilitaed by Yuanfei HUANG \n10:00–11:00 (Facilitated by Fei and Kenan)\nGroup work: form groups based on shared interests. Each group (3 people + 1 AI agent) will design three main components: \n\nLesson planning & materials development (ex. Guidelines for students)\n\n\nUse of AI in learning activities\n\n\nAssessment strategies when using AI in pedagogical activities\n\n11:00–11:45\nSharing of group designs and discussion of questions. \n11:45–12:00\nWrap-up. (Vanessa\, Annet and David can share their comments) \nFinishing co-creation of day 2 OR Creating Guidelines: how to train people on AI in relation to: \n\nLesson Planning & Materials development – facilitator David Durant\n\n\nAI in Learning Activities – facilitator Vanessa Vigano\n\n\nAssessment – facilitator Annet van der Riet\n\n12:30 – 13:30 Lunch \n13:30 – 14:30 \n\nGallery Walk & Group Feedback 1h\n\n\nNext Steps Planning 15 min (David Durant)\n\n\nClosing Session & Farewell 15 min (David Durant)
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/challenges-and-opportunities-of-genai-in-teacher-education-building-european-practices/
LOCATION:University of Montpellier – Faculty of Education\, 2 place Marcel Godechot\, Montpellier\, Montpellier\, 34000\, France
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Innovation,Teaching
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260520
DTSTAMP:20260530T185902
CREATED:20260323T100655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T081313Z
UID:10000145-1779062400-1779235199@charm-eu.eu
SUMMARY:WP17 Meeting - Communication & Dissemination: Engaging the Campus: actions to a more connected CHARM-EU Community
DESCRIPTION:An intensive two-day collaborative workshop designed for CHARM-EU Communication Managers to move beyond information sharing toward deep community integration. Participants will co-create three concrete actions to strengthen the bond between the Alliance and its students and staff. By focusing on participation and dialogue\, this session aims to foster a shared sense of ownership and ensure the long-term sustainability of CHARM-EU across all partner campuses. \n\nTuesday 21st April | ONLINE | 13:30 – 15:30 \n\nOnline session to brainstorm about the actions that will be prepared at the onsite meeting in May. \n\n\nMonday 18th May 2026 \n\n9:00 Welcome \n9:30 – 10:30 Revisiting proposed actions from the online session on engagement. Voting session and grupos creation. \nCriteria: \n\nFeasibility\nImpact\nTarget\n\n10:30 – 10:45 Morning break \n10:45 – 11:30 Input Student President (To be confirmed) \n11:30 – 12:30 Definition of actions \n12:30 – 13:30 Lunch  \n13:30 – 15:30 Product Backlog \n16:00 Botanical garden \n20:00 Dinner \n\n\nTuesday 19th May 2026 \n\n9:00 Welcome \n9:30 – 10:00 Gallery Walk (presentations of work from yesterday) \n10:00 – 10:45 Sprint backlog / Sprint Planning \n10:45 – 11:00 Morning Break \n11:00 Sprint backlog / Sprint Planning \n12:30 – 13:30 Lunch \n13:30 – 16:00 Working on actions \n16:00 – 16:30 Presentation of the actions \n18:00 Opening ceremony + Cocktail \n\nOnline session to brainstorm about the actions that will be prepared at the onsite meeting in May. \n9:00 Welcome \n9:30 – 10:30 Revisiting proposed actions from the online session on engagement. Voting session and grupos creation. \nCriteria: \n\nFeasibility\nImpact\nTarget\n\n10:30 – 10:45 Morning break \n10:45 – 11:30 Input Student President (To be confirmed) \n11:30 – 12:30 Definition of actions \n12:30 – 13:30 Lunch  \n13:30 – 15:30 Product Backlog \n16:00 Botanical garden \n20:00 Dinner \n9:00 Welcome \n9:30 – 10:00 Gallery Walk (presentations of work from yesterday) \n10:00 – 10:45 Sprint backlog / Sprint Planning \n10:45 – 11:00 Morning Break \n11:00 Sprint backlog / Sprint Planning \n12:30 – 13:30 Lunch \n13:30 – 16:00 Working on actions \n16:00 – 16:30 Presentation of the actions \n18:00 Opening ceremony + Cocktail
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/engaging-the-campus-3-actions-to-a-more-connected-charm-eu-community/
LOCATION:Richter University Libraries\, Espace Richter 60\, 1 Rue des États Généraux\, Montpellier\, Montpellier\, 34000\, France
CATEGORIES:CHARM event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260520
DTSTAMP:20260530T185902
CREATED:20260323T092956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T081313Z
UID:10000144-1779062400-1779235199@charm-eu.eu
SUMMARY:WP8 Meeting - CHARM-EU IT TOOLS: COURSE PORTFOLIO SYSTEM\, DIGITAL IDENTITY\, VLE  IMPLEMENTATION
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/wp8-meeting-charm-eu-it-tools-course-portfolio-system-digital-identity-vle-implementation/
LOCATION:Triolet Campus\, Campus Triolet\, Pl. Eugène Bataillon\, Montpellier\, Montpellier\, 34090\, France
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Innovation,Teaching
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260520
DTSTAMP:20260530T185902
CREATED:20260323T092704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T081313Z
UID:10000143-1779062400-1779235199@charm-eu.eu
SUMMARY:WP6 Meeting - EXTENSION AND FINE-TUNING OF THE CHARM-EU MOBILITY SCHEME
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/wp6-meeting-extension-and-fine-tuning-of-the-charm-eu-mobility-scheme/
LOCATION:Richter University Libraries\, Espace Richter 60\, 1 Rue des États Généraux\, Montpellier\, Montpellier\, 34000\, France
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260520
DTSTAMP:20260530T185902
CREATED:20260320T125237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T105640Z
UID:10000141-1779062400-1779235199@charm-eu.eu
SUMMARY:CHARM-EU Networking Days: English as a Medium Instruction (EMI)
DESCRIPTION:Target Participants\nThis event is designed for higher education lecturers\, program coordinators\, EMI trainers\, researchers\, and university policy-makers involved in the design\, delivery\, or evaluation of English-Medium Instruction (EMI) programs. Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of EMI principles\, with an interest in exploring pedagogical strategies\, assessment approaches\, and internationalisation practices. \nOverview and Objectives\nThe EMI Networking Event provides an in-depth exploration of English-Medium Instruction (EMI) in higher education across Europe. Through keynote speeches\, case studies from European universities\, and a glimpse of the EMI training course at UM\, participants will gain insight into current EMI practices within the CHARM-EU Alliance and beyond. \nThe event also examines EMI as a strategic tool for university internationalisation\, highlighting how institutions can leverage EMI to: \n\nEnhance global engagement and attract diverse student populations\,\nFoster cross-border academic collaboration\,\nSupport lecturers in designing and delivering high-quality EMI courses.\nParticipants will have the opportunity to share experiences\, exchange best practices\, and discuss challenges and innovations in EMI\, contributing to a European-level dialogue on pedagogy\, policy\, and institutional strategy.\n\n  \nAgenda:\n\n\n					 Day 1: Monday\, May 18 – Strategy & Current Landscap\n			\n			\n						\nVenue : IUT Montpellier-Sète – Bâtiment A (International Laboratory for lEarning) \n\n08:30 – Welcome Coffee Registration\n09:00 – Opening Ceremony Institutional / Welcoming Remarks\n09:10 – Ice breaker\n09:30 – EMI Landscape State of the ArtEMI in CHARM-EU & Situation at the University of Montpellier (UM) – Francesca Casoni\, Université de Montpellier\n10:00 – Keynote Speech The evolution and future of EMI in European Higher Education: integrating Research\,Quality Assurance\, and Institutional Policy – Slobodanka Dimova\, University of Copenhagen\n11:00 – Coffee Break\n11:15 – Assessment Focus The evolution and development of the CLUC EMI exam\, the rationale and objectivesbehind the exam task types\, the evaluation process and descriptors\, and the candidateprofile – Ciaran Patrick Canning\, Dawn Mc Robbie\, Universitat de Barcelona\n12:15 – Lunch Break (On-site catering)\n14:00 – Case StudyInstitutional EMI policy at the Utrecht University; Trenton Hagar\, Utrecht University\n14:30 – Case StudyAligning Policies\, Principles & Practices: Equipping Lecturers in EMI InternationalClassroom Catherine Meissner\, University of Groningen\n15:00 – Coffee Break\n15:30 – Case StudyA Snapshot of the EMI Training Course at UM\, Cathy Gouchault\, Vanessa Clamy-Sebag\, Marielle Biard\, Université de Montpellier\n\n\n\n\n					 Day 2: Tuesday\, May 19 – Pedagogy\, Cohesion & Alliance\n			\n			\n						\nLocation : IUT M-S (Morning) / City Center & Richter (Afternoon) \n\n09:00 – Morning Coffee/ Networking\n09:30 – Case Study ESP and L1 and resources in EMI genre writing in Business\, Guzman Mancho-Baréz\, University of Lleida\n10:00 – Workshop Intercultural skills\, Marielle Biard\, Université de Montpellier\n11:00 – Coffee Break\n11:15 – Case Study Our EMI Coaching Experience at UM Cathy Gouchault\, Vanessa Clamy-Sebag\, Université de Montpellier\n11:45 -Synthesis and RoadmapResource sharing\, next steps\, and strategic alignment within CHARM-EU.\n13:15 – Group Lunch (Montpellier city center)\n15:30 – Cohesion ActivityDiscovering the “Ecusson” (Historic Centre)\n18:00 – Closing Networking Cocktail (Location: Richter Campus)Inter-group exchange with all Alliance participants and local stakeholders\n\n\nVenue : IUT Montpellier-Sète – Bâtiment A (International Laboratory for lEarning) \n\n08:30 – Welcome Coffee Registration\n09:00 – Opening Ceremony Institutional / Welcoming Remarks\n09:10 – Ice breaker\n09:30 – EMI Landscape State of the ArtEMI in CHARM-EU & Situation at the University of Montpellier (UM) – Francesca Casoni\, Université de Montpellier\n10:00 – Keynote Speech The evolution and future of EMI in European Higher Education: integrating Research\,Quality Assurance\, and Institutional Policy – Slobodanka Dimova\, University of Copenhagen\n11:00 – Coffee Break\n11:15 – Assessment Focus The evolution and development of the CLUC EMI exam\, the rationale and objectivesbehind the exam task types\, the evaluation process and descriptors\, and the candidateprofile – Ciaran Patrick Canning\, Dawn Mc Robbie\, Universitat de Barcelona\n12:15 – Lunch Break (On-site catering)\n14:00 – Case StudyInstitutional EMI policy at the Utrecht University; Trenton Hagar\, Utrecht University\n14:30 – Case StudyAligning Policies\, Principles & Practices: Equipping Lecturers in EMI InternationalClassroom Catherine Meissner\, University of Groningen\n15:00 – Coffee Break\n15:30 – Case StudyA Snapshot of the EMI Training Course at UM\, Cathy Gouchault\, Vanessa Clamy-Sebag\, Marielle Biard\, Université de Montpellier\n\nLocation : IUT M-S (Morning) / City Center & Richter (Afternoon) \n\n09:00 – Morning Coffee/ Networking\n09:30 – Case Study ESP and L1 and resources in EMI genre writing in Business\, Guzman Mancho-Baréz\, University of Lleida\n10:00 – Workshop Intercultural skills\, Marielle Biard\, Université de Montpellier\n11:00 – Coffee Break\n11:15 – Case Study Our EMI Coaching Experience at UM Cathy Gouchault\, Vanessa Clamy-Sebag\, Université de Montpellier\n11:45 -Synthesis and RoadmapResource sharing\, next steps\, and strategic alignment within CHARM-EU.\n13:15 – Group Lunch (Montpellier city center)\n15:30 – Cohesion ActivityDiscovering the “Ecusson” (Historic Centre)\n18:00 – Closing Networking Cocktail (Location: Richter Campus)Inter-group exchange with all Alliance participants and local stakeholders
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/english-as-a-medium-instruction-emi-networking-event/
LOCATION:UIT Montpellier-Sète\, 99 Av. d'Occitanie\,\, Montpellier\, Montpellier\, 34090\, France
CATEGORIES:Innovation,Inter-Institutional Working Groups,Teaching
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260423
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260425
DTSTAMP:20260530T185902
CREATED:20260316T111517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T091139Z
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SUMMARY:CHARM-EU Networking days: Building a European Network for « Sustainability Reporting » learning and research
DESCRIPTION:This event will bring together educators\, researchers\, and stakeholders from across the CHARM-EU alliance to explore connections between sustainable accounting\, finance\, law\, and management in the context of the European Green Deal. Hosted by Université de Montpellier\, the meeting will focus on integrating key European sustainability regulations—such as CSRD\, ESRS\, and the EU Taxonomy—into teaching and research. Through workshops and networking sessions\, participants will share good practices and contribute to building a European network dedicated to advancing sustainability reporting education\, research\, and practice \nThe objectives of the event: \n\nExploring and building collaborations in the field of Sustainability Reporting for education\, research\, and innovation initiatives.\nDesigning learning activities\, assessments\, and modules in sustainability reporting.\nEmbedding sustainability into accounting and related programs.\nSharing best practice in research-led teaching in sustainability reporting and assurance in accounting and related disciplines.\nParticipants will have the opportunity to explore collaboration around micro-credentials on the topic.\n\nA detailed agenda will be available soon. \nAGENDA\n\n\n					 Thursday 23 April\n			\n			\n						\n9:00–9:30 Walk-In \n9:30–10:00 Welcome Session \n10:00–11:00 Speed Dating \n11:00–12:00 VIP Guest \n12:15–13:00 Networking Lunch \n13:15–16:30 Collaboration Ideas \n16:30 Wrap-Up & Prepare Day 2 \n17:00 Cultural/Social Event \n\n\n\n					 Friday 24 April\n			\n			\n						\n9:00–9:30 Walk-In \n9:30–10:30 Workshop \n10:45–12:15 Work in Teams \n12:30–13:30 Wrap-Up & Further Action \n13:30–14:30 Networking Lunch \n14:30 End of networking event \n\n9:00–9:30 Walk-In \n9:30–10:00 Welcome Session \n10:00–11:00 Speed Dating \n11:00–12:00 VIP Guest \n12:15–13:00 Networking Lunch \n13:15–16:30 Collaboration Ideas \n16:30 Wrap-Up & Prepare Day 2 \n17:00 Cultural/Social Event \n9:00–9:30 Walk-In \n9:30–10:30 Workshop \n10:45–12:15 Work in Teams \n12:30–13:30 Wrap-Up & Further Action \n13:30–14:30 Networking Lunch \n14:30 End of networking event
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/building-a-european-network-for-sustainability-reporting-learning-and-research/
LOCATION:Richter University Libraries\, Espace Richter 60\, 1 Rue des États Généraux\, Montpellier\, Montpellier\, 34000\, France
CATEGORIES:Innovation,Inter-Institutional Working Groups,Teaching
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SUMMARY:Books for Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE INITIATIVE\nBooks for Sustainability is CHARM‑EU’s World Book Day initiative (23 April) that brings our whole community together—students\, alumni\, staff and partners—to spark inspiration through reading. By sharing book recommendations\, we celebrate stories that drive sustainability and empower collective change. \nBooks can inspire sustainable futures\, hopeful alternatives\, but they can also challenge us\, unsettle us\, and denounce sustainability crisis or shed light on overlooked environmental injustices. \nWhat book inspires yours? \n					\n									Submit a book\n					 \nOBJECTIVES\n\nStrengthen community engagement.\nPromote sustainability literacy through reading.\nIncrease the visibility of CHARM‑EU values.\nBuild a sense of belonging through shared cultural resources.\n\n  \n\n\n					 Who can participate?\n			\n			\n						\n\nStudents (CHARM-EU and CHARM-EU partner universities) \nAlumni \nAcademic staff \nProfessional and administrative staff \nStakeholders (sustainability offices\, libraries\, student associations\, etc.)\n\n\n\n\n					 How to participate?\n			\n			\n						\n\nChoose a sustainability-related book (fiction or non-fiction)\nTake a photo of it (or a selfie with the book)\nWrite a 150–200 character recommendation\nAdd keywords\, title/author\, category\nSubmit your book\n(Optional) Join the conversation by uploading the picture to your Instagram:\n\ntag @charmeu.eu\nadd #BooksForSustainability #CHARMEUWorldBookDay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n					 Topics and examples\n			\n			\n						\nSuggested topics: Food\, Water\, Energy & Smart Cities\, AI\, Climate Justice\, Biodiversity\, Circular Economy\, Social Innovation \n					\n									Explore the reading list\n					\n					\n\nStudents (CHARM-EU and CHARM-EU partner universities) \nAlumni \nAcademic staff \nProfessional and administrative staff \nStakeholders (sustainability offices\, libraries\, student associations\, etc.)\n\n\nChoose a sustainability-related book (fiction or non-fiction)\nTake a photo of it (or a selfie with the book)\nWrite a 150–200 character recommendation\nAdd keywords\, title/author\, category\nSubmit your book\n(Optional) Join the conversation by uploading the picture to your Instagram:\n\ntag @charmeu.eu\nadd #BooksForSustainability #CHARMEUWorldBookDay\n\n\n\nSuggested topics: Food\, Water\, Energy & Smart Cities\, AI\, Climate Justice\, Biodiversity\, Circular Economy\, Social Innovation \n					\n									Explore the reading list\n					 \nExplore our reading list\nImageTitleDetails50 ans d’explorations et d’études botaniques en forêt tropicaleTITLE IN ENGLISH: 50 Years of Botanical Exploration and Research in the Tropical ForestAUTHOR: Francis HalléWHY THIS BOOK?: Francis Hallé was one of the greatest botanists of his time. A French botanist and biologist\, he was renowned for his pioneering work on tropical rainforests\, tree architecture\, and the “Radeau des Cimes” expeditions\, which opened new ways of studying the forest canopy. He had ties with Montpellier\, where he taught from 1971 to 1999 and where he died in 2025. Throughout his life\, he shared his passion through conferences\, documentaries\, and publications. His legacy lives on in three major books drawn from his illustrated field notebooks\, where scientific observation meets artistic sensibility. In them\, he revealed the beauty of tropical trees and\, beyond them\, the poetry of nature itself.TAGS: #botanicalbook #trees #tropicalforests #francishalle #drawings #art #treearchitectureRecommended by:: ROLLAND Alicefrom the: Université de MontpellierMEATAUTHOR: Bruce FriedrichWHY THIS BOOK?: There is abundant scientific evidence showing the climate cost of producing animal protein for human consumption. How can we solve this problem while satisfying the taste buds of billions of people? MEAT explores how innovation could be the answer. Bruce shares years of his interactions with scientists\, entrepreneurs and academics working on producing cultivated meat that is accessible\, nutritious\, tasty\, and climate-friendly. Their challenges are complex but not impossible. The book makes a compelling case that protein transition is achievable.TAGS: #foodsystem #proteintransition #cultivatedmeatRecommended by:: Borami Seofrom the: Universiteit UtrechtHistory of BeesTITLE IN ENGLISH: History of BeesAUTHOR: Maja LundeWHY THIS BOOK?: This award winning book is a novel about both human and nature vulnerability\, where the events are merged through three different timelines: Past (1852)\, present (2007) and dystopian future (2098). The book descripes death of bees\, envirnomental destruction and the consequences of an ecological collapse.TAGS: Bees\, natureRecommended by:: Regine Lundefrom the: Universitetet i BergenStraw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and other animalsAUTHOR: John GrayWHY THIS BOOK?: In Straw Dogs\, John Gray argues that humans are not separate from nature and that the belief in constant progress is a myth. Technological advancement does not mean moral or ecological improvement and can increase environmental harm. Humanism’s focus on human superiority justifies exploiting nature. Gray suggests sustainability requires humility\, recognising ecological limits\, and abandoning the idea that humanity can fully control or perfect the natural world. The goal should be coexistence with the rest of life\, not domination.TAGS: PhilosophyRecommended by:: Seán Adderleyfrom the: Trinity College DublinEl AntropocenoTITLE IN ENGLISH: The AnthropoceneAUTHOR: Valentí RullWHY THIS BOOK?: As far as geologists are concerned\, we are officially still living in the Holocene. Even so\, the Anthropocene has become one of the most widely used terms for describing an age in which humanity has become a planetary force of change. This book is especially valuable for the clarity and rigor with which it approaches a concept that is often used rather loosely in public debate. It helps readers understand both the meaning and the limits of the term\, while also clarifying an important distinction: global change refers to the environmental changes caused by human activity\, whereas the Anthropocene points to their possible expression in geological terms.TAGS: #Anthropocene #GlobalChange #HumanImpactRecommended by:: Jaime Llorcafrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaRebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban RevolutionAUTHOR: David HarveyWHY THIS BOOK?: First published in 2012 and now very much a classic\, this book offers a powerful reflection on the city as a key space in which many of today’s sustainability challenges unfold. Written by David Harvey\, probably the best-known geographer working today\, it presents cities as centers of capital accumulation but also as sites of political struggle\, shaped by inequality\, speculation\, exclusion\, and contestation over who has the power to organize urban space and everyday life. Particularly compelling is its defense of the right to the city as a collective right to remake urban life in ways that are more just\, democratic\, and socially and ecologically sustainable.TAGS: #Cities #Sustainability #UrbanPolitics #SocialFairness #GlobalUrbanization #CapitalismRecommended by:: Jaime Llorcafrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaEl Mesías de DuneTITLE IN ENGLISH: Dune MessiahAUTHOR: Frank HerbertWHY THIS BOOK?: I chose The Messiah of Dune because\, beyond my interest in science fiction\, it really makes me think about how we treat our environment. In the story\, it becomes very clear that resources—especially water—are limited and essential\, which reminds me of today’s sustainability challenges. I find it interesting how the book encourages reflection on the impact of our decisions and the importance of managing resources responsibly if we want a more balanced future.TAGS: Science fiction\, Sustainability\, Ecology\, Water scarcity\, Society.Recommended by:: David Rodríguez Gallegofrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaWe will not be savedAUTHOR: Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch AndersonWHY THIS BOOK?: This book provides an interesting perspective from the Indigenous group\, the Waorani\, that live in the Amazone region mainly in the now known country called Ecuador. It follows Nemonte\, the author\, about her life and how it changes so much due to the involvement of white people and their want to expand the oil drilling and production. It gives good insights on how her tribe and family experiences this and how much little involvement already affects their way of life. This shows how current climate policies often overlook these groups and do not acknowledge the significance of the regions which influence the general earth's health. Thus\, these groups would help ensure the world's survival.TAGS: Indigenous\, oil drilling\, climate policiesRecommended by:: Merel Meijerfrom the: Universiteit UtrechtUnsere Welt neu denkenTITLE IN ENGLISH: Rethinking Our WorldAUTHOR: Maja GöpelWHY THIS BOOK?: This book is a powerful plea for forward-thinking and action aimed at creating a better world. Our world is at a tipping point\, and we can feel it. On the one hand\, we are better off than ever before; on the other\, upheaval\, destruction and crisis are evident wherever we look. Whether it be the environment or society – our systems seem to have come under strain all at once. We sense that things cannot and will not remain as they are. How do we find a way of life that reconciles the well-being of the planet with that of humanity? This book explores how to view this future in a new and entirely different light.\nTAGS: Sustainablity\, Future Thinking\, citizenship\, Forecasts\, future studiesRecommended by:: Nina Friesefrom the: Hochschule Ruhr WestÜber das unglückliche Leben der RegenwürmerTITLE IN ENGLISH: On the Misfortune of EarthwormsAUTHOR: Noemi VolaWHY THIS BOOK?: This book is about earthworms – greatly underestimated creatures that spend their lives eating dirt and pooping out better dirt\, keeping farms productive and gardens alive. The Italian artist Noemi Vola tells us more about the worm’s daily life and struggles and in this way fosters our understanding for those animals. What is supposed to be a children’s book makes people of all ages happy - and the illustrations are incredibly cute!TAGS: Illustrated book\, farms\, gardens\, earthworms\, children's bookRecommended by:: Klara Schneiderfrom the: Hochschule Ruhr WestVenomous LumpsuckerAUTHOR: Ned BeaumanWHY THIS BOOK?: It is a very original eco-thriller: A hunt for an extinct fish turns into a corporate/environmental crime story.\nSustainability angle: Biodiversity loss\, carbon markets\, corporate exploitation.TAGS: eco-thrillerRecommended by:: Meritxell Chavesfrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaPer què les dones salvaran el planetaTITLE IN ENGLISH: Why women will save the planetAUTHOR: Various authorsWHY THIS BOOK?: Through various speeches and interviews to women in multilateral institutions\, activism or association\, this book encourages de reader to reflect on how gender equality is vital to environmental sustainability\, and empowering women is thus essential for effective climate action. Some ideas the collection advocate include replacing traditional growth models with a focus on care\, local knowledge\, and the intersectional struggles of ecofeminism\, which links the exploitation of women and nature.TAGS: ecofeminism\, intersectionality\, degrowthRecommended by:: Mireia Munsfrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaThe End of the OceanAUTHOR: Maja LundeWHY THIS BOOK?: The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde explores the escalating global water crisis through intertwined narratives set in the present and near future. By depicting drought\, climate migration\, and conflict over scarce resources\, it highlights the societal and environmental consequences of climate change and unsustainable resource use. The novel connects directly to SDGs such as Clean Water and Sanitation and Climate Action\, emphasising water as a critical\, finite resource. Its emotionally engaging storytelling fosters awareness of human vulnerability and resilience\, encouraging reflection on environmental responsibility and the urgency of sustainable water management.TAGS: Water\, scarce resources\, climate changeRecommended by:: Ádám Tóthfrom the: Universiteit UtrechtThe History of BeesAUTHOR: Maja LundeWHY THIS BOOK?: The History of Bees highlights the critical role of bees in ecosystems and human survival through an engaging\, multi-generational narrative. Illustrating the consequences of bee decline\, driven by climate change\, habitat loss\, and unsustainable practices\, raises awareness of biodiversity loss and food security risks. Bees are essential pollinators that support ecosystems and agriculture\, linking directly to SDGs such as Zero Hunger and Life on Land. The novel’s accessible storytelling fosters environmental consciousness and encourages reflection on human–nature interdependence.TAGS: Climate change\, bees\, agricultureRecommended by:: Ádám Tóthfrom the: Universiteit UtrechtParable of the SowerAUTHOR: Octavia E. ButlerWHY THIS BOOK?: Parable of the Sower\, written in the 1980s and set in the 2020s\, feels strikingly close to some present day developments in the U.S.A.\, particularly in its portrayal of climate stress\, social fragmentation\, and economic instability. The novel follows Lauren Olamina\, who develops a belief system centered on adaptability and change while navigating a society shaped by resource scarcity and environmental decline. The narrative connects ecological crisis with social justice\, resilience\, and community building\, asking what it takes to create livable futures under pressure. The book offers both a warning and a framework for thinking about transformation in times of systemic crisis.TAGS: science fiction\, climate fiction\, dystopia\, social (in-)justice\, resilience\, change\, adaptabilityRecommended by:: Sonja Frischfrom the: Hochschule Ruhr WestSustainable Learning – Inclusive Practices for 21st Century ClassroomsAUTHOR: Lorraine Graham ; Jeanette Berman ; Anne BellertWHY THIS BOOK?: This is an essential guide that covers everything you need to know to implement sustainability at every level in training and education : "Learning for all\, Teaching that matters\, Learning that lasts".TAGS: Teaching and Learning\, SustainibilityRecommended by:: Patricia CUCCHIfrom the: Université de MontpellierThe Serviceberry – An economy of gifts and abundanceAUTHOR: Robin Wall KimmererWHY THIS BOOK?: This book explores the idea of a fundamentally new perspective on human economy by looking at the interconnections and ecological relationships in nature. It thereby questions the notion that resources are scarce and hence the will always be competition about access and monetary incentives. Instead\, it argues that all natural resources are abundant and that a gift economy would be much more sustainable. The book is hence a great introduction to different relevant concepts in sustainability\, such as "ecosystem services" or "ecological economics".TAGS: ecology\, economy\, indigenous knowledgeRecommended by:: Nadja Simonsfrom the: Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgTemästarens bokTITLE IN ENGLISH: The memory of waterAUTHOR: Emmi ItärantaWHY THIS BOOK?: Global warming has changed the world's geography and its politics. Wars are waged over water. In the far north\, seventeen-year-old Noria Kaitio is learning to become a tea master like her father\, a position that holds great responsibility and great secrets. Tea masters alone know the location of hidden water sources\, including the natural spring that Noria's father tends\, which once provided water for her whole village.TAGS: Novel\, DystopiaRecommended by:: Anna Granbergfrom the: Åbo Akademi UniversityThe Planet-friendly KitchenTITLE IN ENGLISH: The Planet-friendly KitchenAUTHOR: Karen EdwardsWHY THIS BOOK?: What I appreciated most is how approachable and practical the book feels. Sustainability can often seem complicated\, but this book breaks it down into simple\, manageable steps. It helps you understand what’s really behind the food you buy - what to choose\, what to avoid\, and how small changes in your kitchen can actually make a difference. It feels more like a friendly guide than a rulebook - something you can dip into whenever you need inspiration or a bit of reassurance.Recommended by:: Zsuzsanna Bódaifrom the: Eötvös Loránd TudományegyetemThe Reindeer ChroniclesAUTHOR: Judith D. SchwartzWHY THIS BOOK?: The Reindeer Chronicles gives a hopeful view on how the most wounded places on earth across the world can still be restored. The book demonstrates how solutions to seemingly intractable problems can come from the unlikeliest of places\, and how the restoration of local water\, carbon\, nutrient\, and energy cycles can play a dramatic role in stabilizing the global climate. Ultimately\, it reveals how much is in our hands if we can find a way to work together and follow nature’s lead.TAGS: sustainability\, regenerationRecommended by:: Freeke Jansenfrom the: Universiteit UtrechtThe Ministry of the FutureAUTHOR: Kim Stanley RobinsonWHY THIS BOOK?: The author is known for doing hard Science fiction. The settings were generally situated in the 2100-2200 and so on centuries. The far future. \n\nHere\, the story takes place from the Summer of 2024 to the 2070s. We see solutions being implemented\, others already existing in the real world. From the rewildering initiatives to the création of a carboncoin backed by central Banks\, so virutally impossible to short. An economic proposal made in 2017 by an economist.\n\nThis book saved me from my eco-anxiety. It gave me hope and some kind of a purpose.TAGS: Hope solutions pragmatic-optimismRecommended by:: Hugo Godartfrom the: Université de MontpellierArvejordTITLE IN ENGLISH: Tangled RootsAUTHOR: Maria TurtschaninoffWHY THIS BOOK?: Arvejord (eng. Tangled Roots) is a quiet novel about generations bound to the same land. Through their lives\, the novel explores the tension between traditional\, sustainable ways of living and the pressures of modern exploitation. Nature is a source of power and richness\, while at the same time a frail and vulnerable thing\, reminding us that human survival depends on respecting ecological limits and caring for the land over time.TAGS: ecofiction\, historyRecommended by:: Matias Dahlbäckfrom the: Åbo Akademi UniversityOn Time and WaterAUTHOR: Andri Snær MagnasonWHY THIS BOOK?: The Icelandic author recounts the story of water and time through personal family histories\, environmental conferences\, climate research reports\, and explorations—both from a personal and a scientific perspective. The book highlights the crucial importance of Earth’s water resources and how global warming threatens this delicate balance. Guiding the reader from Icelandic glaciers to the Himalayas\, it draws attention to serious issues that urgently require solutions. An exceptionally engaging and thought-provoking volume.TAGS: water resources\, water\, glacier\, global warmingRecommended by:: Ferenc Takófrom the: Eötvös Loránd TudományegyetemAntropocéanoAUTHOR: Cristina RomeraWHY THIS BOOK?: AntropOcéano by Cristina Romera Castillo shows how human activity is transforming marine ecosystems through climate change\, pollution\, and overfishing\, while stressing the ocean’s key role in regulating Earth’s climate. This connects directly to sustainability\, as protecting the ocean is essential for maintaining biodiversity\, food security\, and climate balance. The book highlights that sustainable practices—such as reducing waste\, conserving resources\, and supporting marine protection—are crucial to preserving ocean health and ensuring a viable future for both ecosystems and humanity.TAGS: sustainability\, water\, ocean\, climate change\, biodiversityRecommended by:: Cristina Galvánfrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaThe Garden Against TimeAUTHOR: Olivia LaingWHY THIS BOOK?: In The Garden Against Time\, Olivia Laing writes about the history of ‘the garden’ as a physical and cultural space\, while describing the daily work in her own garden over the course of the seasons (almost meditatively working to rebuild this green space against the backdrop of covid\, Trump\, and climate change). She writes thoughtfully about the politics of the garden as a sanctuary (who can own and access green spaces?)\, and traces the idea of the garden as ‘paradise’ through time (including wonderful examples of queer subversions of the notion of paradise — in the form of actual gardens). I will freely admit: I have become a total garden-nerd since reading this book!TAGS: Non-fiction; memoir; gardens; culture; cultural history; botany;Recommended by:: An Prudonfrom the: Universiteit UtrechtBirnam WoodAUTHOR: Eleanor CattonWHY THIS BOOK?: Birnam Wood is an eco-thriller about what happens when heartfelt principles meet obscene wealth. Meet Mira Bunting\, who together with her friends\, has founded an activist guerilla gardening collective: Birnam Wood. They are struggling financially\, but that all changes when Mira meets a mysterious billionaire who manufactures drones.Recommended by:: Sylvia den Hengstfrom the: Universiteit UtrechtA Plam for the Wild-BuiltAUTHOR: Becky ChambersWHY THIS BOOK?: The "A Monk and Robot" duology is a novella exploring sustainability\, consciousness\, and purpose. It follows tea monk Sibling Dex and robot Mosscap on a journey through a post-industrial\, rewilded moon in a utopian future where technology is integrated with nature\, offering a "hopepunk" meditation on environmental balance and companionship.TAGS: fiction\, science fiction\, fantasy\, solarpunk\, LGTBIQA+\, utopiaRecommended by:: Mireia Via Nadalfrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaThe Word for World is ForestAUTHOR: Ursula K. Le GuinWHY THIS BOOK?: This book is a seminal work of eco-fiction\, exploring the catastrophic impact of colonialism and deforestation on an alien world. It highlights the contrast between the sustainable\, indigenous culture who live in harmony with its forested planet\, and the destructive exploitation by human settlers seeking to exploit wood resources.TAGS: Fiction\, Science Fiction\, Fantasy\, Dystopia\, Ecology\, ColonisationRecommended by:: Mireia Via Nadalfrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaThe Fifth SeasonAUTHOR: N. K. JemisinWHY THIS BOOK?: N.K. Jemisin’s "The Broken Earth" trilogy ("The Fifth Season" being the first book) explores sustainability through a post-apocalyptic\, environmental justice lens\, portraying a fictional world where chronic\, human-induced climate change —or "Fifth Seasons"— forces a brutal\, unsustainable existence. The series links ecological destruction with systemic social inequality\, showing how environmental abuse and societal oppression are intertwined.TAGS: Fiction\, Science Fiction\, Fantasy\, Dystopia\, LGTBIQA+Recommended by:: Mireia Via Nadalfrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaSobre los huesos de los muertosTITLE IN ENGLISH: Drive your plow over the bones of the deadAUTHOR: Olga TokarczukWHY THIS BOOK?: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead has been described as a “feminist ecothriller\,” offering a provocative exploration of the blurred boundaries between sanity and madness\, justice and tradition\, autonomy and fate. At its core\, the novel asks a pressing question: Who is worthy of a voice?\nSet in a remote Polish village\, the story delves into the complexities of human nature through the perspective of Janina Duszejko\, an eccentric woman in her sixties who narrates the events following the disappearance of her two beloved dogs. Reclusive and unconventional\, Janina prefers the company of animals to people\, places her trust in astrology\, and treasures the poetry of William Blake—whose work inspires the book’s title. Written by Nobel Prize–winning author Olga Tokarczuk\, this novel is a brisk yet thought‑provoking journey guided by an unusual narrator who invites us to empathise with her deep concern for the environment and the welfare of animals.TAGS: #ecofeminism #nature #thrillerRecommended by:: Laia Alonsofrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaSilent springTITLE IN ENGLISH: Silent SpringAUTHOR: Rachel CarsonWHY THIS BOOK?: Can a book change the world? Rachel Carson’s 1962 work did just that. By revealing the harmful effects of chemical pesticides like DDT\, she sparked a global awareness that fueled the rise of the modern environmental movement and ultimately led to restrictions on these products. A foundational and inspiring read for anyone interested in sustainability.TAGS: #Environment #contamination #pesticides #DDT #healthRecommended by:: Bibiana Bonmatifrom the: Universitat de BarcelonaLa Pared / The WallAUTHOR: Marlen HaushoferWHY THIS BOOK?: The Wall is a landmark of ecofeminism because it strips away the "man-made" world to reveal a deeper connection to the Earth. At the same time\, the narrative forces you to "slow down" to the pace of the seasons. The author replaces the frantic "clock-time" of modern life with "natural-time." As a reader\, the author makes you feel the fresh air from the mountains or the tension before a storm.TAGS: #ecofeminism #zerowaste #natureRecommended by:: Blanca Burillo Lagofrom the: Universitat de Barcelona
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/books-for-sustainability/
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Sustainability
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SUMMARY:CHARM ON #6 - Breaking Boundaries: Transdisciplinarity in CHARM-EU
DESCRIPTION:What becomes possible when universities move beyond the boundaries of disciplines\, institutions\, and sectors? \nThis session delves into transdisciplinarity: one of the core ideas underpinning CHARM-EU’s vision of education. In the face of increasingly complex global challenges\, it is no longer enough to simply combine different academic disciplines. Instead\, the task is to create forms of collaboration that connect different kinds of expertise\, experiences\, and perspectives across institutions\, sectors\, and cultures. Drawing on examples from CHARM-EU’s educational practices\, the discussion will consider how students\, researchers\, professional staff\, and external partners can work together to co-create knowledge and address multifaceted challenges. It will reflect on what it takes to move beyond disciplinary silos and build spaces for dialogue\, mutual learning\, and genuinely collaborative problem-solving. \n  Date: Monday\, 20 April  Time: 13:00–14:00 CET Format: Online panel discussion with Q&A \nPlease notice your: Privacy notice! \nEach 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. \nCHARM 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. \n					\n									Join CHARM ON #6\n					\n															\n					\n				Sandra CRNKO(UU)\n		\n				\n				Annet VAN DER RIET(UU)\n		\n				\n				Prof. Judit MÁDL-SZÖNYI(ELTE)\n		\n				\n				Dr. Jake Rowan BYRNE(TCD)\n		 \nSandra Crnko is an Assistant Professor at University Medical Center Utrecht within the Department of Pathology. Her research focusses on circadian rhythms and strategies to improve immunotherapy for brain cancers. In addition to her research activities\, she is actively engaged in educational innovation\, with a particular emphasis on implementing Challenge-Based Learning in laboratory-based settings. She coordinates several Bachelor’s and Master’s courses\, including Module 1 in the Life & Health track within the CHARM-EU Master programme\, as well as the Tackling Health Challenges in Internationally Linked Research HUBs elective module\, initially established through collaboration between Utrecht University and University of Montpellier. \n																														 \nAnnet van der Riet is an educational scientist and works within the European alliance CHARM-EU\, where she is responsible for the professional development of teachers. She supports the design of new joint Master programmes\, with a focus on important themes like challenge-based learning\, transdisciplinary education and hybrid education. \n																														 \nProf. Judit Mádl-Szőnyi is a hydrogeologist at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)\, Budapest\, and Vice-Rector for General Affairs\, with responsibility for the University’s Sustainability Flagship Programme. Her research focuses on regional groundwater flow systems\, managed aquifer recharge\, and the role of groundwater in climate adaptation and resilience. She coordinates ClimEx-PE\, the first CHARM-EU Research & Innovation project\, which exemplifies transdisciplinary collaboration by linking hydrogeology\, social sciences\, education\, and stakeholder engagement. Her work is dedicated to connecting scientific knowledge with practical pathways toward sustainability. \n																														 \nDr. Jake Rowan Byrne is Co-Director of CHARM-EU and an academic in the School of Education at Trinity College Dublin. His work focuses on transdisciplinary education\, challenge-based learning\, and the role of technology in fostering agency and transformative skills. He led the design and delivery of the Transdisciplinary Research Module within CHARM-EU’s flagship Master’s programme\, supporting students (and staff) to engage collaboratively with complex global challenges. Jake’s work brings together diverse disciplines\, institutions\, and stakeholders to advance innovative\, impact-driven approaches to learning. \n																														 \nSandra Crnko is an Assistant Professor at University Medical Center Utrecht within the Department of Pathology. Her research focusses on circadian rhythms and strategies to improve immunotherapy for brain cancers. In addition to her research activities\, she is actively engaged in educational innovation\, with a particular emphasis on implementing Challenge-Based Learning in laboratory-based settings. She coordinates several Bachelor’s and Master’s courses\, including Module 1 in the Life & Health track within the CHARM-EU Master programme\, as well as the Tackling Health Challenges in Internationally Linked Research HUBs elective module\, initially established through collaboration between Utrecht University and University of Montpellier. \n																														 \nAnnet van der Riet is an educational scientist and works within the European alliance CHARM-EU\, where she is responsible for the professional development of teachers. She supports the design of new joint Master programmes\, with a focus on important themes like challenge-based learning\, transdisciplinary education and hybrid education. \n																														 \nProf. Judit Mádl-Szőnyi is a hydrogeologist at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)\, Budapest\, and Vice-Rector for General Affairs\, with responsibility for the University’s Sustainability Flagship Programme. Her research focuses on regional groundwater flow systems\, managed aquifer recharge\, and the role of groundwater in climate adaptation and resilience. She coordinates ClimEx-PE\, the first CHARM-EU Research & Innovation project\, which exemplifies transdisciplinary collaboration by linking hydrogeology\, social sciences\, education\, and stakeholder engagement. Her work is dedicated to connecting scientific knowledge with practical pathways toward sustainability. \n																														 \nDr. Jake Rowan Byrne is Co-Director of CHARM-EU and an academic in the School of Education at Trinity College Dublin. His work focuses on transdisciplinary education\, challenge-based learning\, and the role of technology in fostering agency and transformative skills. He led the design and delivery of the Transdisciplinary Research Module within CHARM-EU’s flagship Master’s programme\, supporting students (and staff) to engage collaboratively with complex global challenges. Jake’s work brings together diverse disciplines\, institutions\, and stakeholders to advance innovative\, impact-driven approaches to learning.
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/charm-on-6-breaking-boundaries-transdisciplinarity-in-charm-eu/
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SUMMARY:CHARM-EU Professional Development Networking Days: Building Bridges for Academic Development and Educational Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Universities across the CHARM-EU alliance are continuously adapting to new challenges in higher education\, from the integration of emerging technologies to growing expectations around flexible learning and societal impact. To support this transformation\, professionals working in teacher development and educational innovation play a crucial role in helping academic staff strengthen their teaching practices. \nThe networking event will bring together representatives from centers for teaching and learning and similar units across the alliance. \nHosted at Hochschule Ruhr West on 18–19 March 2026\, the event will create space for exchange\, collaboration\, and joint exploration of new approaches to professional development. \nThrough a design-thinking approach\, participants will share best practices\, explore possibilities for joint training offers\, and discuss common challenges. The event aims to strengthen inter-institutional partnerships and contribute to a more connected\, alliance-wide community supporting educational innovation. \nA Design Thinking approach will structure our networking event. Design thinking is a human-centered\, creative approach that helps participants actively explore challenges\, generate ideas\, and identify concrete opportunities for collaboration during the event. For participants\, it means actively engaging in hands-on discussions\, sharing perspectives\, co-creating ideas\, and leaving with concrete connections and potential collaboration opportunities. \nAgenda\n\nMarch 4 Online preparatory sessiohn \n\nBefore the in-person event\, we schedule an online introduction meeting with two objectives: \n\nParticipants introduce themselves and their local approach for professional development\, all using a similar template for presentations.\nExploring challenges/topics/ideas that will be discussed during the in-person event. These should be focused on opportunities for collaboration within the alliance.\n\n\n\nMarch 17 – Arrival Day \n\n17:00 – Cultural activity (Optional\, but exceedingly fun): A cultural and historical tour through Mülheim with the CHARM-EU Peek App. The tour starts at the entrance to HRW on its Parkstadt Campus\, the venue for the next days’ workshop: Wissollstraße 19\, 45478 Mülheim an der Ruhr (refer to the travel information document for a more detailed description). The Peek App tour terminates in the Old Town\, where you can join a self-funded\, pre-event dinner around 19:00 (the restaurant will be communicated closer to the event). Or you can directly join us there. \n19:00 – Dinner (Optional and self-funded\, but gemütlich) joint dinner \n\n\nMarch 18 – Day 1 \n\nLocation: Campus Parkstadt\, Wissollstraße 19\, 45478 Mülheim an der Ruhr \n08:30 – Arrival and coffee [Plenary session – Room R4-0.213]\nOnce you’ve walked through the automatic HRW entrance doors\, do not go up the blue stairs\, but keep a right and pass the illuminated HRW logo to enter into the corridor. Follow the signs to the plenary workshop room. \n09:00 – Welcome session & introductions \n\nWelcome to HRW.\nWelcome by CHARM-EU: Annet van der Riet\, Nataliia Lazebna:\nExplanation of meeting aims from the CHARM-EU Professional Development team.\nIcebreaking.\n\n10:30 – Coffee break & gallery walk \n10:45 – Design Thinking 1.0\nDeciding on event collaboration topics (voting). \n11:15 – Design Thinking 1.0 [Breakout sessions]\nExploring challenges and stakeholder perspectives \n12:30 – Networking lunch \n14:00 – Design Thinking in practice [Breakout sessions] \nBrainstorming collaboration opportunities. \n15:45 – Coffee break & gallery walk [Plenary session – Room R4-0.213] \n16:00 – Design Thinking in practice [Breakout sessions]\nTranslating collaboration opportunities into concrete solutions \n17:00 – 30-minute wrap-up [Plenary session – Room R4-0.213]\nRecap of the day and reflections. \n19:00 – Joint dinner in the city center. Location will be communicated closer to the event. \n\n\nMarch 19 – Day 2 \n\nLocation: Campus Parkstadt\, Wissollstraße 19\, 45478 Mülheim an der Ruhr. \n08:30 – Arrival and coffee [Plenary session – Room R4-0.213] \n09:00 – Welcoming visiting CHARM-EU educationalists and introductions \n09.30 – Collaborative design exercise:\nConcept prototyping and testing of concrete solutions\, building on the previous day’s efforts. \n11:45 – Coffee break & gallery walk \n12:00 – Presentations of prototypes & gallery walk \n13:00 – Closing remarks \n13:15 – Lunch & goodbye \n\n\nOnline follow-up meeting (Day to be confirmed) \n\nDuring the event\, we will schedule two online follow-up meetings. One for the smaller collaborative groups\, per topic\, and one for all of the participants. \n\nBefore the in-person event\, we schedule an online introduction meeting with two objectives: \n\nParticipants introduce themselves and their local approach for professional development\, all using a similar template for presentations.\nExploring challenges/topics/ideas that will be discussed during the in-person event. These should be focused on opportunities for collaboration within the alliance.\n\n17:00 – Cultural activity (Optional\, but exceedingly fun): A cultural and historical tour through Mülheim with the CHARM-EU Peek App. The tour starts at the entrance to HRW on its Parkstadt Campus\, the venue for the next days’ workshop: Wissollstraße 19\, 45478 Mülheim an der Ruhr (refer to the travel information document for a more detailed description). The Peek App tour terminates in the Old Town\, where you can join a self-funded\, pre-event dinner around 19:00 (the restaurant will be communicated closer to the event). Or you can directly join us there. \n19:00 – Dinner (Optional and self-funded\, but gemütlich) joint dinner \nLocation: Campus Parkstadt\, Wissollstraße 19\, 45478 Mülheim an der Ruhr \n08:30 – Arrival and coffee [Plenary session – Room R4-0.213]\nOnce you’ve walked through the automatic HRW entrance doors\, do not go up the blue stairs\, but keep a right and pass the illuminated HRW logo to enter into the corridor. Follow the signs to the plenary workshop room. \n09:00 – Welcome session & introductions \n\nWelcome to HRW.\nWelcome by CHARM-EU: Annet van der Riet\, Nataliia Lazebna:\nExplanation of meeting aims from the CHARM-EU Professional Development team.\nIcebreaking.\n\n10:30 – Coffee break & gallery walk \n10:45 – Design Thinking 1.0\nDeciding on event collaboration topics (voting). \n11:15 – Design Thinking 1.0 [Breakout sessions]\nExploring challenges and stakeholder perspectives \n12:30 – Networking lunch \n14:00 – Design Thinking in practice [Breakout sessions] \nBrainstorming collaboration opportunities. \n15:45 – Coffee break & gallery walk [Plenary session – Room R4-0.213] \n16:00 – Design Thinking in practice [Breakout sessions]\nTranslating collaboration opportunities into concrete solutions \n17:00 – 30-minute wrap-up [Plenary session – Room R4-0.213]\nRecap of the day and reflections. \n19:00 – Joint dinner in the city center. Location will be communicated closer to the event. \nLocation: Campus Parkstadt\, Wissollstraße 19\, 45478 Mülheim an der Ruhr. \n08:30 – Arrival and coffee [Plenary session – Room R4-0.213] \n09:00 – Welcoming visiting CHARM-EU educationalists and introductions \n09.30 – Collaborative design exercise:\nConcept prototyping and testing of concrete solutions\, building on the previous day’s efforts. \n11:45 – Coffee break & gallery walk \n12:00 – Presentations of prototypes & gallery walk \n13:00 – Closing remarks \n13:15 – Lunch & goodbye \nDuring the event\, we will schedule two online follow-up meetings. One for the smaller collaborative groups\, per topic\, and one for all of the participants.
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/charm-eu-professional-development-networking-days-building-bridges-for-teacher-development-and-educational-innovation/
LOCATION:Ruhr West University of Applied Science\, Campus Parkstadt\, Wissollstraße 19\, Mülheim is an der Ruhr\, Mülheim is an der Ruhr\, 45478\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Innovation,Inter-Institutional Working Groups,Teaching
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260224T170000
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SUMMARY:CHARM-EU Innovators’ Journey: Sustainable Entrepreneurs\, and what their needs are
DESCRIPTION:CHARM-EU Innovators’ Journey | Sustainable Entrepreneurs\, and what their needs are\n4-5 pm CET\, 24 February 2026\, hybrid formatFor in-person attendance location: Lecture Hall Red\, Marinus Ruppert Building\, Leuvenlaan 21\, Utrecht. \nEver had a groundbreaking idea but not known where to start? Or wondered how sustainability\, business\, and cutting-edge research intersect in the real world? \nDesigned for curious minds – whether you are a student\, researcher\, or entrepreneur – the CHARM-EU Seminar Series will take you on a deep dive into the world of innovation\, turning bold ideas into impactful businesses. Forget dry lectures\, expect interactive sessions\, real-world challenges\, and insights from leading experts. \nThe session will interactively explore the difference between transformative and non-transformative entrepreneurship\, and which resources and facilitating conditions different forms of sustainable entrepreneurship might require. Next\, we will discuss how universities can contribute—through research and education—to making sustainable entrepreneurship successful. \nDelivered by Frank van Rijnsoever\, Associate Professor at the Department of Sustainable Development\, Faculty of Geosciences\, Utrecht University \nFrank van Rijnsoever is also Principal Fellow at the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning at Utrecht University. His research focuses on sustainable entrepreneurship\, change agency\, and the ways in which these processes can be effectively facilitated through higher education and the development of ecosystems for sustainable entrepreneurial activities. He studies entrepreneurship across the globe at sites such as San Francisco\, Boston\, Sydney\, Shanghai\, Tel Avil\, and Berlin. Moreover\, he  has published his work in leading international journals such as Research Policy and Technovation. Moreover\, he teaches government professionals in different ministries about how companies operate in sustainability transitions. \nFuture sessions will take place in the next academic year.  \n					\n									REGISTER HERE\n					 \nYou will receive a link several days before the event. \nWhat is the CHARM-EU Seminar Series? \nThe CHARM-EU Seminar Series will introduce you to the fundamentals of entrepreneurship\, sustainability-driven innovation\, and the practical skills you need to transform your ideas into impactful projects. \nEach seminar will align with CHARM-EU’s interdisciplinary and challenge-driven approach\, catering to different experience levels – beginner\, intermediate\, and advanced – ensuring accessibility for all participants. \nAfter this series\, you will: \n\nUnderstand key entrepreneurial concepts and their relevance to sustainability.\n\n\nLearn practical tools for turning an idea into an actionable project or business.\n\n\nGain insights from experienced entrepreneurs\, investors\, and industry leaders.\n\n\nDevelop problem-solving skills through real-world case studies and interactive sessions.\n\n\nExplore pathways to funding\, incubation\, and further entrepreneurial opportunities.\n\n 
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/charm-eu-innovators-journey-unlocking-innovation-through-entrepreneurship-2/
LOCATION:HALC University of Utrecht\, Androclus building\, Room 0.004 Yalelaan 1\, Utrecht\, Utrecht\, 3584
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Innovation
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260207
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SUMMARY:CHARM-EU Winter School 2026
DESCRIPTION:All information\n					 \nThis hands-on training program\, organised with the active involvement of trainers from seven CHARM-EU universities\, equips early career researchers with the skills\, tools\, and mindset needed to ideate\, design\, contribute to\, or lead citizen science projects\, with a special emphasis on their social dimensions. \nThrough guided discussions\, interactive workshops\, real-world case studies\, and collaborative project development\, participants will explore how to best engage citizens\, communities and societal stakeholders in the research process\, apply participatory methods\, and navigate the ethical\, practical\, and scientific aspects of citizen science. By the end of the program\, participants will have an initial plan in hand and will be equipped to co-create impactful\, inclusive\, and socially relevant science within and beyond their disciplines\, integrating the multi- or transdisciplinary dimensions of citizen science. \nStudents will have the opportunity to present their ongoing citizen science projects and to design new citizen science strategies collaboratively in groups. Each group will focus on one or more of the following driving ideas\, which are instrumental in the development of a citizen science project: co-creation\, communities\, tools\, data\, ethics and inclusion\, and action. For a detailed description of these ideas\, visit: https://web.ub.edu/en/web/ciencia-ciutadana.
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/charm-eu-winter-school-2026/
LOCATION:University of Barcelona. Faculty of Economics and Business\, Diagonal\, 690-696\, Room 2019 (Building 696).\, Barcelona\, Barcelona\, 08034\, Spain
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Innovation,Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260129T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260129T140000
DTSTAMP:20260530T185902
CREATED:20260122T152108Z
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SUMMARY:CHARM-EU Open Day at Trinity College Dublin
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nAre you passionate about creating a sustainable future?   \nApplications are now open for the CHARM-EU Masters in Global Challenges for Sustainability at Trinity College Dublin. This unique 24-month master’s programme is designed to equip you with the skills to tackle real-world sustainability challenges.   \nTo find out more\, please join us at the CHARM-EU Open Day:   \nWhen?   \nThursday 29th January: 1-2pm   \nWhere?   \nFirst Floor: Naughton Institute\, D02 W9K7  \nRSVP?   \nPlease register your interest here: CHARM-EU Master’s (MSc) in Global Challenges for Sustainability   \nCan’t join us in person? Find out more about the master’s here.  \nThis programme includes a 6-month internship phase\, subsidised fees (€2\,500 per year for EU students)\, CHARM-EU grants\, and you can take the course here or study the course abroad at one or more of our partner universities:   \nUniversity of Barcelona\, Trinity College Dublin\, Utrecht University\, the University of Montpellier\, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest\, Åbo Akademi University\, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg\, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences and the University of Bergen.   \nApplications are invited from all disciplines!   \nHope to see you on the 29th January for our presentation on all you need to know about the course structure\, Erasmus mobility\, the internship\, funding\, and the application process.  We will also have a ten-minute Q&A with our current students. Tea\, coffee\, and pastries will be served!   \nRead all about the master’s here.  \nHave a question? Contact Jenny Kirkwood at kirkwooj@tcd.ie.  \nSee you then!
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/charm-eu-open-day-at-trinity-college-dublin/
LOCATION:Naughton Institute\, Trinity College Dublin\, D02 W9K7\, Naughton Institute\, Trinity College Dublin\, Dublin\, Dublin\, D02 W9K7\, Ireland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260129T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260129T120000
DTSTAMP:20260530T185902
CREATED:20260114T130916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T142658Z
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SUMMARY:Commencement Ceremony 4th cohort - Master's programme is Global Challenges for Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:The CHARM-EU Commencement Ceremony for the 4th cohort of the Master’s in Global Challenges of Sustainability is scheduled to take place on Thursday\, 29th January 2026\, at 11:00 AM CET\, at the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona. \n  \nYou can follow the graduation online on CHARM-EU YouTube. \nThursday 29 January\n10:00 – 10:45 Rehearsal \n10:45 – 11:00 Open doors \n11:00 -12:00 Graduation \n12:00 Celebration toast with cava in the main hall
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/commencement-ceremony-4th-cohort-masters-programme-is-global-challenges-for-sustainability/
LOCATION:Edifici Històric\, Universitat de Barcelona\, Pl. de la Universitat\, L'Eixample\, Barcelona\, Catalunya\, 08007\, Spain
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Learning,Sustainability,Teaching
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260129
DTSTAMP:20260530T185902
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SUMMARY:Grand Finale 2026
DESCRIPTION:The CHARM-EU Grand Finale is a showcase event where capstone students present their challenges\, followed by a Q&A session with stakeholders and academic supervisors. The event can be attended in person at the Aula Magna\, Historic Building\, University of Barcelona\, or online. \nParticipants include capstone students\, invitees\, supervisors\, stakeholders\, mentors\, KCT members\, Academic Council members\, and Program Board members. \nLocation: Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media\, Assembly Hall (Sala d’actes)\, Carrer de Melcior de Palau 140\, Barcelona.  \nTeams link for DAY 1 – 27th January 2026Teams link for DAY 2 – 28th January 2026 \nMore information on each challenge can be found on the capstone page in our website.  \n					\n									More on the Capstone projects 2026\n					 \nTUESDAY January 27\, 2026\n9:30 – 10:00 Arrival and registration \n\n\n					 10:00 – 10:30 Welcome and presentation of the agenda\n			\n			\n						\nSpeakers: \n\nCristina Galván (CHARM-EU Director at UB)\nDr. Annisa Tryianti (Capstone Coordinator)\n\n\n\n\n					 10:30 – 11:05: CHALLENGE 1: From UNESCO Recognition to Implementation: Ensuring the Future of Albanian Transhumance\n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nTiphaine Guibert\nAikaterini Xagorari\nFiona McGuire\n\n  \nStakeholder: \n\nAndrás Kovaloczy\, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia)\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nMárta Alexy\, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)\n\n  \nSecond reader: \n\nAttila Varga \,Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)\n\n\n\n\n					 11:05 – 11:40 CHALLENGE 2: Reviving the Cradle of Wine: Youth\, Heritage\, and Innovation in Georgian Viticulture\n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nSara Benito Reichmuth\nChloe Brown\nSofia Gerber\nAnna Sipos\n\nStakeholder: \n\nAndrás Kovaloczy\, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia)\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nGergő Tóth\, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nMagnus Hellstrom (AAU)\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\nCristina Galván (CHARM-EU Director at UB)\nDr. Annisa Tryianti (Capstone Coordinator)\n\nStudents: \n\nTiphaine Guibert\nAikaterini Xagorari\nFiona McGuire\n\n  \nStakeholder: \n\nAndrás Kovaloczy\, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia)\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nMárta Alexy\, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)\n\n  \nSecond reader: \n\nAttila Varga \,Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)\n\nStudents: \n\nSara Benito Reichmuth\nChloe Brown\nSofia Gerber\nAnna Sipos\n\nStakeholder: \n\nAndrás Kovaloczy\, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia)\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nGergő Tóth\, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nMagnus Hellstrom (AAU)\n\n11:40 – 12:00 Break \n\n\n					 12:00 – 12:35 CHALLENGE 3: “Barrio sin despilfarro” Reducing food waste in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona\n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nKoko Cheung\nLotte Henk Crombag\nVasilena Hristova\nJosé Miguel Sánchez Zaballa\n\nStakeholder: \n\nAlba Graells\, Department d’Agricultura\, Ramaderia\, Pesca i Alimentació\, Generalitat de Catalunya\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nOscar Núñez (UB)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nIngolf Steffan-Dewenter (JMU)\n\n\n\n\n					 12:35 – 13:10 CHALLENGE 10: Inclusive Conservation in the Greater Kruger National Park\n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nSam Wiegers\nNina Schröder\nGrace Fratello-Hakim\nLeon Mueller\n\nStakeholder: \n\nArmanda Bastos\, University of Pretoria\n\nAcademic supervisor:  \n\nPatrick Wall (TCD)\n\nSecond reader:  \n\nThéophile Munyangeyo (TCD)\n\n  \n\nStudents: \n\nKoko Cheung\nLotte Henk Crombag\nVasilena Hristova\nJosé Miguel Sánchez Zaballa\n\nStakeholder: \n\nAlba Graells\, Department d’Agricultura\, Ramaderia\, Pesca i Alimentació\, Generalitat de Catalunya\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nOscar Núñez (UB)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nIngolf Steffan-Dewenter (JMU)\n\nStudents: \n\nSam Wiegers\nNina Schröder\nGrace Fratello-Hakim\nLeon Mueller\n\nStakeholder: \n\nArmanda Bastos\, University of Pretoria\n\nAcademic supervisor:  \n\nPatrick Wall (TCD)\n\nSecond reader:  \n\nThéophile Munyangeyo (TCD)\n\n  \n13:10 – 14:10 Lunch Break \n\n\n					 14:10 – 14:43 CHALLENGE 4: Innoceana and the Blue Economy in Barcelona: Strategies for Engaging Tourists in Ocean Conservation\n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nIsabel Fernandes\nKarolina Osak\nKristiyana Uzunova\nDenise Vaas\n\nStakeholder: \n\nBerta Felipe Benavides\, Innoceana\, NGO\n\n Academic Supervisor:  \n\nLiz Arroyo (UB)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nAnastasia Tsvetkova\, Åbo Akademi University\n\n\n\n\n					 14:43-15:15: CHALLENGE 5: Plastic-free rivers: Strategies to tackle litter and microplastics in Amersfoort’s canals and the Eem River\, the Netherlands\n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nOmari Palmer\nAmira Perfors\nAnouk Ruijters\nLaurance Plessers\nGalang Gibran\n\nStakeholder: \n\nEefke Meijer\, Gemeente Amersfoort en Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe\n\nAcademic supervisor:  \n\nÁdám Toth (UU)\n\nSecond reader:  \n\nNadja Simons\, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)\n\n\nStudents: \n\nIsabel Fernandes\nKarolina Osak\nKristiyana Uzunova\nDenise Vaas\n\nStakeholder: \n\nBerta Felipe Benavides\, Innoceana\, NGO\n\n Academic Supervisor:  \n\nLiz Arroyo (UB)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nAnastasia Tsvetkova\, Åbo Akademi University\n\nStudents: \n\nOmari Palmer\nAmira Perfors\nAnouk Ruijters\nLaurance Plessers\nGalang Gibran\n\nStakeholder: \n\nEefke Meijer\, Gemeente Amersfoort en Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe\n\nAcademic supervisor:  \n\nÁdám Toth (UU)\n\nSecond reader:  \n\nNadja Simons\, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)\n\n15:15 – 15:30 Break \n\n\n					 15:30 – 16:10 CHALLENGE 6: Empowering SMEs through Digital EPR Compliance for the Transition toward Sustainable Business Practices\n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nMats Wortelmann\nLisa Moukala\nMargherita Zanazzi\nGaia Casazza\n\nStakeholder: \n\nIsaak Siebenga\, ForSURE Europe B.V.\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nAnnisa Triyanti (UU)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nJulia Thalmann\, Ruhr West University\n\n\n\n\n					 16:10 – 16:50 CHALLENGE 8: Bridging the gap between scientific approaches and lived realities in Mayotte\n			\n			\n						\nStudents:  \n\nElpida Kalamaraki\nGreta Sievert\nHarriet Pinto\nInes Ivanova\n\nStakeholder:  \n\nMathieu Bourgarel\, The Lost Compass\n\nAcademic supervisor:  \n\nPatriccia Cucchi (UM)\n\nSecond reader:  \n\nAnnisa Triyanti (UU)\n\n\nStudents: \n\nMats Wortelmann\nLisa Moukala\nMargherita Zanazzi\nGaia Casazza\n\nStakeholder: \n\nIsaak Siebenga\, ForSURE Europe B.V.\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nAnnisa Triyanti (UU)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nJulia Thalmann\, Ruhr West University\n\nStudents:  \n\nElpida Kalamaraki\nGreta Sievert\nHarriet Pinto\nInes Ivanova\n\nStakeholder:  \n\nMathieu Bourgarel\, The Lost Compass\n\nAcademic supervisor:  \n\nPatriccia Cucchi (UM)\n\nSecond reader:  \n\nAnnisa Triyanti (UU)\n\n16:50 End of day \nWednesday January 28\, 2026\n9:30 – 10:00 Arrival and list of attendance \n\n\n					 10:00 – 10:35 CHALLENGE 7: The emergence of seaweed cultivation in the Thau lagoon: Implications for climate-resilient aquaculture.\n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nCamille Dedeaux\nPhoebe Sacares\,\nMaria Hämäläinen\,\nEsra Nijman\n\nStakeholders: \n\nRoland Thaler\, Jean Peignon\, Department of aquaculture\, UM Long-life Training Centre\, Université de Montpellier\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nValerie Borrell and Geoffroy Lesage (UM)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nTahmer Sharkawi (UM)\n\n\n\n\n					 10:35 – 11:10 CHALLENGE 9: Private Sector Engagement in Sustainable Rangeland Management\n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nPaula Humann\nGenevieve Sylvain\nBente Haukes\nMiruna Denisa Ţiţ \nSophia Pascher\n\nStakeholders: \n\nSarah Toumi\, Liv Angerer\, Melissa Dachrodt \, Emma Pistarino\, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nAntoine Leblois\, INRAE France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture\, Food and Environment\nBrice Magdalou (UM)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nAlexander Bönner (HRW)\n\n\nStudents: \n\nCamille Dedeaux\nPhoebe Sacares\,\nMaria Hämäläinen\,\nEsra Nijman\n\nStakeholders: \n\nRoland Thaler\, Jean Peignon\, Department of aquaculture\, UM Long-life Training Centre\, Université de Montpellier\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nValerie Borrell and Geoffroy Lesage (UM)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nTahmer Sharkawi (UM)\n\nStudents: \n\nPaula Humann\nGenevieve Sylvain\nBente Haukes\nMiruna Denisa Ţiţ \nSophia Pascher\n\nStakeholders: \n\nSarah Toumi\, Liv Angerer\, Melissa Dachrodt \, Emma Pistarino\, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)\n\nAcademic supervisor: \n\nAntoine Leblois\, INRAE France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture\, Food and Environment\nBrice Magdalou (UM)\n\nSecond reader: \n\nAlexander Bönner (HRW)\n\n11:10 – 11:30 Break \n\n\n					 11:30 – 13:00 Evaluation of the Capstone\n			\n			\n						\nA focus group discussion will be conducted between students and the capstone team within breakout group settings. \n\nA focus group discussion will be conducted between students and the capstone team within breakout group settings. \n13:00 – 13:20 Official group photo \n13:20 – 14:30 Lunch Break \n\n\n					 14:20 – 15:20 Phase review survey\n			\n			\n						\nThe phase review survey will consist on filling out this survey.  \n\nThe phase review survey will consist on filling out this survey.  \n15:20 – 15:40 Break \n\n\n					 15:40 – 17:00 Students’ speeches\n			\n			\n						\nThe students speeches will be held in a different room: Room  – Jordi Rubió i Balaguer. \n\nThe students speeches will be held in a different room: Room  – Jordi Rubió i Balaguer. \n17:00 End of day
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/grand-finale-2026/
LOCATION:FIMA\, Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media\, Melcior de Palau\, 140\, Barcelona\, Barcelona\, 08014\, Spain
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Learning,Teaching
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SUMMARY:The Polyglot League networking event
DESCRIPTION:This networking event will bring together in Barcelona the Polyglot League\, a CHARM-EU Inter-institutional working group that was created as a result of an initial networking event as a collaborative space to exchange ideas\, explore innovative solutions\, and strengthen connections between the language services of CHARM-EU partners. \nThe meeting will take stock of ongoing inter-institutional projects\, share progress and good practices\, and explore new opportunities for collaboration. By revisiting initiatives launched since the 2024 Turku meeting and opening space for new ideas\, it will serve as a platform to deepen partnerships and spark joint activities in areas such as multilingualism\, intercultural competence\, English-Medium Instruction\, and innovative teaching practices across the CHARM-EU Alliance. \nThursday January 22\, 2026\n09:00 – 09:15 Walk-in \n09:15 – 09:35 Welcome session \n09:35 – 10:35 Speeddating \n10:35 – 11:00 Coffee break \n\n11:00 – 12:00 New project ideas \n\nIn groups of 2. \nPotential questions: \n\nPurpose of the collaboration\nWho is involved?\nTarget group\nPitch of projects\nVoting\n\n\nIn groups of 2. \nPotential questions: \n\nPurpose of the collaboration\nWho is involved?\nTarget group\nPitch of projects\nVoting\n\n12:00 – 13:00 Netoworking lunch \n\n13:00 – 17:00 Workshop \n\n\nDefining collaboration projects\nIntroduction of Scrum\nProduct backlog\n\n\n\n17:00 – 17:30 Wrap up of the day \n\n\nThe ideas we want to tacke tomorrow\nPresent everyon’s ideas (5 minutes per group)\nHow/Ciao/Wow/Now\n\n\n\nDefining collaboration projects\nIntroduction of Scrum\nProduct backlog\n\n\nThe ideas we want to tacke tomorrow\nPresent everyon’s ideas (5 minutes per group)\nHow/Ciao/Wow/Now\n\n20:00 Dinner \nFriday January 23\, 2026\n09:00 – 09:30 Walk-in \n\n09:30 – 12:30 Workshop \n\n\nGallery walk (projects)\nSprint planning\n\n\n\n12:30 – 13:30 Wrap-up & further actions \n\n\nAction plan (concrete actions to be taken and commitment by whom\nPresent the solutions and how to pursue them\nExpress limits and worries\n\n\n\nGallery walk (projects)\nSprint planning\n\n\nAction plan (concrete actions to be taken and commitment by whom\nPresent the solutions and how to pursue them\nExpress limits and worries\n\n13:30 – 14:30 Networking lunch
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/the-polyglote-league-networking-event/
LOCATION:Edifici Històric\, Universitat de Barcelona\, Pl. de la Universitat\, L'Eixample\, Barcelona\, Catalunya\, 08007\, Spain
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Inter-Institutional Working Groups,Interculturality,Teaching
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SUMMARY:CHARM-DEN International Pitches
DESCRIPTION:Our upcoming pitching event (21st October 2025\, 15.00-17.15 CET) is designed to be a dynamic platform where innovation meets opportunity. Here’s what you can expect from the event:  \nEvent Features:  \n\nDiverse Participation: Teams from different regions within the CHARM-EU alliance\, including both students’ projects and mature startups\, will compete online in this international event. \n\n\nFocus on Sustainability: The event is centered around sustainability\, encouraging teams to develop and present solutions that address critical global challenges such as environmental protection\, social equity\, and sustainable economic growth among others. \n\n\nTwo Competition Strands: The event will feature two distinct competition strands\, tailored to different stages of entrepreneurial development—one for early-stage ideas and another for more mature startups with prototypes. \n\n\nVideo Pitches: Each team will present a 5-minute video pitch of their idea or business\, highlighting their innovative solutions and entrepreneurial vision. \n\n\nInteractive Discussions: Following each video pitch\, there will be a 7-minute discussion session where teams will engage with questions from a jury of experts and the audience. \n\n  \nBenefits for Participating Teams:  \nParticipating in our pitch event offers a wealth of opportunities for students’ projects and startups\, beyond just the competition itself. While we may not be offering monetary prizes\, the benefits include:  \n\nAccess to Regional Support Services: Gain exclusive access to entrepreneurial support services across different regions within the CHARM-EU alliance. This includes mentorship\, business development resources\, and specialized training to help your project grow and succeed. \n\n\nNetworking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs\, industry experts\, and potential investors from across Europe. Build valuable relationships that can open doors to new markets\, partnerships\, and collaborations. \n\n\nFunded Travel for Regional Events: We will cover travel costs for selected teams to visit different regions within the alliance. This includes participation in entrepreneurial events\, workshops\, and networking sessions\, providing a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in diverse entrepreneurial ecosystems. \n\n\nVisibility and Recognition: Showcase your innovative ideas to a broad audience of stakeholders\, including potential investors\, partners\, and industry leaders. Benefit from the increased visibility and recognition that comes with participating in a prestigious international event. \n\n\nFeedback and Improvement: Receive constructive feedback from experienced judges and industry experts to refine your pitch and business strategy\, giving you a competitive edge in future endeavors. \n\nThis event is designed to not only challenge your entrepreneurial spirit but also to provide meaningful support and opportunities for growth and success beyond the competition.  \nSummary:  \n\nEvent: International Pitching Event CHARM-DEN \n\n\nGoal: Promotion of innovative projects in the field of sustainability. \n\n\nParticipants: Student teams and startups from the partner regions. \n\n\nFormat: Video pitches followed by live Q&A sessions. \n\n\nJury: Expert jury from various partner regions. \n\n\nNetworking Opportunities: Breakout sessions for interaction with investors and industry experts. \n\n\nAward Ceremony: Winners will be recognized in various categories. \n\n\nSupport: Access to regional support services and resources. \n\n\nSustainability: Focus on projects that promote sustainable solutions. \n\n Registration form: https://forms.office.com/e/7GV700R7d1 Link to the session: https://uni-wuerzburg.zoom-x.de/j/68656090475?pwd=ogEVgOqizoXtiHO3z8cEHAwIMxlFWA.1
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/charm-eu-den-international-pitches-2/
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SUMMARY:Best-practice in CHARM-EU´s Hybrid Classrooms
DESCRIPTION:CHARM-EU: Hackathon in Würzburg from 30th June to 4th July\nCHARM-EU is a CHallenge-based\, Accessible\, Research-based\, Mobile university alliance which consists of nine universities and offers different educational programs. \nThe yearly CHARM-EU hackathon for professional development targets current and future teachers of the master´s “Global Challenges for Sustainability” as well as educationalists. \nVarious workshops will be offered during this intensive week (30th June to 4th July) to strengthen the skills of CHARM-EU-teachers and make them familiar with the educational principles which are the core of teaching in CHARM-EU. \nThere are sessions on Artificial Intelligence and Challenge-based learning as well as an introduction to the virtual study program in interdisciplinary sustainability sciences of Würzburg University. A best practice workshop on hybrid teaching in CHARM-EU’s hybrid classrooms is also part of the program. Additionally\, the Knowledge Creating Teams (KCTs) will work on different tasks\, like integrating students’ feedback and alignment of the different phases and tracks within the Master’s. There is a cultural program framing the event. \nThe goal of the hackathon is to work on the new edition of the Master and develop skills of academics and staff\, but also to get to know each other better and grow into a real community of practice\, putting forward the idea of a connected Europe. \nBest-practice in CHARM-EU´s Hybrid Classrooms\nIn the session on 1st July\, CHARM-teachers will present their best-practice hybrid teaching methods: \n\nWhat works well for them and their students?\nWhich methods\, activities\, tools and approaches can they recommend to others\n\nThe goal of the session is to foster exchange among teachers\, to share experiences\, to inspire each other and to find new ways to deal with challenges in hybrid teaching. \nThis session is open to anyone interested in CHARM-EU and in hybrid teaching methods. After a short introduction to the University Alliance CHARM-EU\, several teachers will present their best practice\, each talk is followed by questions and a short discussion. \nClick here for the link  or join via (Teams ID) 365 108 735 344 1\, (passcode) Y3ap3Pm3 and feel inspired by CHARM-EU and their motivated teachers!
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/best-practice-in-charm-eus-hybrid-classrooms/
LOCATION:Würzburg University\, Emil-Fischer-Straße 70\, Gebäude 70\, 97074\, Würzburg\, Germany
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Innovation,Learning,Teaching
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SUMMARY:CHARM-EU International Conference "Bridging minds\, Shaping futures: Transdisciplinarity in research”
DESCRIPTION:As part of CHARM-EU’s Doctoral researcher summer school 2025\, the University of Montpellier is proud to host the Bridging minds\, shaping futures:  transdisciplinary in research conference\, a series of talks by nine inspiring speakers from across the CHARM-EU universities alliance. \nBringing together individuals and knowledge\, connecting communities\, and merging ways of thinking… Transdisciplinary research is key to addressing the complex and interconnected challenges affecting global health\, environment\, food systems and government. To provide sustainable and impactful solutions\, we must connect people\, knowledge and ideas beyond geographical and academic boundaries in collaboration with communities\, business and government. \nInspired by the CHARM-EU doctoral researcher Summer school’s theme of Developing transdisciplinary practice to tackle complex challenges\, the conference will provide attendees with an overview of projects underway at universities within the CHARM-EU alliance\, with insight from researchers who place transdisciplinarity at the heart of their work. Specialising in digital humanities\, economics\, epidemiology\, hydrogeology\, law\, philosophy\, physics and medicine\, the speakers will illustrate to doctoral candidates\, teaching staff\, and researchers how transdisciplinarity can move research forward. \nMore info on University of Montpellier’s website. \nRegistration essential to attend in person or online. Live (and replay) on the University of Montpellier’s YouTube channel. \n					\n									Apply here to register\n					 \nConference programme:\n9.00 – Welcome SpeechPhilippe Augé\, president of the University of Montpellier \n9.15 – 12.30 – Morning session \n\n9.15 – 9.50 – Laura HellstenThe Transdisciplinary Toolbox: what I learnt when doing ethnographic research in an interdisciplinary research project.\n\n\n\n					 Abstract:\n			\n			\n						\nBuilding on the findings from the fieldwork in an interdisciplinary research project\, and the transdisciplinary collaborations she has been helping to facilitate\, she will share best practices and speak about the skills and competences needed for transdisciplinary research. Expanding on Lawrence et. al (2022) descriptions of inter-\, multi- and trans- disciplinary research\, this lecture will give tools for how we can navigate towards getting the benefits of orientation knowledge\, system knowledge\, process knowledge and transformational knowledge in our collaborations. \n\nBuilding on the findings from the fieldwork in an interdisciplinary research project\, and the transdisciplinary collaborations she has been helping to facilitate\, she will share best practices and speak about the skills and competences needed for transdisciplinary research. Expanding on Lawrence et. al (2022) descriptions of inter-\, multi- and trans- disciplinary research\, this lecture will give tools for how we can navigate towards getting the benefits of orientation knowledge\, system knowledge\, process knowledge and transformational knowledge in our collaborations. \n\n9.50 – 10.25 – Mircea SofoneaInterdisciplinarity is key in health crisis management: insights from Montpellier’s research for pandemic surveillance and control.\n\n\n\n					 Abstract:\n			\n			\n						\nThe unprecedented outburst of the recent pandemic called for rapid and accurate quantitative assessments to best inform public health responses. This presentation will provide an overview of the research that have been carried out in Montpellier since early 2020 on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in metropolitan France\, at the interface between virology\, evolutionary biology\, public health\, and applied mathematics. More generally\, and in the light of five years’ hindsight\, the place of real-time quantitative interdisciplinary approaches during health crises will be discussed\, in terms of generating novel evidence\, supporting decision-making\, and contributing to society’s awareness and trust.  \n\nThe unprecedented outburst of the recent pandemic called for rapid and accurate quantitative assessments to best inform public health responses. This presentation will provide an overview of the research that have been carried out in Montpellier since early 2020 on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in metropolitan France\, at the interface between virology\, evolutionary biology\, public health\, and applied mathematics. More generally\, and in the light of five years’ hindsight\, the place of real-time quantitative interdisciplinary approaches during health crises will be discussed\, in terms of generating novel evidence\, supporting decision-making\, and contributing to society’s awareness and trust.  \n\n10.25 – 11.00 – Judit Mádl-SzőnyiFrom groundwater flow to societal climate adaptation: a transdisciplinary journey.\n\n\n\n					 Abstract:\n			\n			\n						\nHydroclimatic extremes\, such as droughts and water surpluses\, have profound impacts on vast regions\, populations\, and economies. Ensuring a reliable water supply for both humans and ecosystems presents a significant challenge. Groundwater\, often overlooked\, plays a crucial role in balancing wet and dry periods. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is a technique that stores excess water during rainy seasons for use during droughts. The NaBa-MAR approach\, developed by the ELTE Hydrogeology Group\, was implemented in the ClimEx-PE project of the CHARM-EU universities. This project integrates local MAR methods with regional groundwater flow understanding to mitigate extreme hydrological events. Efficient dissemination of this approach to decision-makers and the public is essential. The presentation will showcase the development of the NaBa-MAR concept\, its physical demonstration for educational purposes\, and its implementation possibilities through a comprehensive campaign targeting societies and stakeholders. \n\nHydroclimatic extremes\, such as droughts and water surpluses\, have profound impacts on vast regions\, populations\, and economies. Ensuring a reliable water supply for both humans and ecosystems presents a significant challenge. Groundwater\, often overlooked\, plays a crucial role in balancing wet and dry periods. Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is a technique that stores excess water during rainy seasons for use during droughts. The NaBa-MAR approach\, developed by the ELTE Hydrogeology Group\, was implemented in the ClimEx-PE project of the CHARM-EU universities. This project integrates local MAR methods with regional groundwater flow understanding to mitigate extreme hydrological events. Efficient dissemination of this approach to decision-makers and the public is essential. The presentation will showcase the development of the NaBa-MAR concept\, its physical demonstration for educational purposes\, and its implementation possibilities through a comprehensive campaign targeting societies and stakeholders. \n\n\n11.00 – 11.15 – Coffee break \n\n\n11.15 – 11.50 – Mark OelmannTransdisciplinarity in water: chances\, challenges and best practices. \n\n\n\n\n					 Abstract:\n			\n			\n						\nTransdisciplinarity is a noble goal. For many projects\, this transdisciplinary approach is a basic prerequisite that the most diverse perspectives have actually been incorporated. This is the only way to ensure that implementation of results can be successful. At the same time\, the results of the various disciplines should flow into one another. If they do not\, the researchers are not pulling in the same direction. But aren’t they wasting a lot of time along the way? After all\, the aim of a scientist is to publish papers. And to do so for their own discipline…. Can we get out of this dilemma?  \n\nTransdisciplinarity is a noble goal. For many projects\, this transdisciplinary approach is a basic prerequisite that the most diverse perspectives have actually been incorporated. This is the only way to ensure that implementation of results can be successful. At the same time\, the results of the various disciplines should flow into one another. If they do not\, the researchers are not pulling in the same direction. But aren’t they wasting a lot of time along the way? After all\, the aim of a scientist is to publish papers. And to do so for their own discipline…. Can we get out of this dilemma?  \n\n\n11.50 – 12.25 – Quique BassatGlobal health in a nutshell: issues and threats. \n\n\n\n\n					 Abstract:\n			\n			\n						\nWe live in a world of contrasts. Your birthplace will significantly determine your chances of surviving and thriving\, whether you are born healthy or sick. In this talk\, some of these health inequities will be examined\, as well as some of the current trends in global health\, including the threat that infectious diseases still pose to health globally. This will be analysed in the context of a changing planet\, with all the uncertainties emerging from the climatic crisis\, that unknown to many\, is going to affect the health of all\, but most significantly that of children being born in the poorest areas of the world. \n\nWe live in a world of contrasts. Your birthplace will significantly determine your chances of surviving and thriving\, whether you are born healthy or sick. In this talk\, some of these health inequities will be examined\, as well as some of the current trends in global health\, including the threat that infectious diseases still pose to health globally. This will be analysed in the context of a changing planet\, with all the uncertainties emerging from the climatic crisis\, that unknown to many\, is going to affect the health of all\, but most significantly that of children being born in the poorest areas of the world. \n\n\n12.25 – 12.55 – Panel discussion With Ronald Österbacka\, Mircea Sofonea\, Judit Mádl-Szőnyi\, Mark Oelmann and Quique Bassat. \n\n\n13.00 – 14.00 – Lunch break \n14.00 – 17.10 – Afternoon session \n\n14.05 – 14.40 – Jennifer EdmondThe reality of imaginaries? Exploring the present and future of applied literary studies. \n\n\n\n					 Abstract:\n			\n			\n						\nThe humanities fields have long been a conundrum when it comes to transdisiciplinarity. This presentation will look at the way in which literature seems to be emerging as a category of evidence within applied research without what one would expect as the natural parallel development of a transdisciplinary arm of literary studies.  It will ask questions about why this might be and what enablers might be needed to better integrate literary scholarship and its potential ‘users\,’ looking particularly at the context of the current state of tension between culture and advancing knowledge technologies such as AI.   \n\nThe humanities fields have long been a conundrum when it comes to transdisiciplinarity. This presentation will look at the way in which literature seems to be emerging as a category of evidence within applied research without what one would expect as the natural parallel development of a transdisciplinary arm of literary studies.  It will ask questions about why this might be and what enablers might be needed to better integrate literary scholarship and its potential ‘users\,’ looking particularly at the context of the current state of tension between culture and advancing knowledge technologies such as AI.   \n\n14.40 – 15.15 – Isabel FeichtnerReorienting law towards the common(s).\n\n\n\n					 Abstract:\n			\n			\n						\nThis presentation will inquire into the role of law and lawyers in social ecological transformation. With reference to social movements against appropriation of and value extraction from the common\, it will present a concept of transformative law with three dimensions: first\, “counterlaw” that dismantles legal infrastructures of value extraction; second\, transformative interpretation of (property) rights; and third\, an organization law for the commons. The presentation will further seek to illustrate how transformative law may be furthered through transdisciplinary research within and outside the university. \n\nThis presentation will inquire into the role of law and lawyers in social ecological transformation. With reference to social movements against appropriation of and value extraction from the common\, it will present a concept of transformative law with three dimensions: first\, “counterlaw” that dismantles legal infrastructures of value extraction; second\, transformative interpretation of (property) rights; and third\, an organization law for the commons. The presentation will further seek to illustrate how transformative law may be furthered through transdisciplinary research within and outside the university. \n\n\n15.15 – 15.30 – Coffee break \n\n\n15.30 – 16.05 – Rasmus SlaattelidTransdisciplinarity as academic multiculturalism. \n\n\n\n\n					 Abstract:\n			\n			\n						\nThis talk will build on experiences from research and teaching in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinarity contexts. The calls for transdiciplinarity give raise to legitimate worries about a watering-down of discipline-based foundational education and research. “You must learn to crawl before you walk” is the general idea\, or more generally\, in order to develop interdisciplinary competencies\, a solid foundation built in a single discipline is needed. With some examples from current and completed transdisciplinary projects\, as well as from teaching experiences at the SVT\, this presentation will be the opportunity to sketch a translational approach to transdisciplinarity inspired by Collins and Evans’ concept of “interactional expertise”. \n\nThis talk will build on experiences from research and teaching in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinarity contexts. The calls for transdiciplinarity give raise to legitimate worries about a watering-down of discipline-based foundational education and research. “You must learn to crawl before you walk” is the general idea\, or more generally\, in order to develop interdisciplinary competencies\, a solid foundation built in a single discipline is needed. With some examples from current and completed transdisciplinary projects\, as well as from teaching experiences at the SVT\, this presentation will be the opportunity to sketch a translational approach to transdisciplinarity inspired by Collins and Evans’ concept of “interactional expertise”. \n\n\n16.05 – 16:40 – Iris van der TuinConnective thinking: on strategies for making connections between specialized knowledges. \n\n\n\n\n					 Abstract:\n			\n			\n						\nInspired by the French philosopher Michel Serres (1930-2019)\, this talk will reflect on institutional\, research and educational experiences centered around the making of connections between specialized knowledges. It is common practice to argue that dynamically complex socio-environmental problems make such connecting more urgent than ever. But what about the university community and especially students and early-career researchers today? What boundary-crossing knowledges\, skills and attitudes do they need? How can we teach such KSAs; and why? And what can current university staff learn from the younger generation? Central to this presentation are some tested strategies for connective thinking for inter- and trans-disciplinarity. \n\nInspired by the French philosopher Michel Serres (1930-2019)\, this talk will reflect on institutional\, research and educational experiences centered around the making of connections between specialized knowledges. It is common practice to argue that dynamically complex socio-environmental problems make such connecting more urgent than ever. But what about the university community and especially students and early-career researchers today? What boundary-crossing knowledges\, skills and attitudes do they need? How can we teach such KSAs; and why? And what can current university staff learn from the younger generation? Central to this presentation are some tested strategies for connective thinking for inter- and trans-disciplinarity. \n\n\n16.40 – 17.10 – Panel Discussion With Jennifer Edmond\, Isabel Feichtner\, Rasmus Slaattelid and Iris van der Tuin. \n\n\nSpeakers will include: \n					\n				Quique Bassat\n		\n				\n				Jennifer Edmond\n		\n				\n				Isabel Feichtner\n		\n				\n				Laura Hellsten\n		\n				\n				Judit Mádl-Szőnyi\n		\n				\n				Mark Oelmann\n		\n				\n				Rasmus T. Slaatelid\n		\n				\n				Mircea Sofonea\n		\n				\n				Iris van der Tuin\n		 \nQuique Bassat\n\nPediatrician\nDirector of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)\, SpainPhD medicineICREA research professor \n																														 \nAs a pediatrician with special interest in infectious disease epidemiology and public health\, Quique Bassat has attempted to combine his clinical work with biomedical research in those diseases that most affect the poor and vulnerable. His main area of interest has been the prevention and treatment of malaria in childhood\, with a particular focus on understanding the clinical overlap of malaria and other common pediatric conditions. His research has also covered the new paradigm of malaria eradication\, with a particular interest in evaluating the role of drugs in elimination strategies. \nHe has also conducted work on the description of the epidemiology and etiology of respiratory infections (viral and bacterial)\, diarrheal diseases\, and neonatal infections in places such as Mozambique\, Morocco or Bhutan. Currently\, his main interests are related to the validation and implementation of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) tools for the post-mortem investigation of causes of death in the developing world. He is also working on the validation and evaluation of low-cost technological devices that can be used to improve health in low-income countries. \nSince 2024\, Quique Bassat is the director general of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)\, where he leads a team of nearly 600 people committed to improving global health and promoting health equity. ISGlobal is the result of an innovative alliance between the “la Caixa” Foundation\, academic institutions and government bodies to contribute to the efforts undertaken by the international community to address health challenges in a globalized world.  This consolidated hub of excellence in research takes its expertise from the world of health care\, with the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and the Parc de Salut MAR\, and the academic sphere\, with the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University. \nMore information about this speaker. \nJennifer Edmond\n\nAssociate professor in Digital Humanities\nTrinity College Dublin\, IrelandPhD Germanic languages and literaturesCo-director of the Trinity Center for Digital Humanities \n																														 \nJennifer Edmond is an internationally recognized expert in the application of arts and humanities insight to academic and societal challenges arising at the intersection of information and communication technologies and culture. Her ambition is to utilize her position of leadership in the digital humanities to significantly progress consolidation of the emerging subfield of the critical digital humanities. Most of her publications are in open access. \nFormer president (2018-2022) of the board of directors of the pan-European research infrastructure for the arts and humanities DARIAH-EU\, Jennifer Edmond has played a leadership role in numerous strategic developments at national and institutional level. She has lent her expertise in the development of infrastructure to a wide variety of initiatives and agencies\, from the food manufacturing industry through to the Korean national maritime agency. She has coordinated many significant large-scale interdisciplinary research projects\, like CENDARI FP7 (2012-2016)\, a collaborative European digital archival infrastructure. She was also a partner in the related infrastructure cluster PARTENHOS\, whose objective was to strengthen the cohesion of research across several related fields associated with the humanities. \nKT4D is her most recent project on AI\, big data and democracy. Led by Trinity College Dublin with a consortium of twelve partner organizations\, the Knowledge Technologies for Democracy (KT4D) project is investigating how democracy and civic participation can be better facilitated in the face of rapidly changing knowledge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. This in order to enable actors across society to capitalize on the many benefits these technologies can bring in terms of community empowerment\, social integration\, individual agency\, and improved trust in both institutions and technological instruments while identifying and mitigating potential ethical\, legal and cultural risks. \nMore information about this speaker. \nIsabel Feichtner\n\nProfessor of Public Law and International Economic Law\n\nJulius-Maximilians University of Würzburg\, GermanyDr. jur.\, LL.M (Cardozo Law School)Founder of the Law Clinic Transformation Law \n																														 \nIsabel Feichtner’s research work is grounded in practice. After her studies\, she was admitted to the New York Bar and worked for the New York office of the law firm Cravath\, Swaine & Moore as a corporate associate in the securitization department for one year. Her research interests cover the distributive effects of law\, the democratization of society\, and the law of the commons and commoning. She explores how institutional experiments\, such as the redesign of money or commons public partnerships\, can support social-ecological transformation through democratization and commoning. Her expertise includes international law\, law and political economy\, international law of natural resource extraction and the law of money and finance. \nFrom 2022 to 2024\, Isabel Feichtner was fellow at The New Institute in Hamburg\, a residential fellowship program based in Hamburg and designed to nourish transformation through interdisciplinary and trans-sectoral collaboration\, where she chaired the program Reclaiming Common Wealth: Towards a Law and Economy of Land Commons. This program explored pathways\, processes\, and institutional designs for the generation and governance of land commons\, aiming to address discontents arising from institutional investments in land\, assess theories and concepts of property and value\, and establish a repository of the law and institutional design of land commons. \nIsabel Feichtner founded the Law Clinic Transformation Law\, both a teaching format and a forum for transdisciplinary research to explore how law may serve as a building block of a democratized political economy. She considers this project as an attempt to democratize law and legal education for social-ecological change\, strongly believing that transformative law must rethink and redesign the institutions and infrastructures at the core of political economy\, such as property\, money\, and the corporation. \nMore information about this speaker. \nLaura Hellsten\n\nPost-doc researcher in theology\nÅbo Akademi University in Turku\, Finland PhD systematic theology \n																														 \nIn her first post-doctoral position\, in the Stiftelsen Åbo Akademi foundation Centre of Excellence BACE\, Laura Hellsten studied the interaction of a team of physics\, chemistry and cell biology researchers. The BACE collaboration centered on developing a platform for bioelectronic activation that enables the control of cell signals and\, thereby\, the stimulation of cell functions. Hellsten did ethnographic fieldwork with the research group investigating questions of ethics and science communication. \nTo study science communication\, Hellsten further developed and led the research project Avtryck i det okända – Forcing the Impossible (2020-2022)\, which created transdisciplinary collaborations between artists and researchers in the broader context of Åbo Akademi University. \nShe is principal investigator for the research project: Praxis of Social Imaginaries – a Theo-artistic Intervention for Transdisciplinary Knowledge (2024-2028). This project brings together three different components: theological understanding of social imaginaries\, cosmologies and polysemous reading practices\, artistic research methods of intervention\, and indigenous or traditional ways of knowledge production including listening and storytelling. Through creating nomadic and community based symposia where the project brings together people from across the Nordic region\, with students and researchers from Åbo Akademi University and the global south\, as well as artists and activists to transdisciplinary symposia and art based dialogue sessions\, it is aiming to cultivate practices of wisdom\, ask bold questions\, and train critical inquiry into how colonial patterns are influencing society and universities today. \nMore information about this speaker. \nJudit Mádl-Szőnyi\n\nAssociated professor in Hydrogeology \nEötvös Loránd University in Budapest\, HungaryPhD\, DSc\, hydrogeologyHead of József and Erzsébet Tóth Endowed Hydrogeology ChairVice-dean for strategic and innovation affairs of ELTE Faculty of Science \n																														 \nJudit Mádl-Szőnyi specialises in hydrogeology\, focusing on regional groundwater flow systems and basin hydrogeology. With over three decades of teaching and research\, she has significantly contributed to understanding groundwater driving forces\, flow patterns\, and connections between groundwater flow systems and vegetation patterns. Her research group has gained international recognition for their work. She has developed groundwater flow models for deep carbonate aquifers and promoted nature-based managed aquifer recharge. Her interdisciplinary research also addresses climate change and impacts on groundwater\, adaptation options\, and sustainable geothermal energy use. Her work has influenced academic circles and contributed to practical applications in environmental management and policy-making. Additionally\, she is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of hydrogeologists\, fostering a collaborative and innovative research environment. \nSince 2011\, she has chaired the Regional Groundwater Flow Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and led over fifteen R&D projects\, including prestigious European projects. Her most notable award is the IAH Presidents’ Award. \nOver the last decades\, through Shell\, MOL R&D\, and European innovation and development projects\, Judit Mádl-Szőnyi has adapted her knowledge for hydrocarbon exploration and energy transition goals\, including geothermal energy and related mineral resources. Judit Mádl-Szőnyi is the principal investigator of the Water4All project ClimEX-PE\, launched in 2024 among partner universities of the CHARM-EU alliance. This transdisciplinary project involves scientists from various fields of natural science and researchers with strong socio-legal expertise while also paying special attention to public engagement through communication and education. \nMore information about this speaker. \nMark Oelmann\n\nProfessor of Water and Energy Economics\n\nRuhr West University of Applied Sciences in Mülheim an der Ruhr\, Germany PhD economics \n																														 \nMark Oelmann is the director of the Bachelor’s program BWL – Energy and Water Management at the Ruhr West University of Applied science. A diverse and enhanced collaboration – for example\, in dual studies – with companies and service providers in the energy and water sectors is at the very heart of this program. As a researcher\, he is doing economic and political studies on water related issues and deals with the various forms of water pricing and is involved in digitalization topics\, such as machine learning or change management. \nMark Oelmann has been greatly contributing to a better integration of an economic perspective into water management thinking. Over 25 years in the water sector and other adjacent network sectors\, he worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank\, as a managing consultant at the internationally renowned Capgemini Consulting and a department head at the Scientific Institute for infrastructure and communication services (WIK) GmbH. He collaborates with the German federal ministry of Education and research (BMBF) on international water issues\, most recently on water and agriculture in Pakistan. A part of his work is focusing on developing and emerging countries: Albania\, China\, Iran\, Indonesia\, Yemen\, Uganda… \nAs an economist and a cultural anthropologist\, Mark Oelmann is the spokesperson for the Water Economics and Water Management interdisciplinary research focus at Ruhr West University of Applied science\, an interdisciplinary topic involving the Institute of Economics and the Institute for Civil engineering and intending to foster a transformation process towards sustainable water management. He is also co-partner and co-managing director of the consulting company spun off from Ruhr West University of Applied science: MOcons. Strongly committed to water issues\, he’s participating in a volunteer network supporting start-ups in building a more sustainable energy future. \nMore information about this speaker. \nRasmus T. Slaatelid\n\nProfessor of Philosophy of Science\n\nUniversity of Bergen\, Norway PhD philosophyHead of the Centre for the study of the sciences and the humanities (SVT) \n																														 \nRasmus Slaattelid is a Professor of Philosophy of Science and Head of the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities at the University of Bergen. This Centre teaches courses for PhD students on philosophical\, societal and ethical problems of science and technology\, and conducts research on corresponding topics. Both the research and the teaching activities require dialogue across scientific disciplines and academic cultures\, but also across different forms of knowing and knowledge practices. \nRasmus T. Slaattelid’s main research is the translation between knowledge cultures. He is involved into few research groups at the University of Bergen. His most recent research work is accessible online. Published in 2023\, the book Translations of Responsibility : Innovation Governance in Three European Regions tells the story of how a Horizon 2020-funded research project translated responsible research and innovation (RRI) into practice\, all the way from philosophy of technology to EU policy jargon\, to the project contract\, and finally into the real-life events in these regions. In 2020\, a group of European researchers got a European Union (EU) grant to do a project called TRANSFORM. The objective of this project was to integrate the principle of responsible research and innovation (RRI) into the research and innovation policies of three European regions: Lombardy\, Brussels\, and Catalonia. The book analyses the broader context of the desire for better governance of technoscience and proposes to think of governance in technoscience\, rather than governance of technoscience. On the same subject\, the article Translating tools and indicators in territorial RRI efforts to document and evaluate the achievements in TRANSFORM using evaluative inquiry and theoretical reasoning whereas the article Transformative Translations? Challenges and tensions in territorial innovation governance | NOvation – Critical Studies of Innovation presents a comparative analysis of different territorial RRI-pilots within the project TRANSFORM and reflects on the concept of RRI. \nMore information about this speaker. \nMircea Sofonea\n\nAssociate professor in Epidemiology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases \nUniversity of Montpellier\, France PhD infectious disease evolutionPathogenesis and control of chronic and emerging infections (PCCEI) research unit\, University of Montpellier\, INSERMEpidemiologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU) \n																														 \nBiologist and applied mathematician by training\, Mircea T. Sofonea is an associate professor at the University of Montpellier\, where he oversees spatial analysis\, biostatistics\, epidemiology\, and population dynamics courses to biology\, pharmacy and medicine students. Trained in anti-infective therapeutics and health information\, he is also an epidemiologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU). \nWithin the Pathogenesis and Control of Chronic and Emerging Infections research unit (University of Montpellier\, INSERM)\, he co-leads the modelling thematic addressing basic and applied questions related to the epidemiology\, evolution\, and control of respiratory viruses. An executive member of the local university hospital’s Federation of Infectiology (FHU TIE) and of the Modelling Network of the National Agency for Emerging Infectious Diseases (ANRS | MIE)\, he co-organizes yearly transdisciplinary events on infectious diseases. As a member of the Air & COVID committee of the French Agency for Food\, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)\, he regularly provides expertise to media and decision-makers. \nSince 2022\, Mircea T. Sofonea is head of research at the ExposUM Institute\, in charge of accelerating interdisciplinary projects on environmental health led by the University of Montpellier and its partners\, aiming to establish an interdisciplinary\, off-site institute dedicated to exposome research and environmental health. The exposome encompasses the lifelong set of environmental and social factors that\, combined with individual intrinsic characteristics\, influence the onset\, progression\, and severity of both infectious and non-communicable diseases. The ExposUM Institute explores the exposome through four complementary approaches: biological mechanisms of exposure\, environmental exposure monitoring\, host-pathogen-vector ecology\, and the interplay between the exposome and human health. \nThe institute is structured around three core missions: research\, training\, and science-society engagement. These axes work in synergy\, organizing annual calls for proposals and providing leadership for Montpellier’s exposome research community\, currently supporting over 40 projects. Aligned with its scientific and societal ambitions\, ExposUM fosters interdisciplinarity\, new collaborations\, a One Health and Global Health perspective\, regional resource mobilization\, and open\, sustainable research. \nMore information about this speaker. \nIris van der Tuin\n\nProfessor of Cultural Inquiry Theory \nUtrecht University\, Netherlands PhD humanitiesChair Theory of cultural inquiryDean of Interdisciplinary Education of Utrecht University \n																														 \nTrained as a feminist epistemologist and working as an interdisciplinarian\, Iris van der Tuin works at the intersection of philosophy of science and humanities\, cultural theory and critical as well as creative practices of cultural inquiry. She is interested in the new and interdisciplinary humanities and in theoretical and practice-based approaches to the research of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The name of her chair is Theory of Cultural Inquiry as she deeply believes that there is room for philosophies and theories of knowledge enriched by reflections on humanities and how humanities do not only study the works of culture but also work together with artists. \nIn 2014–18\, Iris van der Tuin chaired the COST Action New Materialism: Networking European Scholarship on ‘How Matter Comes to Matter’. Then she worked in the H2020 project Ethics of Coding: A Report on the Algorithmic Condition. In 2020\, she founded the Susanne K. Langer Circle\, an international and multidisciplinary group interested in the work of the American philosopher Susanne Langer. She is also founding co-editor of the book series New Materialisms at Edinburgh University Press and of the special issue Practice-based Research of Interdisciplinary Higher Education of HSSCOMMS\, an imprint of Nature. \nHer research is part of the group Transmission in Motion of the Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICON) of Utrecht University\, a hybrid research community that brings researchers across disciplines together with artists and other external stakeholders\, focusing on how technological developments reconfigure our senses. Archives are turned into ‘dynarchives\,’ setting knowledge cultures in motion. Movement\, gesture\, and embodied interaction are also central to new insights into embodied practices of teaching and learning\, creation and performance. This requires new concepts and methods\, opening up to new transdisciplinary horizons for research and development\, and offering new possibilities for cross-sector collaborations between the humanities\, the sciences\, and the arts\, as well as with societal and industry partners. \nIris is also a member of the Research Institute for Philosophy and Religious Studies (OFR) of Utrecht University. This institute is the home of reflection on interdisciplinarity in research\, teaching and learning from historical\, philosophical and empirical points of view. Together with her group she has published Key Texts on Interdisciplinary Higher Education for Bristol University Press. \nMore information about this speaker. \nQuique Bassat\n\nPediatrician\nDirector of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)\, SpainPhD medicineICREA research professor \n																														 \nAs a pediatrician with special interest in infectious disease epidemiology and public health\, Quique Bassat has attempted to combine his clinical work with biomedical research in those diseases that most affect the poor and vulnerable. His main area of interest has been the prevention and treatment of malaria in childhood\, with a particular focus on understanding the clinical overlap of malaria and other common pediatric conditions. His research has also covered the new paradigm of malaria eradication\, with a particular interest in evaluating the role of drugs in elimination strategies. \nHe has also conducted work on the description of the epidemiology and etiology of respiratory infections (viral and bacterial)\, diarrheal diseases\, and neonatal infections in places such as Mozambique\, Morocco or Bhutan. Currently\, his main interests are related to the validation and implementation of minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) tools for the post-mortem investigation of causes of death in the developing world. He is also working on the validation and evaluation of low-cost technological devices that can be used to improve health in low-income countries. \nSince 2024\, Quique Bassat is the director general of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)\, where he leads a team of nearly 600 people committed to improving global health and promoting health equity. ISGlobal is the result of an innovative alliance between the “la Caixa” Foundation\, academic institutions and government bodies to contribute to the efforts undertaken by the international community to address health challenges in a globalized world.  This consolidated hub of excellence in research takes its expertise from the world of health care\, with the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona and the Parc de Salut MAR\, and the academic sphere\, with the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University. \nMore information about this speaker. \nJennifer Edmond\n\nAssociate professor in Digital Humanities\nTrinity College Dublin\, IrelandPhD Germanic languages and literaturesCo-director of the Trinity Center for Digital Humanities \n																														 \nJennifer Edmond is an internationally recognized expert in the application of arts and humanities insight to academic and societal challenges arising at the intersection of information and communication technologies and culture. Her ambition is to utilize her position of leadership in the digital humanities to significantly progress consolidation of the emerging subfield of the critical digital humanities. Most of her publications are in open access. \nFormer president (2018-2022) of the board of directors of the pan-European research infrastructure for the arts and humanities DARIAH-EU\, Jennifer Edmond has played a leadership role in numerous strategic developments at national and institutional level. She has lent her expertise in the development of infrastructure to a wide variety of initiatives and agencies\, from the food manufacturing industry through to the Korean national maritime agency. She has coordinated many significant large-scale interdisciplinary research projects\, like CENDARI FP7 (2012-2016)\, a collaborative European digital archival infrastructure. She was also a partner in the related infrastructure cluster PARTENHOS\, whose objective was to strengthen the cohesion of research across several related fields associated with the humanities. \nKT4D is her most recent project on AI\, big data and democracy. Led by Trinity College Dublin with a consortium of twelve partner organizations\, the Knowledge Technologies for Democracy (KT4D) project is investigating how democracy and civic participation can be better facilitated in the face of rapidly changing knowledge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. This in order to enable actors across society to capitalize on the many benefits these technologies can bring in terms of community empowerment\, social integration\, individual agency\, and improved trust in both institutions and technological instruments while identifying and mitigating potential ethical\, legal and cultural risks. \nMore information about this speaker. \nIsabel Feichtner\n\nProfessor of Public Law and International Economic Law\n\nJulius-Maximilians University of Würzburg\, GermanyDr. jur.\, LL.M (Cardozo Law School)Founder of the Law Clinic Transformation Law \n																														 \nIsabel Feichtner’s research work is grounded in practice. After her studies\, she was admitted to the New York Bar and worked for the New York office of the law firm Cravath\, Swaine & Moore as a corporate associate in the securitization department for one year. Her research interests cover the distributive effects of law\, the democratization of society\, and the law of the commons and commoning. She explores how institutional experiments\, such as the redesign of money or commons public partnerships\, can support social-ecological transformation through democratization and commoning. Her expertise includes international law\, law and political economy\, international law of natural resource extraction and the law of money and finance. \nFrom 2022 to 2024\, Isabel Feichtner was fellow at The New Institute in Hamburg\, a residential fellowship program based in Hamburg and designed to nourish transformation through interdisciplinary and trans-sectoral collaboration\, where she chaired the program Reclaiming Common Wealth: Towards a Law and Economy of Land Commons. This program explored pathways\, processes\, and institutional designs for the generation and governance of land commons\, aiming to address discontents arising from institutional investments in land\, assess theories and concepts of property and value\, and establish a repository of the law and institutional design of land commons. \nIsabel Feichtner founded the Law Clinic Transformation Law\, both a teaching format and a forum for transdisciplinary research to explore how law may serve as a building block of a democratized political economy. She considers this project as an attempt to democratize law and legal education for social-ecological change\, strongly believing that transformative law must rethink and redesign the institutions and infrastructures at the core of political economy\, such as property\, money\, and the corporation. \nMore information about this speaker. \nLaura Hellsten\n\nPost-doc researcher in theology\nÅbo Akademi University in Turku\, Finland PhD systematic theology \n																														 \nIn her first post-doctoral position\, in the Stiftelsen Åbo Akademi foundation Centre of Excellence BACE\, Laura Hellsten studied the interaction of a team of physics\, chemistry and cell biology researchers. The BACE collaboration centered on developing a platform for bioelectronic activation that enables the control of cell signals and\, thereby\, the stimulation of cell functions. Hellsten did ethnographic fieldwork with the research group investigating questions of ethics and science communication. \nTo study science communication\, Hellsten further developed and led the research project Avtryck i det okända – Forcing the Impossible (2020-2022)\, which created transdisciplinary collaborations between artists and researchers in the broader context of Åbo Akademi University. \nShe is principal investigator for the research project: Praxis of Social Imaginaries – a Theo-artistic Intervention for Transdisciplinary Knowledge (2024-2028). This project brings together three different components: theological understanding of social imaginaries\, cosmologies and polysemous reading practices\, artistic research methods of intervention\, and indigenous or traditional ways of knowledge production including listening and storytelling. Through creating nomadic and community based symposia where the project brings together people from across the Nordic region\, with students and researchers from Åbo Akademi University and the global south\, as well as artists and activists to transdisciplinary symposia and art based dialogue sessions\, it is aiming to cultivate practices of wisdom\, ask bold questions\, and train critical inquiry into how colonial patterns are influencing society and universities today. \nMore information about this speaker. \nJudit Mádl-Szőnyi\n\nAssociated professor in Hydrogeology \nEötvös Loránd University in Budapest\, HungaryPhD\, DSc\, hydrogeologyHead of József and Erzsébet Tóth Endowed Hydrogeology ChairVice-dean for strategic and innovation affairs of ELTE Faculty of Science \n																														 \nJudit Mádl-Szőnyi specialises in hydrogeology\, focusing on regional groundwater flow systems and basin hydrogeology. With over three decades of teaching and research\, she has significantly contributed to understanding groundwater driving forces\, flow patterns\, and connections between groundwater flow systems and vegetation patterns. Her research group has gained international recognition for their work. She has developed groundwater flow models for deep carbonate aquifers and promoted nature-based managed aquifer recharge. Her interdisciplinary research also addresses climate change and impacts on groundwater\, adaptation options\, and sustainable geothermal energy use. Her work has influenced academic circles and contributed to practical applications in environmental management and policy-making. Additionally\, she is actively involved in mentoring the next generation of hydrogeologists\, fostering a collaborative and innovative research environment. \nSince 2011\, she has chaired the Regional Groundwater Flow Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) and led over fifteen R&D projects\, including prestigious European projects. Her most notable award is the IAH Presidents’ Award. \nOver the last decades\, through Shell\, MOL R&D\, and European innovation and development projects\, Judit Mádl-Szőnyi has adapted her knowledge for hydrocarbon exploration and energy transition goals\, including geothermal energy and related mineral resources. Judit Mádl-Szőnyi is the principal investigator of the Water4All project ClimEX-PE\, launched in 2024 among partner universities of the CHARM-EU alliance. This transdisciplinary project involves scientists from various fields of natural science and researchers with strong socio-legal expertise while also paying special attention to public engagement through communication and education. \nMore information about this speaker. \nMark Oelmann\n\nProfessor of Water and Energy Economics\n\nRuhr West University of Applied Sciences in Mülheim an der Ruhr\, Germany PhD economics \n																														 \nMark Oelmann is the director of the Bachelor’s program BWL – Energy and Water Management at the Ruhr West University of Applied science. A diverse and enhanced collaboration – for example\, in dual studies – with companies and service providers in the energy and water sectors is at the very heart of this program. As a researcher\, he is doing economic and political studies on water related issues and deals with the various forms of water pricing and is involved in digitalization topics\, such as machine learning or change management. \nMark Oelmann has been greatly contributing to a better integration of an economic perspective into water management thinking. Over 25 years in the water sector and other adjacent network sectors\, he worked in investment banking at Deutsche Bank\, as a managing consultant at the internationally renowned Capgemini Consulting and a department head at the Scientific Institute for infrastructure and communication services (WIK) GmbH. He collaborates with the German federal ministry of Education and research (BMBF) on international water issues\, most recently on water and agriculture in Pakistan. A part of his work is focusing on developing and emerging countries: Albania\, China\, Iran\, Indonesia\, Yemen\, Uganda… \nAs an economist and a cultural anthropologist\, Mark Oelmann is the spokesperson for the Water Economics and Water Management interdisciplinary research focus at Ruhr West University of Applied science\, an interdisciplinary topic involving the Institute of Economics and the Institute for Civil engineering and intending to foster a transformation process towards sustainable water management. He is also co-partner and co-managing director of the consulting company spun off from Ruhr West University of Applied science: MOcons. Strongly committed to water issues\, he’s participating in a volunteer network supporting start-ups in building a more sustainable energy future. \nMore information about this speaker. \nRasmus T. Slaatelid\n\nProfessor of Philosophy of Science\n\nUniversity of Bergen\, Norway PhD philosophyHead of the Centre for the study of the sciences and the humanities (SVT) \n																														 \nRasmus Slaattelid is a Professor of Philosophy of Science and Head of the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities at the University of Bergen. This Centre teaches courses for PhD students on philosophical\, societal and ethical problems of science and technology\, and conducts research on corresponding topics. Both the research and the teaching activities require dialogue across scientific disciplines and academic cultures\, but also across different forms of knowing and knowledge practices. \nRasmus T. Slaattelid’s main research is the translation between knowledge cultures. He is involved into few research groups at the University of Bergen. His most recent research work is accessible online. Published in 2023\, the book Translations of Responsibility : Innovation Governance in Three European Regions tells the story of how a Horizon 2020-funded research project translated responsible research and innovation (RRI) into practice\, all the way from philosophy of technology to EU policy jargon\, to the project contract\, and finally into the real-life events in these regions. In 2020\, a group of European researchers got a European Union (EU) grant to do a project called TRANSFORM. The objective of this project was to integrate the principle of responsible research and innovation (RRI) into the research and innovation policies of three European regions: Lombardy\, Brussels\, and Catalonia. The book analyses the broader context of the desire for better governance of technoscience and proposes to think of governance in technoscience\, rather than governance of technoscience. On the same subject\, the article Translating tools and indicators in territorial RRI efforts to document and evaluate the achievements in TRANSFORM using evaluative inquiry and theoretical reasoning whereas the article Transformative Translations? Challenges and tensions in territorial innovation governance | NOvation – Critical Studies of Innovation presents a comparative analysis of different territorial RRI-pilots within the project TRANSFORM and reflects on the concept of RRI. \nMore information about this speaker. \nMircea Sofonea\n\nAssociate professor in Epidemiology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases \nUniversity of Montpellier\, France PhD infectious disease evolutionPathogenesis and control of chronic and emerging infections (PCCEI) research unit\, University of Montpellier\, INSERMEpidemiologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU) \n																														 \nBiologist and applied mathematician by training\, Mircea T. Sofonea is an associate professor at the University of Montpellier\, where he oversees spatial analysis\, biostatistics\, epidemiology\, and population dynamics courses to biology\, pharmacy and medicine students. Trained in anti-infective therapeutics and health information\, he is also an epidemiologist at Nîmes University Hospital (CHU). \nWithin the Pathogenesis and Control of Chronic and Emerging Infections research unit (University of Montpellier\, INSERM)\, he co-leads the modelling thematic addressing basic and applied questions related to the epidemiology\, evolution\, and control of respiratory viruses. An executive member of the local university hospital’s Federation of Infectiology (FHU TIE) and of the Modelling Network of the National Agency for Emerging Infectious Diseases (ANRS | MIE)\, he co-organizes yearly transdisciplinary events on infectious diseases. As a member of the Air & COVID committee of the French Agency for Food\, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)\, he regularly provides expertise to media and decision-makers. \nSince 2022\, Mircea T. Sofonea is head of research at the ExposUM Institute\, in charge of accelerating interdisciplinary projects on environmental health led by the University of Montpellier and its partners\, aiming to establish an interdisciplinary\, off-site institute dedicated to exposome research and environmental health. The exposome encompasses the lifelong set of environmental and social factors that\, combined with individual intrinsic characteristics\, influence the onset\, progression\, and severity of both infectious and non-communicable diseases. The ExposUM Institute explores the exposome through four complementary approaches: biological mechanisms of exposure\, environmental exposure monitoring\, host-pathogen-vector ecology\, and the interplay between the exposome and human health. \nThe institute is structured around three core missions: research\, training\, and science-society engagement. These axes work in synergy\, organizing annual calls for proposals and providing leadership for Montpellier’s exposome research community\, currently supporting over 40 projects. Aligned with its scientific and societal ambitions\, ExposUM fosters interdisciplinarity\, new collaborations\, a One Health and Global Health perspective\, regional resource mobilization\, and open\, sustainable research. \nMore information about this speaker. \nIris van der Tuin\n\nProfessor of Cultural Inquiry Theory \nUtrecht University\, Netherlands PhD humanitiesChair Theory of cultural inquiryDean of Interdisciplinary Education of Utrecht University \n																														 \nTrained as a feminist epistemologist and working as an interdisciplinarian\, Iris van der Tuin works at the intersection of philosophy of science and humanities\, cultural theory and critical as well as creative practices of cultural inquiry. She is interested in the new and interdisciplinary humanities and in theoretical and practice-based approaches to the research of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The name of her chair is Theory of Cultural Inquiry as she deeply believes that there is room for philosophies and theories of knowledge enriched by reflections on humanities and how humanities do not only study the works of culture but also work together with artists. \nIn 2014–18\, Iris van der Tuin chaired the COST Action New Materialism: Networking European Scholarship on ‘How Matter Comes to Matter’. Then she worked in the H2020 project Ethics of Coding: A Report on the Algorithmic Condition. In 2020\, she founded the Susanne K. Langer Circle\, an international and multidisciplinary group interested in the work of the American philosopher Susanne Langer. She is also founding co-editor of the book series New Materialisms at Edinburgh University Press and of the special issue Practice-based Research of Interdisciplinary Higher Education of HSSCOMMS\, an imprint of Nature. \nHer research is part of the group Transmission in Motion of the Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICON) of Utrecht University\, a hybrid research community that brings researchers across disciplines together with artists and other external stakeholders\, focusing on how technological developments reconfigure our senses. Archives are turned into ‘dynarchives\,’ setting knowledge cultures in motion. Movement\, gesture\, and embodied interaction are also central to new insights into embodied practices of teaching and learning\, creation and performance. This requires new concepts and methods\, opening up to new transdisciplinary horizons for research and development\, and offering new possibilities for cross-sector collaborations between the humanities\, the sciences\, and the arts\, as well as with societal and industry partners. \nIris is also a member of the Research Institute for Philosophy and Religious Studies (OFR) of Utrecht University. This institute is the home of reflection on interdisciplinarity in research\, teaching and learning from historical\, philosophical and empirical points of view. Together with her group she has published Key Texts on Interdisciplinary Higher Education for Bristol University Press. \nMore information about this speaker.
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/charm-eu-international-conference-bridging-minds-shaping-futures-transdisciplinarity-in-research/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Innovation,Learning
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SUMMARY:Commencement ceremony 3rd cohort - Master's programme in Global Challenges for Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:The CHARM-EU Commencement Ceremony for the 3rd cohort of the Master’s in Global Challenges of Sustainability is scheduled to take place on Thursday\, 30th January 2025\, at the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona. \nYou can follow the Graduation online in CHARM-EU YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/WzYin0Hssqg
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/graduation-3rd-cohort-masters-programme-in-global-challenges-for-sustainability/
LOCATION:Edifici Històric\, Universitat de Barcelona\, Pl. de la Universitat\, L'Eixample\, Barcelona\, Catalunya\, 08007\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Sustainability
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SUMMARY:Alumni & Assesment day
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday january 29\, 2025\n10:00 – 10:15 Arrival and registration \n10:15 – 11:00 Alumni activity \n11:00 – 12:30 Evaluation of the Capstone: break-out focus group \n12:30 – 13:30 Filling out online Phase Review survey \n13:30 Closing
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/alumni-assesment-day/
LOCATION:Edifici Històric\, Universitat de Barcelona\, Pl. de la Universitat\, L'Eixample\, Barcelona\, Catalunya\, 08007\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250127T093000
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SUMMARY:Grand Finale 2025
DESCRIPTION:The CHARM-EU Grand Finale is a showcase event where capstone students present their challenges\, followed by a Q&A session with stakeholders and academic supervisors. The event can be attended in person at the Aula Magna\, Historic Building\, University of Barcelona\, or online. \nParticipants include capstone students\, invitees\, supervisors\, stakeholders\, mentors\, KCT members\, Academic Council members\, and Program Board members.  \n					\n									Teams link for DAY 1 – 27th January 2025\n					\n					\n									Teams link for DAY 2 – 28th January 2025\n					 \nMonday January 27\, 2025\n9:30 – 10:00 Arrival and registration \n\n\n					 10:00 – 10:30 Welcome and presentation of the agenda: “Capstone Challenges presentation”\n			\n			\n						\nSpeakers: \n\nAnnisa Triyanti (Capstone Coordinator\, UU)\nAvelina Tortosa (UB Master’s Coordinator)\n\n\n\n\n					 10:30 – 11:05 CHALLENGE 1: Budapest\, the City of Spas: Sustainable Water\, Spa and Heritage Governance \n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nMaeve Trainor\nClothilde Raysseguier\nAnya van der Vleuten\nEmily Ho\n\n  \nStakeholder: Andrea Velich\, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and Szilvia Czinege\, Budapest Spas (Budapesti Gyógyfürdők és Hévízek) \nAcademic Supervisor: Andrea Velich (ELTE) and Attila Varga (ELTE) \nSecond reader: Annisa Triyanti (UU) \n\n\n\n					 11:05 – 11:40 CHALLENGE 2: Budapest\, the City on the Danube: promoting sustainable water-management and creative innovations (like the NB-MAR solution)\n			\n			\n						\nStudents: \n\nJonas Hessling\nAlex Lucas Braggins Montero\nLoïs Besselink\nLuca Klapper\n\n  \nStakeholder: Andrea Velich\, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and Balázs László\, Sustainability Department of the Budapest Waterworks Holding (Fővárosi Vízművek) \nAcademic supervisors: Andrea Velich (ELTE) and Attila Varga (ELTE) \nSecond Reader: Anita Erőss (ELTE) \n\nSpeakers: \n\nAnnisa Triyanti (Capstone Coordinator\, UU)\nAvelina Tortosa (UB Master’s Coordinator)\n\nStudents: \n\nMaeve Trainor\nClothilde Raysseguier\nAnya van der Vleuten\nEmily Ho\n\n  \nStakeholder: Andrea Velich\, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and Szilvia Czinege\, Budapest Spas (Budapesti Gyógyfürdők és Hévízek) \nAcademic Supervisor: Andrea Velich (ELTE) and Attila Varga (ELTE) \nSecond reader: Annisa Triyanti (UU) \nStudents: \n\nJonas Hessling\nAlex Lucas Braggins Montero\nLoïs Besselink\nLuca Klapper\n\n  \nStakeholder: Andrea Velich\, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) and Balázs László\, Sustainability Department of the Budapest Waterworks Holding (Fővárosi Vízművek) \nAcademic supervisors: Andrea Velich (ELTE) and Attila Varga (ELTE) \nSecond Reader: Anita Erőss (ELTE) \n11:40 – 12:00 Break \n\n\n					 12:00 – 12:35 CHALLENGE 8: Climate-smart solutions for a resilient agriculture in the Baix Llobregat Agrarian Park \n			\n			\n						\nStudents \n\nRachel Nel\nEliana Catgiu\nClara Lerch\nManuel Kaminsky\n\n  \nStakeholder: Helena Perxacs Motgé & Guillem Caparro\, Consorci del Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat \nAcademic supervisor: Pierre Hohmann (UB) \nSecond reader: Jose García and Joan Romanya (UB) \n\n\n\n					 12:35 – 13:10 CHALLENGE 10: WOc Living Lab 3M: Transition towards sustainable\, local food-producing agriculture in the Montpellier metropolitan area\n			\n			\n						\nStudents \n\nLisha Cao\nJulien Jonis\nLuke Ashton\nJana Tüting\n\n  \nStakeholder: Justine Bassoul & Olivier Barreteau\, University of Montpellier \nAcademic supervisor: Valerie Borrell (UM) \nSecond reader: Geoffroy Lesage (UM) \n\nStudents \n\nRachel Nel\nEliana Catgiu\nClara Lerch\nManuel Kaminsky\n\n  \nStakeholder: Helena Perxacs Motgé & Guillem Caparro\, Consorci del Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat \nAcademic supervisor: Pierre Hohmann (UB) \nSecond reader: Jose García and Joan Romanya (UB) \nStudents \n\nLisha Cao\nJulien Jonis\nLuke Ashton\nJana Tüting\n\n  \nStakeholder: Justine Bassoul & Olivier Barreteau\, University of Montpellier \nAcademic supervisor: Valerie Borrell (UM) \nSecond reader: Geoffroy Lesage (UM) \n13:10 – 14:15 Lunch Break  \n\n\n					 14:15 – 14:50 CHALLENGE 12: Well-being benefits of ‘Factories as a Forest’ (Biomimicry)\n			\n			\n						\nStudents \n\nEmma Buijse\nJana Smolka\nJimmy Schoots\nJuliette Deutsch Lemonier\nMarie Dülberg\n\n  \nStakeholder: Janneke Leenars\, Interface \nAcademic supervisors: Ádám Tóth (UU) \nSecond reader: Nadja Simons (JMU) \n\n\n\n					 14:50 – 15:25 CHALLENGE 4: How can we promote the spread of sustainable agricultural practices in Sub-Saharan Africa by enabling Restoration Champions to tell their stories better\n			\n			\n						\nStudents \n\nDamian Penco\nZara Hussey\nKevin Schroeder\nAlice Van Hamme\n\n  \nStakeholder: Wessel van Eeden\, World Resources Institute \nAcademic supervisor: Nandini Gupta (TCD) \nSecond Reader: Padraig Carmody (TCD) \n\nStudents \n\nEmma Buijse\nJana Smolka\nJimmy Schoots\nJuliette Deutsch Lemonier\nMarie Dülberg\n\n  \nStakeholder: Janneke Leenars\, Interface \nAcademic supervisors: Ádám Tóth (UU) \nSecond reader: Nadja Simons (JMU) \nStudents \n\nDamian Penco\nZara Hussey\nKevin Schroeder\nAlice Van Hamme\n\n  \nStakeholder: Wessel van Eeden\, World Resources Institute \nAcademic supervisor: Nandini Gupta (TCD) \nSecond Reader: Padraig Carmody (TCD) \n15:25 – 15:45 Break \n\n\n					 15:45-16:20  CHALLENGE 5: Coastal Cities Sustainability Initiative: Empowering Businesses for SDG 14\n			\n			\n						\nStudents \n\nRoxanne Hendrix\nCarolina Veloso Ferreira\nNina van der Hijden\nThirza Bakker\nNelli Piehl\n\n  \nStakeholder: Berta Felipe Benavides and Carlos Mallo Molin\, Innoceana \nAcademic supervisors: Miquel Canals and Manel Gazo (UB) \nSecond reader: Anastasia Tsvetkova (ÅAU) \n\n\n\n					 16:20 – 16:55 CHALLENGE 14: Tipping Points\, the AMOC & Health: Navigating Climate’s Delicate Balance \n			\n			\n						\nStudents \n\nJasper Ewals\nKatia Wagner\nJuliane Mirow\nAlisia Gahabka\n\nStakeholder: Andrea Nakoinz\, KLUG Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit \nAcademic supervisor: Hens Runhaar (UU) and Annisa Triyanti (UU) \nSecond reader: Dinan Wang (HRW) \n\nStudents \n\nRoxanne Hendrix\nCarolina Veloso Ferreira\nNina van der Hijden\nThirza Bakker\nNelli Piehl\n\n  \nStakeholder: Berta Felipe Benavides and Carlos Mallo Molin\, Innoceana \nAcademic supervisors: Miquel Canals and Manel Gazo (UB) \nSecond reader: Anastasia Tsvetkova (ÅAU) \nStudents \n\nJasper Ewals\nKatia Wagner\nJuliane Mirow\nAlisia Gahabka\n\nStakeholder: Andrea Nakoinz\, KLUG Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit \nAcademic supervisor: Hens Runhaar (UU) and Annisa Triyanti (UU) \nSecond reader: Dinan Wang (HRW) \n17:00 End of the day \nTuesday 28 January\, 2025\n9:30 – 10:00 Arrival and registration \n\n\n					 10:00 – 10:35 CHALLENGE 3: Engaging the Public: Inspiring Interest in Sustainable Food Systems\n			\n			\n						\nStudents:  \n\nTaylor Tulissi\nFilippo Carminati \nRachel McCaffery\nPablo Weber Garcia\n\n  \nStakeholder: Aoibhín Heslin\, Airfield Estate  \nAcademic supervisors: Nandini Gupta (TCD)  \nSecond reader: Alexander Bönner (HRW) \n\n\n\n					 10:35 – 11:10 CHALLENGE 13: Shaping a Sustainable and Equitable Food System: Co-creating a Healthy\, Short Supply Chain Environment for Utrecht \n			\n			\n						\nStudents:  \n\nDidi-Anne Cieremans \nYanhui Wang \nEsther Daams \nEthan Youssef \n\n  \nStakeholder: Jeroen Onck\, Utrecht Natuurlijk  \nAcademic supervisor: Julia Tschersich (UU)  \nSecond reader:  Viktor Mihucz (ELTE)  \n\nStudents:  \n\nTaylor Tulissi\nFilippo Carminati \nRachel McCaffery\nPablo Weber Garcia\n\n  \nStakeholder: Aoibhín Heslin\, Airfield Estate  \nAcademic supervisors: Nandini Gupta (TCD)  \nSecond reader: Alexander Bönner (HRW) \nStudents:  \n\nDidi-Anne Cieremans \nYanhui Wang \nEsther Daams \nEthan Youssef \n\n  \nStakeholder: Jeroen Onck\, Utrecht Natuurlijk  \nAcademic supervisor: Julia Tschersich (UU)  \nSecond reader:  Viktor Mihucz (ELTE)  \n11:10 – 11:30 Break \n\n\n					 11:30 – 12:05 CHALLENGE 11: Environmental monitoring for reconciling humanity and the planet: human-livestock-wildlife Capstone challenge\n			\n			\n						\nStudents:  \n\nJorge González Da Riba \nMaria Panduro Valencia \nKirian Hirsiger \nSanna Peters \n\n  \nStakeholder: Armanda Bastos\, University of Pretoria  \nAcademic supervisors: Mohlamatsane Mokhatla \, Abel Ramoelo \, Jeannette Wentzel (UP) and Tahmer Sharkawi  (UM) \nLocal facilitator: Jeanette Wentzeladd \n \nSecond reader: Annisa Triyanti (UU)   \n\n\n\n					 12:05 – 12:40 CHALLENGE 9: Navigating Marine Conservation with a Community Focus: A Strategic Roadmap for The Lost Compass in Vanuatu\n			\n			\n						\nStudents:  \n\nSílvia Graells \nLuisa Krakau \nLaia Alonso Carbó \nMarcelo Starobinas\n\n  \nStakeholder: Mathieu Bourgarel\, The Lost Compass  \nAcademic supervisor: Patricia Cucchi (UM)  \nSecond reader: Montserrat Camps (UM)  \n\nStudents:  \n\nJorge González Da Riba \nMaria Panduro Valencia \nKirian Hirsiger \nSanna Peters \n\n  \nStakeholder: Armanda Bastos\, University of Pretoria  \nAcademic supervisors: Mohlamatsane Mokhatla \, Abel Ramoelo \, Jeannette Wentzel (UP) and Tahmer Sharkawi  (UM) \nLocal facilitator: Jeanette Wentzeladd \n \nSecond reader: Annisa Triyanti (UU)   \nStudents:  \n\nSílvia Graells \nLuisa Krakau \nLaia Alonso Carbó \nMarcelo Starobinas\n\n  \nStakeholder: Mathieu Bourgarel\, The Lost Compass  \nAcademic supervisor: Patricia Cucchi (UM)  \nSecond reader: Montserrat Camps (UM)  \n12:40 – 13:10 Official group photo \n13:10 – 14:10 Lunch Break \n\n\n					 14:10 – 14:45 CHALLENGE 6: Building a Sustainable Future: Developing a Global Engagement Program for Corporate Sustainability\n			\n			\n						\nStudents:  \n\nStina Ellen Victoria Olofsson \nVi Tran \nAlysha Harnam \nSara Salgado \nAlice Casella \n\n  \nStakeholder: Miguel Angel Heras\, Roca Group  \nAcademic supervisor: Liz Arroyo (UB)  \nSecond reader: Magnus Hellström (ÅAU)  \n\n\n\n					 14:45 – 15:20 CHALLENGE 7: Driving Sustainability: Innovating Packaging and Distribution Solutions at Escuder\n			\n			\n						\nStudents:  \n\nSophie van de Water \nEmma Egresits \nAnabel Meyer \nIsabel Giorgioni \nKristiana Qerosi \n\n  \nStakeholder: Esther Segovia\, Lidia Felices & María Martinez\, Sucesores de José Escuder\, S.L.    \nAcademic supervisors: Monica Martinez Lopez (UB) and Alejandro Calderon Díaz (UB)  \nSecond reader: Viktor Mihucz (ELTE)  \n\nStudents:  \n\nStina Ellen Victoria Olofsson \nVi Tran \nAlysha Harnam \nSara Salgado \nAlice Casella \n\n  \nStakeholder: Miguel Angel Heras\, Roca Group  \nAcademic supervisor: Liz Arroyo (UB)  \nSecond reader: Magnus Hellström (ÅAU)  \nStudents:  \n\nSophie van de Water \nEmma Egresits \nAnabel Meyer \nIsabel Giorgioni \nKristiana Qerosi \n\n  \nStakeholder: Esther Segovia\, Lidia Felices & María Martinez\, Sucesores de José Escuder\, S.L.    \nAcademic supervisors: Monica Martinez Lopez (UB) and Alejandro Calderon Díaz (UB)  \nSecond reader: Viktor Mihucz (ELTE)  \n15:20 – 15:40 Break \n\n\n					 15:40 – 16:15 CHALLENGE 15: Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: Surveying and mapping the legal landscapes\n			\n			\n						\nStudents:  \n\nGianluigi Grimaldi Maliyar \nJim Gerrits \nMarcello Sulsenti \nChristelle Sabiteka \n\n  \nStakeholder: Jana Cox\, Utrecht University \nAcademic supervisor: Abbie Yunita (UU)  \nSecond reader: Silvia Gallagher (TCD)  \n\nStudents:  \n\nGianluigi Grimaldi Maliyar \nJim Gerrits \nMarcello Sulsenti \nChristelle Sabiteka \n\n  \nStakeholder: Jana Cox\, Utrecht University \nAcademic supervisor: Abbie Yunita (UU)  \nSecond reader: Silvia Gallagher (TCD)  \n16:15 – 16:25 Alumni information \n16:25 – 17:15 Student Speeches \n17:15 End of the day 
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/grand-finale-2025/
LOCATION:Edifici Històric\, Universitat de Barcelona\, Pl. de la Universitat\, L'Eixample\, Barcelona\, Catalunya\, 08007\, Spain
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Learning,Sustainability
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SUMMARY:CHARM-EU Winter School 2025
DESCRIPTION:Transformational leadership in inter-institutional higher education \nSpecifications: \n\nCalendar: 13-17 January 2025\nPost-academic\n0 ECTS\nLocation: Utrecht\, the Netherlands\n\n  \nAll the information here.
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/charm-eu-winter-school-2025/
LOCATION:Utrecht University\, CHARM-EU\, Utrecht University\, Utrecht\, Netherlands
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20241203T120000
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SUMMARY:World Café: Best Practices for European University Alliances in Professional Development
DESCRIPTION:Zoom meeting information: Please follow the link.\nMeeting ID: 624 4554 5077 Password: 795374 \nJoin CHARM-EU for an inspiring online event\, “World Café: Best Practices for European University Alliances in Professional Development” on the 3rd of December from 10:00 to 12:00 CET. \n\n\nThis event promises to be an interactive and enriching experience\, bringing together experts and enthusiasts from across European University alliances to share insights\, strategies\, and success stories that are shaping the future of higher education. Together\, we’ll explore key themes\, including professional development\, innovative teaching methods\, hybrid learning environments\, digital transformation\, and sustainability in education.\n\nHere’s what awaits you at this engaging event:\n\nGain insights from CHARM-EU and other leading European experts\nParticipate in interactive discussions and have your questions answered in real-time.\nConnect and network with peers and professionals from across the field.\n\nDon’t miss this opportunity to collaborate\, learn\, and grow with like-minded individuals passionate about driving positive change in education. We look forward to welcoming you!\n\nFor presenters: If you’d like to share some of the best practices you’ve worked on\, please fill in this form: https://forms.office.com/e/Gj1gt9wiNH. We ask you to prepare a 5-minute presentation\, accompanied by 2 slides. The presentation will be followed by enriching discussions!\n\nTarget audience: We invite people working in European University Alliances in the field of professional development\, educational innovation\, learning & development or educational support.\n\nOpening session 10:00-10:45 CET\nWelcome by Nataliia Lazebna (JMU) & Annet van der Riet (UU) leads CHARM-EU professional development\n\nNataliia Lazebna: Education Manager CHARM-EU | Zentrum für wissenschaftliche Bildung und Lehre\, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg\, Germany\nAnnet van der Riet: Educational Scientist & Lead professional development CHARM-EU | Utrecht University\, Netherlands\n\nKey note on Trends in European Higher Education & Professional Development by Katrine Moland Hansen (UiB)\nKatrine Moland Hansen is an experienced professional in the education sector\, with international expertise in industrial and internal market policy\, as well as EU affairs. At the University of Bergen\, she leads projects focused on institutional development\, university-business cooperation\, and internationalisation. Her professional interests include innovative teaching and learning\, lifelong learning\, and linking research with education. During the winter school Katrine will focus on European funding opportunities. \nBreakout rooms 10:45 – 11:30 CET\nIn each breakout room we will start with 5 min. presentations by the speakers\, followed by an interactive discussion with the participants. \nBreakout 1: Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Environments \n\nHybrid classroom teaching – a CHARM-EU case example\nBy Katrin Niewalda (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg\, Germany)\, Anna Granberg (Abo Akademi University\, Finland)\nWriterly teaching and learning\nBy Robert Morris Gray (University of Bergen\, Norway)\n\nBreakout 2: Digital Transformation in Education \n\nAI & Data-Driven Studies (a case study of Foreign Language Methodology Class at JMU)\nBy Nataliia Lazebna (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg\, Germany)\nGenAI professional development and policy at Utrecht University\nBy Davitze Könning (Utrecht University\, Netherlands)\nOpen Course: Using GenAI in T&L in Higher Education\nBy Ana Elena Schalk (Trinity College Dublin\, Ireland)\n\nBreakout 3: Intercultural Competences and Inclusive education \n\nCase examples on intercultural projects: ‘Fostering Women’s Leadership in Ukrainian Academia and ‘An Intersectional and Culturally Responsive Perspective’ project between Mariupol State University\, Ukraine and the University of Hull\, UK\nBy Natalia Marakhovska (Mariupol State University\, Ukraine; Masaryk University\, Czech Republic\nCase example: designing an online module for Student Intercultural Competences\nBy Rena Zendendel (Utrecht University\, Netherlands) & Pricila Álvarez Cueva (University of Barcelona\, Spain)\n\nBreakout 4: Professional Development in Higher Education \n\nStaff development in higher education inter-institutional collaborations: an exploratory literature review.\nBy Silvia Gallagher (Trinity College Dublin\, Ireland)\nCase example: Centre for innovation in teaching and learning (Centre pour l’Innovation Pédagogique et Numérique – CIPEN) at the University Gustave Eiffel\nBy Rada Mogliacci (University Gustave Eiffel\, France)\nFostering International Research Collaboration: Opportunities with the British Academy\nDr. Liliia Bespala\, Zaporizhzhia State Medical and Pharmaceutical University (Ukraine)/ University of Oxford (UK)\n\nBreakout 5: Sustainability in Higher Education \n\nTransnational online learning: a course catalogue of CHARM-EU\nBy Mirne van der Cammen (Utrecht University\, Netherlands)\n(TBC) Virtual Mobility Offer in the ENLIGHT Alliance\nBy Judith Goris (University of Gent\, Belgium)\nBlended mobility: showcasing a sustainable\, challenge-based Blended Intensive Programme of CHARM-EU.\nBy Yuanfei Huang (University of Montpellier\, France)\nCase example: The sustainability laboratory WueLAB at University of Würzburg\nBy Maria Theresa Dömling (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg\, Germany)\nSupporting Academic Staff to embed ESD into the curriculum\nBy Caitríona Ní Shé (Trinity College Dublin\, Ireland\n\n\nClosing session 11:30 -12:00 CET\nClosing session on the group reflections from the breakout rooms and sharing best practices among universities and European University Alliances. \nLooking forward to meeting you online!\n\nQuestions?\nAny questions\, or would you like to add or present a topic? Please send an email to Annet van der Riet (a.c.vanderriet@uu.nl) – Lead professional development & onboarding for CHARM-EU.
URL:https://charm-eu.eu/event/world-cafe-best-practices-for-european-university-alliances-in-professional-development-2/
CATEGORIES:CHARM event,Learning
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