CHARM‑EU Doctoral Researcher Summer School

Developing transdisciplinary practice with doctoral researchers. The activity, implemented in 2025, aimed at enabling doctoral researchers to co‑create transdisciplinary research proposals addressing real‑world sustainability challenges and encouraging autonomy, reflexivity and responsibility among “adult learners” working intensively on their own projects. It equipped participants with conceptual and practical tools for transdisciplinary research and provided them with […]
CHARM-EU Open Science Training (ELTE)

Building an Open Science ecosystem in CHARM-EU context and beyond. Aligned with one of the CHARM-EU principles, the goal of this activity is to raise awareness of the importance of Open Science (OS), offer tailored skill trainings for all areas of OS (including digital technologies for OS), encourage participants to join the local OS community, […]
European Engineering Schools Days (UM)

Facilitating thematized pedagogical and research collaboration within CHARM-EU. The event had a triple aim: Keywords: networking, engineering schools, inter-institutional cooperation, joint programmes CHARM-EU principles: Transdisciplinarity, Transnational and intercultural learning DOWNLOAD OUR TWO-PAGER ON THE ACTIVITY HERE
CHARM-EU Annual Conference 2025 Poster Proceedings

The CHARM-EU Annual Conference was held on the 12th of November 2025 in Utrecht University. As part of the conference, a poster session was held related to the theme “Boosting European Competitiveness: European University Alliances as Catalysts for Innovation and Sustainability in Higher Education”. A broad view of European competitiveness was posed, and a diversity […]
CHARM-EU R&I Days 1st Edition

Building multidisciplinary research proposals: a co-creation workshop to address the Global Water Challenges. The major aim of this activity is to foster collaboration in research projects within and beyond CHARM-EU. The first edition of the CHARM-EU R&I Days in 2023 brought together a group of diverse background researchers across partner universities in the Alliance as […]
Doctoral Mobility

Advancing research and collaboration across HEIs The doctoral mobility initiatives within CHARM-EU aim to enhance the academic and professional development of doctoral researchers by promoting cross-border collaboration and international research exchange. Doctoral candidates benefit from expanded research skills, increased networking opportunities and enhanced language abilities, while universities gain greater visibility and reputation through international cooperation. […]
Staff development in higher education interinstitutional collaborations: An exploratory literature review

A research collaboration focusing on inter-institutional professional development, emerging from the work of WP3 is available open access wtihin “Innovations in Education and Teaching International”. Read more below: Interinstitutional collaborations are strategic drivers for higher education institutions (HEIs). Collaborations can initiate research partnerships, develop teaching innovations (e.g. joint degrees in supranational projects such as the […]
Emerging Technologies Reader

The Emerging Technology Reader is the output of our research into current trends in educational technology. We have selected the set of technologies based on a wide set of criteria and we believe that these technologies would offer excellent educational benefits to any contemporary course. The Reader covers Technology Enhanced Learning, Technology to support Assessment, […]
Transdisciplinary Teambuilding Workshop

The aim of this workshop was to meet with all Knowledge Creating Teams (KCTs) to create a shared working definition of transdisciplinarity and learn how to put this into practice. This laid the foundation for the content development phase of the CHARM-EU Masters. The workshop served as an important opportunity to meet fellow KCT members […]
CHARM-EU Winter School Report: Design Exemplar

The CHARM-EU Winter School Pilot Programme took place in from January 27th to 30th, 2021. During this four-day programme student participants worked with some of Europe’s leading academics, stakeholders from industry and civil society, and a multinational cohort to develop solutions to real-world challenges related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The programme allowed student […]