Grand Finale

Itziar Salazar, CHARM-EU Alumni from the Master's in Global Challenges for Sustainability, giving her speach during the closing session of the Grand Finale 2024.

A major CHARM-EU event to commemorate the conclusion of a cohort in the CHARM-EU Master’s. The Grand Finale comprises the ceremonial closing event of cohorts concluding their CHARM-EU Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability. It provides opportunity to evaluate the final presentations (Capstone phase/Final Master thesis) of the actual cohort’s students, spotlighting the achievements of […]

European Engineering Schools Days (UM)

Example of result of the Design Thinking approach in the form of a mock-up with Lego and sticky notes

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 workshop on Programmatic assessment & Quality feedback (UU)

A comprehensive training on programmatic assessment The aim of this activity is to provide information to participants about the theory behind programmatic assessment (PA) as well as how PA works within the CHARM-EU Master’s on Global Challenges for Sustainability. It shows participants how the Master’s learning outcomes are translated into rubrics and lets participants practice […]

CHARM-EU Onboarding Game (UU)

A fun activity to bring CHARM-EU closer to students and staff The goal of this activity is to give a general introduction to CHARM-EU and provide information on the CHARM-EU Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability in a gamified, therefore fun and interactive way. Keywords: introduction, Master’s programme, interactive CHARM-EU principles: Technology-enhanced DOWNLOAD OUR TWO-PAGER […]

Challenge-based Learning (CBL) Teachers’ Workshop (UM)

An event to support teaching staff in implementing CBL in their teaching practices The major aim of this activity, implemented in collaboration with a local partner (l’Institut Agro Montpellier) is to provide interested UM teaching staff with practical tools for the implementation of CBL – as core principle of CHARM-EU – in teaching programmes. It […]

Programmatic assessment: a workshop template

In the joint MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability the concept of programmatic assessment is applied. The main focus in this approach is the student’s learning. Instead of the ‘jumping through summative assessment hoops’, assessments should promote learning. To get an overview on programmatic assessment, see this video.

Activity plan: Leadership in inter-institutional higher education

This resource can be used for professional development purposes of teaching staff. If you have any questions about the materials, don’t hesitate to contact the CHARM-EU professional development team. Leadership in inter-institutional higher educationCollaboration with other higher education institutions is a critical strategic area for universities and professional organizations (Cooper & Mitsunaga, 2010), and have […]

Activity plan: Curriculum design hackathon

This resource can be used for professional development purposes of teaching staff. If you have any questions about the materials, don’t hesitate to contact the CHARM-EU professional development team. Hackathon approach CHARM-EU has organised several ‘hackathons’ for staff of the MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability. The goal is to bring together teaching staff and […]

Activity plan: Challenge based learning

This resource can be used for professional development purposes of teaching staff. If you have any questions about the materials, don’t hesitate to contact the CHARM-EU professional development team. Challenge based learning  Two activity plans have been created for the subject of Challenge Based Learning. One (Annex 3.07a) is a 3-hours workshop, more focused on […]

Activity plan: Technology-enhanced learning

This resource can be used for professional development purposes of teaching staff. If you have any questions about the materials, don’t hesitate to contact the CHARM-EU professional development team. Technology-enhanced learning The transforming of modules into a format with technology enhanced learning, has te aim to enhance student learning, rather than just replacing face-to-face lectures […]