SEED-ED: Learning biodiversity by turning science into action
How can students turn the scientific knowledge they acquire at university into concrete action for society? SEED-ED, a collaborative initiative between the University of Montpellier and Trinity College Dublin, invites students to tackle this question through plants and insects, from living collections in botanical gardens to fossils documenting ecosystems millions of years ago. By combining […]
Integrating Geriatric Medicine into Medical Curricula
How can universities make Geriatric Medicine visible, coherent and assessable within an existing undergraduate medical curriculum? The GERI-CHARM Implementation Toolkit is a practical, adaptable guide for universities, medical schools and curriculum leaders seeking to introduce, strengthen or integrate Geriatric Medicine in undergraduate education. Developed through collaboration between Trinity College Dublin and the University of Barcelona, […]
Staff Mobility
Individual staff mobility is strongly encouraged within the CHARM-EU Alliance, recognizing its potential to enrich both academic and non-academic staff through a variety of professional development opportunities. By facilitating such mobility, CHARM-EU aims to strengthen its network of universities and provide staff members with transformative experiences that can be applied both in their professional roles […]
Traineeship mobility at CHARM-EU
Enhancing professional skills and strengthening inter-university collaboration The CHARM-EU traineeship mobility program enables students to undertake professional work placements at partner universities, allowing them to develop their skills in real-world settings while gaining international experience. This initiative is a core component of CHARM-EU’s commitment to fostering transnational education and institutional collaboration. By bridging academic learning […]
Intercultural preparation
Intercultural Preparation Modules designed for students, staff, and academics alike, as well as anyone interested in exploring and enhancing their intercultural competence. CHARM-EU offers a series of Intercultural Preparation Modules – a collection of videos and presentations developed in collaboration by a multinational team from all around the CHARM-EU partner universities as part of the […]
Exchange students and sustainable living
The Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes are the EU’s key tools for creating knowledge, skills and attitudes concerning climate change and sustainable development. The programmes encourage participants to choose low emissions means of travel and to make environmentally responsible choices in all the activities. They also support the dissemination and development of information and […]
Hybrid Active Learning Classrooms for inter-institutional teaching
CHARM-EU is an early adopter of the concept of teaching and learning in hybrid classrooms. The CHARM-EU Master Programme ‘Global Challenges in Sustainability’ started in September 2021. Each of the participating institutions set up at least one hybrid classroom which is suitable for joint teaching and learning in the CHARM Master Programme. Since then, the […]
Local sign in for alliance collaboration in a virtual learning environment
The IT team of CHARM-EU has invested a lot of efforts into the design of an IT infrastructure that can support a Joint Programme. The blueprint for our IT architecture explains how we want to approach the provision of IT services in a ‘best of breed’ approach. In the winter of 2025/2026, we have taken […]
CHARM-ED: Using Small-Scale Funding to Support Collaborative Educational Innovation
The CHARM-ED Funding Call is an initiative that incentivises collaborative educational innovation projects across the alliance. It provides small-scale seed funding for academic and professional staff to collaboratively develop innovative educational activities aligned with CHARM-EU educational principles. The approach enables institutions and alliances to: While originally designed to support inter-institutional collaboration across the CHARM-EU Alliance, […]
CHARMopoly
A playful dissemination tool for exploring CHARM-EU. CHARMopoly interactively helps players understand the structures, terminology, opportunities, and challenges of the CHARM-EU Alliance while also functioning as a dissemination and visibility tool. Through a playful, competitive format, players move across an Alliance-themed Monopoly board and encounter scenarios based on CHARM-EU vocabulary, programmes, and priorities. The game […]