New monthly series launches 29 September: CHARM ON
CHARM-EU is launching CHARM ON, a new monthly online series where academic and support staff can explore innovative practices and share experiences across the community. Each session features a panel discussion with guests from different roles who bring practical perspectives on CHARM-EU approaches such as challenge-based learning, mobility, and interculturality. The first session takes place […]
CHARM-EU Education innovation projects: three projects honoured
The assessment committee considered, among other things, alignment with the CHARM-EU educational principles and vision, expected impact, innovative character and outreach. Two of the honoured projects are interfaculty collaborations and one project is being carried out within one faculty. See below for a short introduction to the selected projects. Acclimatise Africa-Europe-Pacific: Collaborative Learning for Climate […]
Reimagining Higher Education: CHARM-EU Hackathon in Würzburg Sparks Innovation and Collaboration
Organized by the work package on Professional Inter-Institutional Development and Educational Research led by Dr. habil. Nataliia Lazebna (JMU) and co-led by Annet van der Riet (Utrecht University), the event offered a hybrid format, enabling both in-person and remote participation. The local programme coordinator Prof. Dr. Nadja Simons and CHARM-EU Project Manager Martin Kufferath-Sieberin (both JMU) welcomed the […]
CHARM-EU highlighted as a Role Model at the UNIMED General Assembly
The General Assembly of the Union of Mediterranean Universities (UNIMED) represents an important yearly event where rectors, presidents and representatives of UNIMED associated universities meet to exchange views and to determine policy for UNIMED, setting the stage for a full and rich year of initiatives, activities and conferences that shape the academic calendar around the Mediterranean. […]
Collaboration with Impact: Highlights from the CHARM-EU Sprint Meeting 2025 in Germany
The fifth Edition of CHARM-EU Sprint Meeting opened on Tuesday 17 of June with a warm welcome at the HRW Campus Mülheim, where Prof. Dr. Oliver Koch, Vice-Rector of HRW, set the tone for an engaging and productive event. Afterwards, Meritxell Chaves, Secretary General of CHARM-EU, addressed alliance-level timing and next strategic steps to keep […]
Catalysts of change: CHARM-EU presents its work in Lugano
The European Universities Initiative: 5 Years On – A Research and Practice Symposium, held on June 2–3, 2025, at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano, convened scholars, alliance leaders, and policymakers to assess the progress and impact of the EUI since its inception in 2019. Sergio Villanueva, from CHARM-EU and the University of Barcelona […]
Exploring sustainable water management: CHARM-EU Master’s students participate in an international trip to Spain
The Water Research Institute (IdRA) coordinated a field trip with Students from CHARM-EU ‘Global challenges for sustainability master’s degree. CHARM-EU students at the University of Montpelier (France), together with other students from Michigan State University (USA) could learn the scientific work within the Water4All cooperation program, co-financed by the European Union, the Ministerio de Ciencia, […]
CHARM-EU participates in Future4Alliances Kick-Off Meeting in Paris
The Future4Alliances project, coordinated by Campus France, started in March 2025. Co-funded by the European Union (EU), the central idea of this three-year programme is to support the structuring phase of the 65 European universities alliances, by creating a favourable environment for the development of their activities, and by enhancing the coherence of national and regional funding. […]