The CHARM European University (CHallenge-driven, Accessible, Research-based and Mobile) initiative represents a new alliance of five research-based universities, representing 3 European regions (912,913,914 EuroVoc), who have co-created a long-term joint strategy, mission and vision for a new transformative model of challenge-based, multi-lingual, mult-cultural education, aligned with the principles of the European Education Area and approved by their governing bodies and signed by their rectors. CHARM-EU aims to empower and inspire traditional/non traditional students and staff to become critical thinkers capable of confronting societal challenges linked with the theme of ‘reconciling humanity with the planet’ and the sustainable development goals. Committed to the challenge of the European University, during the 3 years CHARM-EU will produce:• An innovative interdisciplinary pedagogy and curriculum structure where students will create their own pathways but which are contextualized within the knowledge triangle• Far reaching Teaching and Learning Strategies backed by a Virtual Learning Environment• A Mobility matrix and inclusivity model, to support not only seamless movement between institutions but also breadth of social inclusion and diversity, • A clear developmental framework for the attainment of a financially sustainable model for a European higher education inter-University campus that is built upon an open access toolkit containing resources, blueprints and guidelines appropriate not only for the future of CHARM-EU but transferable for the wider European Universities community. The model and the toolkit will have been tested, iteratively refined and developed through a series of micro pilots and a pilot of a 90ECTS Masters in authentic environments which will also generate open educational resources and materials to support lifelong learners within the EU context.
The long-term ambition of the alliance is to become a world example of the European education tradition within the context of partnership, embracing the change needed to meet society’s challenges, co-created with its staff and students together with civic engagement a financially economical, learning, creative, transnational, multi-cultural, multi-lingual, interdisciplinary, an society driven integrated campus.
The CHARM-EU alliance builds upon the world-class strengths in research and education of its members to fullfill the ambition of the European Univesities initiative, one of the flagships initiative of the EU. CHARM-EU is using the EU initiative for designing and testing our concept of a European University in an authentic environment before formalizing and scaling-up, ensuring that it is a sustainable and innovative model.
<< Background >> The CHARM-EU alliance builds upon the world-class strengths in research and education of its members to fullfill the ambition of the European Univesities initiative, one of the flagships initiative of the EU. CHARM-EU is using the EU initiative for designing and testing our concept of a European University in an authentic environment before formalizing and scaling-up, ensuring that it is a sustainable and innovative model. << Objectives >> The long-term ambition of the alliance is to become a world example of the European education tradition within the context of partnership, embracing the change needed to meet society’s challenges, co-created with its staff and students together with civic engagement a financially economical, learning, creative, transnational, multi-cultural, multi-lingual, interdisciplinary, an society driven integrated campus. << Implementation >> CHARM-EU developed a new European University model by pieces (Governance, Curriculum Design, Teaching&Learning, Mobility embedded in the curriculum, and Inclusivity) in year 1, integrated the pieces in year 2, and piloted it through the delivery of a master's degree in year 3, the MD in Global Challenges for Sustainability, has been syncron delivered in the five CHARM-EU campuses, connected through hybrid classThe pilot was used to refine the model and make it ready for scale up and transfer. << Results >> CHARM-EU developed a new European University model in year 1, integrated them in year 2, and piloted this model through the delivery of a master's degree in year 3. The pilot was used to refine the model and make it ready for scale up and transfer. 1.A fit for purpose governance and management model, 2.An innovative, interdisciplinary challenge-based curriculum structure.3.A mobility matrix different types of mobility embedded in the curriculum and tested,4.Mainstreaming Inclusion and Diversity.