Venue: Edifici Plaça Universitat. University of Barcelona. Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585, 08007 Barcelona.
How to arrive: https://goo.gl/maps/iuAe2
All the plenary sessions will be live streamed on the CHARM-EU YouTube Channel. Link coming soon! The break out sessions will be presential.
Speech-to-Text Reporters provide real-time captioning. Their expertise is essential to the Conference to cater to the greatest level of attendees' access and participation needs. Inclusion by design means designing the environment from the beginning to the greatest extent of users (preventive) rather than a retrospective approach (fixing the environment afterwards). The hybrid feature is in line with the core values of CHARM-EU.
During the hybrid sessions (plenary sessions), you can follow the real-time captioning here: https://tinyurl.com/2cyb9df2
Day 1 | 13 December 2022
Link to the online sessions: https://youtu.be/sTVv0apPB3I
09:00 – 09:30 Registration
09:30—10:00 Panel session with opening words by student, academic, staff and external actor (hybrid session)
Presenter: Ander Errasti Lopez
Summary: This interactive panel with different profiles will set the stage of the event and explore the main topic “looking back and looking forward" while debating main challenges and achievements related to EU's political priorities both in terms of European Universities’ educational challenges and sustainability to reconcile humanity with the planet.
- Chair: Joan Guàrdia Olmos. Rector. University of Barcelona
Speakers:
- Olivia Riksen, CHARM-EU Student
- Marjanneke Vijge, CHARM-EU Academic Board member, Capstone coordinator, leader of TORCH work package Public Engagement
- Julien Lorentz, CHARM-EU Manager in the University of Montpellier
- Hugo von Meijenfeldt, Senior Sustainability Advisor, UN Global Compact
10:00 – 10:30 Transformation of the European Education Area under the European Universities Framework: Perspectives from EU (hybrid session)
Presenter: Ander Errasti Lopez
Summary: This session should frame the event and raise key questions for discussion regarding the role of European Universities in a broader context, particularly regarding the EC policy agenda and how they contribute to shape the future of higher education.
Speakers:
- Vanessa, Debiais-Sainton, Head of Unit Higher Education, European Commission (online)
- Markus González Beilfuss. Undersecretary, Ministry of Universities (online)
10:30 – 11:30 Plenary 1: Building a new European university from scratch: implementation process, commitments, and cross sectoral reforms (hybrid session)
Presenter: Ander Errasti Lopez
Summary: The session will start with a 15-minute presentation regarding the outcomes the first CHARM-EU phase. Then, there will be a panel were CHARM-EU partners’ representatives will share their “peer learning” experience from these years and will discuss new priorities, which follows up on the implementation of the new project: CHARM-EIGHT.
Presentation: Meritxell Chaves, CHARM-EU Alliance Manager
Speakers:
- Núria Casamitjana. University of Barcelona
- Padraig Carmody. Director of CHARM-EU at Trinity College Dublin
- Jan Haarhuis. Utrecht University
- Ferenc Takó. Eötvös Loránd University
- Gilles Subra. University of Montpellier
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:30 European Universities best practices and policy reform: Lessons learnt and recommendations for the future of the alliances (hybrid session)
Presenter: Ander Errasti Lopez
Summary: Each European University will share its best practices during the first period, framing commitments and follow up actions. Presentations will be followed by a discussion focused on enhancing European Universities partnership and possible questions from the audience.
Speakers:
- Antoni Luna. Vice-rector for Internationalization. Pompeu Fabra University. EUTOPIA
- Hakima Fassi Fihri. Project Officer. Head of Local Office. 4EU+
- Isabelle Kratz.Secretary General. 4EU+
- Emily Palmer. Secretary General. Una Europa (Online)
- Raul Ramos. Vice-Rector for Internationalization Policy. University of Barcelona. CHARM-EU
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 15:45 Break out sessions | Main achievements and looking forward (In-person ONLY)
| Break out Group 1: European Universities best practices and policy reform: Lessons learnt and recommendations for the future of the alliances |
Summary: In this session, we will be sharing the successes and challenges of the pilot CHARM-EU Masters in Global Challenges for Sustainability based on our qualitative and quantitative evaluation process and resources developed by CHARM-EU colleagues. Chair: Julien Fremont. Deputy Director of International Relations Head of the Cooperation Unit- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Speakers:
Rapporteur: Silvia Gallagher, Trinity College Dublin |
| Break out group 2: European Universities' Governance models and management structures |
Summary: Presentation of the CHARM-EU's governance model: from the project to the implementation of an innovatove model Chair: Prof. Dr. Imre HAMAR. ELTE Speakers:
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| Break out group 3: Innovative mobilities as part of the European university alliances design |
Summary: The session aims at focusing on the challenges, solutions, and best practices regarding the organization of short- and long-term physical and blended mobilities as part of joint degree programs within university alliances. The session aims at discussing the feasibility of combining traditional mobility schemes within joint degrees involving different points of view. Chair: Péter Tordai, Deputy director for mobility, ELTE Speakers
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| Break out group 4: From Networking to Professional Development – Internal Mainstreaming of Successful Alliance-level Innovations |
Summary: This breakout session will contribute to the debate on how innovation and best practices born within European University Alliances could be mainstreamed in order to support institutional level transformation. Chair: Prof. Dr. László ZENTAI. Vice-Rector for Education. ELTE Speakers:
Rapporteur: Maria Szulovszky. ELTE |
| Break out group 5: Research & Innovation: Building the bridge between research and educational practice |
Summary: The aim of this session is to debate the role that the European university alliances are playing in helping to deliver the bridge between policies as well as showcase the relation between challenge-based learning and programmatic assessment based on the CHARM-EU Case Chair: Brian Broderick, Trinity College Dublin Speakers:
Rapporteur: Jaime Llorca, University of Barcelona |
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 – 17:00 Keynote: Shaping the future of European Universities (hybrid session)
Presenter: Ander Errasti Lopez
Topic: Shaping a new relationship between science and people: Daniel Innerarity. Philosopher and essayist (online):
17:00 – 18:00 Cultural Activity (In-person ONLY)
18:00 Cocktail reception
Day 2 | 14 December 2022
Link to the online sessions: https://youtu.be/kDokIu9lVMI
09:00 – 10:30 How can European Universities contribute to the EC Digital Action Plan (hybrid session)
Presenter: Ander Errasti Lopez
Chair: Marga Bonmatí Pérez. University of Barcelona
Summary: This plenary session will showcase examples European university alliances, including experiences on IT infrastructures and interoperability, the future of digitalisation, what can we do and how can we collaborate to achieve the aims of the Digital Action Plan.
Speakers:
- CHARM-EU Alliance: Experiences with the virtual learning environment, emerging technologies, and hybrid classrooms in CHARM-EU’s Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability
- Alex Lodder. Utrecht University.Deliverable lead for Virtual Learning Environment
and CHARM-EU teaching toolbox. Utrecht university - Vanessa Vigano. Educationalist. University of Montpellier
- Daniel Griffin. Co-lead of the CHARM-EU Emerging Technologies work package. Trinity College Dublin
- Alex Lodder. Utrecht University.Deliverable lead for Virtual Learning Environment
- EuroTeQ alliance: Testing an example of interoperability
- Ben Parker. TUe (Online)
- UNITE! Best practice example: Metacampus from the UNITE! Alliance
- Jesus Alcober. Engineer and PhD in Telecommunications from the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- Martin Ebner. Head of the Department Educational Technology Graz University of Technology
- EUNIS-SURF: Towards a European digital ecosystem for education
- Christien Bok.Board member of EUNIS and employee at SURF (Online)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:15 Inclusion & Diversity (hybrid session)
Presenter: Ander Errasti Lopez
Summary: CHARM-EU represents an innovative model of 21st-century higher education where accessibility and inclusion have been stepping by step interwoven into its DNA. Inclusion by design means that inclusiveness is strategically mainstreamed into the culture, design, delivery and monitoring of all areas of the Alliance and the CHARM-EU Master's in Global Challenges for Sustainability. CHARM-EU welcomes and shares experiences with colleagues from and UNI(di)VERSITY to address common enablers, challenges and innovative solutions together to create a more inclusive and diverse European Higher Education Area.
Chair: Maria Teresa Sauras Yera. Rector's Delegate for Sustainability at the University of Barcelona
Speakers:
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Agnes Sarolta Fazekas, Eötvös Loránd University, CHARM-EU
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Cathy Jerez Paredero, University of Barcelona, UNI(di)VERSITY
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Marcello Scalisi, Director of UNIMED, the Mediterranean Universities Union
Rapporteur: Linas Cepinskas, Utrecht University, CHARM-EU
12:15– 13:15 The principles of the New European Bauhaus and the European Universities values: towards a sustainable and inclusive future (hybrid session)
Chair: Maria Teresa Sauras Yera. Rector's Delegate for Sustainability at the University of Barcelona
Speakers:
Welcome words by: Marcos Ros Sempere. Member of the European Parliament (online)
- Frank Miedema. Utrecht University. CHARM-EU
- Pedro Matias. FILMEU Alliance
- Anna Ramos. Director. Fundació Mies van der Rohe
- Julia Miralles de Imperial Pujol. Adviser on Science and University Policy at Barcelona City Council
- Joanna Post. Team Lead. Adaptation Division. United Nations Climate Change
13:15 – 14:15 Network Lunch in partnership with UniDiversity
14:15- 15:30 UniDiversity Workshop (hybrid session)