Transnational online learning in CHARM-EU: Call for students | 2023/2024 Spring

CHARM-EU is a European University alliance, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, between the University of Barcelona (coordinator), Trinity College Dublin, Utrecht University, the University of Montpellier,  Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Åbo Akademi University, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences and the University of Bergen. At CHARM-EU we work together to design and create a new university model to become a world example of good practice to increase the quality, international competitiveness, and attractiveness of the European Higher Education landscape.

CHARM-EU represents a Challenge-Driven, Accessible, Research-based and Mobile model for the co-creation of a European University aligned with the European Values, the European Green Deal and the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This international programme employs innovative pedagogical approaches and mechanisms to engage staff and students of diverse backgrounds and disciplines to facilitate, foster and enhance the links between education, research, and innovation. Furthermore, active engagement with CHARM-EU’s extended network of academic experts and extra-academic actors increases the potential development and employability of our graduates.

By joining the transnational courses offered by CHARM-EU partner universities, you can

• take part in an international learning experience by studying with peers from other countries, backgrounds and disciplines.
• gain experience in international collaboration and connect with other students from around Europe.
• participate in online courses which gives you flexibility to attend from your own home or university.
• earn credits and enhance your academic portfolio in exciting and innovative courses.
• get access to courses that are not available at your home institution.
• increase your future career opportunities by improving your skills and competencies in key areas of employment need.
• learn from acknowledged professors and lecturers from prestigious universities of the CHARM-EU Alliance.
• experience learning online at a CHARM-EU alliance university as a potential stepping stone to future physical mobility.

All the courses in this call are accredited as a core or as an elective course in a BA or MA programme at the advertising university (students gain credits from the course). Furthermore, the courses:

• are delivered in English
• give access to the course materials online in an LMS (Moodle, Teams, Canvas)
• are either fully online (all students are online) or hybrid (regular students are offline, virtual exchange students are online at the same time)
• are delivered either synchronously or asynchronously
• are interactive (students have an opportunity to interact with the course materials, the instructor, and the other students in the class, for example during international group projects, Moodle forums or breakout rooms)
• are in broad study fields but some of them may be related to one of the areas of Sustainability and Climate Change; Transversal skills; Technology and STEM; Entrepreneurship, innovation, and business; as well as European values, culture, and language. 

You can apply for the offered courses if:

• you are a Bachelors or Masters student in one of the following CHARM-EU universities: Åbo Akademi University, Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, University of Montpellier, Utrecht University
• your study advisor/course coordinator agrees that the course is suitable for your study programme
• your background and experience (e.g. English language level where relevant) alligns with the requirements of the module.