Charm-EU: A Summer School and Conference Focused on Europe
The University of Montpellier is hosting the first summer school for doctoral researchers the Charm-EU alliance of European universities. As part of this event, the international conference “Connecting Knowledge, Shaping Futures: Transdisciplinarity in Research,” to be held on June 24, 2025, will feature a series of inspiring presentations by researchers from nine prestigious European universities.
From June 23 to 27, 2025, 26 doctoral researchers will be in Montpellier for the doctoral researchers Summer School for doctoral researchers . This inaugural edition will focus on Europe and transdisciplinarity. This summer school provides an opportunity for participants from various disciplines to work together on developing a transdisciplinary research project, under the guidance of experienced researchers. The program includes numerous collaborative workshops.
Transdisciplinarity is driving research forward
Also, on Tuesday, June 24: a one-day international conference titled “Bridging minds, shaping futures: transdisciplinarity in research,” which can be attended in person or online. Nine experts, nine European universities, nine research themes… This conference offers a non-exhaustive yet inspiring overview of projects at universities within the European Charm-EU alliance. The invited international speakers are leading researchers who have placed transdisciplinarity at the heart of their work. They share a commitment to excellence in research and a deep dedication to contributing to a more sustainable society. Their fields of expertise are wide-ranging: philosophy, law, physics, hydrogeology, epidemiology, medicine… Giving them a platform is an opportunity to demonstrate that transdisciplinarity can drive research forward. A tremendous source of inspiration to fuel the research of tomorrow.
The speakers are:
Quique Bassat
Pediatrician
Director ofthe Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain
Jennifer Edmond
Associate Professor of Digital Humanities
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Isabel Feichtner
Professor of Public Law and International Economic Law
Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, Germany
Laura Hellsten
Postdoctoral researcher in theology
Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland
Judit Mádl-Szőnyi
Assistant Professor of Hydrogeology
Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary
Mark Oelmann
Professor of Water and Energy Economics
Ruhr-West University of Applied Sciences in Mulheim, Germany
Rasmus T. Slaatelid
Professor of Philosophy of Science
University of Bergen, Norway
Iris van der Tuin
Professor of Cultural Inquiry Theory
Utrecht University, Netherlands
The opening of this conference, attended by Philippe Augé, president of the University of Montpellier, will also provideUM with an opportunityUM honor the winners of the 2024 Interdisciplinary Thesis Awards from the University of Montpellier’s Doctoral College.
Conference on June 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m., at the École nationale supérieure de chimie (ENSCM), University of Montpellier. In person or online (Zoom) by registration only. Available (without registration) via livestream on the YouTube channel of the University of Montpellier.
UM the Heart of Europe with Charm-EU
Launched in 2019 as part of the first Erasmus+ call for proposals for European Universities, Charm-EU is an alliance of nine prestigious European universities that aims to develop a shared innovative model to improve the quality, international competitiveness, and appeal of European higher education. The Charm-EU alliance currently includes: the University of Barcelona (Spain), Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), Utrecht University (Netherlands), Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary), the University of Montpellier (France), Åbo Akademi University (Finland), the University of Würzburg (Germany), Ruhr-West University of Applied Sciences (Germany), and the University of Bergen (Norway). Numerous projects have been launched within the alliance, including the first European master’s program offering a joint degree titled“Global Challenges for Sustainability.” For more information, visit charm-eu.eu
Practical Information:
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