Charm-EU: A summer university and conference under the banner of Europe
The University of Montpellier is hosting the first summer school for doctoral researchers organized by the Charm-EU alliance of European universities. On this occasion, the international conference "Connecting knowledge, shaping futures: transdisciplinarity in research" on June 24, 2025 will feature a series of inspiring talks by researchers from nine prestigious European universities.
From June 23 to 27, 2025, 26 European doctoral researchers will be in Montpellier for the Charm-EU summer university for doctoral researchers . This first edition will focus on Europe and transdisciplinarity. This summer school is an opportunity for participants from different disciplines to work together on a transdisciplinary research project, under the guidance of experienced researchers. The program includes numerous collaborative workshops.
Transdisciplinarity gets research moving
Also on Tuesday June 24: a one-day international conference entitled "Bridging minds, shaping futures: transdisciplinarity in research", to be attended in person or online. 9 experts, 9 European universities, 9 research themes... This conference presents a non-exhaustive and inspiring panorama of projects within the universities of the European Charm-EU alliance. The invited international speakers are leading researchers who have put transdisciplinarity at the heart of their work. What they have in common is excellence in research and a deep commitment to contributing to a more sustainable society. Their fields of expertise are vast: philosophy, law, physics, hydrogeology, epidemiology, medicine... Giving them the floor is an opportunity to show that transdisciplinarity can get research moving. A formidable source of inspiration for tomorrow's research.
The speakers are :
Quique Bassat
Pediatrician
Director,Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain
Jennifer Edmond
Senior Lecturer in 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
Senior Lecturer in Hydrogeology
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Mark Oelmann
Professor of Water and Energy Economics
Ruhr-West University of Applied Sciences, Mulheim, Germany
Rasmus T. Slaatelid
Professor of Philosophy of Science
University of Bergen, Norway
Iris van der Tuin
Professor of Cultural Survey Theory
Utrecht University, Netherlands
The opening of the conference, attended by Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier, will also be an opportunity for the UM to honor the winners of the Prix de thèse interdisciplinaire 2024 of the Collège doctoral de l'Université de Montpellier.
Conference on June 24, from 9am to 5:10pm, at the École nationale supérieure de chimie (ENSCM), University of Montpellier. In person or online (Zoom) registration only. Available (without registration) in streaming on the YouTube channel YouTube channel.
UM at the heart of Europe with Charm-EU
Initiated in 2019 as part of the first Erasmus + call for projects from European Universities, Charm-EU is an alliance of nine prestigious European universities that aims to develop a common innovative model to improve the quality, international competitiveness and attractiveness of European higher education. The Charm-EU alliance currently includes: University of Barcelona (Spain), Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), Utrecht University (Netherlands), Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary), University of Montpellier (France), Åbo Akademi University (Finland), University of Wurtzbürg (Germany), Ruhr-West University of Applied Sciences (Germany), University of Bergen (Norway). Numerous projects have been launched within the alliance, including the first European master's degree with a joint diploma entitled " Global challenges for sustainability". More information on charm-eu.eu
Practical information:
- Full program: here