Charm-EU: A summer university and conference with a European focus
The University of Montpellier is hosting the first summer school for doctoral researchers 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 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. This first edition will focus on Europe and transdisciplinarity. This summer school is an opportunity for participants from different disciplines to work together on the development of a transdisciplinary research project, supervised by experienced researchers. The program includes numerous collaborative workshops.
Transdisciplinarity drives research forward
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. Nine experts, nine European universities, nine research topics... This conference provides a non-exhaustive and inspiring overview of projects within the universities of the European Charm-EU alliance. The international guest 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 commitment to contributing to a more sustainable society. Their areas of expertise are vast: philosophy, law, physics, hydrogeology, epidemiology, medicine... Giving them a voice is an opportunity to show 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
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 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 Montpellier University President Philippe Augé, will also be an opportunity for UM to honor the winners of the 2024 Interdisciplinary Thesis Awards from the Montpellier University Doctoral College.
Conference on June 24, from 9 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. Accessible (without registration) via live stream on the YouTube channel of the University of Montpellier.
The UM at the heart of Europe with Charm-EU
Launched 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: 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), the 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 degree offering a joint diploma entitled "Global challenges for sustainability." For more information, visit charm-eu.eu.
Practical information:
- Full program: here