CHARM-EU European University

The University of Montpellier has been a member of the CHARM-EU European University Alliance since 2019, alongside eight other prestigious universities in Europe. Together, we are working to design and create a unique new university model aimed at improving the quality, international competitiveness, and appeal of European higher education.

European Universities are alliances of European higher education institutions funded by the European Union and supported by the French government. They aim to provide new opportunities for learning, research, and innovation to their communities, while contributing to European excellence and the global influence of higher education and research in Europe. The initiative began in 2018 with 41 alliances of institutions and continues with the goal of reaching 60 European Universities by 2025.

CHARM-EU brings together universities from different European countries, each with distinct cultures, traditions, and academic strengths. We believe that this diversity is an asset that enables us to develop an innovative and collaborative approach to teaching and research.

CHARM-EU’s vision: to reconcile humanity with the planet

The university alliance builds on the expertise developed through the many existing partnerships among its members and their participation in the Coimbra Group. The opportunities offered by such an alliance are endless. Breaking down barriers, strengthening cooperation, promoting mobility, fostering a European identity, and creating new opportunities—these are the goals of CHARM-EU and the keys to addressing the major challenges of the future.

1. Offer courses focused on mobility and inclusion, designed by intercultural and interdisciplinary teams.
2. To offer an innovative, challenge-based, student-centered, interdisciplinary, and globally oriented educational model that can serve as a model for all universities in Europe.
3. Develop a joint scientific program based on the principles of responsible research and innovation, gender-responsive innovation, equality and inclusion, transdisciplinarity, and open science.
4. Promote the ongoing professional development of staff to facilitate the exchange of best practices and career advancement.
5. Strengthen the links between research and education by involving external partners at the regional, national, European, and global levels.

CHARM-EU is constantly evolving and regularly offers new activities for students, academic and administrative staff, as well as external partners.

Join the CHARM-EU adventure and discover the many opportunities offered by this prestigious alliance!

Key Initial Initiatives

• An interdisciplinary degree program leading to a master’s degree in “Global Challenges for Sustainable Development.” The program is offered jointly in a hybrid format at five CHARM-EU universities, and students have the opportunity to study at a different campus each semester.
• There are numerous mobility opportunities at the alliance’s universities, for both students and staff. For more information, please contact the international relations office at your institution directly.
• An online toolkit containing all the resources developed by CHARM-EU, covering topics such as teaching models, governance, mobility, and inclusion.
• Interdisciplinary teaching and research teams, the “ Knowledge Creating Teams , which facilitate collaboration with colleagues from the alliance’s universities and enable the proposal of potential joint initiatives and projects.
• Support for training managers to make their courses more engaging—for example, by making them more globally oriented, experimenting with a competency-based approach, or making their programs more inclusive.