Since the kick-off of the European Universities Initiative in 2019, the CHARM-EU Alliance has overcome several challenges and has been successfully progressing in many diverse fields. Achievements we are proud of include the development of our core values, educational principles and an innovative teaching and learning model resulting in the first joint European Master’s Degree as well as the launch of CHARM-EU’s research and innovation dimension through TORCH. The Annual CHARM-EU Conference will provide an opportunity to highlight and reflect on these achievements of CHARM-EU and those of the European Universities Initiative while mapping out the future by designing the next steps towards a strong European Education Area based in a collaborative, inclusive and multi-level long-term strategy.

The conference will contribute to the transformation of European Higher Education by identifying and highlighting the multi-level effects of the cooperation within alliances. It will bring together representatives of European University Alliances, students, staff and academics, policymakers as well as external stakeholders to provide an opportunity to discuss the possibilities and the actions to be taken during the new phase of the European Universities Initiative.