First 65 students finish new European Master’s programme

Sixty-five students following the same Master's programme at the same time, but scattered over and moving between the premises of five different European universities. It might sound peculiar, but this is exactly what CHARM-EU  Master's students do. The varying locations are, however, not the only remarkable thing about the European Master's programme Global Challenges for Sustainability. When she recalls the moment that students told her that the CHARM-EU master had been a life changing experience to them, it still makes Marjanneke Vijge feel very proud. It is what the Assistant Professor at Utrecht University and Utrecht Leader of the first ever joint European Master's programme had quietly hoped and aimed for when she and colleagues set up the programme. The focus is not merely on academic analyses, but also on connecting to society through challenge based learning. Marjanneke Vijge Assistant Professor Marjanneke: One of the key characteristics of the programme is that we offer opportunities to develop a diversity of skills, complementary to academic competences.