Nature correspondence
15 nov 2023
Rapid and equitable global change means that students in a wide range of disciplines must learn to synergize with researchers, international partners and extra-academic stakeholders. To help achieve this transdisciplinary training, the European Union’s co-funded CHARM-EU university alliance (www.charm-eu.eu) has created a joint master’s degree programme known as Global Challenges for Sustainability.
As part of this programme, students are asked to address important societal problems. They frame and research their hypotheses from a range of perspectives, communicating and collaborating through an international network of CHARM-EU research hubs that comprise local scientists, experts and stakeholders.
How the world might deal with future pandemics is one example that we set. Research hubs in Barcelona, Dublin and Budapest provided input on medicine and global health, population health and behaviour, and stress management, respectively. Students were assessed on their transdisciplinary collaborations, creative problem-solving and communication skills — all considered key to tackling future challenges.
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