CHARM-EU Ideathon 2026 Official Kick-off

​Have an idea? Want to make an impact?

​Join us for the official Kick-off Event of the CHARM-EU Ideathon 2026, a cross-university innovation experience bringing together students from across the CHARM-EU Alliance to co-create inclusive, creative, and sustainable solutions to real-world challenges.

​This session marks the beginning of the Ideathon journey and includes:

• ​Welcome & programme introduction

• ​Team formation across disciplines

• ​Workshop 1: Design Thinking

• ​Introduction to the innovation challenge and expectations

​Students from diverse academic backgrounds will meet, connect, and begin shaping ideas into structured solutions through guided collaboration.

​📍 Format & Location

​Hybrid format

• ​In-person (Dublin):
  Room 102, Portal, Trinity Business School (First Floor)
  Trinity College Dublin

• ​Across the CHARM-EU Alliance:
  Partner universities will join and connect locally from their respective campuses.

​Once you RSVP/register, you will receive the online joining link for the live session. Participants may attend virtually via the shared link or join their local in-person venue (where available).

​Trinity College Dublin will serve as the main hosting location, with live collaboration across universities.

​Programme Agenda:

​March 20, 6 PM (GMT+1) - Kick-off & Workshop 1: Design Thinking

​March 23, 6 PM (GMT+1) - Workshop 2: Lean Canvas

​March 26, 6 PM (GMT+1) - Workshop 3: Pitching

​April 1, 5 PM (GMT+1) - Idea Submission

​April 9, 6 PM (GMT+1) - Demo Day

​🎖 All participating students will receive a CHARM-EU Ideathon Participant Badge, recognising their contribution to collaborative European innovation.

​Be part of a pan-European innovation experience where diverse minds come together to turn ideas into action.