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DW Akademie

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DW Akademie is Deutsche Welle’s centre for international media development, journalism training and knowledge transfer. Our projects strengthen the human right to freedom of expression and unhindered access to information. DW Akademie empowers people worldwide to make independent decisions based on reliable facts and constructive dialogue. DW Akademie is a strategic partner of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. We also receive funding from the Federal Foreign Office and the European Union and are active in more than 70 developing countries and emerging economies. We strengthen sustainable development through media We are journalists, consultants and experts in media and education. Together with our partners, we work to promote free expression, human rights and the development of functioning media systems worldwide. We believe that journalism, education and culture improve people’s lives. Powerful stories support positive social dialogue. People need reliable facts, independent analysis, unbiased presentation and universal access to knowledge. Our five strategic fields of action are: Media and Information Literacy, Media Viability, Media and Journalism Education, Innovation for Dialogue and Media Safety. We also address gender and inclusion, disinformation and AI as cross-cutting topics.

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Organisational member Netherlands

The Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision

The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision is the Dutch national institute for media and culture. Sound and Vision aims to strengthen an open and free society. Its holdings comprise of over a million hours of material ranging from radio, television, film, music games, documentaries, and web videos.

Organisational member Norway

University of Oslo

LINK has a special responsibility for ensuring knowledge sharing, creating networks across subjects and disciplines, further developing teaching expertise and increasing students’ learning outcomes across the University of Oslo. We are a resource for lecturers, students and units, and our activities are developed with research-based knowledge about higher education. We have a strong media production unit, with comprehensive film production skills.

Networking member Netherlands

Pioneering Schools

Pioneering Schools is a global platform and educators network with the mission to make innovation in learning more visible and scalable and build a global resource for innovative practice. Our current members are forward-thinking schools from innovation hotspots such as Tokyo, Helsinki, Berlin, Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Atlanta, Luxembourg, Düsseldorf, Beijing, Antwerp, Vienna, Delhi, Singapore, Brasilia and London.