MEDEA Awards

The winners of the MEDEA Awards 2026 were announced during the MEDEA Awards Ceremony held on 17 June 2026 in Leuven, Belgium, as part of the Media & Learning Conference. This year’s finalists were selected from 120 entries submitted from 34 countries, reflecting an exceptionally strong and diverse field. The quality of submissions was outstanding, making the selection process particularly challenging for the international jury of 64 volunteer experts from 33 countries.

We warmly congratulate all finalists and winners for their exceptional achievements and thank every organisation that submitted an entry this year.

MEDEA Awards 2026 Winners

• MEDEA Award for Best Educational Media: The Social Media Trap — ClickView (Australia)
• Special Jury Prize: From Trust to Trauma: Perspectives on Obstetric Violence — University of South-Eastern Norway (Norway)
• Audience Favourite Prize: CAP’VR Project (Mimbus Chemistry) — Le Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam), France
• MEDEA/IAMS Prize for Best Use of Educational Media in Science: Developments in Cancer Immunotherapy — University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)

As part of the awards ceremony, the organisers also recognised the invaluable contribution of the volunteer judging panel. This year’s judges’ appreciation draw selected Luc Debert, Multimedia Producer at Université de Lorraine (France), as a small token of thanks for his commitment.

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to all of our volunteer judges, whose expertise, time and thoughtful evaluations made this year’s competition possible.

Read the full Press Release.

The call for entries for the 2027 MEDEA Awards will open in October 2026. We look forward to welcoming another outstanding collection of educational media projects from around the world.

Participation Guidelines 2027

Entries need to be submitted online before the closing date: Saturday 28 February 2027 (midnight). Submission is free. All shortlisted finalists will be notified in April 2027 and will be invited to take part in the Awards Ceremony taking place during the 15th Media and Learning Conference, 16-17 June 2027, in Leuven, Belgium, where the final winners will be announced.

The MEDEA Awards

• The MEDEA Award for Best Educational Media entry. This award will be awarded to the best educational media, resource, tool or service produced in all sectors and at all levels of education and training.
• The Special MEDEA Jury Prize. The judges may, at their discretion, present a special award to an approach or production in recognition of exceptional innovation in pedagogic or technical design.
• The Audience Favourite Prize. During the Awards Ceremony, the audience has the possibility to elect its favourite entry.
• Thematic Prize – Best Use of Educational Media in Science. This year, the thematic prize will honour innovative applications of Best Educational Media in Science, spotlighting innovative trends in the field. This prize will be co-awarded with the International Association of Media in Science (IAMS).