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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

Zuyd University

Zuyd University is an ambitious university of applied sciences in the south part of the Netherlands focusing on: education, research and training for professionals. To support these ambitions, the Education and Research Services Department has recently expanded with an expert team that advises and supports in the field of Blended Learning and Instructional Media. Part of this team are a group of video professionals that make these educational videos from script to final editing and assists faculty in making their own materials. In addition, they offer training in the didactic use of video.

Organisational member Cyprus

Cyprus Pedagogical Institute

The Cyprus Pedagogical Institute operates under the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport, and Youth, with a mission to provide continuous training for teachers at all levels. The Institute offers in-service training through various compulsory programmes and optional seminars, supports teachers’ professional learning at the school level, plans and executes educational research and evaluation studies, and follows and adapts to current trends in pedagogy. Additionally, the Institute undertakes the writing and publication of teaching books, curriculum design, and the production of teaching materials. The Educational Technology Department within the Institute promotes the use of new technologies in education. It implements programmes for continuing professional development in the field of digital education, conducts research, proposes new educational implementations, and produces materials for schools, including audio and audiovisual works.

Organisational member Belgium

UC Leuven Limburg, University of Applied Sciences

UCLL Research & Expertise is the launch and landing base for innovative practical research and services. “Moving Minds: moving people and ideas” is our middle name. It’s the basic attitude of all students, lecturers, researchers and employees at UCLL. Together with professionals, we let new ideas take off and land internationally and sustainably. Our centres of expertise are active in the welfare and health sectors, the educational world, ICT, sustainability and technology and in business.