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Lusófona University

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The Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies (CICANT) results from the combined efforts of Lusófona University (Lisbon and Porto, Portugal) researchers in Communication Sciences. The centre is geared towards innovative and interdisciplinary research and promotes theoretical and applied research at the crossroads of media, society, literacies, arts, culture and technologies. CICANT has extensive research experience in the Media, Society and Literacies (MSL) area and hosts the MeLCi Lab – Media Literacy and Civic Cultures Laboratory. MelCi Lab’s primary mission is to aggregate researchers and the research done at CICANT in the field of media education and civic cultures, in connection with everyday life in today’s deep mediatised and digitised society.

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Organisational member Belgium

meemoo, Flemish Institute for Archives

Working alongside cultural, media and government organisations, meemoo, Flemish Institute for Archives provides services, expert knowledge and advice for the preservation of (digital) archives. Among other things, meemoo digitises and archives Flemish audiovisual content for over 160 partner organisations and aims to make this content accessible and usable through platforms such as The Archive for Education, which offers a selection of audio and video for teachers to use in the classroom.

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 China

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) is an international joint venture university founded by Xi’an Jiaotong University (China) and the University of Liverpool (UK). The University currently offers approximately 45 undergraduate and 53 postgraduate degree programmes across a wide range of disciplines, and all are taught in English. PhD opportunities are also available. Undergraduate students earn two degrees: an XJTLU degree from the Chinese Ministry of Education and a globally recognised degree from the University of Liverpool. Postgraduate students receive a University of Liverpool degree.