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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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The Learning and Teaching Spaces Managers Group was created to provide Higher Education AV, Media and IT managers with a forum to share knowledge and ideas through a private mailing list. As well as an active mailing list our key focus is our annual conference in November, which provides members with the opportunity to network and exchange ideas.
The Hanze University of applied sciences is the oldest multisectoral university of applied sciences in the Netherlands. In 2023 it will celebrate its 225th anniversary. With branches in Groningen, Assen, Leeuwarden and Amsterdam, the university has approximately 30,000 students and 4,000 employees.
Since its launch in 2012, MITx’s core mission is to expand access to quality educational opportunities worldwide with creation of open, online, massive courses (MOOCs). These high quality MITx MOOCs are drawn from MIT classes and built by MIT faculty and course teams with the support of MITx. The MITx Media team is responsible for the integration of multimedia into the design and development of MOOCs.