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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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University of Padova

The Digital Learning and Multimedia Office is in charge of managing, promoting and updating hardware and software for online teaching and for technological support to research and traditional teaching. The Office also provides a range of services such as filming, streaming, editing, consulting and training. The Office knowledge and skills are made available to the University professors and staff. In particular, the Office organises workshops and training activities for staff and provides specific consultancy for design and supply of courses. The Office also promotes and realises a range of multimedia products, such as MOOCs, video lessons and video tutorial for self-learning. The Office is additionally in charge of distributing online scientific contents through different platforms and manages the Moodle platform for University Schools, Departments and other offices.

Organisational member Belgium

KU Leuven

INSPIRING THE OUTSTANDING KU Leuven is one of the world’s great universities, home to leading researchers who have made us Reuters’ highest-ranked European university for innovation. This achievement builds on a 600-year tradition of academic excellence and ethical integrity that serves as the backbone for everything we do. As a comprehensive university, we offer a wide selection of academic programmes, all of which are in the top 100 of the world rankings for their respective fields, half of which are in the top 50. More than 140 different nationalities are represented amongst our 10,000+ international students, with more than 20 international student organisations on campus and a dedicated international student centre, Pangaea. The city of Leuven is a only a stone’s throw from the Brussels, the capital of Europe and home to a wide array of leaders in government and industry. Strong governmental support for higher education allows us to pair our world-class degrees with affordable tuition rates, offering students the best possible value.