What students say about Mundus Journalism
- “The course was diverse and the lecturers were impressively dedicated. . . . Anyone joining this course will gain much more than a diploma – friendship, experience and a passport to a successful career”. Bakyt Azimkanov, Kyrgyz Republic. Now Reporter with Thomson Corporation, London.
- “The professors are experts and they also help you understand the structures and problems while reflecting on journalistic practice.” Juliet Zhu, China. Now Director Asia-Pacific at ABI Marketing Public Relations.
- “The Erasmus Mundus program has been a wonderful opportunity – two years set aside to study in two countries with a group of people from all over the world. My classmates have opened my mind to many different points of view, and the program has prepared us to take on big issues in our work. Besides on-the-job experience, a transnational masters program seems about the best training for a journalist today”. Emily Drew. Now Communications Manager / Writer at the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value.
- “It equips students with both European and international perspectives of the fast-paced changes around the globe. Living and studying in Europe helps me to understand what multiculturalism is all about and how journalists can contribute to such diversity. It’s really a rewarding learning experience”. Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Thailand. Now Lecturer at Chulalongkorn University.
- “I was admitted to the Ph.D programme at the Institute of Information and Media Studies at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. During the four year Ph.D programme I will be researching processes of political communication in Cameroon. The rigorous nature of my studies in the University of Hamburg provided the foundation for my doctoral studies.” Teke Ngomba, Cameroon.
What visiting teachers say about Mundus Journalism
- “This was a very worthwhile and rewarding experience . . . to deepen my understanding of Europe, form solid relationships with European partner institutions and staff in journalism . . . and refresh and update my own skills and pedagogical approaches”. Wendy Bacon
- “It was my privilege to be in residence at the Danish School of Journalism as a 2006 Erasmus Mundus scholar. I must thank the DSJ for the warmth of its hospitality and the Erasmus Mundus program for the opportunity to devote uninterrupted time to my work in such a collegial institution.” Chris Dornan
- “For someone interested in journalism and cultural diversity, there may hardly be an opportunity as valuable as being a visiting scholar within the Erasmus Mundus program. Not only did this scholarship take me to multicultural Amsterdam, it also offered me an opportunity to discuss the relationship between media and cultural diversity with 36 students coming from all over the world, with diverse backgrounds and journalistic experiences.” Isabel Awad
- “The Erasmus Mundus visiting scholars program provides a truly remarkable opportunity for non-European resident academics and practitioners: for travel; for teaching; for research consolidation and new partnerships; but above all, it offers the possibility of a dialogue – with colleagues, students, friends, and, of course, with oneself, as one encounters both the ‘new’ and the familiar through engaging with an extraordinary range of people associated with the program.” Simon Burton.
What the media industry says about Mundus Journalism
- “I’d like to offer an enthusiastic endorsement of the Erasmus Mundus program—a unique and invaluable program drawing from the intersection between academic scholarship in global studies and the so-called real-world of journalistic inquiry . . . I have been deeply impressed on a number of levels, notably by the commitment of the faculty to move beyond the traditional confines of national reporting with a curriculum aimed at furthering a deeper understanding of global issues, and by the breadth of experiences and origins among the students” Mark Schapiro, Senior Correspondent, Center for Investigative Reporting, Berkeley, USA.
- “The Hans Bredow Institut regards the programme as a key project for promoting academic excellence in the field of journalism, media and communication”
- “Having cooperated with the program for several years we know that the quality and global scope of the program and its students is extraordinary” Jorn Mikkelsen, Editor-in-Chief, Jyllands-Posten (the leading international newspaper organisation in Denmark
