Stories from our network
Here you will find a collection of news highlights from across the Mundus Journalism network. Many of the stories below can also be found at respective points across the website.
Read the latest student, staff and alumni news and interviews:
2021.03.12 | Future students, Staff
Combining academic knowledge with hands-on journalistic experience: discussing new approaches with Jesper Gaarskjær
Almost at the end of the first year of Mundus 2.0, we talked to Jesper Gaarskjær, journalist and lecturer at the Danish School of Media and Journalism in Aarhus, about how the curriculum combines the two foci of academic research and journalistic training. One good example: the course "Public Opinion and the Media"!
2021.01.30 | Staff
Prof. Irene Neverla on Media and Democracy in the World and her course at University of Hamburg
Professor Dr. Irene Neverla talks about challenges to the media in different democracies, her research on the subject and the course MeCoDEM that she is teaching to the last Hamburg cohort of Mundusians. University of Hamburg is still part of our second semester alternative - this year UHH will receive 2 Mundus students!
2021.01.04 | News
Mundusian guide to living, studying and working in London
In this guide, we cover topics like where to eat, shop and socialise in London. We also provide helpful information about housing, working, living costs, visa, banks and health insurance.
2020.12.28 | News
A Mundusian Guide to Living and Working in Prague
In this guide, we cover topics like where to eat, shop and socialise in Prague. We also provide helpful information about working, living costs, visa and health insurance.
2020.12.21 | Future students
Filip Láb on Charles University's new specialisation 'Totalitarianism and Transition'
Charles University, Prague joined the Mundus Consortium in 2020, so last year was the first time that applicants could apply to study in Prague for their second year! Our first batch of students will hit the "Totalitarianism and Transistion" specialisation next year, but in the meantime we sat down with Filip Láb - the Erasmus Mundus Journalism…
2020.12.12 | News, Alumni, Student Showcase
A Mundusian Guide to living, studying and working in Amsterdam
In this guide, we cover topics like where to eat, shop and socialise in Amsterdam. We also provide helpful information about housing, working, living costs, visa, banks and health insurance.
2020.12.12 | Future students
Andreas Schuck on the University of Amsterdam's remodelled 'Politics and Communication' specialisation
The University of Amsterdam has been a long-standing partner on the Erasmus Mundus Journalism Programme from the very beginning. After remodelling their ‘Politics and Communication’ specialisation for the 2020 intake of Mundusians, we caught up with Andreas Schuck - the Erasmus Mundus Journalism coordinator in Amsterdam to find out what the next…
2020.11.30 | News
A Mundusian Guide to living, studying and working in Aarhus
In this guide, we cover topics like where to eat, shop and socialise in Aarhus. Keywords: nature, culture and fun! We also provide helpful information about working, living costs, visa and health insurance.
2020.11.20 | Students
First weeks as a Mundus Student in Aarhus: international, exhilarating and challenging
First city you will explore as a Mundus student: Aarhus! Today we take a look at how the first weeks as a Mundusian feel like for some of the current first-year students. Remember: adaptation and open-mindness are key!
2020.11.17 | Staff
New programme, same values: a chat with the Head of the Board of Studies Penny Sheets Thibaut
Since 2020, Mundus Journalism has undergone some changes regarding the curriculum and the opportunities it offers students from all across the globe. In this interview, Penny Sheets Thibaut gives a special insight on the process of designing the new programme and adapting it to the fast-paced and constantly-changing international journalism…